Dawg83 Posted February 15, 2025 Share Posted February 15, 2025 (edited) Eager to hear what expectations are for everyone this year. State got two run rule wins over a hapless Manhattan today. Ole Miss got a big win in Arlington over a ranked Arizona team. I don’t think either fan base is thrilled with how the last few years have gone. State did take a step forward last year but there is still a lot of Lemonis skepticism. Kinda feels like Bianco is on the hot seat this year. Both programs have generally had an odd post-championship era for sure. I’m generally optimistic about State but there are definitely a lot of unproven guys that will be counted on. OM was picked near the bottom of the league but it was nice to see Hunter Elliott back today and pitching well. He was a key piece of OM’s national title run and has barely pitched since. USM fans are probably the most pleased with the state of their program of the three. They won on opening day as well. Edited February 15, 2025 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 15, 2025 Share Posted February 15, 2025 I think all three teams are going to play good baseball this season. For State & Ole Miss. we are both a few years removed from the NC and it just kind of feels like some of that pressure is now gone. USM has been consistently good in recent years and I don’t see that changing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 15, 2025 Author Share Posted February 15, 2025 The one thing I feel like State has is more consistent pop throughout the lineup. Last year it felt like a very top heavy batting order with little depth. I don’t know if they have a high end talent like Dakota on this year’s team but you’ve got 5 to 7 guys you feel pretty good about instead of 2 or 3. Pitching, TBD. Hard to replace the two starters they lost from a year ago. But Parker has earned my trust after the big pitching turnaround last year. Pico had an outstanding start, Ligon pretty good as well. Curious to see what this team is like in the bullpen, as many remember that cost them a number of games last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted February 15, 2025 Share Posted February 15, 2025 Bianco hiring a real pitch coach is huge already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 16, 2025 Share Posted February 16, 2025 Ole Miss took a left hook to the chin with Texas last night. But the good thing about baseball is there is another game today. Clemson is ranked high but it is a game that Ole Miss is capable of winning. Manhattan obviously is not a strong opponent but thankfully State has handled business so far and we just need to do the same today. We lost several games like this last year and it cost us a chance to host. All these OOC games against lesser opponents are must wins if we want be in a position to host later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insideradvantage Posted February 16, 2025 Share Posted February 16, 2025 On 2/15/2025 at 9:20 AM, pancho said: Bianco hiring a real pitch coach is huge already Really? Arizona followed up the 2-1 loss to us with a 16-5 loss against Clemson yesterday a 13-1 loss to Louisville today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted February 17, 2025 Share Posted February 17, 2025 Ole Miss rebounded today to beat Clemson 15-5. 2-1 vs 3 ranked opponents, I'll take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 17, 2025 Author Share Posted February 17, 2025 Hard to not be pleased with the weekend if you’re OM. Difficult to evaluate State given the competition but we will know a little bit beginning Tuesday. State at USM in Hattiesburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 17, 2025 Share Posted February 17, 2025 Kind of strange playing USM so early in the season. Will give us an early gauge on each team but at the same time, the team that loses will have no reason to panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 17, 2025 Author Share Posted February 17, 2025 The last time State played in Hattiesburg they fired their coach for scandalous reasons two days later. The bar to clear on this trip is low, Lemonis. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 17, 2025 Share Posted February 17, 2025 Big night for State tomorrow evening playing @USM in baseball and hosting A&M in basketball. Both starting at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted February 18, 2025 Share Posted February 18, 2025 23 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said: Big night for State tomorrow evening playing @USM in baseball and hosting A&M in basketball. Both starting at the same time. At least they'll get the baseball game in before the Arctic Blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David44 Posted February 18, 2025 Share Posted February 18, 2025 Tonight's game starts a pretty formidable 9 game stretch for USM. MState , La Tech at Hattiesburg for 3, Ole Miss next Tuesday, TCU for 3 next weekend at Fort Worth, and finally Mstate @ Starkville the following Tuesday. Win 5 and feel decent. Win 7 or 8 and have a parade on Hardy Street. Certainly could bump strength of schedule and RPI, but need to win some of them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 19, 2025 Share Posted February 19, 2025 Pitching duel at USM which was not surprising given the weather and early in the season. State gives up one earned run and USM pitched it really well. State’s defense was awful with four errors. Overall not a terrible loss for State but obviously a good win for USM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted February 19, 2025 Share Posted February 19, 2025 9 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said: Pitching duel at USM which was not surprising given the weather and early in the season. State gives up one earned run and USM pitched it really well. State’s defense was awful with four errors. Overall not a terrible loss for State but obviously a good win for USM. How do you feel about our mid week pitching rotation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 19, 2025 Share Posted February 19, 2025 8 hours ago, BrickCity said: How do you feel about our mid week pitching rotation? Too early to tell but it was very good last night. Just played poor defensively and did not get any timely hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted February 19, 2025 Share Posted February 19, 2025 the approach at the plate vs the usm arms was hard to gauge. they seemed to be just swinging hard or looking like they had no idea what pitch was coming. they'll see better arms each friday and saturday in the SEC so it mite be ruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted February 20, 2025 Share Posted February 20, 2025 17 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said: Too early to tell but it was very good last night. Just played poor defensively and did not get any timely hits. I do feel like mid week pitching has gotten better. Early season errors are pretty routine this time of year, but not making any excuses. If the bats can heat up, it will be a fun season. Reminds me of the 2017 team we had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted February 20, 2025 Share Posted February 20, 2025 (edited) 53 minutes ago, BrickCity said: I do feel like mid week pitching has gotten better. Early season errors are pretty routine this time of year, but not making any excuses. If the bats can heat up, it will be a fun season. Reminds me of the 2017 team we had That's got to be around the timeframe the last time State won an SEC Tournament game before this past season. Edited February 20, 2025 by maroontide06 brain fart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 21, 2025 Share Posted February 21, 2025 State eeeks out a 3-1 win over Mizzou State. As Al Davis would say “just win baby” And that is what this was. A win!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 23, 2025 Author Share Posted February 23, 2025 I know they walked too many yesterday but State only allowing 12 total runs through 6 games is pretty impressive. Not sure what to make of this team offensively yet. But pitching depth seems to be quality. USM won 2 of 3 against LA Tech this weekend and OM only has one loss so far. We will see how Sunday games go but I think all 3 fan bases should be relatively pleased so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted February 24, 2025 Share Posted February 24, 2025 USM at Ole Miss tuesday as Troy at MSU. should be 2 good ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 24, 2025 Author Share Posted February 24, 2025 6 hours ago, pancho said: USM at Ole Miss tuesday as Troy at MSU. should be 2 good ones That’s a heck of a Tuesday in February. All four Top 25 teams currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted February 26, 2025 Share Posted February 26, 2025 Anyone else just get their feelings hurt by State baseball or was that just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted February 26, 2025 Share Posted February 26, 2025 Nah, it is to be expected. I went to the usm at ole miss game and neither pitched it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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