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Another way to show how LSU hitting is not keeping up with rest of SEC

Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:09 pm
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
12342 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:09 pm
Bases empty

LSU 0.276 (6th in SEC)
High 0.294 (Tenn)
Low 0.174 (Mizzou)
SEC avg. 0.255

With any baserunners

LSU 0.217 (14th in SEC)
High 0.351 (UK)
Low 0.217 (LSU)
SEC avg. 0.276

With runners in scoring position

LSU 0.194 (13th in SEC)
High 0.383 (UK)
Low 0.189 (Arky)
SEC avg. 0.270

At bats with runners in scoring position

LSU 124 (12th tie)
High 170 (SC)
Low 116 (Mizzou)
SEC avg. 138.9

With runner on 3rd and <2 out

LSU 9 RBI out of 25 opportunities 0.360 (14th in SEC)
High 0.714 (OM)
Low 0.360 (LSU)
SEC avg. 0.554 (18.6 RBI in 33.5 opportunities)
LSU is 13th with 9 RBI and 13th with 25 opportunities (only Mizzou is worse)

With 2 outs

LSU 0.229 (9th in SEC)
High 0.337 (Tenn)
Low 0.192 (Bama)
SEC avg. 0.253

2 out RBI

LSU 23 (11th tie in SEC)
High 61 (Tenn)
Low 19 (OM)
SEC avg. 33.2

Success advancing runners (% of times batter advanced at least 1 runner during plate appearance)

LSU 0.391 (14th in SEC)
High 0.526 (UK)
Low 0.391 (LSU)
SEC avg. 0.455

Conclusion:

LSU hits decently with the bases empty but then does not advance runners. Thus they don't bat as often as other teams with runners in scoring position. But even when they do get a runner to 2nd or 3rd they do not get the timely hits to drive in runs.

We all knew this watching the games, but the stats do match with the (lack of) results.

What is happening is clear. Why it is happening and how to fix it is the problem for the coaches to figure out.
This post was edited on 4/15/24 at 2:12 pm
Posted by MrWalkingMan
31st Parallel North
Member since Aug 2010
6817 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:14 pm to
quote:

Success advancing runners (% of times batter advanced at least 1 runner during plate appearance)
quote:

High 0.526 (UK)

I’ll have what they’re having
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
42553 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:20 pm to
It’s weird. A team should hit for a higher average with RISP because that’s often due to poor pitching. And we see exactly this from the SEC averages. But LSU is hitting far worse. This is strange.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
12196 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:27 pm to
Just not getting enough at bats with runners in scoring position!!
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
31150 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 4:51 pm to
Seems like this team hates scoring runs.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
78537 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

A team should hit for a higher average with RISP because that’s often due to poor pitching.

What?
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
78537 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:13 pm to
Lucky kentucky

Its going to suck for them when that luck runs out in may and june
Posted by Tigerinthewoods
In the woods
Member since Oct 2009
1414 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:16 pm to
It really is simple. Hitters are thinking too much at the plate. When there is pressure to produce a hit to advance or score runners, they think even more. Thinking at the plate is the death knell to a hitter. It slows down seeing the ball, It tightens you up, it slows reaction time to a crawl. Trying to guess what pitch is coming is insanity.

Shut down the conscious mind, relax, allow yourself to see the ball, then react with a swing that you have grooved in the cage off of a tee. Practice doing this in the cage and in live practice. Do it every time, you will hit the ball better and better.

Believe it or not, this is how you hit a baseball consistantly and solidly. Someone needs to explain this to whoever is teaching these kids.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
17579 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:19 pm to
To the OP, thanks for the stats. They are simply mind-numbing.
Posted by Ampipe96
Member since Sep 2020
1466 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:26 pm to
14-1 is lucky? GTFO with that.
Posted by jgriffith
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Member since Sep 2005
5586 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:42 pm to
Yeah, but I’ll be surprised if Kentucky doesn’t go around 6 & 9 or 7 & 8 for the final 15. Schedule’s about to clamp down on that bunch!
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
19197 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 10:09 pm to
What's funny is Kentucky has done so well (kudos to them) that they can get swept a couple of times win only 4-5 more games and still host.
Posted by Herodijontiger
Myrtle Beach S.C.
Member since Apr 2021
1090 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 10:20 pm to
This team needs to play small ball at certain times and they’re just not. For some reason it looks like Jay is expecting the long ball to bail them out. But this year it’s not happening, but we’re not adapting to certain situations the right way and I’m not sure why?
Posted by jgriffith
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Member since Sep 2005
5586 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 10:42 pm to
Without question
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43836 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:52 pm to
Reminds me of my little league career. I would decide to swing or take before the pitch was even thrown.
Posted by MikeTheTiger71
Member since Dec 2021
3168 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 5:43 pm to
quote:

What is happening is clear. Why it is happening and how to fix it is the problem for the coaches to figure out.


Good (bad) numbers and good take. This illustrates exactly what’s going on with this team. I kept expecting things to turn around and the averages to start evening out, but it’s clearly become a mental block for them. They don’t hit when they need to come through. They get early leads, then don’t score again. They fall behind and never find a way to come back. None of that is normal. They are a bad team because they lack belief (and/or focus). Maybe they’ll get over the bump and this will turn around. I’ve given up expecting that to happen.
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