Nothing as disheartening as thinking you need to say wait til next year three days into baseball season.
some of that isn't right. FAU didn't win the Sun Belt last year - Troy did. FIU was in second by a half-game and regarded as the hot team from Florida. FAU won it 2 years ago but obviously this is a totally different team.Was anyone on this board at any of the games this weekend? I told everyone before the series that any "Baseball team" (this is NOT football) from South Florida is very good and will be very well coached, and FAU was both,
We was reversed pitched the entire weekend with FAU throwing 75% breaking balls and change ups to 25% fastballs this early in the year. This team won the Sunbelt Conf and will compete for it again this year. Our hitters didnt have a clue what was going on sitting up there looking dead red for the fastball. Not one of our hitters figured this out and actually tried a different approach, (looking off speed or breaking ball)
Pitching will actually be better than billed from what I seen but I wish they would let the pitchers call their own pitches or shake off what they want. Playing better teams early is always a great thing to do so you know what gets exposed.
(Last year we was beat by UCF early and the end of the year we swept them in the playoffs)
Remember, we still have auditions going on this early. I think Booth needs to return to 3rd and Moore behind the dish. Miller back to RF and Hunter Gregory to LF final. That gives 2 LH sticks full time in the lineup and LH DH in Carlisle.
Just some opinions, but look for this team to be fine. Way early to throw in the towel and BTW, FAU head skipper has coached that team for 22 years and can Coach
Not at all surprised by this statement about our hitters not being able to figure it out. It's not like we have a hitting coach who has actually ever coached before at any level until he was an emergency hire last year.We was reversed pitched the entire weekend with FAU throwing 75% breaking balls and change ups to 25% fastballs this early in the year. This team won the Sunbelt Conf and will compete for it again this year. Our hitters didnt have a clue what was going on sitting up there looking dead red for the fastball. Not one of our hitters figured this out and actually tried a different approach, (looking off speed or breaking ball)
Well, I think we can all expect to be 3-3 after this weekend. If not, I think we need to look seriously at how is playing/hitting where. By no means is this a must win series, but losing even 1 game to APB is unacceptable in my book. This why out football program is so good, nothing short of perfection is allowed. Baseball, as is life, is the same way.Arky Pine-Bluff just got swept by Arky Little Rock by a combined score of 36-6, so if they sweep us, I'm donating my season tickets to the community pool...
I think he had been an assistant at FAU for a long time, so maybe that's where they got it. I think we'll be ok and get into a regional if the young pitching matures. We need to sweep ARKPB easily.The 22yr Coach tenure for FAU was reported on the radio coverage and I guess they was missed informed.
BAMA has a shot to be very good this year and even better next year. Time will tell if we will play to the talent level we have here. There is a lot of talent on this team