rebmus Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 College baseball has (thankfully) changed a lot the past 5ish years. ESPN FINALLY has a college baseball scoreboard on the APP. Before that, I had to go to D1's site to try to find OM baseball scores or look on twitter with following the OM baseball account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Knocks Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, rebmus said: College baseball has (thankfully) changed a lot the past 5ish years. ESPN FINALLY has a college baseball scoreboard on the APP. Before that, I had to go to D1's site to try to find OM baseball scores or look on twitter with following the OM baseball account. It could be the highest level baseball being played in the US in 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 OM wins 11-1 over ULM in 7 innings tonight. 8-0 with 5 of those wins ending early in run rules. The competition has been far from strong so far, but still hard to find any faults with this start. It's all how you finish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 USM blasting State 7-1 in the eighth inning. The struggle continues. Plus give USM credit. They are playing well so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Just now, Bulldogs4 said: USM blasting State 7-1 in the eighth inning. The struggle continues. Plus give USM credit. They are playing well so far this year. I looked up the score just now, USM won 7-1. An odd stat line, USM scored 7 runs on 7 hits while MSU scored 1 run on 7 hits. MSU had 0 errors while USM had 2 errors. It kind of looks like MSU's hitting isn't timely (leaving runners on base too much) and possibly walking too many runners to the opposing team in this one. Either way, like I said above... it's not how you start, it's how you finish. MSU has a history of putting up a good (not great) regular season but getting hot when it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 13 hours ago, rebmus said: I looked up the score just now, USM won 7-1. An odd stat line, USM scored 7 runs on 7 hits while MSU scored 1 run on 7 hits. MSU had 0 errors while USM had 2 errors. It kind of looks like MSU's hitting isn't timely (leaving runners on base too much) and possibly walking too many runners to the opposing team in this one. Either way, like I said above... it's not how you start, it's how you finish. MSU has a history of putting up a good (not great) regular season but getting hot when it matters. Yeah, perhaps I’m wrong but I just think there’s too much talent for State to not get going eventually. Is it possible they just have an OK regular season and have to play on the road in a Regional? Absolutely. But recent history (2016 - 2021) suggests that this program knows how to turn it on at the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 50 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: Yeah, perhaps I’m wrong but I just think there’s too much talent for State to not get going eventually. Is it possible they just have an OK regular season and have to play on the road in a Regional? Absolutely. But recent history (2016 - 2021) suggests that this program knows how to turn it on at the right time. I can understand finding the right pitching rotation, but the hitting seems like it should be a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 20 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said: I can understand finding the right pitching rotation, but the hitting seems like it should be a concern. It’s a very boom or bust lineup. Right now it’s been almost exclusively bust. But you’ve got dudes who have hit well before and some newcomers that are still adjusting. I think they’re bound to get going eventually. People also forget that State wasn’t a great hitting team last year even with a championship team. Allen and Jordan were the only everyday guys that hit over .300. That team just had a major clutch factor and got some big time pitching performances along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 Oh crap. State cruising against Tulane and Landon Sims just left with an arm injury. In the middle of looking as good as he’s ever looked. Cuss word. Cuss word. Cuss word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, Dawg83 said: Oh crap. State cruising against Tulane and Landon Sims just left with an arm injury. In the middle of looking as good as he’s ever looked. Cuss word. Cuss word. Cuss word. Oh man, hopefully it isn't serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, rebmus said: Oh man, hopefully it isn't serious. I am no doctor but it looked like it could be significant. Definitely could change State’s ceiling for this season if it is. At the time he got hurt, he was perfect through 3.2 inning and had struck out 10 of 11 batters. Edited March 5, 2022 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 OM squeaks out an 8-7 win at UCF. The SEC schedule may be rough on Friday nights for OM. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Now that the OM game is over, I checked other scores. MSU up 15-1 over Tulane in the 6th inning. Looks like MSU found the bats tonight! #4 Oklahoma State lost 4-3 to Gonzaga. #8 NC State lost 6-1 to Northwestern. #17 Tennessee and #1 Texas are scoreless in the second. That's a great OOC series to follow this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 We will see if this the game that gets State going but Sims went out with an injury in the fourth inning. Struck out ten of the eleven batters he faced. He took himself out. Just hope and pray that it is nothing too serious. I know Ole Miss knows how that feels after losing your ace last year. So it could be costly victory. But it is nice to see us finally hit the ball and score some runs. For now we will enjoy the win and see how the rest of the weekend goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 The Sims situation makes you sick, and you hope he’s ok, but still a dominant win for State that they really needed. This Tulane team had been playing really well. I’m sure the next two games will be more of a struggle, but always good to win Game 1 on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 I have been saying that State’s offense is boom or bust. They had been a bust and this weekend they are bringing the boom. Just hammering Tulane pitching through a game and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 OM pitching was great today. 11 scoreless innings before giving up 1 run in the 12th. OM batting was bad today. 3 hits and 0 runs in 12 innings. It was definitely a pitcher's dual game. MSU vs Tulane was just the opposite. Tulane won 11-10 in the 10th innings. That had to be a fun slugfest to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 State blew a 10-2 lead in that game. Didn’t score after the 4th inning and then had a bullpen meltdown late. Thought some strange pitching decisions were made down the stretch and it cost them the game. I get that it’s early and roles are still being defined but there are some arms on this team that have been featured in key roles and I’m not sure they will be for much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just now, Dawg83 said: State blew a 10-2 lead in that game. Didn’t score after the 4th inning and then had a bullpen meltdown late. Thought some strange pitching decisions were made down the stretch and it cost them the game. I get that it’s early and roles are still being defined but there are some arms on this team that have been featured in key roles and I’m not sure they will be for much longer. Ole Miss has had many of these seasons. When the pitching is on, the hitting is off. When the hitting is on, the pitching is off. Most of the time, that happens to Ole Miss late in the season though- when it really matters. MSU has typically been a late season bloomer. I wouldn't count them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 I do think State is finding its footing a little offensively. It can be a pretty potent lineup when most of them are dialed in. I also think this team lacks the pitching depth that previous teams had. And that’s before the Sims injury. At the moment I lean more toward State being a dangerous 2 or 3 seed this year than a national seed type team. But there’s more than one way to win in the postseason, which State has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 OM picks up the series with a 9-1 win today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 State lost another late lead to drop the series. Now 6-6 on the year with two games against Texas Tech coming up. Yeesh. State’s offense has gotten the most attention early on but this bullpen is the biggest issue they have. Again, still very early and still lots of time to right the ship, but you’ve kinda dug a hole for yourself early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just now, Dawg83 said: Again, still very early and still lots of time to right the ship, but you’ve kinda dug a hole for yourself early on. Yep, MSU being a national seed is almost off the table... even this early. MSU is still in good shape to host a regional if they start winning most of their games. Agreed, lots of time to right the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 hours ago, rebmus said: Yep, MSU being a national seed is almost off the table... even this early. MSU is still in good shape to host a regional if they start winning most of their games. Agreed, lots of time to right the ship. The issue is this pitching staff was already short on proven arms and now injuries are adding up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 hours ago, rebmus said: Yep, MSU being a national seed is almost off the table... even this early. MSU is still in good shape to host a regional if they start winning most of their games. Agreed, lots of time to right the ship. Series won’t get much easier the rest of the season though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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