Dawg83 Posted April 24, 2024 Author Share Posted April 24, 2024 (edited) 5 game winning streak for State since the debacle in Oxford. That said, schedule is about to toughen up big time. Next 10 games are all vs RPI Top 25 teams and 7 of the 10 are away from Starkville. Stealing two games at Vandy would go a long way, but definitely need to leave with at least one win. Ole Miss hosts Bama in what is probably a must win series for OM. Edited April 24, 2024 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted April 24, 2024 Share Posted April 24, 2024 10 hours ago, Dawg83 said: 5 game winning streak for State since the debacle in Oxford. That said, schedule is about to toughen up big time. Next 10 games are all vs RPI Top 25 teams and 7 of the 10 are away from Starkville. Stealing two games at Vandy would go a long way, but definitely need to leave with at least one win. Ole Miss hosts Bama in what is probably a must win series for OM. At the very least, Khal and Jurrangelo give State a chance to get wins on the road against tougher competition. We'll just need some bats to compliment the pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted April 24, 2024 Share Posted April 24, 2024 Timely hitting is the most important aspect of baseball as long as you get solid pitching and defense. We have struggled mightily at times with that facet of the game. And quite frankly that is the biggest challenge for most teams. Hopefully at Vandy we can get some of those big hits when we need them. Definitely a must win series for Ole Miss and a huge series for USM at ULL. They are in a precarious position and really need to win two there to get their RPI back up in a better spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 24, 2024 Author Share Posted April 24, 2024 2 hours ago, maroontide06 said: At the very least, Khal and Jurrangelo give State a chance to get wins on the road against tougher competition. We'll just need some bats to compliment the pitching. The Dohm injury is frustrating because State would arguably have one of the best three man starting rotations in the country if he was healthy. Not on Arkansas’ level but as good as just about anyone else has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 On 4/24/2024 at 10:26 AM, Bulldogs4 said: Definitely a must win series for Ole Miss Being down 12-0 in game 1 in the 5th inning isn't a good start for a must win series. I've been too busy to really watch this game so far, but I've seen 2 missed easy fly balls and a missed catch at second... that's 3 should be outs given up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 Ole Miss run ruled, AGAIN. 12-0 final, Bama used one pitcher. Yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 26, 2024 Author Share Posted April 26, 2024 1 hour ago, rebmus said: Ole Miss run ruled, AGAIN. 12-0 final, Bama used one pitcher. Yikes This Ole Miss team being the one to break the series losing streak against State makes zero sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 4 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: This Ole Miss team being the one to break the series losing streak against State makes zero sense. Which actually makes the most sense because that is the way baseball is. But this Ole Miss team is more weird than either of the 2022/2023 State teams or the 2023 Ole Miss team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insideradvantage Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 Is weird a fancy or polite word for pathetic because that’s what ole miss baseball is right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 26, 2024 Author Share Posted April 26, 2024 9 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said: Which actually makes the most sense because that is the way baseball is. But this Ole Miss team is more weird than either of the 2022/2023 State teams or the 2023 Ole Miss team. True, I guess this is less weird than 2022 State beating national champion Ole Miss or 2023 State beating national champion LSU. Both on the road, mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted April 27, 2024 Share Posted April 27, 2024 No bats = No win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 27, 2024 Author Share Posted April 27, 2024 20 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: No bats = No win I could be wrong but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team win while scoring 0 runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted April 27, 2024 Share Posted April 27, 2024 Only 4 K’s for nine innings. Amazing that we didn’t scratch a run as we were making contact. But only two hits and a couple/three walks. Stephen pitched well enough to win but…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted April 27, 2024 Share Posted April 27, 2024 11 hours ago, Dawg83 said: I could be wrong but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team win while scoring 0 runs. I think you’re right about that. I just wish they would emphasize playing small ball a little bit more instead of hitting for power aka sitting long as Lem calls it. Whatever happened to old fashioned grounders? If you hit a grounder, guess what? They can’t catch you out. They actually have to throw you out, and then you can get the runners home that are sitting at 3rd with one out. I realize that probably makes too much sense as to why you’ll never see something like this implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 27, 2024 Author Share Posted April 27, 2024 Nice win for OM last night, rubber game today is pretty important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 27, 2024 Author Share Posted April 27, 2024 Also, how in the Year of Our Lord 2024 the Vandy Whistler is still a thing without Tim Corbin nixing that crap by now, I’ll never understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 27, 2024 Author Share Posted April 27, 2024 Nice win for State today. Great start from Auger, maybe he’s the answer to State’s #3 starter questions. Feel like State has a decent chance tomorrow as well with Jurrangelo on the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 Definitely a good win for State. A win tomorrow would certainly help the resume considerably. Ole Miss is about to run out of rope. 7-14 in the league is going to be a tough hill to climb. Still have a chance but the fat lady is off stage warming up. I still think the team is better than what they have played so far. But at the same time I know the ole saying “after a certain point in time you are what your record is.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 28, 2024 Author Share Posted April 28, 2024 Jurrangelo absolutely dealing so far today. State up 6-0 after 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 28, 2024 Author Share Posted April 28, 2024 Well that lead did not last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 that's baseball. Hines saved the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 Wow that was a big series win! I honestly didn’t know if State had the intestinal fortitude to pull a win like that off. I just hope they can feed off of that momentum because they’ll need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 29, 2024 Author Share Posted April 29, 2024 Huge series win, probably the most significant since 2021. State is up to 28 in the RPI and can possibly start to discuss the possibility of hosing. Likely need a very strong finish, but it’s not out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Today was certainly huge. To blow a 6 run lead but then come back and win it when we were down to our last out shows a lot of fortitude. We will see how it goes from here. Big, Big game at Trustmark Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted April 29, 2024 Author Share Posted April 29, 2024 7 minutes ago, Bulldogs4 said: Today was certainly huge. To blow a 6 run lead but then come back and win it when we were down to our last out shows a lot of fortitude. We will see how it goes from here. Big, Big game at Trustmark Wednesday. Yes, those “hosting chances” I mentioned for sure need to include a win in Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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