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chase25

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  1. That is any offense
  2. Was trying to gage (no pun intended) the likelihood of him coming back next year and trying to be a starter
  3. @Hookem2147 What are you hearing with Boehm as far as the draft and how high he goes?
  4. I don't have as much issue with his fastball simply because his offspeed allows teams to sit on it. Carson Benge who we just faced has dominated with a straight 90-94 fastball all year long because he has a dominant 12-6 curve that sits 12-14 mph off his fastball and it buckled us all day long. Benge is pretty much Tanner Witt. It obviously would not hurt Lebarron to have some run or cut on his fastball though, just unfortunate that his slider and splitter are dirt balls.
  5. You can find those flaws in just about any lineup minus a handful. Our pitching puts pressure on our offense to always be on as well. This past weekend is a perfect example of how you have to win in baseball when you face quality competition. Pitching was good and the offense got timely clutch hits. Arkansas is hitting .271 as a team, they just have 2 front end arms that carry them every weekend. We are 9th in the country in SLG when you only factor in major conference teams (16th overall). This offense has also roughed up some arms you shouldn't in Wentworth, Neighbors, etc. This team is missing that Duke Ellis/Eric Kennedy which I think you mentioned the other day should be Dee Kennedy's role on this team and I have no idea why he doesn't do more to get on base and create havoc. We don't exactly abide by the tride and true winning formula in baseball which is why you get the jekyll and hide but this offense is good enough to get to Omaha. As an offense they are sitting at a 2.5:1 K/BB ratio which isn't great but Gasparino has 8 walks and 63 strikeouts which makes that number look a lot worse than the collective team has been. Without Gasparino they are 2:1 as a team. Will struggles to recognize spin which isn't that surprising given his height and his life is made more difficult by the inconsistency of college umpiring trying to navigate a 6'6 strikezone.
  6. It really is disheartening that Lebarron didn't do anything to get better after last year, which makes his decision to comeback that much worse. He has the ability and pitch mix to be an elite arm if he could just command his offspeed. This is where players have to take self accountability in their own development, coaches can only do so much. He is the only thing this team is missing. Offense is Omaha worthy, Ace and Max as #2 and #3 starters are Omaha worthy, Andre, Gage and the rest of the bullpen are enough. Just no #1. If Texas is able to make it to a game 3 in a regional I honestly think I would roll with Hurley which is sad to say
  7. If Ace can get healthy and creep his fastball up to 90 it will make his life much much easier. For max it’s just about improving the slider, if he can develop that he’ll be fine in the SEC.
  8. No I know, thought it was amusing, he pays real close attention
  9. Where did you pull that number from
  10. We currently have the #3 class in 2024 and #2 class in 2025… Where have you been?
  11. Kimble has been eating his Wheaties lately
  12. They can’t beat us in anything so the next best option is to fuck us
  13. So I hope we get to hit with Okie state pitching in the rain
  14. I know it’s been stated but that whiffle ball sweeper Dre has is filthy
  15. He is much better than Luke. Shaw has much better stuff.
  16. He is Tanner Witt (pre injury). 90-94 mph fastball and a 12-6 hammer that sits around 76
  17. This is a good opportunity to see how long Tunis can go against a quality team.
  18. Same guy he was last year, offenses quit swinging at his dirt balls and he didn’t get better
  19. Agreed he has his pitfalls. I think he leaves a lot to be desired as far as in game management but it has less to do with incompetence and more to do with his philosophy at times to sacrifice a game to get guys work which I’m not a fan of. Pitching also seems to be his baby, one he can’t let go of which is an issue. Bad portal and overall injury “luck” (for lack of a better term) to the pitching staff the last couple of seasons has been pretty killer for the last 2 years. The amount of injuries and inability of pretty much every arm to return to their pre-injury form needs to be looked into because I think the sample size is too large to just call it bad luck at this point.
  20. His ceiling is a national title. This team is not a title contender. Winning a title in baseball takes an incredible amount of luck on top of being incredibly good. I don’t and will never understand people who belittle getting to Omaha. Jim Schlossnagle and Dave Van Horn have never won it all and they are the two best managers in college baseball. I doubt Pierce is retained but he may fuck around and force the administration to make a tough decision, one I know they don’t want to make.
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