I got bored looking at the scores from other regional games so I went back and looked at the batting against LHP. I was only able to get the AB from todays starters (don't have Landry and others)

After today's game (from gametracker):

LeMahieu 35-96 .365
Schimpf 25-91 .274
Dean 25-91 .357
Gibbs 22-83 .265
Mahtook 20-62 .323
Ochinko 28-83 .337
Hanover 17-75 .227
Mitchell 20-77 .260
Nola 8-34 .235
Totals... 210-699 .300

The avg will probably go down pretty good when you include Landry's ABs but .300 could be better but isn't terrible. The one I'm surprised with his Hanover's avg. I know some of yall wanted to know Mitchell's and some others so I hope this helps.

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Posted by Steely Dan

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:21 pm to tigerfan80

Hanover's been in a funk lately.

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Posted by LSUTIGERTAILG8ER

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:29 pm to tigerfan80

If LSU struggles with Southern's LHP, how are they gonna hit LHP in Omaha?

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Posted by tigerfan80

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:38 pm to tigerfan80

I'm hoping we can just get better each game and I think someone else said the team needs to get more confidence at the plate against LHP.

Here's the same lineup against RHP:
LeMahieu 44-136 .324
Schimpf 49-132 .371
Dean 37-123 .301
Gibbs 32-111 .288
Mahtook 30-91 .330
Ochinko 39-119 .328
Hanover 46-124 .371
Mitchell 41-111 .369
Nola 12-53 .226
Totals. 330-1000 .330

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Posted by aroussel3Tigers

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:42 pm to tigerfan80

You're right, the averages aren't that terrible against LHP. The problem seems to be the fact that since its so sub-par, we have trouble putting a few hits together. This adds up to very few runs. We need to improve on the clutch hitting against the lefties. When the righties came in, it was all but over. Amazing the difference it made, grouped hits = runs.

Geaux Tigers!!!!!

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Posted by Steely Dan

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:47 pm to tigerfan80

Why are most of our righties much worse against lefties than right handers? Don't they have "the advantage?"

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Posted by bigpapamac

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:48 pm to Steely Dan

They are probably just not used to seeing lefties. You don't get to see a ton of left handed pitching in high school and college. Most college teams don't hit LHP as well as RHP, although the drop may not be as steep as it is for LSU.

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Posted by 800lbgorilla

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 7:51 pm to bigpapamac

the average is better than I expected.

Makes we wonder what the slugging % is

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Posted by Newgene

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Posted on 5/29/09 at 8:20 pm to 800lbgorilla

Everybody can put their best in for the first game, when they know they are playing LSU. We may not throw out best depending on the seeding. However, once the best are out of the way, the tigers can still go far from a losers bracket as well.

I don't think Southern can do much other than blow their wad on the first day.

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