Volfan2012
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Caylan again threw a great game. Grant Williams must have caused Seggern to go in a pretty bad slump. She basically did nothing this series. Leach was in a funk which is so unusual however the freshmen stood out. I don't think the pitchers gave up a HR after the derby Friday. MS state will be hard to sweep but we sure need it. Ark is knocking on the door in the standings as well.
All but one of our losses are to Top 20 RPI teams and seven are to Top 15 RPI teams. That's a better record than some teams above us in RPI rankings, so I think we can get the 7 or 8 seed. Miss St is #24 RPI, so a loss there would hurt us. We need to sweep to control our own destiny.
We don't control our destiny in the SEC. Even if we sweep Miss St, we'll need aTm to drop a game to Bama to get the 4 seed in the SECT. With our lack of pitching depth, we need the bye more than other teams. Miss St has two really good pitchers. Gonna be tough to sweep OTR, but good teams find a way when the stakes are high.
Ralph said we're a two-pitcher team and we'll ride them as far as we can. Guess that means we won't see Sprang any more this season. Hope Arnold and Moss can stay healthy.
Hopefully next season we will finally get help and depth on this pitching staff. Ashley Rogers has been tremendous in High School she has great control. Of course she hasn't been with Marty yet. Sprang could rebound next season all she needs to do is get some control of her pitches you have to throw strikes in the SEC batters are patient.
Moss will be a senior she needs to work on getting some movement on some of her pitches good velocity but her fast ball is to straight probably needs to work on a slider that she can control.
Arnold should be even better next season. She has been great and then also terrible. Our team ERA is 2.29 needs to be about a run lower.
This season odds are not good that we advance to the World Series unless we manage home field advantage. At home we can handle almost anybody and I look for us to be going up against an SEC team whether were home or away.
I don't get the Sprang regression, either. It's perplexing. She looked strong in her first game against ASU, and they're a Top 10 team. She outpitched Arnold, and both Weeklys commented on how good she looked and how we had three solid pitchers they could count on this season.
I'm guessing Arnold will open and close the Miss St series, with Moss pitching game 2. After giving up six HRs at SPL, wonder how her confidence will be OTR in a hostile venue? I think she'll bounce back and pitch a good game. So I'm optimistic.
I don't get the Sprang regression, either. It's perplexing. She looked strong in her first game against ASU, and they're a Top 10 team. She outpitched Arnold, and both Weeklys commented on how good she looked and how we had three solid pitchers they could count on this season.
I'm guessing Arnold will open and close the Miss St series, with Moss pitching game 2. After giving up six HRs at SPL, wonder how her confidence will be OTR in a hostile venue? I think she'll bounce back and pitch a good game. So I'm optimistic.
I have no idea who it was, but I remember someone here or on another site saying they weren't that impressed with Sprang in hs, that she was overrated. IIRC they said she faced mostly weaker competition and didn't impress against the better comp. Anybody else remember this?
How do you get a ranking so wrong that a pitcher ranked number 3 can't even throw a strike consistently.
I also think she was better at the beginning of the season. She pitched some quality innings. Then suddenly she can't throw a strike in SEC play. I am sure it has something to do with the changes that were made. Hopefully in the long run they will be beneficial but right now I can see why she won't pitch anymore.