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Jay Johnson and players Post Game Presser from 3/4

Posted on 3/5/25 at 9:24 am
Posted by Tiger1988
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 9:24 am
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Monster and Cowan
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 9:28 am
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 9:27 am to
I wonder how we roll out the pitching for tonight.

Ware, Cowan, Dorsey, and probably Primeaux and Noot are burned.

Schmidt could get another mid week start since we're still a week away from SEC play.

Mayers hasn't seen action in a little while and if effective could go multiple innings.

Grant Fontenot hasn't thrown in a while, I know he warmed up last night.

Rizy, Benge, and Williams should be available.

I was a little worried when I started this post, but as I started listing out the options, I think we'll be just fine.

ETA: Kade Woods should be available as well.
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 9:38 am
Posted by lsurulz1515
Member since Mar 2007
8011 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 9:37 am to
Cliffs from Jay:
-Jay proud that the team put together a win after performing so poorly early on
-Excited to have an actual practice on Thursday since we didn't have one last week
-Dorsey looked great. Hasn't seen action because he was "down on the list" after having a rough Fall against LSU offense. He will get more opportunities
-Cowan and Evans impressed as well
-briefly addressed catching, especially first inning woes.
-Free bases were an issue that we couldn't minimize early on. Praised Cade's AB homer
-Proud of lineups ABs to fight back in the game
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 9:42 am to
Probably start Schmidt and keep him limited again to where he can be available on Sunday.
Posted by thunderbird1100
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Member since Oct 2007
71557 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:05 am to
Anyone know whats up with Dylan Thompson? Not saying he should be pitching a lot but strange he hasnt pitched once all season. He gives a different look, is he injured as well?
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:08 am to
quote:

Anyone know whats up with Dylan Thompson? Not saying he should be pitching a lot but strange he hasnt pitched once all season. He gives a different look, is he injured as well?


I agree on the different look. I haven't heard anything about an injury. He got a decent amount of work in the pre-season scrimmages. I'm also a little surprised we haven't seen him yet.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:12 am to
He could give them an inning or two tonight maybe. I’m with you, interested to see how they work it tonight.
Posted by thunderbird1100
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Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:17 am to
quote:

I agree on the different look. I haven't heard anything about an injury. He got a decent amount of work in the pre-season scrimmages. I'm also a little surprised we haven't seen him yet.



Yeah he actually was one of the better pitchers in the fall, didnt get much work before the season started but not many guys did either (he threw 3.2 IP in the spring scrimmages).

Just strange to me with Guidry not pitching for so long they havent let Thompson even pitch in one of those blowout games (I guess we technically havent had one of those in a while now).
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
75913 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:20 am to
Jay also gave a shoutout to the NoDak St leadoff hitter. He's their starting shortstop this year but played mostly 2B last year as a freshman. He hit .333 against us in two games last year and had 2 steals. I feel like I remember him making some good defensive plays.

D1 Baseball had him ranked as the number 2 draft prospect in 2026 for the Summit League.

Jake Schaffner - Baseball Reference
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 10:21 am
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:24 am to
Also, today is Blaise Priester’s birthday. Good day to give him a start.
Posted by FredbullTN
Houston
Member since Sep 2023
4508 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:26 am to
Without just coming out and asking, I’ll try and see if his dad will tell me anything. Honestly forgot he was on the team.
Posted by FredbullTN
Houston
Member since Sep 2023
4508 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:32 am to
I’m interested to see if Jones can continue to stay composed and not start pressing bc the home run numbers aren’t there. He feels like a different hitter this year and without knowing the numbers it feels like his K% is down drastically.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
71557 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:34 am to
quote:

I’m interested to see if Jones can continue to stay composed and not start pressing bc the home run numbers aren’t there. He feels like a different hitter this year and without knowing the numbers it feels like his K% is down drastically.



Last week he like 6 balls over 111mph, just nothing got out the park for him. Dude is doing everything right at the plate, just not getting it over the wall. Feel like he leads the team in outs over 360 feet
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 10:35 am
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
71557 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:35 am to
quote:

Jake Schaffner - Baseball Reference


You wonder if guys like this Jay adds to his "contact in offseason for transfer" list
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
75913 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:36 am to
quote:

without knowing the numbers it feels like his K% is down drastically.


K rate:
FR - 34%
SO - 25.8%
JR - 9.2%

While I don't have the preconference numbers at my disposal, it's hard to imagine that his Ks were less than 10% going into conference games last season.
Posted by The Dozer
H-Town
Member since Feb 2017
5619 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:37 am to
Isn’t Guidry supposed to be avail this week? Jay saving him for weekend just to be certain?
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
56583 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:38 am to
quote:

You wonder if guys like this Jay adds to his "contact in offseason for transfer" list


Also add Lachenmayer to the list

(the freshman LHP)
Posted by FredbullTN
Houston
Member since Sep 2023
4508 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 10:40 am to
quote:

K rate: FR - 34% SO - 25.8% JR - 9.2%


Holy shite…obviously not sustainable with increased competition but wow. We were hoping for him to get in the 15-20% range or something weren’t we?
Posted by Genestealer55
ARLINGTON
Member since May 2017
7950 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:06 am to
quote:

I was a little worried when I started this post, but as I started listing out the options, I think we'll be just fine.



We’re gonna have to have some serious stuff go wrong before I worry about pitching depth…and Guidry hasn’t even gotten going yet. Best depth I’ve seen in ages. Of course SEC competition could expose some of it…we’ll see.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
28324 posts
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:26 am to
I’m driving what did he say about catching?
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