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9 games in it’s kinda hard to see which direction this could go. I think pitching has been a pleasant surprise. How that carries over to SEC play, it’s hard telling. I still don’t know what type of offense/identity Kentucky wants or has. It seems, and I’ll be honest here, I haven’t got to watch too many games. But it’s feast or famine. It’s either long ball or nothing. Now again, that could be just the small sample I’ve seen. I hope UK can be successful in league play. But my confidence is shaky at best.
No, I think you're nailing it. If we hit home runs we score a lot, but we've struggled to string together hits and just put constant pressure on the opponent. That despite the competition being lackluster at best.
Offense is bottom 4 for sure... pitching is middle of the pack at least... watched a ton of SEC baseball the last 3 weeks and it really can go either way... bad but timely hitting can get wins... we have been bad and not timely but that can change... LSU just lost 2-3 this weekend... MIZZOU can’t pitch or hit... Not giving up yet
Agreed. Missouri will be our best shot at winning a series. Not impossible to win others, but we need to see a lot of improvement.
That seems to be a yearly thing though. Hitting in the SEC may very well be a struggle. But what’s maddening is the amount of strikeouts this team has. Well, not the amount. But when they happen.
I'm a very positive fan. That being said, I think we'll struggle to get 8-9 wins. I certainly hope I'm 100% wrong.
I think UK will get at least 8-9 total wins. 🥴
(I’m confident you meant conference wins. Not total)
Now, as for conference wins. That may be a stretch. For any chance of a successful conference season, UK has to win 2 of 3 against Mizzou. A sweep would be best but if you lose that series or even get swept, it could be a long rest of the year at KPP.
If we lose that series, and especially if we get swept, we should just go ahead and pack it in.
In theory 10 wins shouldn't be all that hard. Avoid getting swept. Win 1 game per weekend and you can get to 10. Your margin is a bit better if you can sweep Missouri or win that series.
I dunno, I have to believe that we can at least win 1 a weekend. We likely won't and will get swept a at least once, so we need to grab as many wins from Missouri as we can so we can at least get to 10.
That’s why that Mizzou series is so important. The funny thing about UK baseball. Every year it seems like they win a series they shouldn’t but lose a series they shouldn’t.
Kentucky pitchers 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (100-to-17) out of 261 teams.
We are 3rd in fewest walks allowed per nine innings and 9th in ERA.
#WeAreUK | @roszeld https://t.co/RN32O6Ol7w
We are 3rd in fewest walks allowed per nine innings and 9th in ERA.
#WeAreUK | @roszeld https://t.co/RN32O6Ol7w
That is super impressive. Limit mistakes and walks are a huge one that plague college pitchers.
