re: # 2 or #3 seed - which do you prefer?

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2 and 3 are irrelevant. If you win game one you are facing #1 regardless. This thread was about pitching not batting orders, and as far as a chance to host a super ...... whoa Nellie!

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Most of the point's are minor, but not irrelevant. 2 helps for the 1st game. As far as hosting a super, no one is predicting that at that point, but if you're planning a strategy, you certainly want to consider every possibility.

However, I agree, the most important factor will be who we get matched up with as the number 1's in our regional/super.

ETA: reread my original post and corrected the response.

What is also important, like I said, is the level of pitcher that #2/#3 seed throws at us in the first game. That can vary wildly across the 16 regionals.

Some podunk #3 seed teams will bring a really good ace pitcher. Some solid #3 seeds have decent pitchers, but no studs. To me, that's more important than whether we are a #2 vs #3.

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However, I agree, the most important factor will be who we get matched up with as the number 1's in our regional/super

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Yeah, that's all I really care about. You have to think being a 2 seed would mean being sent to a national seed regional. Although the options are kind of limited.

But if its that's the case, I'll take the 3 seed.

I would love to be sent to a Minnesota or UConn type of team in a regional.

1- because I don't think they are world beaters.
2- because they will have to gamble in game 1. Those type of teams may not have 2 dominating starters. Do you gamble in game 1, against a 4 seed and save your ace for a potentional match up with LSU? Or do you throw your ace and feel you can beat LSU in round 2 with your number 2.

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What is also important, like I said, is the level of pitcher that #2/#3 seed throws at us in the first game

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What’s more important to me is what pitchers we throw. I don’t have a lot of confidence in Hess right now . Hilliard is solid , but if Labas can’t go then what do we have ? It’s a roll of the dice as to what Sanders, Bush, and the rest show up.

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If we got a two or three seed wouldn’t the tournament committee be admitting their system is BS. The whole idea is rather contradictory

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The same reason bubble teams in the NCAA basketball tournaments are usually 9-13 seeds and not 15-16 seeds. Those bottom seeds are reserved for 1 bid leagues, where nobody in the entire conference is worth a crap.

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I'm pretty sure, after the first round games, it's a coin flip to see who is home/away

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It goes by who has the been the home/visiting team the most times then it goes to a coin flip.

D1 Baseball projections as of May 21st has us as the 3 seed at Stetson, with South Florida #2 and Yale #4. Of course that could change after the tournament.

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Other being the only advantage from a gameplay standpoint in any neutral site game in any sport it's really not that big of a deal.

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Having a DH reduces the advantage of being the home team. As last night showed, having the pitcher's spot in the order come up in the bottom half of an inning is a huge advantage over having it come up in the top half.

The other advantage is being able to play for a single run in extra innings vs trying to score multiple runs. I would say that being the home team vs visiting team actually comes into play in less than half of college games.

Everyone saying it doesnt matter is retarded. If we are a 2 seed and win our regional and the number 1 or 2 seed in our pairing loses we just became a host of the super regionals