Polls 4/12

[centexorange]

3rd in Collegiate 4th in Coaches and BB America Poll.

 

[SoldierHorn]

I took some of the respected Baseball polls and averaged them together to come up with my own rankings. ASU and UCLA are essentially tied at #1 with an average rank of 2. However, UCLA is listed ahead based on strength of schedule. (The formulas are not shown for simplicity purposes but support the obvious.)

For those that are unfamiliar:
NCBWA = The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

 

[SoldierHorn]

Big 12 Team Summary through 12 AprThings are looking good and starting to work their way up.**Team batting went up about 10 and they are no longer in the cellar** Team pitching got worse: from about .251 to 3.08 but still leads the league comfortably
** Team fielding: Okiehoma is a series behind UT so that will most likely change soon when all is said and done.

• The Longhorns are on an eight-game win streak. During the span, the Longhorns are outscoring their opponents 54-15. Texas pitchers have allowed just 51 hits and 18 walks while striking out 66 over 74.0 innings. The Horns' hurlers own a 1.70 ERA and are holding the opponents to a .195 batting average and just 11 extra-base hits in the eight games. Offensively, Connor Rowe is leading the charge with a .391 batting average, five runs, three doubles, one triple and six RBI. Russell Moldenhauer is batting .368 with eight runs and a .571 on-base percentage. Kevin Lussin is batting .345 with five runs, two home runs and 11 RBI. Tant Shepherd and Kevin Keyes each have three home runs during the stretch.

• Texas ranks second in the nation with a 2.51 ERA trailing only UCLA (2.36). Leading the way is Chance Ruffin, who despite being a closer has pitched enough innings to qualify on the NCAA leaders list. He leads the country with a 0.51 ERA and has allowed the opponents to score just three runs, two earned, over 35.0 innings. Cole Green owns a 2.45 ERA to go with a 7-0 record.

 

[Alex_de_Large]

We lead the conference in HR's and SO's. That's not small ball. What is going on here?

 

[InRightField]

Also lead the conference in runs scored. Lets try to spread some of the wealth from Sunday to Friday and Saturday.

 

[kjgirl]

Thanks for putting that together.

This team could be dangerously good

 

[orangeblack&gold]

This Team IS dangerously good. We're just trying to up our averages that were down early in the season with this current onslaught.

Who wants a piece of the "Team of the Aughts" (sp?)?

 

[SoldierHorn]

thanks... I just got frustrated trying to list all the polls separately on other forums. Even then... when things are equal, which team deserves the bump? I was checking the SOS weekly anyway so why not just include them all on one sheet with the discriminating factor being which team plays a better schedule up to that point.

 

[bazbo]

great stuff, thanks soldier.

BTW, I think you have too much time on your hands

 

[cochamps]

good stuff. thanks.

 

[tsquar]

I see aggy is last in the conference in fielding percentage. I want to see some Longhorn hits, but some aggy errors would be okay too.