NC State's Bubby Riley's (Jesuit/Delgado) review of TCU's top pitchers and...

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“Morrison has good stuff, and he loves to stay away on the outside part of the zone,” Riley said. “His fastball stays around 86-88 mph, and his favorite pitch is his slider with an occasional changeup.”

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“One thing Alexander does is throw around the plate. He will throw strikes.” Riley said. Alexander has walked just nine batters in 91 1/3 innings all season.

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In two games against the Wolfpack, Ferrell had a blown save and allowed six runs (five earned) in 1 1/3 innings. Before the NCAA Tournament, he had only given up four earned runs the entire year.

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“Sit fastball,” advises Riley. His fastball sits around 96-98 miles per hour, and Ferrell throws a wipeout slider 86-88. But he is far less likely to throw the offspeed pitch for a strike. As the Wolfpack showed in their three games, the best chance to beat Ferrell is hitting his fastball.

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As for TCU at the plate, Riley doesn’t think it will pose that much of a problem for LSU.

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“A lot of their hitters were slap hitters,” Riley said. “The only person who could really drive the ball was [Evan] Skoug.”

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