TCU Scouting Report

[SB Shock]

TCU 6-1

Plays in the Mountain West. Projected to win their conference.

Rankings:
BA: 13
Collegiate Baseball: 11
USA Today: 18


Significant Wins:

2-1 vs No. 8 Cal State Fullerton
1-0 vs No. 20 Ole Miss

Hitting

Team Batting Avg: 0.363
Runs Per Game: 13.4
HR per Game: 1.4
SB-att: 10-14

Chris Ellington 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0.455/0.457/0.697 (Avg/OBP/SLG)
3B Matt Carpenter 1 HR, 8 RBI, 0.423/0.528/0.692
Jason Coats 3 HR, 8 RBI, 0.423/0.545/0.808
DH Matt Curry 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0.370, 0.438, 0.593

8 of 9 starters are hitting 0.333 or better (1 starter is hitting 0.292)

Pitching
Team ERA: 3.90
H/9 in: 8.7
K/9 in: 8.1
W/9 in: 2.7

SP Gregg Holle 2-0, 2.08 ERA, Opp Avg: 0.188
SP Tyler Lockwood 1-0, 7.20 ERA, Opp Avg: 0.375
SP Steven Maxwell 1-0, 2.84 ERA, Opp Avg: 0.211
RP Kaleb Merck, 3 K's in 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, Opp Avg: 0.143
RP Taylor Gragin 1-0, 4.00 ERA, Opp Avg: 0.206

Synopsis

TCU fans have voted the WSU as their most looked for series of the year

WSU 62%
SD State 18%
BYU 8%
NM 4%
Minnesota 4%

So I think it's safe to say that TCU will be up for this series.

What can be really said about this series - doesn't look like much hope for a Shocker team. Playing a veteran team who beating Top 10 and Top 20 competition while WSU has struggle with Top 200 competition.

This will be a good test to see where WSU is at (consider it a test super regional matchup). WSU hitters are going to have to be better than they have and we have to hope that the young pitching staff matures quickly.

[KC Shox]

8 of 9 TCU hitters batting over .333 against that competition? While 4 of our 9 are hitting .250 or less. Not good. It is asking too much for our pitching to keep us in these games against TCU, our hitters better figure things out quickly.

One of the players in the Eagle article says this team can hit, well it's time to put up or shut up.

[ShockerFever]

We sweep. :yes:

[KC Shox]

We sweep. :yes:

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Fever!?!

[Ta town]

We sweep. :yes:

I agree, we go 0-3!

seriously if we go 1-2 and play competitive in the two loses i will be pleased.

[tru2thaduce]

Their bats went silent against Baylor in a 2-1 loss.Maybe there is some hope.

[SB Shock]

Their bats went silent against Baylor in a 2-1 loss.Maybe there is some hope.

If WSU young pitching staff rises to the occasion and pitch to their potential anything is possible.

[Ashockalypse]

Sweep.

[KC Shox]

Sweep.

TCU sweeping us? I didn't know you were a realists like Fever and myself. :D

[WSUwatcher]

Pitchers

It's all about the pitching. Kelley, Lowell with his zero ERA, and Cooper have all shown themselves capable of pitching very well. They'll probably need to, but if they do step up, anything is possible.

[vancedave56]

Sweep.

TCU sweeping us? I didn't know you were a realists like Fever and myself. :D

A sweep either way isn't a "realist" either. Somebody that is a realist and looks at the law of averages and know that some sort of split is much more likely - that would be a realist. :yes:

[t7017s]

I'm going to say the shox take 2 of 3. I believe!!! I would be careful underestimating Gene, Brent, and the boys.

[oldguy24]

Re: Pitchers

It's all about the pitching. Kelley, Lowell with his zero ERA, and Cooper have all shown themselves capable of pitching very well. They'll probably need to, but if they do step up, anything is possible.

Anything is possible.... One thing i know about baseball is the best team doesn't always win. All it takes is a dink here a dink there maybe a ground ball with eyes or 2. We got a shot. We have just as many kids on scholarship as they do. They may have older ones but just as many.

[Shocker85]

Put me down for a 1-2 weekend (and I'm leaning toward 0-3).

The veterans need to come up huge on offense and the pups need to pitch great. TCU will be ready for some big payback after the Shox went 4-0 against them last season.

1-2 or 2-1 would be good steps in the process against a pretty good Top-15 team.

--'85.