Positives:
-We didn't go 0-2
-We didn't stress out our pitching staff going into the NCAAT
-Waldy, Nicholson, Pitre, Lopez are on fire at the plate.
-Daly and Mccarthy are tough outs.
-Defense is vastly improved from earlier in the year.
-Top 4 seed is locked down, and the SECT performance should assure us of being ahead of both A&M and Arky in the national seed pecking order. The only two competitors for the top 2 seeds are UNC and UT. Hopefully, UT gets the 1 and A&M gets the 4 so both are on the other side of the bracket.
-Pooser is rock solid.
-Love what I've seen from Cleaver so far.
Negatives:
-Mccoy and Smith and Burkes could not be any worse at the plate right now. Just beyond exasperating. McCoy can't even get a bunt down. Smith is a shell of himself since coming back from the injury. Burkes is increasingly hard to justify at the 3 spot.
-Our pitching staff just struggles to get an out sometimes. O'Brien, Nove, Hummel, the list goes on and on.
-If Niman and Moore can't find their way back to top form, our stay in the postseason will not be long. We need great starting pitching.
-I like the style of UK baseball. but, sometimes Ming coaches us right out of a big inning. I'm sorry, but there is no reason for Ryan Nicholson to be bunting in the second inning, even with 2 on. He has 18 home runs this year and his slugging percentage is through the roof. Give our hitters a chance.
We can still have a great run. It's been a long season, so I'm hoping that getting out of SEC play will be a breath of fresh air after the meat grinder of a season. Draws will be important. Getting to Omaha should still be the realistic goal for this team with the first two rounds going through LEX.
-We didn't go 0-2
-We didn't stress out our pitching staff going into the NCAAT
-Waldy, Nicholson, Pitre, Lopez are on fire at the plate.
-Daly and Mccarthy are tough outs.
-Defense is vastly improved from earlier in the year.
-Top 4 seed is locked down, and the SECT performance should assure us of being ahead of both A&M and Arky in the national seed pecking order. The only two competitors for the top 2 seeds are UNC and UT. Hopefully, UT gets the 1 and A&M gets the 4 so both are on the other side of the bracket.
-Pooser is rock solid.
-Love what I've seen from Cleaver so far.
Negatives:
-Mccoy and Smith and Burkes could not be any worse at the plate right now. Just beyond exasperating. McCoy can't even get a bunt down. Smith is a shell of himself since coming back from the injury. Burkes is increasingly hard to justify at the 3 spot.
-Our pitching staff just struggles to get an out sometimes. O'Brien, Nove, Hummel, the list goes on and on.
-If Niman and Moore can't find their way back to top form, our stay in the postseason will not be long. We need great starting pitching.
-I like the style of UK baseball. but, sometimes Ming coaches us right out of a big inning. I'm sorry, but there is no reason for Ryan Nicholson to be bunting in the second inning, even with 2 on. He has 18 home runs this year and his slugging percentage is through the roof. Give our hitters a chance.
We can still have a great run. It's been a long season, so I'm hoping that getting out of SEC play will be a breath of fresh air after the meat grinder of a season. Draws will be important. Getting to Omaha should still be the realistic goal for this team with the first two rounds going through LEX.