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re: Rank our hitters
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:29 am to bugafor6
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:29 am to bugafor6
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LSU finding a catcher that is at least serviceable offensively and defensively is becoming equivalent to the Les Miles QB search.
They just don’t have many of these guys that play college baseball in general.
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Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:38 am to Tyga_ty
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Hampton homered opening weekend for Sanford.
Samford*
But he will probably rake there I'm sure in that league. Definitely 1 guy I wish didnt get away. A definitive true cover that OF CF with some really good plate potential...he just stretched himself too thin here.
Also really surprised he ended up at Samford, not sure what the story is there. Maybe had to go with getting a full scholarship or something.
This post was edited on 2/22/22 at 7:39 am
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:53 am to Metaloctopus
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Gio has no history to suggest he's going to do better than Dugas. Gio also didn't light it up in the fall and spring, and neither did Thompson, and Thompson continued to not swing it very well this weekend. Then, of course, there is Milazzo. Sorry, I'm not going to question much with Jay Johnson, but there is no way Dugas should be batting any lower than 6th. Merrifield hit the ball well, but he also was just punching singles around, so why should he bat ahead of a guy who we know has power?
I do agree with this. If Gio was starting center and we traded off his bat for defense it would be more understandable. Dugas was one of the best RBI and power hitters in the entire country last year. Hard to imagine not giving him every chance to get going this year.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:53 am to Metaloctopus
Gio hit 0.275 in 2019, 0.351 in 2020, 0.293 in 2021...he's not exactly the scrub you are making him out to be...if he hits even somewhere close to that range and you get his defense and speed on the bases any other team in the SEC would take that as a "fourth" outfielder.
I guess I don't understand the notion "Dugas shouldn't be hitting any lower than 6th"...he'll hit wherever Johnson puts him in the lineup.
I guess I don't understand the notion "Dugas shouldn't be hitting any lower than 6th"...he'll hit wherever Johnson puts him in the lineup.
This post was edited on 2/22/22 at 7:55 am
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:59 am to Adam4848
Yeah I like Dugas hitting late in the lineup. Big power but a lot of swing and miss too. Probably will never hit for a really good average but will always have power. I kinda like having that boom or bust guy at 7th or 8th.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:06 am to CottonWasKing
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I personally don’t think we should’ve ever given up on Brock Mathis. Wasn’t good as a freshman but he wasn’t supposed to be.
He wasn't here as a true freshman, he was at Northwest Florida State.
Just a brief rundown on Mathis:
Committed to Louisville
Committed Wright State
Went to Northwest Florida St
Transferred to LSU
Transferred to Oklahoma St
Transferred to Florida St
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:15 am to ProjectP2294
I was shocked when I saw him in the box score last weekend 
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:16 am to ProjectP2294
How the hell does Mathis still have eligibility, extra covid year messes me up so much
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:16 am to BiggaGeauxrilla
There were many on here that questioned whether Jobert and Merrifield could hit at this level, questioning their JUCO success. Glad that they both have shown what they can do.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:19 am to TigerAlum93
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There were many on here that questioned whether Jobert and Merrifield could hit at this level, questioning their JUCO success. Glad that they both have shown what they can do.
I was not one of them but we're through just the first weekend against a patsy, kind of early to call it.
Both put up good offensive numbers in JUCO at Delgado and LSU-E but we've also seen plenty of guys hit .300-.400 in JUCO and struggle on this level as well so I get the skepticism. Seems like at least half of LSU-E's lineup always hits well over .300 for example but not near close to all those guys go on to D1 schools and see the same or near the same kind of success.
To counter your example, Scott Jones hit .385 last year at LSU-E (just behind Merrifield), he's at Butler now and opening weekend against Murray St. he went 2 for 11.
This post was edited on 2/22/22 at 8:22 am
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:26 am to cajun berry
Rewatched every AB this morning from the weekend. From a pure contact perspective, these guys had the best weekend
Jobert
Crews
Morgan
Doughty
Berry
Merrifield
Jobert
Crews
Morgan
Doughty
Berry
Merrifield
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:28 am to thunderbird1100
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Seems like at least half of LSU-E's lineup always hits well over .300 for example but not near close to all those guys go on to D1 schools and see the same or near the same kind of success.
They typically play a pretty soft schedule. I know there are people here that will disagree, but their schedule is generally pretty bad, especially when compared to the schools in Florida and Texas.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:33 am to ProjectP2294
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They typically play a pretty soft schedule. I know there are people here that will disagree, but their schedule is generally pretty bad, especially when compared to the schools in Florida and Texas.
Playing in D2 JUCO is a step down but they also play D1 teams A LOT. I think they play Delgado and BRCC like 15x this year
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:37 am to thunderbird1100
BRCC is garbage though, them being D1 doesn't mean anything.
Delgado goes in cycles, they had a good season last year. Ended up in a regional with Eastern Oklahoma State and Crowder, who both have LSU commits pitching for them.
ETA: I'm not saying LSUE is bad. There is already a question of whether a JUCO kid's talent will translate, no matter where they come from. But LSUE's schedule exacerbates that.
Delgado goes in cycles, they had a good season last year. Ended up in a regional with Eastern Oklahoma State and Crowder, who both have LSU commits pitching for them.
ETA: I'm not saying LSUE is bad. There is already a question of whether a JUCO kid's talent will translate, no matter where they come from. But LSUE's schedule exacerbates that.
This post was edited on 2/22/22 at 8:40 am
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:42 am to ell_13
On this note, do we have a baseball depth chart that is put out by lsusports.net?
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:44 am to wesman21
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do we have a baseball depth chart that is put out by lsusports.net?
This is never really a thing.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:48 am to thunderbird1100
Can't argue that any JUCO schedule is soft when compared to SEC conference play. I think what gets lost with LSUE is that more than half of their games are against D1, look at their high success rate against those teams, and the fact that they are consistently ranked in the top 5 out of ALL JUCOs.
When you watch guys like Merrifield and Jobert, they consistently hit the ball hard and have good at bats, regardless of who the competition is. But yes, JUCO success does not always translate to D1 success, same as for high school.
When you watch guys like Merrifield and Jobert, they consistently hit the ball hard and have good at bats, regardless of who the competition is. But yes, JUCO success does not always translate to D1 success, same as for high school.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:55 am to ell_13
Crews
Morgan
Berry
Doughty
Jobert
Dugas
Gio
Thompson
Merrifield
Morgan
Berry
Doughty
Jobert
Dugas
Gio
Thompson
Merrifield
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:59 am to ell_13
Love em all. But if I had a game on the line and needed the hit, I think I want Morgan up there.
Not a negative with the others, but there is something about that dude.
Not a negative with the others, but there is something about that dude.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 9:05 am to TigerAlum93
On the topic of LSU-E, is there a reason they arent in D1 JUCO? Is it a scholarship issue?
With how much they've dominated D2 (and even D1 teams) you think they would move up to D1 one day.
Kind of like Mount Union down in D3 football, but that's non scholarship so I get why they wouldnt want to move into D2 having to offer scholarships.
With how much they've dominated D2 (and even D1 teams) you think they would move up to D1 one day.
Kind of like Mount Union down in D3 football, but that's non scholarship so I get why they wouldnt want to move into D2 having to offer scholarships.
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