re: Baseball Preview: #5 LSU @ #3 Vanderbilt – Fri 6:30 / Sat 2:15 / Sun 1

if there is a high chance of rain Sunday and no chance Saturday they may have a double header on Saturday.

bout to see what this team is made of...time for someone to step up and take control

This game.

Yes, this game.....should be a good one.

From the Advocate this morning. Wonder who he's talking about.

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Third baseman Christian Ibarra expects to start in Friday night’s game at Vanderbilt, but Mainieri said Thursday afternoon that the decision on that — and another player — have not been made.

Ibarra missed the past three games with a “tweaked” right hamstring, an injury suffered in Saturday’s win over Purdue.

Mainieri suggested that another everyday starter was “nicked up” and that the staff would make a decision on that later. He would not reveal the identity of the player.

Ibarra, meanwhile, said he’s healthy enough to play.

“I’m ready to go,” Ibarra said. “I’m starting (Friday).”

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i need a win tonight

Astro

I'd like to see Fraley in the lineup, but Mainieri wants to take it slowly with him. Fraley has more upside than Robertson, another freshman in the lineup who has gotten a lot more playing time.

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No rush on Fraley

Freshman reserve Jake Fraley has driven in nine runs, scored eight himself and has reached base 10 times this season.

Those stats don’t seem impressive until knowing this: Fraley has just 10 official at-bats.

He’s batting .600 with an on-base percentage of .714.

“What can you say about Jake Fraley? My goodness,” Mainieri said. “Every time we give him a chance, he’s hitting the ball hard.”

Can he work into the group of 11-12 starters?

Maineri doesn’t want to rush Fraley along. The coach suggested that Fraley is the heir apparent to Sean McMullen and/or Mark Laird, who is a draft-eligible sophomore.

“He’s got a future here,” Mainieri said. “McMullen’s a senior. We don’t know if we’ll lose Laird to the draft. We don’t need to rush him along.”

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I want the best 9 to play.

McMuffin DH, Hale 2B, Moore 1B, Fraley LF

Fraley is a ball player. Robertson looks like he is feeling his way around. He makes me nervous.

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Fraley is a ball player. Robertson looks like he is feeling his way around. He makes me nervous.

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Yea well you make us nervous with your spy equipment.