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then Morehouse had to come in to get the save in the 9th inning.
Yep.But even he used over 25 pitches to do so. Our pitchers sure do seem to use a lot of pitches.
Yep.
I'm waiting for one of our pitchers to complete 8 innings. I'd even take 7 innings. Or just give me 6 innings for crying out loud. Then a set up man for 2 innings, and a closer for the 9th.
So, if we were to actually start our best 3 starting pitchers (Gordon, Hurley, and LBJ) for weekend series once conference play starts, our ERA among weekend starters would average 2.04.Morning of 3/18/2023
Starters and Potential Starters
..................ERA......WHIP
Gordon......1.37......0.95
Hurley........1.71......1.00
LBJ..............3.05......1.35
Zane...........3.32......1.58 --- mostly being used as our closer now
Sthele.........5.40......1.36
Yes, but that may have something to do with the level of competition. I haven't looked at all the others schedules, but I don't think Manhattan, NO and a school still buried under snow is going to be the same as tech, tcu, Bailor.As of 3/19/2023
Team pitching in the Big 12 (by ERA):
Texas..................2.81
WV......................3.67
Tech....................3.72
KSU.....................4.32
TCU.....................4.45
OSU.....................4.48
OU.......................4.65 (sux)
Kansas.................4.74
Baylor..................6.38
We're head-and-shoulders above the competition on the mound.
Big 12 Conference
So, if everyone played only decent (or better) teams in non-conference play, our Team ERA might be 3.4, but WV's would be 4.2, Tech's would be 4.3, KSU's would be 4.9, OSU's would be 5.1, etc.As of 3/19/2023
Team pitching in the Big 12 (by ERA):
Texas..................2.81
WV......................3.67
Tech....................3.72
KSU.....................4.32
TCU.....................4.45
OSU.....................4.48
OU.......................4.65 (sux)
Kansas.................4.74
Baylor..................6.38
We're head-and-shoulders above the competition on the mound.
Big 12 Conference
Bottom line: everybody does it (except TCU). The Big 12 schools' non-conference schedules are littered with plenty of crappy teams. We're not unusual. We've done the same as the other conference teams. Only TCU puts no chopped liver on the non-conference menu.
Everybody except TCU went to the Cupcake Bakery for a lot of non-conference foes.Tech’s non-con schedule also includes Iowa, and later in the season Stanford at Stanford, and Grand Canyon. Other than Western Kentucky - I think UT & Tech use the same travel agent and booked most of the same cupcakes this season.
It appears that our coaches' philosophy is to go with "better stuff" (Sthele and LBJ) over effectiveness/better stats (Hurley and Tole). I would pick the opposite for our starters (better stats over the "best stuff"). This is baseball, not football. Stats matter--A LOT.
Perhaps their thinking is that we will face better and more sophisticated batters against Tech, OSU, and TCU, so we'll need the guys with the really good stuff on the mound...?
Sthele and LBJ should both do fine. It's good to know we've got potential starters who could be Grade A middle relievers in Hurley and Tole (also Burke and maybe others).
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