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First, KWJ - since MO State ending our nice little win streak and then onto facing stiffer competition, KWJ is 14-64 at the plate with 18k's and 9 RBIs. That folks translates into a .218 batting average. He needs to be put back in the 9 hole and get over his choke job tonight that cost us the game.
Second, Josh Workman - I am encouraged that he was able to play, whether or not he was 100 percent we'll never know. But JW at 80 percent is better than any option we have on the bench at 100 percent.
Third, 5 through 9 hitters - Hopefully, HOPEFULLY they got out of their 20 game extended funk, we need more production to save our relief pitching.
Fourth - Bench play - Engrav, Sisney, Caster, Brown, Bascue, Hall, Lassley, Muncrief, and Hall are a combined 41 of 230 which is a batting average of .178 no HR's and 27 RBI's.
Fifth - Relief Pitching - It is obvious Gene has no confidence with certain members of the relief staff now. Come tourney time, Hoch, Fleming and Kemp I feel will give us solid efforts. The rest of the guys are so unpredictible. We are going to need the Shox to get into some blow out situations to give guys like Nanney, Smith, and Womack some innings in order for them to get some confidence back and to work out the kinks. If not, and we have to come back in the losers bracket in a regional or MVC tourney, we are in real trouble.
Sixth - Mental State of Mind - the past 2 1/2 weeks this team has been shut out twice, blown two ninth inning leads to lose the game and now have lost three in a row. No doubt these guys are pissed - this is where we see how this team reacts to adversity. Will they come out this weekend looking to kill somebody and run rule UNI, or will they mope around and give up. We will find out.
Can anyone think of anything else?
As a post script. We have lost our chance to host a regional. Both KSU and OU were very beatable teams, both have RPI's in the Top 100 and having lost three in a row to teams we had no business losing to hurts. The only, ONLY way I see us hosting is going undefeated the rest of the regular season and go undefeated in the MVC Tournament. That means 15-0 which would give us the regular and conference tourney championships and an overall record of 45 - 11. The three non-D1 games will not be counted.
Second, Josh Workman - I am encouraged that he was able to play, whether or not he was 100 percent we'll never know. But JW at 80 percent is better than any option we have on the bench at 100 percent.
Third, 5 through 9 hitters - Hopefully, HOPEFULLY they got out of their 20 game extended funk, we need more production to save our relief pitching.
Fourth - Bench play - Engrav, Sisney, Caster, Brown, Bascue, Hall, Lassley, Muncrief, and Hall are a combined 41 of 230 which is a batting average of .178 no HR's and 27 RBI's.
Fifth - Relief Pitching - It is obvious Gene has no confidence with certain members of the relief staff now. Come tourney time, Hoch, Fleming and Kemp I feel will give us solid efforts. The rest of the guys are so unpredictible. We are going to need the Shox to get into some blow out situations to give guys like Nanney, Smith, and Womack some innings in order for them to get some confidence back and to work out the kinks. If not, and we have to come back in the losers bracket in a regional or MVC tourney, we are in real trouble.
Sixth - Mental State of Mind - the past 2 1/2 weeks this team has been shut out twice, blown two ninth inning leads to lose the game and now have lost three in a row. No doubt these guys are pissed - this is where we see how this team reacts to adversity. Will they come out this weekend looking to kill somebody and run rule UNI, or will they mope around and give up. We will find out.
Can anyone think of anything else?
As a post script. We have lost our chance to host a regional. Both KSU and OU were very beatable teams, both have RPI's in the Top 100 and having lost three in a row to teams we had no business losing to hurts. The only, ONLY way I see us hosting is going undefeated the rest of the regular season and go undefeated in the MVC Tournament. That means 15-0 which would give us the regular and conference tourney championships and an overall record of 45 - 11. The three non-D1 games will not be counted.
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