WSU vs Florida Atlantic (Apr 12 - 14)

[BAShocker]

Zzzzz

[ShockRef]

Zzzzz

This team is floundering.
Once the losing started last weekend @ USF, it has become an infection.
Is it possible they turn it around with the next two against FAU?
Unknown.
They have Oral Bob Wednesday @ Home and then on the road agin to ECU next weekend.
As Astro used to mutter "RutRoh."

That is all.

[BSB4LF]

Would be good to see the team loosen up & have fun playing the game. Thinking that would help turn the ship.

[WuDrWu]

It's never one thing.

In our last 8 games:

I don't know the fielding percentages, but our opponents have only committed 5 errors over 8 games (and 2 of those were basically meaningless in the OSU game)

We've only committed 7. That's probably around a .980% (just guessing) and .990 for our opponents.

We're getting walked an average of 1.38 times a game (and HBP the exact same number). In the 27 games prior those numbers were 3.78 & 2.48


We're getting scouted. Throw strikes (especially first pitch because we are rarely swinging) and don't throw it inside (1 you'll hit us and 2 you don't have to because we can't hit).

Likewise, take pitches. We can't or won't throw strikes.

We're hitting the same number of their players (11) over the last 8 games. AND we've walked 41. FORTY one. More than 5 a game. That number is skewed by OU and OSU to be honest.

The main point is a big part of our offense, walks and HPB has been reduced by half. We must adjust, if we can. But it's not going to change until we start punishing the opposition for throwing easy first pitch strikes (and again to be fair, a TON of FAU 1st pitch strikes last night were premium pitches. There were a few just "get em over" strikes, but far more outside black that were just good pitches.


And, clearly, we're not getting hits at the right time (average is still .292) or extra base hits.


So in conclusion:

Higher quality opponents

Those opponents playing VERY clean

Very few extra base hits

Giving up extra base hits and homers

Not walking or getting hit

Walking and hitting them



And all of this is absolutely weighing negatively on the coaches (who keep moving things around trying to spark a change) and the players who are trying to do things they can't do (swinging too hard, pitching too carefully).

I've said many times, this team isn't talented enough to make mistakes and beat good teams. We are absolutely living that right now. We are not playing poorly, we're just missing several things a little bit.


And you know what? None of it means dick, especially when you get the news I just did.

[Kung Wu]

And you know what? None of it means dick, especially when you get the news I just did.

Oh dude.

[1972Shocker]

And you know what? None of it means dick, especially when you get the news I just did.

As John Wooden would say: Goodness gracious sakes alive! That could be either very good news or very bad news. I sure hope it is the former.

[1972Shocker]

[1972Shocker]

The small ball worked okay in the bottom of the 1st for the Shocks.

Lane Haworth hit by a pitch leading off. Sac bunt by Cam Johnson moves Lane to 2nd. Lane moves to 3rd on a passed ball. Derek Williams singled to left to score lane. After Davyn Johnson flied out to left Jordan Rogers singled up the middle moving Derek to 3rd but Ryan Callahan struck out to end the inning.

[shoxlax]

Are we striking out more lately with men on base? Seems like it.

[1972Shocker]

Are we striking out more lately with men on base? Seems like it.

Maybe. We certainly don't seem to coming through as often on 2-out RISP opportunities.

[Cdizzle]

STOP BUNTING

[BAShocker]

Walk, throwing error…yep, about time to switch over to softball.

[1972Shocker]

The lead doesn't last long. An FAU home run leading of the 2nd ties the game and a gift run from the Shocks puts FAU up 2-1.

[Kung Wu]

Son of a !

Shox down 1-2.

[Kung Wu]

Gettin something going now.