re: LSU 5 @ South Carolina 6 Final

That’s a fair point. I just don’t feel good about our stud closer losing to South Carolina

The only thing I feel good about is Anderson and Eyanson throwing 10ks in their outings.

Unfortunately, it’s a team sport and it’s a crapshoot how the rest of the team will do.

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Luck runs out in Omaha when you don’t have a bullpen.

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We literally gave up a 9 run lead and lost to a State team that didn’t even make the SECT 2 weeks before the postseason in 2023. Many of us gave up on the team having any shot in Omaha. I didn’t even think we would get through the Super Regional.

I was very happy to be proven wrong and learned to not come to conclusions regarding the postseason ahead of getting there.

There are not many worse ways to lose a ball game than a walk off wild pitch / passed ball. Ouch

Now it time to run rule SC tomorrow and close out series with a W Saturday with the 2 staff aces on mound next 2 days

I guess they don't want the double bye in the SEC tournament. Can't afford to lose games against bad teams especially with the SEC standings being tight.

I’d bet the farm LSU wins the next two games by wide margins.

All of yall panicking and calling for Johnson’s head are hilarious. Typical rant reaction.

Epilogue: South Carolina’s outfield made some spectacular catches during the game and LSU’s outfield shite the bed.

South Carolina played with nothing to lose. LSU’s outfield was a scared cat. Need to be aggressive and attacking.

Other aspects of the game were lacking. The outfield defense seems to be a glaring weakness.

I know it took a crazy bounce left when Stanfield was standing more centered. Don’t know if it was spin or if it just bounced different then he expected

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People forget that. It is also true that all the same things people are saying about why this team has no shot in the CWS were being said in 2023 except for the specifics of the hitting critiques. Then it was "you just can't count on HRs to win you games like this team does", now it's the timely hitting critique (which does cause concern) and the defensive critiques were significant then.

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One big difference between that team and this one is how many veterans we had in the lineup. Now, they did NOT have experience being in Omaha or playing for high stakes, as we struggled at the end of Paul’s tenure and were just back to good in Jay’s first season. But they had been through the grind and were mentally tough, and you saw them flip that switch in the postseason. This team needs to find that gear, but they obviously haven’t been able to often enough on the road in the regular season.

Curiel may be the closest to Crews we’ve had in the last two years, but he’s still a true freshman, not the fully developed version who lead that 23 squad into the postseason. We’ve definitely seen sophomore slumps from Milam at the plate, Brown in the field, and especially Larson just overall.

This team is a little younger and less seasoned than 23, but they still have guys like Bear and Frey who are capable of stepping up and being those kinds of leaders when they are at their best. We need to see that today, tomorrow, and in the SECT.