he fucking better if wants to keep coaching in Tally unless he takes a job he's more suited for at TCC
The good news for us in the regional is that our pen is much better than our starting rotation, so maybe everyone else will have to burn their arms in rain delays and we can win games 15-13. We really don't have any business being in the tournament, but we're playing well right now. I think we play to our potential and win the regional. Hattiesburg is going to be nuts, but I think we win there, too, and make it into Omaha as the last team in the tournament. My other picks: ND, Oklahoma, A&M, Texas, Stanford, Auburn, and Slaw.
Will be really interesting because Miami, Zona, and Canisius all have legitimate aces with a big drop off in the rest of the rotation. These coaches will need to find a way to get each of them 5+ innings, which sounds next to impossible right now
He said the first school to offer him that had a legit shot of going to Omaha he was going to go there. He visited NC State and hit 12 HRs in batting practice and got an offer. I looked at his stats his senior year at IMG and they were kind of pedestrian (.378 3 HRs in 25 games) compared to what he did his freshman year.
my guess is not wanting to deal with IMG coaches or got the impression he was gonna go pro out of high school
Article I read said they asked for a big number coming out. His Perfect Game score was a 10 and he was rated high. Only thing I can think of is UF, FSU and Miami assumed he would go pro.
#Auburn Tigers #UCLA Bruins #Florida State Seminoles #Southeastern Louisiana Lions Auburn Regional Preview: Big Brands On The Plains POSTSEASON Mark Etheridge - June 2, 2022 Regional Schedule/Results | Regional Scoreboard | Bracket Challenge Checking The Field Plainsman Park is hosting an NCAA regional for the first time in 12 seasons. In that span, Auburn has endured some down years, but then the recent upturn has included an Omaha club in 2019. Now the Tigers get a home regional and are visited by two of the best programs of the last 20 years in UCLA and Florida State along with one of the most dangerous 4-seeds in Southeastern Louisiana. 1. Auburn: Regular Season Results | Team Stats and Leaders 2. UCLA: Regular Season Results | Team Stats and Leaders 3. Florida State: Regular Season Results | Team Stats and Leaders 4. Southeastern Louisiana: Regular Season Results | Team Stats and Leaders Spoiler Auburn Regional Superlatives Most Exciting Player: Sonny DiChiara, 1B, Auburn. The Samford transfer has transformed the Auburn lineup. His catchy walkup music and his Ruthian physique (6-foot-1, 263 pounds) may grab your attention, but he’s made himself into one of the toughest players to pitch to in the country. The senior has compiled a .379/.556/.787 slash line with 15 doubles, 18 home runs, and 48 RBIs. Best Hitter: Preston Faulkner 1B, Southeastern Louisiana. Since we have already highlighted DiChiara, we’ll select another large first baseman. Fifth-year senior first baseman Preston Faulkner, himself at 6-1, 230 pounds, leads the Lion lineup with a .343 average, .685 slugging percentage, 18 doubles, 17 home runs, and 70 RBIs. Best Defensive Player: Auburn’s Brody Moore is fielding .984 at shortstop with good range. He has been part of 24 double-plays with only three errors. Best Pitcher: Parker Messick, Florida State. The 6-foot, 225-pound, redshirt-sophomore lefty Messick (6-5, 3.36, 15 GS) has 140 strikeouts to just 16 walks in his 93.2 innings. He’s had eight double-digit strikeout games including three 14s and a 13. Opponents are batting just .215 against him. With elite deception and perhaps college baseball’s best changeup, Messick’s 89-93 fastball plays well above its velocity. X-Factor: The Bruins rotation is led by Max Rajcic. The 6-foot, 210-pound sophomore righty Rajcik (8-4, 3.08) started 14 games this season and held opponents to a .223 batting average, striking out 91 and walking 18 in 79 innings. He did not pitch last week in the Pac-12 Tournament with an oblique injury but will start Friday. If he’s back 100%, his matchup with Messick could be an all-timer. Best Starting Rotation: Florida State. Whatever the Seminoles’ issues, their rotation has been an asset all year. Messick and Bryce Hubbart are a formidable 1-2 punch. Hubbart (8-2, 3.18, 14 GS) is holding batters to a .227 average while collecting 94 strikeouts against 18 walks in his 73.2 innings. Carson Montgomery (4-1, 5.00/12 GS) and Ross Dunn (2-4, 4.31, 11 GS) are the other starting options, and both of them have first-round-caliber stuff that they are still learning to harness, but the flashes are there. That quartet has started 52 of FSU’s 56 games. Best Bullpen: UCLA. You could make a case for Auburn here but we’ll spread the love and go with the Bruins. John Savage has a deep relief corps led by Alonzo Tredwell (3-1, 1.98, 6 svs), Luke Jewett (3-1, 3.40), Ethan Flanagan (3-0, 3.40), Charles Harrison (2-4, 4.31), and Daniel Colwell (2-2, 4.93). Best Offensive Team: UCLA is coming off a strong Pac-12 Tournament showing where it scored 52 runs in five games, losing two of them including one where they scored only one run. The offense enters the postseason humming and will look to carry that into a regional blessed with pitching. For the season, they batted .278 and 120 doubles, and 41 home runs. They stole 72 bases in 85 attempts. Best Defensive Team: Auburn fields at a .980 rate. Tiger catcher Nate LaRue has thrown out 10 would-be basestealers with only five steals allowed. No. 1 Seed Win Probability (1-10): 4. This shapes up as one of, if not the most challenging regionals. The top three teams have all been ranked in the top 10 and the 4-seed has enough talent to win a game or two. Auburn has DiChiara, the home-field advantage with a parking deck view, and a bevy of pitching options. UCLA has a strong lineup and plenty of mound firepower. Florida State has those two aces that give them a chance to beat anyone. It’s a balanced, high-end regional where the team that survives will have earned their trip to the supers. Auburn Regional Team Breakdowns Auburn (37-19, 16-13 SEC) Predicted to finish sixth in the west, Auburn has been one of the most pleasant surprises of 2022. They have series wins over Texas A&M, LSU, and Vanderbilt this season which, along with their fifth-place overall SEC finish, and number 14 RPI earned the Tigers a host spot. They’ll send a strong lineup to the dish. In addition to DiChiara, Blake Rambusch (.349/.428/.457), Bobby Pierce (.312/.360/.584), and Brooks Carlson (.309/.401/.456) lead the attack. Kason Howell (.294/.379/.412), Brody Moore (.274/.333/.370), and Cole Foster (.259/.391/.424) provide lineup depth. Auburn’s pitching staff has amassed a 4.43 team ERA and featured a deep, versatile group. Trace Bright (3-4, 4.63) and Joseph Gonzalez (6-2, 2.74) have been dependable starters. The former number one starter Hayden Mullins (2-1, 3.63) is injured and hasn’t pitched since April. In his place, Mason Barnett (2-2, 4.56) moved into the Friday role. Jordan Armstrong (3-1, 5.93) has made six starts while Carson Skipper (5-3, 4.50) started the Tigers’ only game in the SEC Tournament. Blake Burkhalter (4-2, 3.76, 13 svs, 26 G) is one of the top closers in the country. Chase Allsup (1-0, 2.57), Tommy Sheehan (1-0, 5.02), and Carson Swilling (3-2, 5.06) give coach Butch Thompson options. UCLA (38-22, 19-11 Pac 12) After giving up a lot of runs last weekend, how will the UCLA pitching staff perform? They have been a quality unit. Getting Rajcik back will help. Austin Kelley (4-3, 4.33) started 15 this season while Jake Brooks (5-4, 3.96) started another 10. The rotation would have been even better if freshman phenom Thatcher Hurd (2-0, 1.06, 34 IP) didn’t suffer a back injury that ended his season. The bullpen is deep and versatile while the defense is solid at a .974 fielding percentage. Right fielder Michael Curialle (.326/.403/.498) leads the team in batting. Shortstop Cody Schrier (.293/.377/.490) adds a team-best nine home runs while second baseman Ethan Gourson (.295/.439/.447) has the most RBIs with 42. Shrier only played one game in the Pac-12 Tournament after suffering a back issue. He is expected back Friday. Third baseman Kyle Karros (.310/.365/.465) and first baseman Jake Palmer (.314/.450/.395) have also had good seasons, along with outfielder Kenny Oyama (.285/.407/.342), DH Daylen Reyes (.281/.392/.356), and outfielder Carson Yates (.279/.341/.468). UCLA could also get talented freshman outfielder Malakhi Knight (.250/.330/.354) back this weekend. He hasn’t played since early April. Florida State (33-23, 15-15 ACC) Florida State is making its 44th consecutive NCAA regional appearance after a 15-15 ACC campaign that saw them fall surprisingly close to the bubble. That said, they have some impressive wins with a sweep of Louisville and a series win over Miami and TCU. In addition to the quality rotation, FSU has some relief strength. Wyatt Crowell (6-1, 2.27, 2 svs, 26 G) pitched well out of the pen in the ACC Tournament in a win over Virginia and has electric stuff from the left side, with a mid-90s fastball and wipeout slider. Other top relievers are Davis Hare (1-3, 3.78, 3 svs, 23 G), Jonah Scolaro (2-3, 3.35, 3 svs, 26 G), and Conner Whittaker (2-2, 1.77, 20 G). The Seminoles have enjoyed their ups and downs at the plate, batting .263 as a team with 57 home runs, and 11 doubles. They have stolen 43 bases in 58 tries. Outfielder Jaime Ferrer (.319/.441/.527) is the team’s leading batter and also has 8 home runs and 39 RBIs. Second baseman Brett Roberts (.302/.379/.468), outfielder James Tibbs (.298/.405/.565), outfielder Reese Albert (.298/.403/.391), shortstop Jordan Carrion (.292/.371/.374/11 sbs), first baseman Alex Toral (.213/.308/.487/14 HRs/37 RBIs), and DH Tyler Martin (.280/.427/.329) lead the offense. Defense is something of a weakness, as the Seminoles field .968. Southeastern Louisiana (30-29, 14-10 Southland) Southeastern Louisiana finished second in the Southland, won a four-team SLC Tournament Championship qualifier, and then won a best-of-three championship series at regular-season champion McNeese. That regional-like experience could help them this weekend, as they make their first NCAA regional appearance since 2017. With a 5.99 team ERA, they’ll need to pitch over their to-date performance to match these pitching-rich clubs. Freshman lefty Adam Guth (4-1, 5.13) is expected to get the ball Friday. Sophomore RHP Will Kinzeler (4-2, 3.60) is battling through a knee issue so his status is uncertain. Senior righty Hunter O’Toole (4-4, 6.07) is another starting option. RHP Gage Trahan (4-4, 41.5, 11 svs/30 G) should get a workout out of the pen. Righthanders Daniel Dugas (4-2, 4.46), RHP Andrew Landry (3-5, 5.76), and Hayden Robb (4-3, 5.96) are key arms to watch. The Lions are going to put pressure on you once they got on base. With 113 stolen bases in 147 attempts, coach Matt Riser’s squad has four players with double-digit steals including center fielder Tyler Finke who is 28-30. In addition to the slugging Faulkner, third baseman Shea Thomas (.294/381/.435), second baseman Rhett Rosevear (.276/.466/.434), and outfielder Christian Garcia (.263/.399/.444) are hitters to watch while shortstop Evan Keller and outfielder Tristan Welch each slugged ten home runs. The Lions batted .251 as a team and fielded at a .978 clip.
Only reason we’re stuck with that useless fuck is a shady booster friend of his dad pays his salary. The very least he could do would be to donate it all back to the NIL slush fund and also resign.
My goodness, that’s a spicy take. Unlike this piece of beef completely devoid of any seasoning at all.
Yeah because you love raw meat in your mouth You know it’s fucking gross if devine won’t consider eating it