re: LSU batting?

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We scored 6 runs, it's a pretty average number of runs, then we ran into some pretty good pitching the last few innings. It's very explainable.

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Sometimes the always positive, there's nothing to worry about group thinks that a great team is allowed to take games off in the middle of the week. However...

Most of the time when good teams lose mid-week games to inferior opponents it's because their own mid-week pitching is not getting it done. However, this LSU team has failed to put up big numbers in mid week games against other teams mid-week pitching also. Nicholls didn't throw their ace, SLU didn't throw their ace, Harvard was giving up about 15 runs a game and LSU scored 4. Even Grambling and Southern didn't allow LSU to pad their stats. I don't know if it's focus, or just plain poor hitting but it's a great thing that Blake Dean is now hitting because about 6 of the guys in the lineup are not.