Bulldogs4 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 And the fact that LR is a quality team. They beat LSU in BR last year and were competitive with them in the Championship Game of the Regional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Vols go down as do the auburn tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 We all know how unpredictable Regionals can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Down goes You See L A… Saint Mary’s for the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders 10 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 that why you play the game and that why you can't overlook your opponent anything can happen in the postseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Almost all the #4 seeds have a quality ace. And most have won pressure games to make it to a Regional. There is no pressure on them. Add all that up and those wins are really not upsets. Baseball is a fickle game. For State today, pitching Stone was the correct decision as he was a bad matchup for the Lipscomb lineup. Conversely, eventually State going to put some runs on the board even though the Lipscomb ace was a solid pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 If there is a silver lining for Southern, UVA threw a lot of arms today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 3 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said: If there is a silver lining for Southern, UVA threw a lot of arms today. think they see the good lefty at 1 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 Ole Miss wins in 14 innings after 1 am. So State vs Cincinnati and OM vs Nebraska in the winner’s bracket tomorrow night. USM has an elimination game against Virginia tomorrow afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 6 hours ago, Dawg83 said: Ole Miss wins in 14 innings after 1 am. So State vs Cincinnati and OM vs Nebraska in the winner’s bracket tomorrow night. USM has an elimination game against Virginia tomorrow afternoon. Usm will be done after today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 USM struggled mightily vs LHP this season and they this Virginia Lefty is possibly the best LHP they have seen all year. Monstrous task awaits the eagles today at 1 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Vott said: Usm will be done after today. I think they can beat Virginia. Beyond that, TBD. Jacksonville State looked awfully impressive last night. Kinda strange that Southern has this knack for losing the first game of their Regional, but still working their way back through the loser’s bracket to either get to the final or outright win it. Saw yesterday this is the fifth time in six years they lost the opener, but the previous four times they won at least their next two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I mentioned to a friend of mine that they may have used up all of their 9th inning magic in the SBC Tournament. They have a tough row to hoe. Not impossible but given the other teams down there, it is going to be difficult. CVG-State should be a good match up. Having Valincius pitching for State is certainly a plus. Even though Ole Miss went 14 innings into the wee hours I think they can and will beat Nebraska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 It’s a two and ‘cue weekend at home for USM. Disappointing end to a great season. I’m sure a lot of USM diehards will have serious questions about what has gone wrong in the postseason the last two years. Second season in a row they have lost a Regional on their home field. But this is the first time they’ve gone winless in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 State gets by Cincinnati. Fairly dominant for 7 innings, then State’s bullpen did what State’s bullpen does and it got a little weird. But still a fairly comfortable win. Should have McPherson on the mound tomorrow night with a chance to wrap things up in 3 games. Ole Miss is up 6-3 on Nebraska in a weather delay in the 9th, unclear on if they will try to finish it tonight. But OM currently looking really good too. Possibly a path to hosting a Super very much in play too, as Milwaukee is in the winner’s bracket in Auburn currently. I do wonder if Auburn may make a run to come back and take that one, but they’ve still got a lot of work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Ole Miss suspended until tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 Going into Sunday, USM is the lone host to go 0-2 and if Nebraska doesn’t come back on OM, there will be 5 other hosts in the loser’s bracket. To me Regional Sunday is the best day of the Regionals because by now all the weaker 4 seeds are out and also everybody’s pitching depth starts to get super stressed. So you tend to see some crazy games on this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 OM finishes the job against Nebraska. State and OM both in the catbird seat just one win away from a Super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Hopefully we will see the McPherson in his early season form tonight. If he pitches like that and we get 5-6 innings out of him, I feel good about our chances. Bullpen is in good shape. Easy to say but hard to do, just need throw strikes. In retrospect, Coach probably should have pulled Valincious after 7 innings last night. He pitched phenomenally but he was out of gas in the eighth inning. Our approach at the plate has been good. We have put the wood on a number of balls and if we keep doing that we will score runs. Excellent win for Ole Miss. I felt like they were going to win that Regional and they are in good shape to do so now. Nebraska has a good team with great crowd support but that is one thing that does not affect SEC teams. We are used to playing in hostile environments. USM with a really good season but certainly was a disappointing end to the season. As a State fan & alum, I can well relate to losing at home (1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2016) to name a handful of times. It is gut wrenching to lose a Regional or SR at home. No two ways around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 I feel like the goal for State tonight is McPherson as long as he can go and then you go to Bauer. And see where it goes from there. Hopefully the offense continues to produce too, always helpful to score 10 runs in both of your first two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 outside of Bauer there is nobody in the msu pen who the staff has confidence in Bianco is headed maybe to hosting a super if auburn runs out of gas USm laid an awful egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 It will be Dogs vs Cajuns in the regional final at The Dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownInEtown Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Never thought I’d see a #1 overall seed have a meltdown like UCLA just did. State’s putting a beating down on a tough Louisana team right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Ole Miss & State advance on to SR. State will be at Georgia. We will be a very heavy underdog. Georgia is 4-0 against us this year and will be playing at home. Ole Miss could be at home against the Brewers. But Auburn most likely will win two in a row to set the earth back on its axis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Probably the most dominant regional I can recall for State in recent memory. Simply overmatched all three teams. Great starting pitching and offense all weekend. Bullpen was a bit leaky and that can’t happen if you want any chance to upset Georgia. But not going to complain about a 3-0 weekend where State was never truly in any danger of losing. Big time clutch baseball by Ole Miss this weekend to win three close games against very good teams. I’m sure every OM fan on the planet is a huge Milwaukee fan today. Odds are probably in the favor of OM heading to The Plains for a Super, but certainly not locked in yet. I don’t think I hate either team’s chances in a Super, even State playing in Athens. They’ve lost four close games to Georgia this year, with Valincius only pitching in one of those games (and he was very good in that game) and McPherson did not pitch in any of those games. Maybe Georgia just has State’s number, but they’re gonna have to beat a really good team 6 times to get to Omaha. And beat Brian O’Connor in a Super Regional where he’s 7-2 all time. Not going to be an easy task for UGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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