After last night's 5-2 win, our guys are:
:
#1 in the SEC East
#1 in the SEC
Undefeated in series game 1 (13-0)
Undefeated in night games (18-0)
26-4 at home
first team in the nation to get 40 wins (now 40-9)
#1 in RPI
#1 in SOS
13 consecutive wins
If the season was over I think we'd be the #1 seed in the NCAAT (polls mean nothing to the selection committee.)
Normally, I'd say the TBA starter in game 3 is our toughest game of this series since TBA often gives us fits. But not this weekend. Our toughest test is today and Mizzou starter T.J. Sikkema. I'd say he's one of the top 5 pitchers in the SEC and will go high in the MLB draft. He is 2-0 against us having beaten us 2-1 in each of the last two years, once in a starting role and once in a long relief role in extra innings. He's a lefty and he strikes out lots of guys. He has only given up 9 earned runs in 8 SEC starts. His ERA is 1.50 and OBA is .178. He's struck out 62 in 54 innings, 21 of them looking. Rocker will have to be dealing it today and shut them down so we can win 1-0 or 2-1. Defense also has to be stellar. We must take advantage of every scoring opportunity we get because there won't be many.
This is likely our toughest remaining game of the regular season.
:
#1 in the SEC East
#1 in the SEC
Undefeated in series game 1 (13-0)
Undefeated in night games (18-0)
26-4 at home
first team in the nation to get 40 wins (now 40-9)
#1 in RPI
#1 in SOS
13 consecutive wins
If the season was over I think we'd be the #1 seed in the NCAAT (polls mean nothing to the selection committee.)
Normally, I'd say the TBA starter in game 3 is our toughest game of this series since TBA often gives us fits. But not this weekend. Our toughest test is today and Mizzou starter T.J. Sikkema. I'd say he's one of the top 5 pitchers in the SEC and will go high in the MLB draft. He is 2-0 against us having beaten us 2-1 in each of the last two years, once in a starting role and once in a long relief role in extra innings. He's a lefty and he strikes out lots of guys. He has only given up 9 earned runs in 8 SEC starts. His ERA is 1.50 and OBA is .178. He's struck out 62 in 54 innings, 21 of them looking. Rocker will have to be dealing it today and shut them down so we can win 1-0 or 2-1. Defense also has to be stellar. We must take advantage of every scoring opportunity we get because there won't be many.
This is likely our toughest remaining game of the regular season.
