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297 Division I baseball teams
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:16 am
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:16 am
That's the answer to the question "how many teams are trying to get into the tournament". That's 297 Division I schools that are hoping to be good enough to get into the tournament.
LSU was one of 297 to make it and be invited to play in the tournament made up of the 64 top Division I teams in the nation.
This year we finished runner up in our regional like we finished runner up to win the SEC tournament. Did all this without a bonafide ACE starting pitcher. Entered the regional with only ONE of our starting pitchers able to start due to injuries. Coach Mainieri had something to do with getting us this far I would think. We got as far as we could go with what we had available to fight.
Going back 33 years all the way to 1985, LSU has only missed making the tournament FOUR times. The last time they missed it was in 2011. We've made it to Omaha 18 times since 1985 and 3 of the last 5 years. Get this - in the last 33 years we have won the SEC tournament 12 TIMES! That's almost half including 2 of the last 5 years. Not too shabby.Our recruiting classes are usually in the top 5. Yeah, shite happens sometimes but make no mistake. This is one of the best programs in the country. Think of all the schools out of those 297 that have never made it near the tournament. If we can shake this injury voodoo we are going to kill it next year. Thanks to LSU Baseball for a fun season. Next year can't come fast enough.
LSU was one of 297 to make it and be invited to play in the tournament made up of the 64 top Division I teams in the nation.
This year we finished runner up in our regional like we finished runner up to win the SEC tournament. Did all this without a bonafide ACE starting pitcher. Entered the regional with only ONE of our starting pitchers able to start due to injuries. Coach Mainieri had something to do with getting us this far I would think. We got as far as we could go with what we had available to fight.
Going back 33 years all the way to 1985, LSU has only missed making the tournament FOUR times. The last time they missed it was in 2011. We've made it to Omaha 18 times since 1985 and 3 of the last 5 years. Get this - in the last 33 years we have won the SEC tournament 12 TIMES! That's almost half including 2 of the last 5 years. Not too shabby.Our recruiting classes are usually in the top 5. Yeah, shite happens sometimes but make no mistake. This is one of the best programs in the country. Think of all the schools out of those 297 that have never made it near the tournament. If we can shake this injury voodoo we are going to kill it next year. Thanks to LSU Baseball for a fun season. Next year can't come fast enough.
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Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:21 am to RowdyMcflowdy
And with the 35 man roster, you are seeing a lot more upsets, several #1 seeds ousted already.
Don't get me wrong, it's great to have the SEC tourney run but you have some teams like Florida and Vandy who are pretty much tanking that tournament to set up for regionals. It doesn't do LSU any good to burn pitchers in that tournament like they do. I really think they need to make the SEC tourney a single elimination event going forward.
Don't get me wrong, it's great to have the SEC tourney run but you have some teams like Florida and Vandy who are pretty much tanking that tournament to set up for regionals. It doesn't do LSU any good to burn pitchers in that tournament like they do. I really think they need to make the SEC tourney a single elimination event going forward.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:21 am to RowdyMcflowdy
Not typically one to make excuses but we weren’t playing with a full deck.
Josh Smith
Zach Watson
Bryce Jordan
Eric Walker
Mahkail Hilliard
Nick Storz
AJ Labas
Brandt Broussard
All missed significant time. That’s insane.
Josh Smith
Zach Watson
Bryce Jordan
Eric Walker
Mahkail Hilliard
Nick Storz
AJ Labas
Brandt Broussard
All missed significant time. That’s insane.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:23 am to RowdyMcflowdy
quote:Not all were invites and a few gained auto-bids that wouldn't have gotten an at-large.
LSU was one of 297 to make it and be invited to play in the tournament made up of the 64 top Division I teams in the nation.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:26 am to nicholastiger
I would be more for making it best 2 of 3 like a weekend series with SEC West best vs SEC East. This way you are not straining your pitching anymore than a regular season series.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:30 am to ell_13
Splitting hairs here. Auto-bids generally are gained by the top programs in that division.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:36 am to RowdyMcflowdy
quote:You mean conference. I'm trying to help you, man. LSU was a top 50 program this year. That would be better than 64.
Auto-bids generally are gained by the top programs in that division.
But on the flip side, 64 is still a lot of teams. And simply making the tournament isn't a goal at LSU. National seed is a goal. Winning the SEC is a goal. Did this team have any true accomplishments? Not much that will be recognized in the future other than a couple of freshmen making the all-SEC freshman team.
But that doesn't mean there aren't small successes to be proud of. Mostly though, I hope they hated this year and are pissed. I hope they fans mostly did, too, in a way. Sometimes, failure is good and can drive people to work harder. Baseball is a game of failure.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:49 am to Solo Cam
quote:
Brandt Broussard
Was leading the team in BA, around .350
Tree fidy!
Before he went down.
Add. I think he was somewhere above .300 before he went down, I don’t know his exact average but he was leading the team in BA.
Eta. This season was all about the pitching. We didn’t have it.
This post was edited on 6/4/18 at 11:50 am
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:53 am to RowdyMcflowdy
quote:
I would be more for making it best 2 of 3 like a weekend series with SEC West best vs SEC East. This way you are not straining your pitching anymore than a regular season series.
The Pac 12 doesn't have a conference tournament. They just add an extra conference series at the end of the season. The SECT was much better when only 8 teams made it. With there being 12 now, if you don't get a 1st round bye, it really strains your pitching staff going into the NCAAT which can be counter-productive in many situations. I don't mind having a conference tournament, but they need to take a long hard look at how it's structured because no team should be playing 6 games in 5 days less than a week before the NCAAT. College rosters just flat out are not big enough for players to be playing that many games in that period of time.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:57 am to ell_13
quote:
But that doesn't mean there aren't small successes to be proud of. Mostly though, I hope they hated this year and are pissed. I hope they fans mostly did, too, in a way. Sometimes, failure is good and can drive people to work harder. Baseball is a game of failure.
what went unnoticed by a lot of fans is the improvements many players made during the season. Cabrera made huge leaps during the season. Peterson went from one of the most frustrating pitchers on staff to arguably our most reliable pitcher in the bullpen. Sanders went from possibly the worst pitcher on staff to starting in the NCAAT. Austin Bain went from a mediocre pitcher to one of our best players in the lineup.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:58 am to lsufball19
All because of 2011... SEC doesn't want "didn't make conference tournament" to be a knock against any of its teams that could possibly make the NCAAT.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:59 am to ell_13
Lol, sorry. You are right - conference. I thought you were knocking the post. I guess I am used to positive posts getting trashed, haha.
But yeah, we expect better and believe we are better. By many peoples standards, we didn't accomplish a lot this season, but we did well for what we had to play with. More importantly the reason we see a season that many of those 297 teams would love to have as a failure is BECAUSE we are so accustomed to winning. We see the SEC as ours to lose each year. We see hosting a regional in Baton Rouge as our God given right, and it feels very weird when we don't.
These boys hate losing. You see their faces when they lose, and they hate it more than anybody. They hear the LSU faithful cheering in the stands. You know it has to run through their minds that they are letting a lot of people down. Those boys love LSU and love winning. The winning culture is amazing at LSU and is why I love LSU. (besides all my money that goes to LSU - 2 grads, one junior)
But yeah, we expect better and believe we are better. By many peoples standards, we didn't accomplish a lot this season, but we did well for what we had to play with. More importantly the reason we see a season that many of those 297 teams would love to have as a failure is BECAUSE we are so accustomed to winning. We see the SEC as ours to lose each year. We see hosting a regional in Baton Rouge as our God given right, and it feels very weird when we don't.
These boys hate losing. You see their faces when they lose, and they hate it more than anybody. They hear the LSU faithful cheering in the stands. You know it has to run through their minds that they are letting a lot of people down. Those boys love LSU and love winning. The winning culture is amazing at LSU and is why I love LSU. (besides all my money that goes to LSU - 2 grads, one junior)
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:59 am to RowdyMcflowdy
We could have Mike Martin. He has won more games than anyone but has never won a national title. Talk about being a blue blood. Or should I say, having the blue balls when it comes to FSU baseball.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:00 pm to ell_13
quote:
All because of 2011... SEC doesn't want "didn't make conference tournament" to be a knock against any of its teams that could possibly make the NCAAT.
Oh I'm very aware as to why
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:01 pm to lsufball19
Of course. Just a general statement really.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:05 pm to RowdyMcflowdy
LSU is one of 14 SEC teams competing for one of 9 or 10 SEC teams trying to get a bid.
We aren't competing with 296 teams for a spot.
We aren't competing with 296 teams for a spot.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:06 pm to Solo Cam
quote:Also Nick Coomes missed two weeks with concussion symptoms after taking a foul tip off his face mask in a game.
Not typically one to make excuses but we weren’t playing with a full deck.
Josh Smith
Zach Watson
Bryce Jordan
Eric Walker
Mahkail Hilliard
Nick Storz
AJ Labas
Brandt Broussard
All missed significant time. That’s insane.
And our other catcher, Hunter Feduccia, played the last third of the season with a broken bone in each hand.
Nick Webre missed a week and half with stitches in his mouth and face after he head butted the rain tarp during a practice chasing down a foul fly ball.
Caleb Gilbert missed one weekend series with a sore arm.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:07 pm to ell_13
That's why I am in favor of getting rid of the tournament format and just have a west vs east best 2 of 3 series at the end of the season. That way you dont have so much negativity associated with NOT making the tournament and you don't have teams burning through their pitchers prior to regionals. Either that or have an extra week before regionals start but that is even less likely.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:14 pm to lsufball19
quote:
what went unnoticed by a lot of fans is the improvements many players made during the season. Cabrera made huge leaps during the season. Peterson went from one of the most frustrating pitchers on staff to arguably our most reliable pitcher in the bullpen. Sanders went from possibly the worst pitcher on staff to starting in the NCAAT. Austin Bain went from a mediocre pitcher to one of our best players in the lineup.
Damn straight! shite, if it were easy everyone would be playing.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 12:14 pm to doubleb
That's like saying an NFL Super Bowl winner didn't have to compete with 31 other teams. How would you suggest this be done then? A round robin with all 297 teams playing? You cant have all teams directly competing against each other. Just too many teams.
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