Well I am finally out of exile. The bot (Captcha) system kept denying me access (I guess it did not believe that I was a real person and was a robot instead) but finally I was able to be accepted.
Heck of a series this weekend. Both Friday and Sunday's games could have gone either way. The homefield definitely gave State an advantage there and as has been discussed, the deeper bullpen was a difference as well.
That said, timely hitting along with great pitching are the two keys to winning big games. Simply put, State had a couple more timely hits than did Ole Miss and that was ultimately the difference. Ole Miss has a very good club though and it is going to be an interesting 5 weeks coming up. Arky, OM and State are all capable of winning the West.
I maybe in the minority but I like State's chances to win 2 games in Nashville this weekend. It certainly may not happen but this club is built for games like this. I like our grit even though great pitchers can and have shut us down (Nikhazy pitched a whale of game Saturday and was totally dominating). In any case it should be a great series. Look for tight low scoring game throughout the weekend.
The big thing for both clubs is taking one game/one series at a time. Every SEC club is capable of beating another on a given night. Sweeps can happen but it is paramount to win 2 of 3 against the lower level teams and at least one against the top teams. State losing three against Arky was tough but the fact that happened early in the season was huge and the team has rebounded nicely since then.
