Bham Bammer

Yes #2 in RPI behind UCLA. Just keep winning. We have 6 series left.

RPI very high thanks to sweeps of Auburn (RPI #5) and Florida (RPI #6).

Can’t overstate how big it was go to get a road series this week.

Clint Lamb is the eternal optimist. Guy can spin anything into a positive. I don’t hate it, but I’m taking his sunshine with a huge grain of salt.

Well, I mean, he was breaking the law. So we can blame everyone but him or we can put the responsibility on the man himself who knew what he was doing was illegal but decided it was worth the risk.

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Kentucky in a cat fight with 3-15 LSU in the 1st round of SEC tourney.

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Not wholly surprising - they needed a buzzer beater prayer to beat them in the regular season. This team just is constructed weirdly. The pieces don't fit, they don't really even seem interested for long stretches.

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The number of HRs has been increasing drastically. It has surpassed the gorilla ball days which I didn’t think was possible. 1.17 hrs per game in 2024 and it was 1.08 in 1998. The pros use wood, and so should college.

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"Hey, nobody likes all these home runs! Change it and stop the madness."

Said one person, ever.

Softball crowd relies heavily on people who either a) have jobs; b) come in from out of town; or c) both of the above. Midweek games that start at 4:00 with cold weather are never going to be a big draw.

I think Fowler will come on despite the slow start. We have some young guys that need some ABs. Other guys need to take advantage of their chances or they will end up getting benched. Osterhouse should be sweating bullets with some of the young talented guys we have waiting for a chance.

Positive side outside of Fay getting hit around a little the pitching has been mostly strong.

Lack of offense is frustrating but hopefully some pieces will be moved around and they will start to come on with the bats. I don’t know what the injury situation is with Mizell who got a lot of ABs last year. I think we were also counting on Devenport, I’d be curious as to his availability moving forward also.

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Many thanks to Bama Central for caring enough to cover the baseball program. Something the athletic department seems uninterested in doing. Maybe just a sign of cost cutting measures.

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We may not have a baseball program in about five or six years. Seriously.

At least that will be one less thing for people to bitch about.

Good start to the year. Two against FSU on the road next weekend could be revealing.

Wazzu weekend rotation (2025 stats):

Luke Meyers - 15 APP, 9 GS; 5-4, 5.26 ERA; 78 H in 66.2 IP; .301 BAA; 50/21 K/BB
Nick Lewis - 16 APP, 14 GS; 4-7, 6.69 ERA; 98 H in 74 IP; .319 BAA; 47/21 K/BB
Griffin Smith - 16 APP, 14 GS; 5-6, 5.73 ERA; 97 H in 81.2 IP; .289 BAA; 41/18 K/BB