Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

There's a lot of things to be excited about for both schools right now, MercerFan. This baseball season being one of them.

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

The tournament is 8 teams this year.

ETSU's pitching depth got exposed pretty badly against Stetson. It will be really tough to catch UNF now when they have three games in hand and the tiebreaker over us, but stranger things have happened. We really need three wins against Jacksonville now, though, and at least two from Kennesaw State, if we want to stay in the race, to say nothing of the Mercer series.

(04-21-2013 05:54 PM)Mister Consistency Wrote:  

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

The tournament is 8 teams this year.

ETSU's pitching depth got exposed pretty badly against Stetson. It will be really tough to catch UNF now when they have three games in hand and the tiebreaker over us, but stranger things have happened. We really need three wins against Jacksonville now, though, and at least two from Kennesaw State, if we want to stay in the race, to say nothing of the Mercer series.

You're right, I missed how they changed the format.

Mercer has some bullpen depth issues.

(04-21-2013 05:54 PM)Mister Consistency Wrote:  

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

The tournament is 8 teams this year.

ETSU's pitching depth got exposed pretty badly against Stetson. It will be really tough to catch UNF now when they have three games in hand and the tiebreaker over us, but stranger things have happened. We really need three wins against Jacksonville now, though, and at least two from Kennesaw State, if we want to stay in the race, to say nothing of the Mercer series.

Pitching depth got exposed? Please explain...

(04-22-2013 11:23 AM)BucBaseball1512 Wrote:  

(04-21-2013 05:54 PM)Mister Consistency Wrote:  

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

The tournament is 8 teams this year.

ETSU's pitching depth got exposed pretty badly against Stetson. It will be really tough to catch UNF now when they have three games in hand and the tiebreaker over us, but stranger things have happened. We really need three wins against Jacksonville now, though, and at least two from Kennesaw State, if we want to stay in the race, to say nothing of the Mercer series.

Pitching depth got exposed? Please explain...

Doane is a man among boys, and won his outing. Starting pitching gets younger after that...

(04-22-2013 07:59 PM)BucDoctor Wrote:  

(04-22-2013 11:23 AM)BucBaseball1512 Wrote:  

(04-21-2013 05:54 PM)Mister Consistency Wrote:  

(04-20-2013 05:38 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Still have a big series @ Mercer starting on May 10th. This conference race is crazy close. Only 3.5 games separate 1st to 7th. With only the top 6 qualifying for the tourney.

The tournament is 8 teams this year.

ETSU's pitching depth got exposed pretty badly against Stetson. It will be really tough to catch UNF now when they have three games in hand and the tiebreaker over us, but stranger things have happened. We really need three wins against Jacksonville now, though, and at least two from Kennesaw State, if we want to stay in the race, to say nothing of the Mercer series.

Pitching depth got exposed? Please explain...

Doane is a man among boys, and won his outing. Starting pitching gets younger after that...

Nobody said anything about their age. To question pitching depth after a team gets beat 7-3(4 runs given up by one reliever) and 2-0 doesn't make any sense. If anything, you should question where the bats went. You can't expect to win conference games, especially on Saturday and Sunday, when you score 5 runs in two games.

ETSU took the 1st game from Mercer this weekend. That starting pitcher for you guys is a beast. That alone should get you a win in the ASUN tourney. ETSU's RPI moved from 128 to 105 with the win. Mercer dropped from 22 to 24.

(05-11-2013 04:12 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  ETSU took the 1st game from Mercer this weekend. That starting pitcher for you guys is a beast. That alone should get you a win in the ASUN tourney. ETSU's RPI moved from 128 to 105 with the win. Mercer dropped from 22 to 24.

Thanks for the update. Doane is having a great year and I hope it translates to the minors.

(04-23-2013 06:37 AM)BucBaseball1512 Wrote:  Nobody said anything about their age. To question pitching depth after a team gets beat 7-3(4 runs given up by one reliever) and 2-0 doesn't make any sense. If anything, you should question where the bats went. You can't expect to win conference games, especially on Saturday and Sunday, when you score 5 runs in two games.

It is simple, ETSU doesn't have pitching depth. ETSU is 29-21 and 14-9 in conference. Doanei is 11-1 and 8-1 so that means the rest of the pitching staff is 18-20 and 6-8. Those numbers tell me it is very fair to say ETSU has no pitching depth.

(05-12-2013 05:57 AM)RodShaw2 Wrote:  

(04-23-2013 06:37 AM)BucBaseball1512 Wrote:  Nobody said anything about their age. To question pitching depth after a team gets beat 7-3(4 runs given up by one reliever) and 2-0 doesn't make any sense. If anything, you should question where the bats went. You can't expect to win conference games, especially on Saturday and Sunday, when you score 5 runs in two games.

It is simple, ETSU doesn't have pitching depth. ETSU is 29-21 and 14-9 in conference. Doanei is 11-1 and 8-1 so that means the rest of the pitching staff is 18-20 and 6-8. Those numbers tell me it is very fair to say ETSU has no pitching depth.

So what you're saying here Rod is without Doane's 11 wins this team isn't very good.

lost today so Doane 11-1, 8-1 rest of team 18-21 and 6-9.

Wins and losses for pitchers aren't necessarily a good indicator. Nesselt put in a respectable six innings of work, gave up just two runs, and got the loss. However, the point is still valid that, sans Doane, this team is not that good. Consider this:

Doane
ERA - 2.15
WHIP - 1.04
SO/BB Ratio - 3.81

Rest of Staff
ERA - 5.18
WHIP - 1.58
SO/BB Ratio - 1.39

Not exactly a formula for success. The only reliable relievers are Chesney and Freeman, which isn't nearly enough bullpen depth to get a team deep into the tournament, although I give them a better shot if they can get the two or three seed and get on the other side of the bracket from Mercer.

This team will be really, really good NEXT year, though. Jacques, Krieg, and Taylor all have enormous potential, there are some great bats on the bench, and if Freeman comes back, they could finally get a conference crown.

They may not win the league this year, but the point is, they are making progress. They are better than last year and they are well better than where they were predicted for the conference (I think they were picked 7th or 8th). Plus, although an ERA of 5.18 is not all that solid, we are dealing with aluminum bats here, so that gets inflated some. However, I am NOT trying to say the rest of the staff is fine, just young, and I agree with Consistency that next year, the team should be competing for a league crown.

(05-12-2013 09:58 PM)Buccaneerlover Wrote:  

(05-12-2013 05:57 AM)RodShaw2 Wrote:  

(04-23-2013 06:37 AM)BucBaseball1512 Wrote:  Nobody said anything about their age. To question pitching depth after a team gets beat 7-3(4 runs given up by one reliever) and 2-0 doesn't make any sense. If anything, you should question where the bats went. You can't expect to win conference games, especially on Saturday and Sunday, when you score 5 runs in two games.

It is simple, ETSU doesn't have pitching depth. ETSU is 29-21 and 14-9 in conference. Doanei is 11-1 and 8-1 so that means the rest of the pitching staff is 18-20 and 6-8. Those numbers tell me it is very fair to say ETSU has no pitching depth.

So what you're saying here Rod is without Doane's 11 wins this team isn't very good.

It wasn't a comment about the entire season; it was a comment about the Stetson series. To say that pitching depth got exposed by Stetson didn't make any sense. It's pretty obvious that the pitching goes downhill after Doane, but the statement after the Stetson series made no sense.