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We've played about the same number of games as the rest of the top 25 teams. Most SEC coaches avoid having to have weeks with 2 midweek games in them once conference play starts. So they do it early in the season.


Yeah, the only thing we're doing differently than most is putting the extra game on a Monday rather than having a Tue/Wed mid week series against a team. The 4 days in a row helps simulate regionals a little bit and it pushes us to reach deeper into the pitching staff.

Stress tests now can reveal things that can be overcome. Rather do it early than late.

re: baseball at bats

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/3/26 at 2:17 pm to
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He reminds me of Jordan Thompson at the plate but is not as good defensively.


Jordan Thompson was a better hitter than what Reaves has shown to this point. He had a bad stretch near the end of his LSU career that stains his overall resume here, but he wasn't as bad as his reputation would say.

ETA: Also, I know this is less important on a year to year contribution basis, but in overall development, Thompson was here for his 1st through 3rd years in college. Reaves has been here for his 4th and 5th years.

re: baseball at bats

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/3/26 at 2:01 pm to
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Ruckert has probably passed Reaves up now. Ruckert hit 3 balls hard last night. He had the error but the bat still looked good.



I came very close to making a "hot take" prediction that Ruckert ends the season as our starting 2B.
The owners don't want to pay minor leaguers $45k a year and you think a group of 6 or 8 of them will agree to build new facilities in bum frick nowhere and move out of the luxury areas they're currently in?

re: so who starts tomorrow

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/3/26 at 11:12 am to
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I would like to see him at least have to experience the fan/stadium environment of facing off against LSU


This is why I wanted LSUs three freshmen to throw tomorrow but we shite the bed yesterday and all of them ended up pitching last night. I think Theophilus could probably throw again. Maybe Ricken. I wouldn't think Paz would since he's coming back from TJ.

ETA: It is definitely a bigger deal for the fans than the coaches, but that allows for good learning environments that the coaches can use to their advantage.
Is this part of the normal cycle, or will this be an off cycle replacement?
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It would be stupid for us to waste our best arms for this one game at home when we have an away weekend series with a Dallas Baptist team that has made the tournament the last five years.


There are some people here that think it's still the 90s or early 2000s and that in state schools save their best pitcher for LSU instead of trying to win their more meaningful weekend games (especially during conference play).
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USA Track & Field denied an appeal following the incident, despite acknowledging the course was inadequately marked.


That's ridiculous.

re: so who starts tomorrow

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/2/26 at 12:31 pm to
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This is an emotional game by both teams, and a win for UL would be gigantic for their team and bragging rights for sure and an all out melt would occur by the negatigers for sure. If LSU wins, it's just another day at the ballpark and another win against an in state team.


I kind of hope we save Ricken, Theophilus, and Paz for Wednesday. Get them a rowdy environment ahead of conference play.

re: so who starts tomorrow

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/2/26 at 12:12 pm to
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Weird that he only pitched two innings for Oklahoma all last season and hasn't seen the field for ULL, unless he is injured?


I thought I read on here that he had TJ surgery, but I could be mistaken.

re: Dartmouth 0 @ LSU 3 Final

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/1/26 at 1:04 pm to
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Greeeen Acres is the place to be.


Finally I’m not the only one with that thought
Chris Blair apparently doesn’t know how to pronounce our pitchers last name.

re: Dartmouth 0 @ LSU 3 Final

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 3/1/26 at 12:20 pm to
We’re facing the guy from Green Acres
Was Jeff Head the HP yesterday? The new guys may be less familiar with him since he’s SE based and does a lot of SEC games.
There isn’t going to be a whole lot of signability stuff available on any guys yet. So any speculation will be based mostly on ratings. It’s a historically good year for high school pitchers. One of the worst things for our hopes of getting some of the arms to campus has been college arms getting hurt.
Mussachia and Feinberg are both legit prospects
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Tennessee are all giving more of their rev share pie to baseball.
. Tennessee isn’t. Arkansas is.

re: Does LSU play Dartmouth today?

Posted by ProjectP2294 on 2/28/26 at 1:00 pm to
No. LSU plays northeastern today
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This is like Dave Roberts complaining to a reporter that the Dodgers don’t spend enough.


It’s not really like that at all.
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Did Paul ever hire a hitting coach at SC? Did he bring Javi Sanchez back?


He was going to hire like Blake Dean or someone and then hired Jim Hendry’s kid instead
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Do you know what happened with Volchko? Did we make him an offer?


I don’t. I don’t have any inside sources on the LSU side. I don’t have any on the Tennessee side anymore after the coaching change. Every once in a while I have some on specific players, but that’s only been a couple guys over the years.