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Weekend 5 Recap: Dogfights Galore | Ep. 019 · College Baseball Now

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Speaker 1: My first episode back in the week, and Drew decides
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to stick me in the hosting chair. Why would he
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do that? I have no idea. We'll find out together
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how it goes. While discussing the slate of ultra competitive
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thrilling games to kick off conference play on this episode
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of College Baseball.
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Speaker 2: Now, yeah, there ain't no problems, no problems.
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Speaker 3: They don't want prom you.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, let me tut to the check.
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Speaker 1: Then what was going for manute hit to be yacht beat?
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Speaker 3: Did grab a couple of wins with a dad?
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Speaker 1: This even known the kid. I had to do a
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B I G D.
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Speaker 3: I can never beat average, and they.
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Speaker 1: Want to problem with the boy. They don't want no statics.
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Speaker 3: How don need soo?
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Speaker 2: Coach son run a week guy, I want to test
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that to them.
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Speaker 3: With standing to control.
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Speaker 5: Run the game.
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Speaker 3: Best believe him shinning.
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Speaker 2: Dogs counting them my wins. Yeah, I love it when
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they count me yacht counting.
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Speaker 3: On the least shutting chain. Why minute dots? Best believe
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if I ruined the game, no one.
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Speaker 1: To me.
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Speaker 3: Knock him out. They really don't want.
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Speaker 1: To back in better than ever, although less of us
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than ether. It's College Baseball Now presented by Prospects Live.
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Drew can't be here tonight because he's dealing with some
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storm issues, this big line of storms coming through Tennessee,
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so he's taking shelter and doesn't have any Wi Fi
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or anything for the time being. Prayers up to him,
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hope he's safe. JV decided to take them time off
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and go vacation in California. Who would leave the podcast
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for a vacation? I don't know. Whatever. Judius doesn't want
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to face the heat about Tennessee and JB doesn't want
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to talk about uc Irvine. I say, if I have
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to discuss what happened to Southern US, they shot the
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face the heat too, But I digress. As always, I'm
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Josh Catlett, draft analysts here at Prospects Live, finally back
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after a week of being on vacation. Like JB currently,
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it was much needed, but I'm glad to get back
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and sit in front of my TV for an entire weekend,
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just as God intended with me or a couple of
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our finest draft analysts here at Prospects Live. First of
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all is to my right coach Jake Barjorie. As always, Jake,
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how's it going? How was? How was the Lehigh Navy
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series this weekend.
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Speaker 3: It was It was a fun series. I love to
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get out and watch some Patriot League baseball up here
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in Pennsylvania. Really cold today, got out, saw some some
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the pitching. The velos were a little bit down, but
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it was from the That was a lot from from
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being cold and windy out there. But saw some homers.
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Got got a little bit of heat from both sides
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going at the umpires. The fans are getting into it.
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Just a fun rubber match Leh Navy, good, good old
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fashioned Patriot League baseball.
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Speaker 1: You sound like you just describe my entire experience in
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the north Woods this summer. Pitching not great, velo's not high,
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but weirdly enough people get into it in the stands
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for lord knows what reason. Next, we have Quinn Martin
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to my left. Quinn back for his second weekend recap
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episode in a row. Quinn, how you doing doing great?
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Speaker 6: Happy to be back.
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Speaker 1: Glad to have you. I'm glad this is our first
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podcast episode together. We'll see how it goes. Even though
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I don't have Druida, real things in for us like usual,
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and to keep me from you know, yapping on forever.
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I guess I have free rein to do that. Now
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we'll see how it goes. Yeah, big weekend of games
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behind us SEC play started got underway with a bang.
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To put it lightly, lots of other conference series going
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around that we're super high intensity Big twelve. Two of
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the arguably top teams of the conference had a huge weekend.
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Some of the ACC's top teams went at it too.
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So yeah, we can get right into it here, not
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dilly dally around asked questions or anything, or straight into
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the action. First of all, I think it's hard to
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start anywhere else other than Fayetteville. This weekend. It was
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a top five matchup according to most atlets. I mean, yeah, outlets,
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What did I say there? Mississippi State going to Arkansas.
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Arkansas took two of three from them, five to four
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and seven to three on Friday and Sunday. Missippi State
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took one by five runs on Saturday. Jake'll come to
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you first. I would say this is a back and
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forth matchup really kind of what we expected for being honest,
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But I mean, do you have to have some kind
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of takeaway from the weekend as a whole? You can't.
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It's hard to just play the middle and say two
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even teams home team one, blah blah blah whatever. So
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is your takeaway from the series more praise towards Arkansas
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or would you say it's more of a concern about State.
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Speaker 3: I think I want to keep it, keep it, you know, positive.
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I think I'm going to praise Arkansas here. I think
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they just they just defended their home turf. Like you know,
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I think I don't think I picked Arkansas to win
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but the series, but we had Uh. I think I
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think you were with me on Mississippi State. I think
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dur and JB both got the Mississippi State pick or
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the Arkansas pick, right, Sorry, but yeah, I mean it
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was it was just uh, you know, both offenses got going,
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you know in spurts. Uh, there was there was good
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pitching throughout. There was clutch hitting when it had to
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be there. Game one, you know, got good starting pitching
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from from mc fierson and Gackle. They both had solid starts.
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The Mississippi State bullpen was also really good, except for
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one pitch there at the end to to JB's boy TJ. Pompey.
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And then Game two that was just kind of all
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Mississippi State Aceese had five RBIs by the fifth inning,
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he had a three run homeer in a double. Kevin
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Mluski had rb I single in the sixth. The Arkansas
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you know, they they scratched away a couple there at them,
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but it ended up just not being enough for him.
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That that that offense for Arkansas never really got going.
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But uh uh, the rubber match the third game was uh,
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you know, it was back and forth until the later innings.
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It was tied three to three to the eighth where
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Arkansas kind of blew it up with a four spot.
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But Duke Stone Colin Fisher both had decent starts, not phenomenal,
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but the Arkansas bullpen held up much stronger than Mississippi
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State's did, and that was kind of the difference. But
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you know, I do want to praise Arkansas for defending
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their home turf. Like I said, but this is just
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a really fun way to get going an NCC play.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned it because I was going
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to if you did it. It's a real shame that
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JB isn't here to defend his boy. After a slow start,
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I would say TJ. Pompey's probably had the slowest start
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of anybody in that Arkansas lineup, and he was the
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guy on Friday night to have the game winning home
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run with four for nine with two RBI and those
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two wins too. He was a big piece of this.
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It's shame he's not here to defend him, but you know,
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we'll do it for him. Quinn will come to you next.
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Since Jake took the positive side of things, we have
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to talk about the negative a little bit. On the
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State perspective, you know, they've had a really good start
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of the year and everyone's been praising this, putting them
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in their top five. After the UCLA game, even though
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they lost, probably should have won, but everyone was talking
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about they're clearly a top five team. They've they've made
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their mark on, you know, being one of the top
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five teams, top of the SEC, whatever it may be.
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But you know, losing a series on the road, you
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got to talk about the negatives a little bit. If
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you were to talk about the downsides, would you say
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of the couple things that stick out to me, would
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you say that inconsistency from the middle of their lineup
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or the inconsistency for the rotational pieces is probably more
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of a concern.
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Speaker 5: Probably see the lineup. I think the pitching is gonna
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even itself out. Walks kind of killed them in Game three,
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but I think their rotation is so solid I'm not
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really worried about it. Lineup on the other on the
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other half, is okay. I think there's some things to question.
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I think the bottom half gets a little weak sometimes,
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Like Bryce Chance had a good game on Friday, Jacob
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Parker was pretty good, But overall, I think they're lacking
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a little bit in the bat in the bottom half
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of their lineup. So I think maybe getting some more
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from a guy like Ryer Woodson, where maybe Jacob Parker
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breaks out something like that, I think would really bring
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some more consistency to a lineup that's going to need
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to score a bit of runs.
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Speaker 6: If their bullpen's going to be a bit shaky.
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Speaker 1: Like this, I agree. I think that's probably the stats
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I would take here. I don't think I heard you
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mention his name. But even though he did really well
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in their win and the two losses, Ace Reese went
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one for eight with three strikeouts, left seven runners stranded,
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and a guy like Reed Stallman, who's been pretty solid,
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pretty consistent, and those two losses, he went over seven
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with three strikeouts. It's across the board. You're not really
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seeing from them what you expected to which, granted, I'm
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not going to take a victory lap here because it's
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a weird thing to take a victory lap about. It's
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super specific. But all off season I was saying that
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I think the pitching staff is what I feel most
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comfortable about with State instead of the lineup, and most
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people were saying the other way around, And I think
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this weekend kind of showed to your point, Like, I'm
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not really worried about the rotation long term. I'm not
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super worried about the bullpen either, but the lineup has
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had some like I think inconsistency is the only way
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to put it, because like we've seen the flashes from them.
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I know what they can do with their peak. They
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just haven't really all put it together at the same time.
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So I think I tend to agree with you there.
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I don't know. I still viewed them obviously, both as
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top ten teams, maybe a little bit better than that.
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We'll see where they end up in our rankings when
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put out tomorrow, but uh, I don't know. I'm curious
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to see where other outlets put them too, because I
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mean everyone's had state rank so high. It's got a
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hard to you know, after losing two out of three,
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one of which being a one run game on the
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road against another top five, top ten team in a
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tough environment, it's hard to dock them too much. But
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I don't know. I guess we'll see how how other's
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view them moving on. It's another shame JB isn't here
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to talk about this from our perspective. Sure he's glad
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he doesn't have to face this. JB's been talking all
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about how that Georgia Tech offense. You know, they haven't
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faced anybody. They faced the Cupcakes, little sisters of the Poor. Well,
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they had their first and his words, real test, and
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they passed it with flying colors. To put it lightly,
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Thursday night, ten zero Mercies will win one in pretty
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remarkable fashion on Friday too, and dropped one yesterday. Quinn,
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I'll come to you first. I'll start with the Clemson
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side of things, and then we'll go to the Georgia
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Tech offense. I've been the aiden Connock guy all off season,
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but it hasn't been a great start of the year,
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and this outing he pitched four innings, allowed six earned
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runs on nine hits. I'm starting to realize it might
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be time to take a step back a little bit,
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if if at all. How has your opinion changed on
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that front since the beginning of the year in regards
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to Aiden Connock, whether it be this season or for
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the future. In draft purpose is Yeah.
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Speaker 5: When I saw Kannak come in as a freshman, I
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was like, Oh wow, this kids, it's probably first round
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or Day one guy.
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Speaker 6: And starting to fade off that a little bit.
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Speaker 5: He's still in eight k's no walks, which is a
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very good building point for him. But I think a
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lot of his issues come with the fastball. When I
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watch it, it seems a little flat. I think hitters are
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just jumping on it and then sitting on his breaking stuff.
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I think if he can find a more consistent fastball
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shape that gets some separation, that would help him keep
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that hard hit rate now, especially against the Georgia Tech offense,
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that just rakes.
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Speaker 1: I agree. I think part of part of the issue
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with that also is that I agree with the fastball.
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It seems kind of flat right now. It's not playing
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the way it should. But also, as I've talked about
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at nauseum on this podcast. Change up is the selling
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point for him. But it's at the point where during
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the games you even start to notice that these really
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good lineups like Georgie Tech. This happened with NC State
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last year, notably Georgia Tech this year. Those good lineups
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with the guys that have great approaches know they can
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sit change up with him, and they know when it's coming.
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If they sit change up with him, they can put
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it wherever they want. It just becomes this like a
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really recurring issue. I don't know how that pans out
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long term, but even Clemson fans are starting to get
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a little you know, they're not they're not at ease
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with it right now because that's that was your guy.
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That was my ACC preseason Pitcher of the Year this year,
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some other people's too, and he is over a five
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e r A five weeks into the season right now,
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not really not really promising. Jake will come to you next.
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I'll just keep this one short, just appease me and
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harp on how good this Georgia Tech offense is actually
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turning out to be.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, you guys, just you guys mentioned kind
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of the issues that Kanak is kind of having, you know,
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to start the year as a whole. But I mean, nonetheless,
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he's obviously a very talented picture to be in to
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being a Friday starter for Clemson. And I mean Georgia's
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Tech just you know, flick his muscles on them. I mean, uh,
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Burrs had a pair of homers von lanky Homer. They
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strung together more hits in the fifth and sixth and
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you know obviously ended up running all on them in
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that first game. But uh for uh, you know, on
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the pitching side, Tate McKee was also awesome in that
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first game six innings, uh seven k Yeah, it gave
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up some walks but kept kept runs off the board,
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which is kind of the kind of the name of
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the game. But you know, in the second game Georgia,
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Tate looked really good again Von lancky Homer again. Uh
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Kent Schmidt got in on the homer actually when the
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grand slam in the seventh that kind of sealed the
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deal there for him. And then in that in that
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third game, Georgia Tech, you know, homer three more times
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did damage in other ways. Like I just don't know,
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I just don't know what approach a pitching staff is
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going to be able to take against the Steorgia Tech offense,
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Like like, you know, you're kind of teed it up
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for me, but I mean, they're just they're just going
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just crazy right now, all the top to bottom.
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Speaker 1: I think that's a great way to put it, because
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that's kind of what I was thinking to the way
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you said about I don't know how a pitching staff
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approaches them as a whole, because I mean, I'm blanking.
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I don't know if they missed North Carolina this year
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in the schedule. I think they do, which that's the
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only a SEC pitching staff I can think of that
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might be able to reel them if Cliff, if Clinton wasn't.
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Speaker 3: I mean, you can you can argue, and you can
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argue Florida State. We're going to talk about them in.
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Speaker 1: A little.
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Speaker 3: But North Carolina is definitely the one that you look
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to be able to potentially slow them down. And I mean,
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I don't know, I don't know nobody's going to be
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able to.
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Speaker 1: I get in the hosting share in my mind. Blank,
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we are going to literally talk about how good the
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Florida State pitching staff is later on. I know, uh, yeah,
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Georgia Tech gets them this year. I'm pretty sure I don't.
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Speaker 3: I don't have myself check in their schedule right now. Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll dilly dally until you get there, because I and.
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Speaker 3: They get they also get in North Carolina to like
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to the weekend they get them back to back Florida State. Uh,
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and then North Carolina run after him.
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Speaker 1: There we go.
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Speaker 3: We'll find out right there.
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Speaker 1: I guess. I mean, like, look, we probably would have
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said the same thing coming into this weekend. We'll find
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out when they faced Clemson and AID and Knnock and
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we see what happened. I mean, you could probably say
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the same about wake Forest, although Florida State kind of
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showed them up this past weekend. I would have said
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the same, relatively the same thing about them. One thing
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about Georgia Tech if we are I don't know how
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to frame this without it sounding like bad because I
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don't mean it to come off thats it. It's kind
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of something I want to throw out there. There's been
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all this Drew Burrows hype about, you know, whether it
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be long term or like potential golden spikes. And he
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came out on Thursday two home runs, one of them.
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I don't think it's landed still. But besides that, on
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the weekend as a whole, he was two for fifteen
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and those two home runs are his only two hits.
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But the rest of this offense is so well rounded
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that it just doesn't matter. I mean, like von lay
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von Lakey has been the guy so far in that
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lineup this year, and I mean, I don't know if
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it still holds true, but there was that stat going
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round up until I think last week about how everybody
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and the lineup has or everyone with at least like
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thirty plate appearances or something has over a thousand ops,
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which is just ascidine. I mean, like it just doesn't
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matter that they're so good that it just doesn't Are
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you pulling it up to see if it's still sanstra.
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Speaker 3: I have their I have a stat sheet. It's kind
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of difficult to find some of their numbers, but they
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don't have ops on there. They have all the other numbers.
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They just don't have the math done already. But I
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would guess that's still the case just looking at all
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this stuff. But yeah, Drew Boris is like the I
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believe he's the not I mean, to say what you
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want about batan average. He has the ninth best batan
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average among like the starters on the team, and like
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it's the Von Lanky Show, the Alex Hernandez Show. Zuckerman's
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got eight homers, Like he's got plenty of plenty of protection,
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and I mean, you know, you like to think he's
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gonna get going, but this team is clearly proven that
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they can do it even when he's not playing at
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the elite level that we thought he was going to.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I've got their schedule pulled up here,
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and they honestly kind of a kind of a gauntlet
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for their standards coming up. They have Auburn twice in
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the midweek, one of which being this Tuesday, and in
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the next five series they go Pittsburgh, n C State,
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Florida State, UNC, Wake Forest. I mean, like, talk about
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a test. If you're gonna be tested at all in
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the ACC, that's probably how it's gonna be done, because
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they're gonna kind of coast throughout the rest of it.
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They have a random series again Savior in there. Yeah,
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I guess we're gonna find out a lot in the
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next few weeks if we haven't already. But you're probably
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gonna see them as a top three team in most
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places this upcoming weekend, rightfully, So oh yeah, all right,
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if we're we took a little bit of a high
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note there on a team that had a lot of
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hype preseason, Now we'll take the complete opposite route for
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a team that had a lot of preseason hype. As
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a matter of fact, the defending national champions. I don't
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I don't know how to I don't know how else
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to say this. They dropped the series to Vanderbilt after
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a really really uh swarm looking for hectic I guess
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Friday night game back and forth, drop the series in
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a big game and a big walls on Saturday too,
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took one tonight. Uh, Jake'll come to you first, just
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being blunt about it. Is it time we bury LSU
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or is it too soon?
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Speaker 3: I mean I have a hard time just burying them,
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but I think it's safe to say that, you know, there,
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if we're talking about a ranking standpoint, it's gonna be
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hard to find a place out there that that should
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probably have them in their top twenty five. I mean,
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the way that they're playing right now, I mean, this
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series was kind of like a battle between like who's
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gonna get going first in the SEC You know, between
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Vandy and LSU, they've both kind of been slipping a
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little bit, and obviously, you know LSU goes in there
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and loses the series. But like it just I don't know,
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there's just there's just a lot of like, I don't
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it's so weird to say that there's a lot of
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problems with the LSU team, but there just is, Like
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the the pitching is allowing way too many free bases.
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The bullpen has to find a way to either stop
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the bleeding or you know, keep the momentum going if
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they do get a decent start, and they're not doing
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that either. The offense is really inconsistent. A lot of
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you know, empty at bats, a lot of a lot
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of strikeouts, a lot of you know, not getting guys
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over and driving runs in. It's just this is not
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like a like a like a team that were used
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to seeing out of LSU. And again, I have I
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have a hard time just burying them and saying like
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the season's over and they're not gonna get it going,
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because you know, at some point they're gonna have to
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get going. I would think so, But like it doesn't.
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It doesn't look great. The last like three or four
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weeks has not looked phenomenal for for LSU.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know if Barry's the right turn. That
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might be a little harsh, but I think I just
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feel kind of drastic, like making these drastic statements about them,
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because this past week I faced some heat about it.
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We did as a company. Other people did still having
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LSU in like the top fifteen, and I had the
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way I justify myself was saying they had some really
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good performances towards the beginning of the year against the
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Power Conference teams, and I don't really just want to
20:04
flush that all down the drain after a week. I
20:07
kind of want to see how they do one more
20:08
week into conference play. And we saw this and nothing changed.
20:12
So I think it's just kind of validating what we
20:14
already saw it. It's giving me hints for being honest
20:18
of two years ago this exact same thing happened. They're
20:22
coming off a national championship, super highly talented in the preseason,
20:26
and they start conference plays super super slow, end up
20:29
getting a two seed in the Chapel Hill Regional after
20:31
clawing back at the end of that conference play, made
20:34
it to a regional final, forced to Game seven on Monday.
20:38
I mean, that's not exactly what this program wants at
20:41
their peak. That's not good enough for them. But I mean,
20:43
like at this point, when a regional final as a
20:46
two seed be bad for them compared to what we've seen,
20:49
I don't know, It's it's kind of on brand at
20:52
this point. Quhen coming to you more the Vandy side
20:55
of this. I felt like Vandy was a team that
21:00
we kind of buried in the past couple of weeks
21:02
after saying a few poor performances from them. So what
21:07
did the Vandy offense show you this weekend to give
21:09
you confidence in them again? And like, how badly did
21:12
they need this?
21:13
Speaker 4: In your opinion, Vandy needed this bad And I don't
21:18
want to give yeah, although I don't want to give
21:20
them full credit, I think it was an approach thing
21:26
somewhat for them.
21:27
Speaker 6: I mean, they took so many walks.
21:29
Speaker 5: If they were more aggressive, I think it might be
21:32
an entirely different series. But I mean, I think a
21:36
lot of it came down to their pitching staff as well.
21:38
I mean, Wyatt and Adell and the freshmen cruised through
21:42
seven innings and they won that game eleven to three,
21:46
and then in other games they just kind of walked
21:48
their way and punched their way into a few wins
21:52
at the thirteen twelve game. It's just I'm happy that
21:56
Vanderbilt is finding some some consistencies across their program. It
22:04
just seems like over the past couple of years they've
22:06
been a little hit or miss points, and I think,
22:11
I hope we're trying to stay in this hit category
22:15
for them rather than going from hit to miss, hit
22:19
to miss, right.
22:21
Speaker 1: I think it's uh, it's kind of ironic that last year,
22:25
even though they were the number one overall seed, the
22:28
biggest concern for them going into the postseason was the bats,
22:32
and that proved to be true. That was the downfall
22:36
of them in the postseason this year. Coming into the year,
22:38
it was are they going to have power? Are they
22:40
going to be able to put up big power numbers consistently?
22:43
And they've passed that with Flying Colors pretty recently. So
22:48
it's weird, like the concerns that we kind of have
22:50
about Vandy show up in weird spots. But I just
22:54
never know what to expect from them week to week,
22:56
Like this is one of those situations where I'm not
22:58
going to rank them again just yet, but you know,
23:01
a couple of good series in a row, you know
23:03
they might reach that they might get that praise from
23:05
me again. I mean, next week they have Mississippi State,
23:08
They're going to Starkville, and I mean, that's you lose
23:12
that series. We can't look super down on you because
23:14
how many teams are gonna win that series? Not many?
23:17
But then they have Tennessee at home and them on
23:19
the road. Those are winnable. So this is when we
23:21
really find out was this more of an indictment on
23:24
LSU or they really just that down or is Vandy
23:27
better than we thought? And they use those early season
23:30
setbacks to really just build them up to the point
23:32
they need to be again next series. And this is
23:36
a let's just say, I'm glad I'm in the hosting
23:40
chair for this one so I don't get to be
23:42
asked questions. I can say as little or as much
23:44
as I want about this upset of the week. Definitely
23:49
team that we've talked about so so much on this podcast,
23:53
but rightfully so, like to this point, it was rightfully
23:55
so at least Southern miss goes to Arkansas State and
23:59
lose is an unexpected series after beating Ole Miss in
24:03
the midweek, piling together all these midweek games, all these
24:07
midweek wins, looking really good on the weekends, and then
24:10
they just they drop a series to a team that's
24:12
seen as what like the fourth fifth best team in
24:15
the Sun Belt. Maybe on that note, I'll go to
24:19
Jake first. I know you've been a little bit higher
24:22
on Arkansas State than most people, so I'll just let
24:25
you use this time to take a victory lap on them,
24:28
if you'd like, instead of just beating down on Southern Mess.
24:32
Speaker 3: I'm not. I don't. I don't want to. I don't
24:34
want to beat down on Southern Mess. I will I
24:35
will talk good about Arkansas State though they're you know,
24:38
they they were my I think they were my fourth.
24:41
I think I had them just behind Southern Bess Coastal
24:44
and Troy and the Sunbelt in my Some Belt preview
24:47
before the season. But this the team is when you
24:51
when you look at good like mid major teams, teams
24:55
that you don't really expect to be in the fold
24:58
at the end of the year, seems that are kind
24:59
of like sneaky. You look for a lot of experience
25:03
and a lot of teams, a lot of teams that
25:04
have guys that have played together a lot. And that's
25:06
kind of what this Arkansas State team brings. They haven't
25:09
really had like a ton of breakout guys from late
25:11
years past. But like this isn't this is an old team.
25:14
This is a team that's kept a lot of their
25:16
guys around from the portal, like like I know, and
25:21
just on this weekend, like Evan Griffiths had the big homer.
25:27
Was that that was that was today's game? Yea, Evan
25:29
Griffiths and Cason Campbell had the had the big homers
25:32
late in the game off a crab tree. And this series,
25:34
you know, it came down to timely hitting, you know,
25:37
Arkansas State pitching, which is which has been awesome to
25:41
start the year. Yeah, I'm I am high on this
25:45
this Arkansas State team. Tyler Weimer one o five e
25:49
R A and twenty five innings, uh, Dylan Farley one
25:52
eight eighty r A in twenty four innings, Chase Richter
25:55
uh sub three r A and twenty seven innings even
25:57
got I think yeah, Jack Nelson right at three twenty
26:01
six innings. The bullpen's getting it done. They got a
26:03
TV or of of a two eight seven. Yeah, I
26:07
mean they're they're they're a sneaky team, and they proved
26:10
how sneaky they were getting to getting to host Southern Miss.
26:12
I think they had like a like a record crowd
26:15
in the first game or something like that. Uh, yeah,
26:17
it was. It was a fun series start start to finish.
26:20
Southern Miss got them back in game two and uh
26:22
Arkansas State finished it off in game three. Today.
26:26
Speaker 1: Yeah, you gotta give the winning team some praise instead
26:28
of just focusing on the the losers in this situation,
26:31
which I'm fine with doing. I'll take all the pressure
26:34
off Southern Mists, although we do. They are they are
26:36
the big storyline here, so we'll move on to them.
26:39
A couple of things that I noticed, just big overarching
26:43
things from the weekend. They could have streamed together big innings.
26:47
It seemed like a pretty consistent thing on Friday, especially
26:50
there was a big Jilly Urban home run in the
26:52
third inning that shown together three runs side that they
26:55
didn't really have anything until the game was seemingly over all.
27:00
So the bullpen's kind of been an issue from time
27:04
to time, and it was this weekend too. I mean,
27:06
in that Friday game, Camden Sunstrom just got lit up
27:10
to blow that game. Quinn, I guess my question for
27:15
you is, of those things I just listed, and obviously
27:18
you can have another opinion too, but those are just
27:20
the two standout ones to me. Of the two things
27:24
I just listed, what is the more concerning overarching takeaway
27:27
from this about Southern miss Their inability to string together
27:30
big innings or the clear lack of bullpen depth.
27:34
Speaker 6: I think you gotta go lack of bullpen depth. I
27:36
think lineup's old.
27:38
Speaker 3: It's gonna figure it out.
27:39
Speaker 5: I'm not terribly concerned with their lineup. They've proved they
27:43
can do it year every year. But I think it
27:45
also says just the sun Belts getting better. I'm really
27:49
happy to see that love and mid majors start kind
27:53
of conducing into real competitive conferences.
27:56
Speaker 3: And it's not just coastal at.
27:58
Speaker 6: The top of here, so that from some belt.
28:01
Speaker 5: But yeah, I think the bullpen could use some use
28:06
some more consistency.
28:06
Speaker 6: That's been my word of the podcast. Yeah, it's just
28:10
been a little tough.
28:10
Speaker 5: For them so far, and I'm sure they'll figure the
28:13
way figure the way out through conference play.
28:15
Speaker 6: I'm not terribly worried about so then Miss.
28:17
Speaker 5: I know them losing is definitely a big storyline, but uh,
28:22
a veteran team history of winning, I'm not terribly concerned.
28:28
Speaker 1: I think we hold the same opinion. I mean, I'll
28:30
drop them a little bit in our rankings this week,
28:32
but not much because kind of what I said about LSU,
28:35
but just in a little bit different way. I guess
28:38
I don't want to discredit what I've seen the entire
28:41
season just because of what I saw over the course
28:43
of three days. I mean, like, there certainly are things
28:46
you can look at and take away from it from
28:48
a negative perspective, like I just talked about, but as
28:51
a whole, I don't think that they should be negatively
28:54
looked down upon that much. I mean, they are as
28:57
I'm glad you hit on this point too. The sum
28:59
Belt is clearly getting better. They are. Some people would
29:03
say they're the fourth best conference or third, depending who
29:05
you talk to. I think there's still probably fifth, but
29:08
at the top of that conference. Coastal Southern Miss Louisiana,
29:13
big big series win over South of Alabama this weekend,
29:16
who also looks pretty good at Gojags Arkansas State. Now Troy,
29:22
I've kind of given up on them, but you never know.
29:25
I mean like that, you never know they were They
29:27
got a lot of talent on that team. I say
29:29
all that to say, the Sun Belt is a more
29:30
competitive conference than people give it credit for. And this
29:32
kind of stuff is gonna happen no matter who you are,
29:36
So I don't know. This is I don't want to
29:38
beat down on Southern Miss, and we're we're gonna see
29:41
how they do against that Troy team next weekend. That
29:43
was coming into the year, that was a highly anticipated
29:46
series and now it's just kind of like chunk up
29:48
the win for Southern Miss. But hey, after this past
29:51
weekend what we saw them, you never know. Moving on
29:56
to another I would say one of the bigger stories,
30:00
if not maybe not the biggest, but definitely one of
30:02
the bigger storylines of the weekend. Coming into the weekend,
30:05
we had two unbeaten s left Texas and Southern cal
30:09
I watched the last episode and I saw the whole
30:12
point you made about Southern Cow and USC Quinn about
30:14
calling it a USC personally vehemently disagree, but I'm gonna
30:19
let you have that point. I'm gonna call them Southern
30:21
col For just to appease you, I would say, well,
30:27
first of all, I'll just expand on what happened Friday night.
30:32
Texas was the first one to go down. They lost
30:34
an extra innings game to Ole Miss nine to eight,
30:38
Tristan Massetta with a massive grand slam in the night,
30:41
getting to give almost the lead, and then usc was
30:45
unbeaten until yesterday afternoon. They played a double header. They
30:48
won the first couple of games fifteen to one and
30:50
two zero. Then they lost two to one in the
30:53
second game of a doubleheader yesterday to become the last
30:55
unbeaten to fall. Quinn, I'll come to you first. Do
31:00
you have any long term concerns about either of these
31:03
teams coming out of the weekend or are you not
31:06
reading much into the one run losses from both squads.
31:10
Speaker 3: I'm not reading much into either.
31:12
Speaker 5: Specifically the Southern Cal loss. I mean, it's not every
31:16
day a Southern Cal team plays in.
31:18
Speaker 1: The snow, so it's.
31:21
Speaker 5: Never really gonna go well for them. I mean, props Northwestern.
31:24
I'm the big ten guy on the daily sheet this year,
31:28
and Northwestern is a solid lineup. But I mean Southern
31:31
Cal's not gonna have many games in the snow. They're
31:33
just not and pitching was still fantastic. Andrew Johnson on
31:37
Sunday was awesome, seven and a third one run.
31:41
Speaker 6: It's not it wasn't his fault.
31:42
Speaker 5: He was great, and I think that one run was
31:47
was the difference maker.
31:50
Speaker 6: I have no worry about Southern Cal at all.
31:52
Speaker 5: They're going to be perfectly fine, especially in the Big
31:55
Ten when they're not playing in the snow.
31:58
Speaker 6: Texas, I think is.
32:00
Speaker 5: One of the best and most well rounded teams in
32:02
the country. I probably still have them right around two
32:06
or three, depending how you want to see.
32:08
Speaker 6: Georgia Tech, but Texas super well rounded.
32:11
Speaker 5: Pitching was still great, Harrison was good, Atalantis was good,
32:14
and Riojas had his worst game of the year. I
32:16
think he still struck out eight. So they're gonna be
32:19
perfectly fine. Not worried about other teams.
32:22
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's probably the main takeaway from this weekend.
32:25
But it just has to be discussed because they did.
32:28
It's baseball, and like, you are going to lose games
32:31
at some point, but these teams tied onto it for
32:33
a long time and you know weren't doing so. I
32:36
am glad you mentioned the snow point though, because it
32:37
was nuts to watch live. I did take up on
32:40
that discount to get Big ten plus for three dollars
32:43
a month. That's just such a deal for me to
32:44
be able to watch USC and UCLA for the next
32:47
two months. I'm gonna do that any day of the week.
32:49
So I tapped into that second game with the doubleheader yesterday.
32:53
I thought I was seeing things when I saw there
32:55
was snow coming down in the middle of March in
32:57
a baseball game, especially a team from Southern California being
33:00
played in it, Like what do you do? Like it
33:02
was a low scoring game, Like truly, what do you do? Jake,
33:07
I'll come to you for this more on I guess
33:10
on that point, But it wasn't just a snow game.
33:14
Where we've seen a certain issue with Southern col Their
33:20
offense is kind of iffy in a lot of spots. Now, obviously,
33:23
the main storyline behind this team is the pitching staff,
33:26
and it's undeniable. Some people might say it's the best
33:29
rotation in the country, and rightfully so, because they've kind
33:32
of performed like that to this point. So would you
33:35
say that Southern Cow's pitching staff is good enough to
33:38
compensate for the you know, clear lack of talent on
33:41
the offense.
33:42
Speaker 3: Long term, I mean, I mean to this point in
33:47
the season, I mean it has been I mean like there,
33:50
their starters have been Their starters have been crazy like
33:54
that entire pitching staff. There's even you know, they're they're
33:56
still pitching to a one to six' one as a
33:59
team talked about the Starters Mason edwards with a point
34:02
three e r, A Grant govell with a point twenty
34:04
seven E, ra and they're starting games every single. Weekend
34:08
like there there are issues with the. OFFENSE i think
34:12
there's teams out there in the country that has worse.
34:16
Offenses the power hasn't really uh power hasn't really shown
34:21
up too much from. Them they have like they have
34:25
some guys that they were expected to kind of rely
34:29
on going into the, year like Like Augi, LOPEZ i
34:31
think he was a starter all season for him last.
34:33
Year hasn't really gotten things going too. Much Andrew LIMB
34:36
i think was the starter for most of the year last.
34:39
Year he's hitting for a low. Average the the ops
34:41
is up, there but LIKE i think at some, point
34:45
LIKE i would like. TO i say this a, lot
34:48
like at some POINT i feel like teams are gonna
34:50
get things. Going but, like you, know they just faced
34:52
The northwestern pitching staff that didn't that hasn't really been
34:56
able to slow anybody down to this. Point and, uh
34:59
they they they you, know they put up a lot
35:01
of run in the game. One at games two and
35:02
three they only scored you, know three combined. There but,
35:08
LIKE i don't, know we're gonna find out what next
35:10
weekend they Play, WASHINGTON i Mean maryland and then they
35:14
GET ucla and that's obviously gonna be the big, test
35:17
and that's SOMETHING i can't wait to watch this usc
35:19
pision stuff go against THE ucla.
35:21
Speaker 1: Lineup, yeah they'll be able to get their get back
35:24
over the next couple of, weeks probably Because washington, is you,
35:26
know kind of a pushover team at this. Point maryland
35:28
is trending that. Direction i'm glad you touched on one
35:33
guy in, particular BUT i just want to the middle
35:36
of the lineup as a. WHOLE i think it's kind
35:39
of where inconsistencies have been that we've said the work
35:42
consistency a lot on this. Podcast, JEEZ i, mean like
35:45
it's true THOUGH i mean we've seen that a lot
35:47
FROM usc this, year AND i Think game three in,
35:50
particular they're, three four or Five Kevin, Pacuchi Maximo martinez
35:55
And Augui lopez working by over eleven with three, strikeouts
35:58
and they left five runners. Ended you can't be doing
36:01
that in the game that's that low. Scoring, GRANTED i
36:03
know what the weather was, like BUT i think it's
36:06
kind of goes to show this bigger overarching concern that
36:10
we have with the See southern calm my bad AND
36:14
i think if there's anything that's gonna be the, downfall
36:17
it's clearly. That but, man this pitching staff, is, like
36:22
it's so. Ridiculous Mason, edwards they should have taken him
36:24
out before they did so he could keep the scoreless
36:26
streak going. ON i, Mean Grant govel still went seven,
36:29
innings no, earned only on two, hits didn't walk a.
36:32
GUY i, mean it's it's ridiculous what they're what we're
36:34
saying from week to week this. Year i'm not really,
36:36
concerned you, know long, term in terms of LIKE i
36:40
don't know what your ceiling would be for, them or
36:42
what your projection would, BE i guess at this. Point
36:46
but in terms of being able to host a regional or.
36:48
Whatever i'm not really. Concerned they can still do that
36:51
and become the clear number two team in The big
36:53
ten at you, know at their. Peak a series THAT
36:57
i Wish drew was here to talk. ABOUT i, WAS
37:00
i Know drew wishes he was here to talk about
37:03
the headliner in The big, twelve maybe for the whole
37:06
season and The Big twelve assist conference he covers for
37:08
The daily SHEET Tc Arizona. State it. Delivered that first
37:13
game was awesome and then we got a rubber match.
37:15
Today saw some great, performances low scoring but. Overall, look
37:21
not a lot of places Kept Arizona state ranked after
37:23
the way their pastiple weeks. Did the prospects. Lived we.
37:26
Kept we saw the vision on them and we have
37:29
since the off, season and they came through and they
37:31
showed it and they might be the number one team
37:32
of The big twelve for a good. Reason So jake
37:37
as a, pod LIKE i, said we've been high On
37:38
Arizona state for a. While Victory lap time go talk about.
37:43
Speaker 3: THEM i, mean they were they were. AWESOME i mean
37:47
we knew we were in for a fun series off the.
37:50
Rip i'm with, you, THOUGH i, KNOW i wish we
37:52
had our our our big Twelve god drew with us
37:55
to to sing the praises he's. Been he's been the
37:57
highest among us On Arizona. State SO i Hope i'm
38:01
able to do, him do him justice. Here but, uh,
38:04
Yeah Cole carlone was was awesome on On. Friday let's,
38:11
see yeah on the on The in that first, Game
38:14
Arizona state tied it up in the. Seventh, UH tcu
38:17
kind of took the, lead didn't give it, up but
38:19
the offenses really came. Along. Uh in game, Two, Uh
38:23
Lucas franco was four for five FOR, tcu but For Arizona,
38:26
State Landon, Harriston Austin Rowleig, Garrett michael Don, longo, Uh
38:32
Dean toygo all had massive. Games toygo was five for
38:35
five and Then game three was just all S. U.
38:38
Uh Col klecker was. Fantastic Sean, Fitzpatrick Derek schaffer finished
38:43
the game and kept it. Scoreless, Harrison, Harriston twigo and
38:47
Uh Small dino all had multiple. Hits. Again, uh you,
38:52
know as you proved this weekend that the pitching and
38:55
hitting can both work. TOGETHER i know THIS tcu team
38:58
is down with some key, injuries but they it'll looked
39:01
really strong and won the battle of the top two
39:03
teams in The Big.
39:04
Speaker 1: TWELVE i, agree you'll love to see. IT i mean
39:08
that offense just continues to prove themselves coming into the.
39:11
Year that's not but there's been a lot of teams
39:13
this has been the case for weirdly, enough But Arizona,
39:16
state the unit for them that's performing super well is
39:19
not the unit THAT i came into the year high
39:21
on and the reason WHY i liked him as a.
39:22
Team it's completely. Flipped BUT i mean it's worked out
39:26
just well because you, know like you, Said Cole Klicker
39:29
carloan both had great outings this. Weekend clicker had FIVE
39:32
i mean seven scoreless today with seven. PUNCHOUTS i, Mean
39:35
carloan has just been dealing week after week after. Week
39:39
love that. GUY i want TO i want to see
39:41
that continue for. Sure but there had there was a
39:45
loser in this series, Too, Quinn i'll ask. YOU tcu
39:52
was the clear favorite coming into the season for The Big.
39:54
Twelve It's march, fifteenth and we've already seen them drop
39:58
a series twice to this. Point granted it was to good.
40:01
Teams is the reason for? Concern is it something that
40:05
can get? Fixed what do you?
40:06
Speaker 5: Think, Yeah i'm putting a pretty big red flag ON.
40:10
TCU i know they're fighting some injuries for, sure BUT
40:14
i mean they need somebody else to. Hit Like franco
40:17
has a good game once or twice a. Week strasneider shows.
40:22
Flashes hasn't been the most. Consistent it's consistent, again said it.
40:25
Again and then pitching has been kind of. BAD i
40:30
Mean Lance davis was supposed to be a pretty like
40:34
high ceiling.
40:34
Speaker 6: Guy he's not showed up in two and a. Third
40:37
he allowed six with no.
40:39
Speaker 5: Strikeouts with a guy with that caliber, stuff it's just
40:42
not what you want to. See Trevor balmer wasn't. Great
40:46
there's just not Much i'm loving. Here Chase brunton is
40:50
gonna need to do a whole lot when he gets.
40:51
BACK i think you played, Today yeah he. Did but,
40:57
yeah this team's not very good right. Now not afraid
41:00
to say.
41:00
Speaker 6: It i'm really not looking. It So KEN i need
41:04
to figure a whole lot. OUT i mean they have
41:07
in their a lot.
41:07
Speaker 5: Up today they had one guy hitting three hundred or,
41:10
higher and it Was Chase brunson who's coming back from an.
41:12
Injury this is not a high powered offense right. Now
41:16
they need To they have a lot of work to.
41:18
Speaker 1: Do, YEAH i think you touched on all the high.
41:20
POINTS i Mean i've Been i've been pretty high On
41:22
Chase brunson for a while or. So to see him
41:24
go down was. Upsetting BUT i mean people were saying
41:28
one to two weeks and he was, Back, okay, yeah,
41:31
Yeah SO i, mean like, it it's good to see,
41:33
THAT i, guess BUT i, mean if he's gonna be,
41:34
back we need to see better from, him better From.
41:37
Strassneider Like Cole kramer went over nine combined to their two.
41:41
Losses that's a guy in the middle of their lineup
41:44
that you need to see perform with. Ease other guys,
41:46
are you, know Down When Lucas franco has games like,
41:49
this he's not gonna do it that. OFTEN i, mean
41:51
that's just point blank, Period like we need to see
41:54
more from, them more from their. Guys, obviously losing the poor,
41:57
hurts but you, know you gotta have someone feel for
42:00
him for them. Too so, YEAH i don't, know IT'S
42:04
i don't want to HAVE i don't want to bury
42:07
them as much AS, lsu maybe because they've had some
42:10
more highs than l S u at this point in the,
42:11
year at least higher profile. Highs but it's a bit
42:16
of a. Concern there's a very clear best team in
42:18
The big twelve right, now and it's The Arizona State Sun.
42:20
Devils you'll love to see. It don't act like we
42:22
didn't say see this. Comment this is this is a
42:27
topic that uh it appears the way there we. GO
42:33
i skipped over this in the last. Segment we were
42:35
supposed to talk about. This we can do it. NOW
42:37
i Know jake doesn't want to talk about it at,
42:38
all So i'm sure he was GLAD i did that
42:42
that there was a series In athens this weekend that
42:44
had quite the. Ending you, Know DARE i say that
42:48
The balls were robbed of a massive road series When,
42:53
Jake i'll Just i'll let you take The tennessee side
42:56
of this however you'd like. To i'm not gonna Expand
42:59
i'll just let you whatever whatever you want with.
43:01
Speaker 3: Us, YEAH i, mean there was definitely some bright spots For.
43:08
Tennessee And i'm as much as we Wish drew was
43:12
here with, Us i'm, sure he's also glad he doesn't
43:14
have to come in here and talk About tennessee right
43:16
now after that. Series BUT i Mean teak And koons
43:22
was was really good. Again in game, one he got
43:24
he gave up some hits there right before he came,
43:26
out BUT i mean four and two thirds six k's.
43:29
Milwalks frederick was solid out of the. Pen Brandon arbinson
43:34
was solid out of the. Pen but something that kind
43:38
of stood out to me For, tennessee LIKE i don't
43:39
think they had like some any like gaudy, numbers but
43:42
the top of the, offense the top of the, lineup excuse,
43:44
me really kind of got going a little bit. More
43:47
we've been kind of pushing that a little bit as
43:50
as they've been going throughout the year about guys Like
43:52
garrett right Blame, Brown i'll say it, again hitting in
43:56
consistently to start the. Year mor had some big hits this.
44:01
Series Henry ford was actually pretty uh pretty quiet after
44:04
that first, game but or, sorry he homered in the first.
44:09
Game in the third, game he was quite in the same.
44:11
Game but you, know For, tennessee like it's just it's
44:16
just stringing some things. TOGETHER i think this was a solid. Series,
44:19
obviously they Brought georgia all the way to the very,
44:22
end and this the most ridiculous play and ending to
44:25
a game possible happened for. Him just a complete heartbreaker
44:28
FOR voss fans who thought they were going up there
44:31
late in the. Game but, UH i think overall it
44:35
was a positive weekend For. Tennessee it just didn't end
44:38
the way that the fans obviously hoped that it.
44:40
Speaker 1: Would, yeah that's not a bad way of putting. IT
44:44
i think that's if you're gonna put a positive spin on,
44:46
it that's probably the best way to do. It you.
44:49
Know it's a shame, that honestly for being for being
44:52
honest in Perfect tennessee, Fashion Stone lawless pimping the home
44:56
run that he thought was the game winner and then
44:59
it being robbed in beautiful fashion by By, northwood the
45:03
league legend And, Auburn alabama Native Henry allen and. LEFTFIELD
45:07
i think it's very, poetic let's be honest, here from
45:10
like a from a non bias just like college baseball fan,
45:12
perspective it's very on brand For tennessee. BASEBALL i think it's,
45:15
hilarious but just as a, fan like why like just watching,
45:20
it you can't help but like jaw drop and scream
45:22
at THE. Tv no, way that's how this series. Ended
45:24
but it was so poetic because it was such an awesome,
45:27
series you, know tensions. High it was great on The
45:31
georgia side of, Things, Quinn I'll i'll personally be ranking
45:37
The Georgia bulldogs at number four my rankings tomorrow Because
45:40
i've been bullish on them for a while AND i
45:43
don't really plan on stopping unless they make. Me is that?
45:46
Speaker 5: Ridiculous, NO i THINK i think this team's really. Good
45:51
THIS i didn't appreciate them enough coming into the, year
45:54
AND i Think i'm seeing WHY i was wrong pretty.
45:58
Speaker 6: Quickly and it also shows THAT i forget the coach's.
46:04
Speaker 5: Name off the top of my head and completely blanking
46:06
what's the manager's, Name Wes.
46:08
Speaker 6: Johnson Wes, johnson that's, it thank.
46:10
Speaker 5: You he is a master of his, CRAFT i, mean
46:13
putting together consistent of saying it again in outings From
46:20
joey Vulchco Dylan vig And Matt scott is. Unbelievable, honestly
46:27
after what we saw last year from the three of,
46:29
them It's Wes johnson is very good at what he, does.
46:34
Speaker 6: And the offense just backs it. Up Daniel jackson's been
46:38
unbelievable behind the. Plate Charry phelps is a professional, hitter
46:43
it's what he. Does then they.
46:45
Speaker 5: Get great performances From Henry allen and it's just a good.
46:51
Team to get home runs From Ryan black every now
46:54
and then got one of those On. Friday it's just
46:57
a good. TEAM i think number four is a really
46:59
good spot for. Them men would totally surprise me if
47:02
it ended up being. Higher And Kenny ishikawa's, back that's
47:06
big films up for.
47:07
Speaker 1: That, yeah that's always a fun guy to watch go out.
47:09
There he didn't have the best game, today but long,
47:11
TERM i think he'll be. Fine another guy like to
47:14
harp on The Wes johnson. Thing Ky naoki out of
47:17
the pen had a. Phenomenon he's a. TRANSFER i mean
47:20
he was On. Saturday he went four, innings didn't allow
47:23
a single run on three, hits six, strikeouts got to.
47:26
SAVE i, mean like that's just another example of what
47:30
he does at his. Best everyone was super bullish on
47:33
This georgia, LINEUP i mean that lineup on this rotation
47:36
coming into the, year in this pitching, staff solely Because
47:39
Wes johnson can take projects and turn them into something.
47:41
Beautiful everything he touches turns to gold on the pitching
47:44
side of, things and it's just come to fruition again
47:47
and again and. Again SO i don't. KNOW i, mean
47:50
they're right at the top of that conference With, Texas,
47:52
Auburn Mississippi, State. Arkansas they're right in that, mix if
47:55
not at the very top. Sides you, KNOW i Guess,
47:57
texas but we'll see how it pans out from week to.
48:00
WEEK a Topic i'm very excited to talk. ABOUT i
48:04
Know jake is, too because we've been talking about it
48:06
for a long long, time and boy did it show
48:09
off this. Weekend Florida state Swept Wake forest and pretty
48:12
convincing fashion this. Weekend and we'd be doing a discredit
48:16
to that pitching staff to not say it was because
48:18
of the pitching, staff specifically two guys we've been, HAVING
48:21
i mean harping on. Forever i've been The West mindes.
48:25
GUY i heard WHAT jb said about it last, week
48:27
AND i am taking credit for being The West mendes,
48:29
guy not. Him you can go back and you can
48:31
search My twitter a year ago AND i MADE i
48:34
was tweeting about his improvement from freshman to sophomore year
48:38
and how much better that change up's gotten and. Everything
48:40
So i'm gonna take credit for, this and he's not
48:42
here to defend himself. Either, jake you've been The Trey beard.
48:45
Guy you've been talking about it and like week over
48:49
week at. Nauseum So i'm gonna give you the time
48:52
to talk About Trey bear's performance this, weekend, stats, metrics,
48:56
whatever go for.
48:57
Speaker 3: It, YEAH i, mean first of, ALL i mean going
49:01
To Florida state as a, Whole, Like, Yes Florida state
49:05
swept this series on the. Road, yes the offense looked,
49:08
great especially in games one and. Three, Yes Drew's, Guy Brayden,
49:13
Dowd Myles, Bailey Eli, Putnam Nathan samala and the rest
49:19
of THIS fsu lineup proved they can hang with. Anyone
49:22
but the pitching that they got From mendez And Trey
49:25
beard was nothing short of. Phenomenal, like just some combined
49:29
stats for both of, them real quick BEFORE i hit
49:31
On beard, specifically thirteen and two thirds, innings three, hits zero,
49:37
runs three, walks twenty five strikeouts in those two. Games Like,
49:41
Wake forest wasn't able to do anything at all against
49:45
them And beard specifically six and two, thirds one, hit no,
49:48
runs fourteen, strikeouts but like just going through like how
49:52
this game kind of. Went first, inning you, know one
49:56
to two, three second en one two, three third, inning
50:02
that's where he had the, walk but obviously got out of.
50:05
That fourth inning one two, three fifth inning one two,
50:07
three had A. J. D stein got him for a
50:11
double in the sixth and then got a strikeout and
50:15
then another out there to take get out of. It it
50:17
was just like everything every, time like Wake forest even
50:20
thought about getting some runners on getting him, over he
50:23
just immediately worked out of. IT i think it was
50:25
just it was just a lot of fun to watch
50:28
freezing guys get him to chase weak, contact doing everything
50:31
you want out of a starting picture against a not
50:34
so shabby Wake forest offense hitting it there home. Ballpark
50:40
so it was it was it was a lot of
50:41
fun to, watch especially for for me and you getting
50:44
to watch our guys do.
50:45
Speaker 1: It, YEAH i, Mean I'll i'll talk About West mendos
50:48
for a little bit here BECAUSE i looking at some
50:51
of the metrics from this past, week it's just it's
50:54
Everything i've seen from a long for a long time from,
50:57
him just a week over week against a really good
51:03
Wake forest. Lineup this was probably, Well i'm forgetting someone
51:07
probably the best line up's face this, year and he
51:09
just performed like nobody's. BUSINESS i, mean seven innings nowhere
51:13
and runs only about two, hits eleven. Strikeouts his fastball
51:17
sat like ninety one ninety. Four he grabbed the ninety.
51:19
Five that change up THAT i just talked about produced
51:22
seventy percent with had twelve inch vertical, separation with a
51:26
sixteen mile an hour separation from the. Fastball the cutter
51:30
played really, well along with like a sharp mid seventies
51:32
curve ball that played really, well good deception out of
51:35
the hand up the end of the game with, HIM i,
51:37
mean they just couldn't touch, it like Wake forest just
51:39
couldn't touch, It and it was awesome to see that
51:41
at such a high. Level and then naturally he was
51:43
getting the recognition he finally. Deserves, Quinn i'll come to
51:47
you for more of A i feel LIKE i said
51:49
the word overarching a lot this podcast, too But i'm
51:51
going to say it, again more of an overarching. Question
51:54
we kind of hit on it. Earlier this rotation as
51:57
a whole where would you say it stacks up in
52:01
relation to the rest of the A sec or just
52:04
the country as a whole.
52:07
Speaker 6: In terms of the ACC's top.
52:13
Speaker 3: Three or.
52:13
Speaker 6: Four, PROBABLY i THINK u N c still up there
52:20
week is still in my, conversation even though they were outperformed.
52:23
Speaker 3: This week.
52:26
Speaker 5: And then maybe a hot. TAKE i really LIKE Nc state's.
52:30
ROTATION i think that's not. Crazy that would definitely be
52:34
in my top. Four so they're right around there for.
52:38
Speaker 1: SURE i think that's about. RIGHT i DON'T i don't
52:41
think THE Nc state take is. Crazy it hasn't necessarily
52:45
performed like we thought it would at the beginning of
52:47
the year throughout the entire, season But North carolina mostly
52:51
has with the with the exception of The West Virginia
52:54
West virginia. Weekend BUT i Mean bryce And, moore he's
52:57
got a sub for E r so he's a little
52:59
better than average at the end of that. Bullpen BUT
53:02
i think the one two punch Of westmandes Tray beard
53:04
is right up, there and they showed it this. WEEKEND i,
53:06
mean they really, did and glad to see. It hopefully
53:10
it keeps going from week to. WEEK i mean THAT
53:13
Nc state rotation and the four state. Rotations they go
53:15
ahead to head next, week SO i guess we'll, see
53:17
you know how that pans out another another bigger, Series i'll,
53:23
say the last big series of the.
53:24
Speaker 5: WEEK i had one more thing about weak really for
53:28
this was a forgettable weekend for, week BUT i think
53:32
something it did show weak fans is what the future
53:36
of this pitching staff looks. Like so On, Friday marcelo
53:41
harsh as a freshman one in a third struck out
53:44
three great great star for, Him Evan. JONES i wrote
53:49
about him in The Daily sheet once two and a,
53:52
third five, strikeouts only ten batters.
53:56
Speaker 6: Faced he's a, SOPHOMORE i.
53:57
Speaker 5: Believe and then On sunday it Was Troy, dressler sophomore four,
54:05
innings struck out, eight one wonder and. RUN i think
54:10
we has a lot to be excited, about and they
54:14
don't have to view this weekend fully as a.
54:17
Speaker 1: NEGATIVE i, Agree AND i THINK i mean Like lavonas
54:21
is the obvious one that we know from, Him, yeah.
54:25
Exactly and Cam bagwell hasn't necessarily been as great this
54:28
year as we thought he could, be but we know
54:30
he could pull it together if we've seen stuff from
54:32
him in the. PAST i. AGREE i, think you, know
54:36
that maybe should be the way they look at this
54:38
as a, whole as kind of a you, know light
54:40
in the, darkness because GRANTED i WAS i and others
54:44
were high on Morning star coming into the, year and
54:47
he hasn't really performed that, great especially this, weekend definitely
54:51
not that first week Against. HOUSTON i, mean, like if
54:54
you're gonna find anything positive here that, yeah like the
54:57
youth of the pitching staff and the way that they
55:00
developed and. PERFORMED i think it's probably the best way
55:02
to look at. It AS i was, SAYING i THINK
55:06
i think the other next and last big series of
55:09
the week and coming into it was A Norman TEXAS
55:12
a AND m went down To oklahoma and lost a close,
55:15
series lost a couple of one run games while taking,
55:17
one you, know nine to five On. SATURDAY i, mean
55:21
a really really tight. Series it's one of those where
55:24
kind of Like, Arkansas Mississippi state And, away it's hard
55:27
to have these big takeaways because you, know it's just
55:30
two close teams in terms of talent all that, stuff
55:34
and that you, know the home team takes two out
55:36
of three enclose games that. Happens would you, say uh
55:42
ja will come to you. First the one issue FOR
55:47
a AND, M i guess that we saw was their
55:51
starting Rotation Aiden, Sims Weston, Moss shan Sad. Out none
55:55
of them really had great or even really good for being,
55:59
honest since this, Weekend is this just one rough weekend from,
56:03
them or do you think this could be a recurring
56:04
issue in conference?
56:05
Speaker 3: Play you know it It it kind of feels like
56:11
just a rough. Weekend but, like, LIKE i don't, know
56:15
they're they're their numbers on the year aren't just you,
56:17
know they haven't just been spectacular from from the very
56:20
beginning of the. YEAR i, mean the offense has carried
56:22
a lot of the the weight of this. Team, uh
56:24
BUT i don't, know like the the the way the
56:28
series kind of, Went like Obviously, oklahoma uh got the
56:34
close one there In game, One Uh game, two it
56:38
kind of showed off that THAT a AND m, offense you,
56:40
know they were able To they got some guys back
56:42
in the, Order Chris, Copean Wesley, jordan welcome back to
56:45
both of. You but they had some other guys got
56:48
with some with some with a lot of clutch. Hits.
56:50
Cadenceurrell he's been on a crazy tear to start the.
56:53
Year uh but, yeah like you, hit like the starting
56:55
pitching it in the, End like as we get deeper
56:58
into the, year they're gonna get tested more and. More
57:00
like this was obviously a solid test going on the
57:02
road At, oklahoma but like as we get deeper into the,
57:05
year they're gonna play these OTHER sec teams with no
57:08
real breaks from this point. Out AND i MEAN i
57:10
think at some point the starting pitching is gonna have
57:12
to carry it's weighed a little bit, more and like
57:14
the bullpen's been, solid but the starters are gonna have
57:17
to do a little bit more to keep them in
57:18
the games early.
57:19
Speaker 1: ON i, AGREE i. THINK i Mean weston mass has
57:23
been the one that's had the worst performances this year for.
57:25
SURE i mean this probably is just a one off
57:28
For sims And. SODAW i don't want to look too
57:31
much into, it because this is a Great oklahoma. LINEUP i,
57:35
mean Like Jackson, Willitts Kenvin, Johnson Brendan brock all have phenomenal,
57:39
weekends you, know like and when and When Jackson willitts
57:43
was five for seven with a home run of double
57:45
SEVEN rbi like, that that's probably the best prospect out
57:49
of that group Besides Brendan brock maybe. Too he was
57:52
four for nine with a home run and a triple
57:54
and their. WINS i, mean those are guys that have
57:57
stepped up week over week and they continue to do
57:59
so this. WEEKEND i can't really blame THE a AND
58:01
m pitching staff or not exploiting, that because no one
58:03
really has this. Year quinn on The oklahoma side of,
58:07
things did you really see anything from them this weekend
58:10
to solidify them as a top, ten top fifteen ish
58:14
team more than you'd already? Seen or was this weekend
58:16
just like some reassurance of what you already?
58:18
Speaker 5: THOUGHT i think THERE'S i think you could see it
58:21
a little bit of both. Ways LIKE i think you
58:24
could see it, negatively as, in they got three subpar
58:30
performances from their. Restarters BUT i think you can also
58:33
see it positively that they won a game On friday
58:36
Where Cam johnson walked seven. Guys it's a tough game to,
58:40
Win scots see by the, OFFENSE i think it shows
58:43
that they're a pretty complete team and if pitching, staff
58:48
if the starting conversation can get back to what they
58:51
were in non con then pretty easily a top fifteen,
58:56
team if not even. BETTER i think This oklahoma team
58:59
could definitely be one of the better teams in the,
59:02
country especially if guys Like Nolan stevens figured it. Out
59:05
he was pretty pretty high prospect for.
59:08
Speaker 3: Me the end of the.
59:09
Speaker 6: Year hasn't really done much.
59:10
Speaker 5: Yet but then there's guys Like dating The, chance who
59:13
didn't have the biggest, weekend but it's been great over the.
59:16
Season then you mentioned guys Like Cam, Johnson, Brennan Brock,
59:20
Jackson Will it's all. Great so, YEAH i think right
59:23
this weekend massive series win after three pretty stub par
59:29
at your.
59:29
Speaker 1: Performances, NO i. AGREE i texted some people On friday
59:34
and some people texted me About Cam johnson where it's,
59:36
like this is The Cam johnson we know and, love
59:38
Walking walking seven guys really having some real control issues
59:42
even though this stuff is. Great didn't seem to matter,
59:45
though because the offense was good enough that it real
59:46
with it back in and they gotta win and that
59:48
just shows you as a team what they can. DO i,
59:50
Mean i've been a little more hesitant On oklahoma this.
59:54
Year the most PEOPLE i have him at eleven this upcoming,
59:57
week which is lower than a lot of. People, honestly
59:59
you're going to see them in the top ten in most,
1:00:01
places and rightfully. SO i mean like this is a
1:00:05
it's a team that we've seen week over, week especially
1:00:07
even starting In arlington week. One they're. Legit no matter
1:00:10
what you thought about the, preseason you, know whether you
1:00:13
thought the offense was just gonna be some of their
1:00:15
parts to get like to scratch across, Spawns that's WHAT i.
1:00:19
Said BUT i, MEAN i think there's even like names
1:00:21
in this lineup that have asserted themselves as being top
1:00:24
of the conference guys instead of just guys who can
1:00:27
get a knock here and there to get a run.
1:00:28
ACROSS i think they can put up these big performances
1:00:31
and really tie things together for them long, TERM i
1:00:33
think they're gonna be a top top, five top SIX sec,
1:00:36
team maybe at their, best if not. Better on a negative,
1:00:41
note last thing we'll touch ON utsa And ucrvine pretty
1:00:47
widely considered both top, five top six mid major teams
1:00:51
in the. Country they got upset this, weekend but not
1:00:55
so great teams. EITHER utsa lost two of three to
1:01:01
Ut arlington and some high scoring. Performances we'll just put
1:01:04
it that way and you, See irvine got swept by
1:01:08
Cal State. FULLERTON i didn't see that coming even in
1:01:11
the slightest and none of them were really. Close today
1:01:15
was a two run, game, actually but you know they
1:01:18
lost nine to five and eighty. Three besides, that just
1:01:21
poor performances from that, offense not great from the pitching.
1:01:24
Staff i'll ask you both the same. Question, Quinn i'll
1:01:26
let you answer. First which of these teams are you
1:01:30
more concerned about after this? Weekend and?
1:01:32
Speaker 6: Why PROBABLY.
1:01:36
Speaker 5: UTSA i THINK i just have more confidence IN U C,
1:01:41
irvine In Ricky ohites as a starting. PITCHER i don't
1:01:44
know IF utsa has anybody the caliber Of ojeda as a.
1:01:48
Prospect outside of, THAT i think it's just more, feel if,
1:01:54
ANYTHING i have more faith Than irvine is a program than.
1:01:57
Speaker 1: ANYTHING i think that's my, answer but it's mostly well watch.
1:02:02
It i'll Let jake answer, first and Then i'll Talk,
1:02:04
jake same question to. You which team are you more
1:02:06
concerned about after this weekend and?
1:02:07
Speaker 3: WHY i, Mean i'll talk About. IRVINE i was kind
1:02:13
of leaning this being my answer if you would have
1:02:15
asked me first, anyways just because like this has been
1:02:18
about as bad of a start To Big west, play
1:02:21
as you See rvine could have asked. For you, know they,
1:02:22
go they go one and two against against North ridge
1:02:25
last weekend as a team that you would expect them
1:02:28
to probably win all three games, against and then they
1:02:30
get swept By, Fullerton like, LIKE i don't, know it
1:02:34
just the the the issues that they've been, having you
1:02:38
know that we've been kind of talking about for. Them
1:02:40
they got things GOING i think last weekend or the
1:02:42
one before a little bit on, offense but like it's
1:02:44
just it's just scoring runs and supporting the The pigeon.
1:02:49
Staff like they get three runs on The friday game
1:02:52
where Where Trevor hanson goes six, innings six case to,
1:02:58
earned but, like, yeah the bullpen ended up giving up
1:03:02
a few, runs but like three runs is you gotta.
1:03:04
Have you gotta be able to capitalize a little bit
1:03:06
when you have fifteen hits and only getting only able
1:03:09
to score three runs in that, Game like at some
1:03:11
point you got to drive some. Guys in same same,
1:03:13
case on The saturday, game they had eleven, hits five
1:03:16
runs is not is not a terrible offensive. Day but when,
1:03:20
again when you look at eleven, hits you would like
1:03:21
to think that you'd be able to get more than
1:03:24
five runs to. SUPPORT i JUST i just am concerned The.
1:03:30
Zach i'm not gonna try to pronounce his last. Name
1:03:33
i'm really SORRY i will say it. Wrong but you
1:03:35
know Who i'm talking. About at the top of that,
1:03:37
order he's hitting three fifty, Eight lionzorez hitting three fifty.
1:03:41
Three but after, that, like who do you count? On
1:03:43
there's Not they've only hit four homers as a team all.
1:03:46
Year you, KNOW i don't. Know i'm concerned about THE
1:03:51
Uc irvine. OFFENSE i do, THINK i really. Do still
1:03:54
Like Ricky, oheita like Like quinn talked, about And Trevor
1:03:57
hansen's had a really good start to the. Season but
1:03:59
Like i'm concerned about the the The irvine offense.
1:04:03
Speaker 1: STILL i think The irvine offense is probably the well
1:04:09
you could say it's the most concerning unit between these two.
1:04:12
TEAMS i would say it's the second most concerning unit
1:04:14
behind THE utsa pitching. Staff and that's my. ANSWER i,
1:04:19
mean they lost their, a's they Lost Robert orlowski to
1:04:22
start the, year so that obviously is like a big
1:04:24
ding to them. Immediately BUT i mean just an offense
1:04:27
LIKE Ut arlington's had some good, performances don't get me,
1:04:30
wrong BUT i, mean if you're going to be a
1:04:32
team the caliber that you see THE tsa thinks they
1:04:35
are people think they, are you can't be allowing fifteen
1:04:38
and eleven runs and even eight runs in your. WIN
1:04:41
i mean they allowed ten runs and eight runs in
1:04:44
the midweek To Texas. Tech SO i mean this has
1:04:46
been a recurring. Thing it seems like even THOUGH i
1:04:48
don't want to sit here and knock a team for
1:04:52
their midweek, pitching that happens, everywhere BUT i, mean you
1:04:54
had you to acknowledge it at some. Point is THAT
1:05:00
i don't know. ANYWAY i MEAN i think that as you're,
1:05:03
GOOD i think THAT i don't. KNOW i don't really
1:05:10
want to. DO i think it's the third Time i've
1:05:12
talked about this today WITH lsu and forgetting the second
1:05:16
one someone ELSE i talked about this. ABOUT i don't
1:05:19
want to dang an entire year of work based on one.
1:05:22
Weekend but it's a Really oh it's still a missed
1:05:25
that was, It but it's just another alarming. PERFORMANCE i don't.
1:05:29
KNOW i, MEAN i DON'T i think they HAVE i
1:05:31
think next week is the week they HAVE. ECU i
1:05:34
know THAT fau on the road next week and then
1:05:36
they HAVE, ecu so that'll be a, real a real
1:05:40
test for them that we'll see against you, know people
1:05:42
in their own. Conference can they still at least take
1:05:44
control of The American although you, know this weekend not
1:05:48
at the best, start even THOUGH i, GUESS i, mean
1:05:50
it's it's not conference, play but you, know we're we're
1:05:52
easing right into it next. WEEK fau should be not
1:05:55
an easy way to ease into, it but you, know
1:05:56
it's better Than South florida that you, see you which
1:05:58
they'll get to. Eventually moving away from the, weekend it
1:06:03
was a phenomenal. WEEKEND i, mean, Like i'm very glad this.
1:06:06
Was last weekend was WHEN i got to miss a
1:06:10
lot of the, games and this weekend was WHEN i
1:06:11
could really sit down AND i quite literally sat on
1:06:14
my couch and watch baseball for about three days. Straight
1:06:16
like it to the point where LIKE i need something
1:06:18
else to go on in my, life BECAUSE i JUST
1:06:20
i did the same thing three days in a. ROW
1:06:22
i felt. INSANE i need to like go for a
1:06:25
run or. SOMETHING i don't, know but it. Was it
1:06:28
was a great weekend to have that go on For
1:06:31
because there were so many electric Games, Friday, saturday And.
1:06:33
Sunday the mid week is not looking like there's gonna
1:06:36
be as much of, That but you know there's there's
1:06:38
some matchups that will look. Too in, Particular i've got
1:06:42
one That i'll be going to in. Person i'll touch
1:06:44
on that after, y'all but, YEAH i Guess, Quinn i'll
1:06:49
come to you. First liberty has a couple of Games
1:06:51
tuesday And. Wednesday they Host virginia On, tuesday go two
1:06:55
Week forest On. Wednesday what are you looking forward to in?
1:06:58
That what should wed what should we expect?
1:06:59
Speaker 6: From, yeah that's not an easy slate For.
1:07:02
Speaker 5: LIBERTY i think you have to assom they go in too,
1:07:06
There BUT i mean for Things i'm interested.
1:07:08
Speaker 6: In virginia midweks are. Fun they throw their.
1:07:12
Speaker 5: Freshmen they Got Noah yoda And Jaden strowman typically pitching
1:07:16
at least one inning in their, midweek So i'm excited
1:07:19
to see, them and wake you get to see those
1:07:22
young GUYS i talked, About hopefully they let them have
1:07:25
a longer, run maybe Let Evan jones have a.
1:07:27
Speaker 6: Start love to see.
1:07:28
Speaker 5: That so really he's just excited for pitching and maybe
1:07:33
The Wake forest lineup gets back to where they should.
1:07:35
Speaker 3: Be maybe they maybe they can bring some momentum into the.
1:07:38
Speaker 1: WEEKEND i. Agree it's a good momentum spot for all teams.
1:07:42
INVOLVED i guess because At liberty coming off a Big
1:07:44
CONFERENCE usa series when Against Missouri state this past Week
1:07:48
Wake forrest got to get their get back in this
1:07:51
midweek because the way they looked this past, weekend it's
1:07:54
hard to look positively at all on for Big. Real
1:07:58
jake coming to you. Next there's a big midweek in
1:08:00
the state Of texas between the Team i've been high,
1:08:03
on a Team drew's been high, on including a player
1:08:06
That i've been high, On Texas. TECH. Dbu tell me about,
1:08:09
it which we'll be looking forward.
1:08:10
Speaker 3: To this is a series THAT i will not be
1:08:14
talking about the. PITCHING i will be talking about the offenses.
1:08:18
Though this past WEEKEND, dbu they played In New Mexico.
1:08:23
State say what you want about that pitching, staff but
1:08:25
like they scored fourteen, runs they scored fourteen and today
1:08:29
they scored twenty On New Mexico. State Texas tech got
1:08:33
a big got a big series win Against kansas this past.
1:08:36
Weekend they scored double digit runs in a couple of those,
1:08:39
games like this is. Obvious this is going to be
1:08:41
a battle of the. OFFENSE i Think Texas tech has
1:08:47
ten guys on their team right now with like thirty
1:08:49
five or more at, bats and all but two of
1:08:52
them have AN ops over one. Thousand and those two
1:08:56
guys Are Tracer lopez with an ops of nine to
1:08:59
eighty six And Matt quintin r with a with a
1:09:02
point or with a eight with a eight ninety five.
1:09:05
Ops like everybody in this lineup's hitting right. Now For
1:09:07
Texas tech and for FOR, dbu it's really it's really
1:09:11
more the. Same Jake bennett is going crazy right. Now
1:09:14
he's got eleven, homers fourteen hundred. Ops he's slugging eight eighty.
1:09:18
Three that is just. Absurd Cooper neville seven twelve slugan
1:09:24
percentage like this are just some gaudy numbers for THIS dbu.
1:09:26
Team AND i say it a lot when we talk
1:09:29
about these midweek, games but this is another one That
1:09:31
i'm expecting a lot of runs to be. Scored if
1:09:34
you're if you're if you're in the betting, WORLD i
1:09:37
WOULD i would take the over as as high as
1:09:39
you can get.
1:09:39
Speaker 1: IT i think you took the words out of my.
1:09:41
MOUTH i was about to SAY i could betting person
1:09:43
out there if you can find like some alternate overs
1:09:46
at like twenty one and a half with some plus,
1:09:49
money take it because the odd odds aren't gonna. Hit
1:09:54
those are exciting. Midweks BUT i am very fortunate to
1:09:57
be on the campus of AND i will be in
1:09:59
attendance of the midweek game of if, not if not
1:10:03
the year so, far at least the, week we're gonna
1:10:06
have a probable top five batch. Up assuming the rankings
1:10:10
play out the WAY i think they will when they
1:10:11
come out. Tomorrow Georgia tech is coming to, town coming
1:10:15
to the. Planes i'm so excited to watch. This it's
1:10:19
gonna be a chilly, day four. Pm first, pitch probably
1:10:22
gonna Be Andreas alvarez For auburn going Against Dimitri angelotos
1:10:27
Of Georgia. Tech that's kind of how it's. Been andreas
1:10:31
has proved time and time again that he's had the
1:10:33
same kind of outings and every every. MIDWEEK i think
1:10:37
that's the Thing i'm most excited to look forward. To
1:10:39
besides Just Georgia Tech bats in, general Is andreas continues
1:10:44
to have these performances where he'll allow a, hit he'll
1:10:47
walk a, guy we'll got one guy, on two guys
1:10:49
on pressing every, inning but he somehow gets out of.
1:10:53
It he induces a ground ball into a double, play
1:10:55
gets a couple of punches at the, end whatever it may,
1:10:57
be he always finds his way out of. It but
1:11:00
this might be the number one offense in the, country
1:11:02
AND i don't think that's going to be able to
1:11:04
work out for, them or work out for and in this.
1:11:06
Situation So i'm, very very excited to see how this
1:11:12
inconsistent as ever in offense performs Against Georgia tech's pitching
1:11:18
staff and how this lights out, phenomenal whatever good synonym
1:11:23
you want to use for, It Georgia tech offense forms
1:11:26
against this seemingly pretty good so, Far auburn, staff pitching
1:11:31
staff across the, Board i'm very excited for. It should
1:11:34
be a big, crowd should be, electric maybe on paper
1:11:38
midweek of the year to this, POINT i think at
1:11:40
least if Not, besides Like missisipi, state it's, others but
1:11:43
that's got the whole rivalry. Aspect although they try and Push,
1:11:46
Auburn Georgia tech as a, rivalry so they play at
1:11:48
home and home every, year but no one as An auburn,
1:11:51
fan don't buy. It it's not a thing that'll do
1:11:55
it for this episode Of college rest till. Now in between, Episodes,
1:11:59
quinn let people know where they can find. You what
1:12:01
you're working?
1:12:01
Speaker 5: On be At, Twitter Quinn martin, seventeen underscoring.
1:12:06
Speaker 6: There i'm working as an instructor full time at an
1:12:10
academy In Delaware.
1:12:12
Speaker 5: County so if you have any if any of your
1:12:15
kids you're In Delaware county you.
1:12:17
Speaker 1: Want to, baseball you can see.
1:12:19
Speaker 5: Me.
1:12:20
Speaker 1: SWEET i mean, LIKE i personally don't know anyone that
1:12:24
have kids In delaware meeting baseball, instruction but IF i
1:12:27
do run into, THEM i will make sure let them.
1:12:28
Know don't you? Worry, Uh? Jake in between, episodes what
1:12:32
you're working? On where can people find?
1:12:34
Speaker 3: You first of, All, JOSH i will tell. You with
1:12:38
your first hosting job, Here i'll tell you on, air
1:12:41
this was a really smooth. Show you did a you
1:12:43
did a fantastic, job and as much as we missed,
1:12:46
through you did. It you did. It you've done a great.
1:12:48
Job feeling in for. Him but you can follow me
1:12:52
on On twitter At Jake. Barge i'm going to be
1:12:54
posting some video with some analysis on the Games i've
1:12:57
been to these past couple of. Weeks i've had some
1:13:00
things kind of getting the way of me breaking down
1:13:03
some of this, video but it will be getting out,
1:13:05
THERE i. Promise in the Mid major top. Thirty it's
1:13:09
going to be impossible this. Week i'm not going to
1:13:11
get anything, right but it will be. Posted, Nonetheless i'll
1:13:14
check that out as.
1:13:15
Speaker 1: Well absolutely looking forward to that because at my rankings
1:13:19
were impossible to put. Together As i'm sure people at
1:13:22
other outlets have also been. Talking i've been talking to
1:13:24
about how it's impossible this week to put together, something
1:13:28
but we do it at some, point and thank you for.
1:13:31
That it's not as easy as it, LOOKS i will, Say,
1:13:33
drew we miss. You drew makes it look flawless and
1:13:36
that's just not the. Case but you, know it's all.
1:13:38
Right we move. On we're talking, along As drew, says
1:13:43
for whatever, reason if you want to follow, me you
1:13:45
can follow me At twitter At Dosh cauntlet. Three i'll
1:13:49
be getting some live looks out in the next week
1:13:52
or two Between i'm gonna Go i'm going To The
1:13:56
Auburn Georgia tech game Is, tuesday AND i will be
1:13:59
going into The friday game Of Auburn texas this. Weekend
1:14:02
See Ruger, Riojas Jake marciano very very excited for that one.
1:14:06
Too that should be an electric, atmosphere So i'll be
1:14:09
getting some live looks out there for. That it's probably
1:14:12
it Sam Will samuel for. Me, besides you know. RANKINGS
1:14:15
i don't know when my next bracketology is gonna come.
1:14:17
OUT i might do it in like two three. Weeks we'll.
1:14:19
See that got some, traction ALTHOUGH i do think it's.
1:14:22
Funny how like the one BLUNDER i had this past
1:14:25
week was. SOMEHOW i, Mean, JAKE i sent you a
1:14:27
picture of, this like it's in my. Dock you can
1:14:30
see WHAT i have For West virginia slotted as a two,
1:14:33
seed and they're just not in the. GRAPHIC i don't
1:14:36
know how it. HAPPENED i didn't duplicate a team. Anything
1:14:39
it's just not. There And Virginia West virginia fans let
1:14:42
me have. It my my reply comment on that post
1:14:46
to my own post saying SOMEHOW i Forgot West. VIRGINIA
1:14:49
i don't know how that comment had more likes than
1:14:52
like most of my posts in. General my age like.
1:14:54
That they really let me have. It they were, like
1:14:56
thanks for having an, accountability but this is, RIDICULOUS i
1:14:59
was being, quote it was. Ridiculous that's beside the. POINT
1:15:03
i always get attack by some fan base WHEN i
1:15:05
do those not much. Praise but that's just called being
1:15:07
in social. Media that's just called making. Content that's kind
1:15:09
of how it. Works until next, time hopefully we Had drew.
1:15:14
Back hopefully he's all right with all these. Storms we'll
1:15:17
have someone else in the guest, CHAIR i guess BECAUSE
1:15:19
jb will still be on, vacation But jake AND i
1:15:21
will be. Here quinn will be here another time, SOON
1:15:23
i guarantee. It quinn always kills. It all these, things
1:15:25
tons of knowledge that out before the podcast THAT i
1:15:29
kind of know his, GIRLFRIEND i, mean my girlfriend fiance
1:15:32
now through People Small, world she Goes oliver apparently funny
1:15:35
how that. Works but we'll have him back on at some.
1:15:37
Point until, then from us to, you what Does drew always?
1:15:42
Say take care of each, other take care of, yourself
1:15:45
something like. That, regardless until next, time we'll see y'all
1:15:50
on this episode For College Baseball now