Conference USA Tournament

[rlirette]

Anybody know who we are going with on Wednesday?

[PawDawg]

Anybody know who we are going with on Wednesday?

Bailey I hope. I'm afraid it will be Leal.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I agree, Leal puts so much pressure on our defense with his slow delivery...

[BruceWillisDawg]

Leal's weakness is holding guys on base. He is almost a gimme to steal 2nd. He was terrible against LSU, came back his next start and did a much better job of holding guys close on 1st, but since then a little inconsistent. Got a feeling we pitch Leal Wednesday, hoping to pitch Bailey in game 2. I think the key to this tourney is our offense. We will need to average 7-8 runs per game to compete - our bullpen down the stretch has been very inconsistent. Hoping all of our bats get hot at the same time!

[Dwayne From Minden]

I agree with on offense -

Our bats have to be hot to win...

[techman05]

Something else that really bothered me Saturday was all the throwing errors. We fielded the ball cleanly and made some horrible throws. Of course Robinson gunned a guy out at home and Mallard got the out at 3rd. Clayton picked off the guy at 2nd. Those were great plays, but we don’t need to depend on that.

[THEarmada]

I'll be in Hattiesburg this weekend fixing up our new house. If TECH gets to the championship, especially if its against USM, I should be able to make it down. Go dogs!

[Dawg06]

Im seeing WKU-FAU is cancelled today.

You are correct. Tech would clinch #2 seed with a win over ODU today.

FAU Baseball‏Verified account @FAU_Baseball Unfortunately, today's season finale is canceled due to the rain. We will still have a Senior Day ceremony here in the breezeway just by the stadium.

This is called karma. If you disrespect the game, then you get what happened to FAU.

[Dawg06]

I like the draw of a Rice, we’ve got to win some games, better to do so against better name recognition and a better rpi team...

We match-up really well against Rice. All our lefty pitchers vs. all their lefty hitters. We've pretty much owned Rice the last 3 years (Tech is 9-3 vs. Rice, I think), and we've hammered their aces. And we needed a Top 100 opponent for our resume instead of a bad team like UAB.

[Dawg06]

Anybody know who we are going with on Wednesday?

Bailey I hope. I'm afraid it will be Leal.

On the coaches show, Burroughs said probably Leal on Wednesday, if he feels good. Bailey will get the ball on Thursday.

[PawDawg]

When a Rice batter gets on first, he will be standing on third two pitches later.

[Dawg06]

Weather not looking good for the Mississippi coast into the weekend. A slow-moving tropical system could make things iffy Saturday and Sunday.

According to the last conference handbook I have seen, the highest remaining seed gets the NCAA bid if the tournament cannot be completed by Sunday night.

Inability to Play Due to Unforeseen Circumstances.
If unforeseen circumstances makes it impossible to complete a championship game, the Conference Commissioner or designee is authorized to determine which team(s) shall advance in the Championship. If it is impossible to complete the Championship, the Commissioner is authorized to declare the tournament champion and recipient of the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. If the Championship is cancelled prior to the final game, no champion will be declared and the recipient of the automatic bid shall be the highest remaining seed. If only the championship game is cancelled, co-champions will be awarded and the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship will go to the highest remaining seed.

Rain Conditions.
Every effort should be made to complete all scheduled games in the Championship. The Conference representative and Tournament Director will control the start of games under rain conditions. If rain delays games to the point where the Championship cannot be completed by Sunday night, with no more than four games in a day and a team playing no more than two games a day, the Championship format will change to single elimination.

The weather forecast is still ominous for this week in Biloxi. Expect many rain/lightning delays. The Saturday and Sunday forecasts look almost unplayable at the moment. Per Weather Underground, the thunderstorm chances don't drop below 51% at any single hour all weekend! Yikes!

[techman05]

He makes base runners look like Willie Mays Hays

[BruceWillisDawg]

When a Rice batter gets on first, he will be standing on third two pitches later.

Yep and if Rice throws their ace and he keeps the score low then those gimme stolen bases will be crucial. Rice's ace has struck out a bunch and if he is on and can go deep in the game EVERY run scored or given up will be critical.

[DJDAWG]

He makes base runners look like Willie Mays Hays

He makes them stop their slide a foot short of the bag?