LA Tech Hosts In-State Foe UL-Lafayette For Two Midweek Contests

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RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech is back home facing off with UL-Lafayette twice during the midweek. The Bulldogs are set to play five games in the next six days in Ruston with Rice coming to town for a conference weekend series.

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Go Dawgs! Let’s get back to the best version of who we can be. Pitch commandingly, defend flawlessly and hit the ball squarely!

5 game weeks are tough. We had one a couple of weeks ago.

Because of the pandemic and then the rebuild delaying the opening of our stadium by a few weeks, this is the first time we've hosted the Cajuns since 2019.

Which means this is the first time in close to 30 years we've hosted the Cajuns without the late Tony Robichaux as its leader.

Great baseball coach but even better leader.

Rivalry and name misidentification aside, you have to respect what Robichaux built at ULL.

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Rivalry and name misidentification aside, you have to respect what Robichaux built at ULL.

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A group of fans had a discussion about this at Tech's series with FIU. It was more about the off the field stuff. Devout Christian who led a Christian life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcrz2V0wzfU

Second, and last chance, to make hay this season. Blew it by going 1-3 vs. quality opposition, and now have to pretty much run the table, well, really, the rest of the way. But this homestand is a good place to start. Failure now removes the possibility of this being a special year.

Top 4 remains the same (shouldn't have). Myers at DH in the 5 hole. Corona down to 6. Brantley at 1B batting 7th. Martinez starting.

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Odds are Brantley won’t make it through the game without being pulled for either not playing his position well or a lack of hitting anything. I’m surprised Burroughs didn’t shuffle the top 4 batting order in some kind of way just to reset the guys’ brains. We all know they’re capable. They just need to be ball players.

Martinez opens with a strikeout.
Soft pop on a bounce to McLeod with a nice pick by Brantley.
Strikeout. Easy 1st for Martinez.

Young flies to center. Not out of it yet.
McConnell watches strike three. Not out of it yet either.
Netterville hit on top of the batting helmet.
Matulia grounds a single to right. Netterville moves to third.
Matulia moves to second on a wild pitch.
Myers walks to load the bases.
Mound visit for the Cajuns.
Corona strikes out on 3 pitches.

0-0 after 1.

Corona is not going to see a fastball all night

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Corona is not going to see a fastball all night

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Most Tech batters shouldn't see one. Should be changeups with the fastball as the exception. Until Tech learns how to hit instead of just bat, that should be the gameplan.

Popup to McLeod.
Fly to Matulia.
Strikeout #3 for Martinez.

Brantley flies to right.
McLeod flies to left.
Elliott flies to left.

0-0 after 2.

Corona has never seen a pitch he doesn’t like

Warning track power...

Strikeout #4 for Martinez.
Slow grounder to McLeod.
Single to right.
Strikeout #5.

Young BOMB to left center. Finally made decent contact. Tech 1-0.
McConnell walks.
McConnell steals second.
Netterville doubles to the wall in left. Tech 2-0.
Another visit to the mound.
Matulia strikes out.
Myers walks.
Corona flies to the warning track in center. Netterville moves to third.
Myers steals second.
Brantley strikes out.

Tech 2-0 after 3. 5 runners left on.

Our inning-enders Corona & Brantley have struck out once each to leave 5 runners on base... it’s totally predictable.

Single to right.
4-6-3 double play.
Line out to Netterville.

Pitching change for ULL. Martinez is at 58 pitches after 4.
McLeod pops out to second.
Elliott grounds to third.
Young strikes out looking.

Tech 2-0 after 4.

Good to see that the intern assigned to read this board and pick up suggestions is doing their job. Stat Broadcast has pitch count turned on tonight after I complained about Tech not using it.

Strikeout #6.
Double off the wall in center.
Fouts visits the mound.
Called strikeout. #7.
Fly to McConnell on the warning track.

McConnell strikes out. 6.
Netterville flies to the warning track in left.
Matulia watches strike three. 7.

Tech 2-0 after 5.

This Bonds guy is like the USM arms that destroyed us.

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This Bonds guy is like the USM arms that destroyed us.

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Good thing ULL has a worse team batting average than Tech.

Lancaster on to pitch the 6th. Martinez threw 79 pitches.
Foul out to Brantley.
Hit batsman.
Stolen base.
Strikeout.
Walk.
Single to center. Lead runner moves to third and the batter takes second on the throw. Tech 2-1.
Lancaster done. Tomkins in.
Grounder to McLeod ends the threat.

Myers caught looking. 8.
Corona fouls to first.
Brantley strikes out. 9.

Tech 2-1 after 6.

No clue why Brantley is playing, 0-4 with 2 pathetic looking strike outs.

Brantley 0-3.

Error by McLeod opens the 7th.
Stolen base with another error saved by Young.
Bouncer back to Tomkins. No advance by the runner from second.
Walk.
Conference on the mound.
Double steal attempt and Corona throws out the runner at second.
Home run to left. ULL 3-2.
Single up the middle.
Tomkins 2-base error on the pickoff attempt. Runner at third.
Foul out to Corona on a bunt attempt.

McLeod BOMB to left. tied 3-3.
Elliott strikes out. 10.
Young lines out to center.
McConnell walks.
Netterville singles to left. McConnell at second.
Visit to the mound.
Matulia walks to load the bases.
Myers walks. Tech 4-3.
Corona flies to left.

Tech 4-3 after 7.

Gotta make the basic plays

Tech is becoming discombobulated. We better get it together right now.

Again, do the simple things well. Don’t allow Brantley on the field at all, occasionally do the exceptional.

Radio feed has been really screwy

Got the lead back!

Crigger in to start the 8th
Single to left.
Strikeout and Corona guns out the runner trying to steal second.
Hit batsman.
Fouts visits.
Wild pitch moves the runner to second.
Grounder to Young on an in-between hop to end the threat.

Wallace pinch-hits for Brantley.
Wallace strikes out. 11.
McLeod walks.
Elliott walks.
Visit to the mound. Pitching change.
Young walks to load the bases. Again.
Another pitching change.
McConnell doubles down the right field line. Tech 6-3.
Netterville intentionally walked to load the bases again.
Passed ball scores Young and moves the runners to second and third. Tech 7-3.
Matulia looks at strike three to pick up yet another sombrero.
Myers grounds to short.

Tech 7-3 after 8.

Great DP there!

Radio is out again.

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Radio is out again.

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Internet connection keeps dropping. cusa.tv running strong. One of the best video jobs of the year with no dropouts. Audio running hot though. Until there was no remote audio on the postgame interview.

C-USA scores
@WKU 9 Belmont 8 final
@FAU 5 UCF 3 final
USM 10 Ole Miss 7 final at Pearl, MS
Auburn 6 @UAB 4 final
Bethune-Cookman at FIU rescheduled
@Rice 13 Houston Baptist 1 final/7 10-run rule
@Virginia Tech 6 Marshall 2 final
Charlotte at Winthrop postponed

Other impact games
Oklahoma State 5 @Wichita State 3 final
@LSU 16 Grambling 3 final/7 10-run rule
@Dallas Baptist 11 Baylor 6 final
SLU at South Alabama canceled

ULM's Monday win over SFA moved Tech's RPI from 31 to 30.
Last night's results moved Tech to 27.

Crigger continues.
Grounder to Young.
Grounder back to Crigger.
Fly to McConnell ends it.

Tech 7-3 final

Good job Dawgs!

The best thing about the game tonight was hearing Dave say “UL-Lafayette” about 6 dozen times.

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The best thing about the game tonight was hearing Dave say “UL-Lafayette about 6 dozen times.

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Good to give them another "L"

Was the post game interview heard elsewhere? I only heard Dave on the 97.7 app.

I missed it. Do we know who is on the bump tomorrow?

My 4 tickets are available for tomorrow if anyone wants to use them - just message me….

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Was the post game interview heard elsewhere? I only heard Dave on the 97.7 app.

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It was on, but LB's mic didn't work for radio, just for Dave. We are so little league with our productions and concessions.

"Hey, we have a game at 6:00, let's start getting ready at 5:45!"

Whoever is in charge should not be in charge much longer!

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Whoever is in charge should not be in charge much longer!

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Our AD and President are in charge. They have been notified MANY times about the continuous screw ups of Learfield and Aramark. Both support Judy as our commissioner...there's your sign.

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McLeods Homer was huge to tie the game after Laffy had taken the lead. His spark may have made the difference in Tech coming back. Wow, we sure have some guys who are not contributing in major ways at the plate right now. I think Corona, Brantley and Matulia combined to go 0-4 while leaving 11 runners left on base. Something has to be done...

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McLeods Homer was huge to tie the game after Laffy had taken the lead. His spark may have made the difference in Tech coming back. Wow, we sure have some guys who are not contributing in major ways at the plate right now. I think Corona, Brantley and Matulia combined to go 0-4 while leaving 11 runners left on base. Something has to be done...

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I still think Tech's batting order needs to be arranged more like this:
Young, McLeod, McConnell, Netterville, Myers (DH), Matulia, Corona, Wallace (1B), Elliott
And Hasler needs to be getting more time behind the plate.

Here is how last night's starting batting order has done going back to the DBU game:
Young 3-20, McConnell 4-20, Netterville 5-20, Matulia 3-18, Myers 3-13, Corona 4-19, Brantley 0-6, McLeod 4-13, Elliott 3-13.
Add to that Wallace is 0-11 since DBU, and Burchfield is 0-6 since DBU.

Team batting average in the last 5 games is .182 (29-159). 56 strikeouts and 21 walks (11 of those last night vs ULL) and just 4 HBPs in those last 5 games.

Speaking of strikeouts, Tech had had 8 or more batters strike out in all of the last 13 games. 145 strikeouts in those 13 games (11.2 per game) after having just 106 in the first 16 games (6.6 per game).

That is atrocious. Helen Keller would have better anticipation at the plate than our guys.

Burroughs has got some serious decision making to do. So far I wouldn’t say he’s done anything batting wise other than rotate his DHs and to the largest degree his guessing game hasn’t worked. The defense is solid (knock on wood) and he’s shuffled his pitchers some so now he has to address his non-hitting problems. Maybe there’s a good reason why Hassler isn’t playing, but if he isn’t hurt he needs to be in some games in some capacity. Corona manages to make a few plays here and there but he’s still a somewhat lazy catcher at times and for a catcher he seems to have no clue what to expect from the other pitcher. You’d think being a catcher he’d know better what pitches are coming based on him swinging at outside curve balls and yet he keeps swinging at them. As long as he does that he’s going to keep getting them.

Our guys are clueless how to hit. They swing for the fence every time, big swooping swings even on two strikes when you should shorten your swing to protect the plate and try to put wood, er, aluminum on the ball. Opposing teams have seen enough and know how to pitch to us. Recently haven't seen too much GOOD HITTING meaning defending the plate and either working a walk or getting good aluminum on the ball. Mostly our guys can hit a mistake made by the pitcher but are unable to win the battle and actually drive a good pitch somewhere. Just not happening right now.

Have to take outside pitches the other way, can't try to pull everything. I was never a great hitter (was VERY good with the glove and had a good arm) and usually I batted in the lower 1/3 7th-9th, so I am not trying to say I could do it better. But! at least I knew what to try to do, and that was because of someone like Mr. Charlie who was my coach from 9yrs old thru Pony League, and one year in the Dixie Seniors. He taught us basic fundamentals.

I’d be swinging for the fences too if I played on a field that was 20-30 feet shorter to all fields than anywhere else in the country.

Harland starting with big lineup changes.

McLeod up to the 2 hole that I like. Hasler catching. The rest?
Elliott was a late scratch, so that makes a little more sense.

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I’d be swinging for the fences too if I played on a field that was 20-30 feet shorter to all fields than anywhere else in the country.

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Except it's not. 370 in left center is longer than many places. It's shorter in straight right (not down the line) around to just left of center and straight down the left field line. But then factor in the normal prevailing wind blowing in from center or right center.

Just hit line drives to the gaps and stop uppercutting. The problem lately is that Tech batters have been swinging over the top of pitches with the uppercut and not even hitting ground balls.

The wind blowing out tonight probably won't help with trying to make line drive contact.

What is it with Burroughs and Brantley 🤮? I see nothing to why he gets so many chances.

Error on Easterling at 2B opens the game.
Bunt single puts runners at first and second.
Bunt moves the runners to second and third.
Harland gets a big strikeout on a changeup after a battle.
And another strikeout ends the threat. Nice job by Harland.

23 pitches for Harland in the 1st.

Young grounds to third.
McLeod singles to center.
Netterville bloops a single to left.
Pickoff throwing error moves the runners to second and third.
McConnell walks to load the bases with 1 out.
Burchfield doubles down the left field line. Tech 2-0.
Mound visit.
Matulia sacrifice fly to left center scores McConnell. Tech 3-0.
Hasler singles to center to score Burchfield and he takes second on the throw. Tech 4-0.
Brantley strikes out. Contrary to what Burroughs believes, Brantley has earned the 11 hole in the lineup right now.

Tech 4-0 after 1.

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I’d be swinging for the fences too if I played on a field that was 20-30 feet shorter to all fields than anywhere else in the country.

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It's bad enough already, glad you aren't our hitting coach.

cusa.tv video was perfect last night. Tonight is a disaster.

Fly to Netterville.
2-base error on McLeod.
Strikeout #3 for Harland.
Single to center drives in a run. Barrater moves to second on the throw. Tech 4-1.
Bunt back to Harland.

Easterling grounds to third.
Young BOMB to left. Tech 5-1.
McLeod walks.
Pitching change. Rally train arrives.
Netterville strikes out.
McLeod caught stealing.

Tech 5-1 after 2.

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What is it with Burroughs and Brantley 冷? I see nothing to why he gets so many chances.

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Brantley is a disaster at the plate.

Grounder to McLeod.
Grounder to Young.
Strikeout #4 for Harland.

McConnell flies to left.
Burchfield BOMB to left. Tech 6-1.
Matulia walks.
Halser strikes out.
Brantley watches strikes three.

Tech 6-1 after 3.

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What is it with Burroughs and Brantley 🤮? I see nothing to why he gets so many chances.

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Please spare the team and sit him down.

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Brantley is a disaster at the plate.

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Why even go up there? Brantley should shout from the dugout to "just chalk it up as a strike-out." Save some time.

Grounder to Young deep in the hole.
High pop to Easterling.
Grounder to Young.

Easterling strikes out. 5.
Young flies to center.
McLeod strikes out. 6.

Tech 6-1 after 4.

Whorff in to pitch the 5th. 60 pitches for Harland.
Strikeout for Whorff.
Grounder to Young
Foul fly to Brantley.

Netterville strikes out looking. 7.
McConnell doubles off the wall in left.
Burchfield hit by a pitch.
Matulia strikes out. 8. 14 games in a row with 8+ strikeouts by Tech batters.
Hasler grounds to first.

Tech 6-1 after 5.

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Whorff in to pitch the 5th. 60 pitches for Harland.
Strikeout for Whorff.

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Whorff needs a strong outing.

Whorff continues.
Single to center after a questionable tap at the plate ruled foul on what would have been an easy out.
Strikeout #2 for Whorff.
Single to right. Runners at first and third.
Single to left scores a run. Runners at first and second. Tech 6-2.
Single to center scores another. Tech 6-3.
Fouts visit.
Error by Young on a grounder up the middle. Another run scores. Tech 6-4.
Walk loads the bases.
Single ties the game. Runners at first and third. tied 6-6.
Hook for Whorff. One batter late again. Giannette in.
Runner at first stole second.
Huge play as the batter grounds to Young. ULL 7-6.
Single to left scores another. ULL 8-6.
Grounder to Young for a force at second.

ULL 8-6 after 5 1/2.

Burroughs is an idiot!

Whorff is a disaster on the mound. Appears he is done...for good.

Complete cluster. Whorff pitched ULL into the game. Cut him loose.

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Complete cluster. Whorff pitched ULL into the game. Cut him loose.

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Should have been out of the inning with the E-U and E-6.

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Whorff continues.
Single to center after a questionable tap at the plate ruled foul on what would have been an easy out.
Strikeout #2 for Whorff.
Single to right. Runners at first and third.
Single to left scores a run. Runners at first and second. Tech 6-2.
Single to center scores another. Tech 6-3.
Fouts visit.
Error by Young on a grounder up the middle. Another run scores. Tech 6-4.
Walk loads the bases.
Single ties the game. Runners at first and third. tied 6-6.
Hook for Whorff. One batter late again. Giannette in.

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One? Try 3-4.

At this point, I wouldn’t trust Whorff to warm up Matulia between innings.

Question....when was the last time we gave up 6 runs in ONE inning? My God

Make that 7 runs in ONE INNING

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Error on Young delayed the trigger. You can argue Fouts should have been out a batter or two before he did.

Cobb pinch hits for Brantley and taps to the pitcher.
Easterling strikes out. 9.
Young strikes out. 10.

ULL 8-6 after 6.

Tech batters making this ULL reliever look like a stud.

Wallace playing 1B.
Single to left.
Bunt single on a defensive screwup by Easterling getting to first late.
Bunt advances both runners.
Hit batsman loads the bases.
Close play on a foul tip bunt that Giannette overthrew.
Fincher in with an 1-1 count.
Offensive interference called at second base on a perfectly executed squeeze bunt that got past the mound. 2 out. No run scores. Bases still loaded.
Strikeout allows Tech to escape that inning.

ULL 8-6 after 6 1/2.

The epitome of mediocrity. 2 teams that give away games. Laffy Taffy gave us the game last night. We will give away this one.

Whorff will get the loss but Burroughs gets the assist. Burroughs crushed us tonight with his ass hat coaching.

Remember when our pen was lights out? I think that was a reflection on pitiful competition

McLeod grounds to the 2B playing left of second.
Netterville beats the shift and singles to left between the 2B and SS.
McConnell called out on strikes after the plate ump spun the wheel of decision. 11.
Burchfield pops to first.

ULL 8-6 after 7.

Fincher continues.
Fly to Matulia.
Strikeout.
Bunt popped back to Fincher.

Matulia flies to left.
Hasler strikes out. 12. (11 by the reliever).
Wallace strikes out. 13.

ULL 8-6 after 8.

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Complete cluster. Whorff pitched ULL into the game. Cut him loose.

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Last year he was 9-2 with a 4.00 ERA, with a shut-out of number 1 Arkansas. Most wins on the team.

This year 2-4, 7,56 ERA. Highest ERA of all qualifiers on team.

Running out of time in this give me of a game

We look foolish! It’s a toss up who deflated Tech more Whorff, Burroughs or the horrible ump. Regardless, we took a dump on our own field tonight. There’s no way that Laffy earned this game.

Crigger in to pitch the 9th.
Strikeout, but a wild pitch allows the batter to reach first. Discussion on another possible foul tip. Need Snicko like they use in cricket. Wild pitch call stands.
Fouts visit. Crigger overthrowing.
Strikeout. 1 out.
Strikeout. Runner steals second. 2 out.
Wild pitch moves the runner to third.
Grounder to Young.

ULL 8-6 after 8 1/2.

Stats page has been down for the last two innings. Yeah, I'll keep saying it LB is the baseball equivalent of John Brady.

Never seen or heard of a strike being a "wild pitch". Our scorer(s) are horrible. They almost never charge a passed ball.

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Never seen or heard of a strike being a "wild pitch". Our scorer(s) are horrible. They almost never charge a passed ball.

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Wild pitches happen on strike 3 all the time in baseball. That was the correct scoring decision.

Myers pinch hits for Easterling.
Myers flies to right.
Young singles to right.
McLeod line drive single over the mound.
Netterville flies to center.
McConnell grounds to second.

ULL 8-6 final.

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Wild pitches happen on strike 3 all the time in baseball. That was the correct scoring decision.

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Not on a backwards K (according to Dave)

Whatever...catcher let's another one get by him after that.

Welp, that was a large steaming pile of crap.

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Welp, that was a large steaming pile of crap.

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Our nonexistent grounds crew will have its work cut out to get the field ready for Friday.

C-USA scores
@Winthrop 9 Charlotte 6 final
@Miami FL 17 FIU 1 final
ODU 8 @East Carolina 7 final
@UTSA 14 SFA 4 final/7 10-run rule
Memphis at MT postponed

Other impact games
Tulane 19 @Southern 5 final/7 10-run rule
@McNeese 7 Prairie View A&M 2 final
@SLU 5 Troy 4 final
@Nicholls 9 Jackson State 6 final

RPI will drop to at least 33, erasing all of the gains from Monday and Tuesday.

ODU comes back from down 7-4 with 4 runs in the top of the 9th to beat ECU.
SLU comes back from down 4-1 with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Troy.
Nicholls comes back from down 6-3 with 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th to beat Jackson State.

I haven’t seen Burroughs coach us to a win yet but I’ve seen him coach us to several losses. I swear the guy has no feel for the game whatsoever.

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Error on Young delayed the trigger. You can argue Fouts should have been out a batter or two before he did.

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There were 4 hits before that error. Whorff has done nothing all year to justify staying with him after the 2nd hit.

Whorff has half of our losses. He should’ve been gone.

Someone needs to tell Burroughs he’s not running a rehabilitation center. His job is to win games.

RPI down to 34 and will continue to drop over the weekend even with a sweep