senoiajacket
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With great fear and trepidation I will start the UNC thread.
Th (7PM)/FRI (6PM)/SAT (1PM).
We need to go 2-1 to insure that GT is COASTAL CHAMPIONS. We could fall as far as 4th in the Coastal (and 7th or 8th overall) if the unthinkable happens (and it could).
UNC comes in on a bit of a roll, winning their last 4 in a row including a sweep of Louisville last weekend. They also swept Clemson (at home) earlier in the year. They are however, 5-12 on the road this year, so we have that going for us. Last time we beat UGA midweek, we laid an egg in the weekend series that followed, but in my mind there is no correlation to this time around.
They have a very capable game 1 started in Austin Love (complete game shutout of Louisville in his last start. gave up 2 ER on 4 hits in 6 innings against ND the series b4). He was second team Freshman AA in 2019, so he isn't a flash in the pan, he is the real deal. After him, I can't really figure out their pitching. They don't have anyone else who has started a game with more than 40 innings (for reference, Love has 80+). Looking over box scores it is almost like Sat and Sunday both are "by committee" games. They do seem to have a very capable closer in Gage Gillian, who has worked 41 innings, 1.31 era and 0.78 WHIP
They seem pretty pedestrian offensively. They have two starters over .300 (we have 4) and three guys between .800 and .900 OPS. Everyone in their "top 6" has between 5 & 9 HR except for one guy. They have 1 guy with over 30 RBI.
We need another great start from Hurter and it will still be a struggle to win game one. We need another good start from Grissom. He is still a wildcard in my mind, although we saw what he is capable of last weekend. I have not idea in the third game pitching for us.
All in all, it seems like another toss up. I can see us going 2-1 or 1-2. I think a sweep in either direction is a long shot. BTW, if we go 1-2, either PITT or MIA can pass us if they sweep.
We need to keep playing good defense. That might be the key in this series.
SJ
Th (7PM)/FRI (6PM)/SAT (1PM).
We need to go 2-1 to insure that GT is COASTAL CHAMPIONS. We could fall as far as 4th in the Coastal (and 7th or 8th overall) if the unthinkable happens (and it could).
UNC comes in on a bit of a roll, winning their last 4 in a row including a sweep of Louisville last weekend. They also swept Clemson (at home) earlier in the year. They are however, 5-12 on the road this year, so we have that going for us. Last time we beat UGA midweek, we laid an egg in the weekend series that followed, but in my mind there is no correlation to this time around.
They have a very capable game 1 started in Austin Love (complete game shutout of Louisville in his last start. gave up 2 ER on 4 hits in 6 innings against ND the series b4). He was second team Freshman AA in 2019, so he isn't a flash in the pan, he is the real deal. After him, I can't really figure out their pitching. They don't have anyone else who has started a game with more than 40 innings (for reference, Love has 80+). Looking over box scores it is almost like Sat and Sunday both are "by committee" games. They do seem to have a very capable closer in Gage Gillian, who has worked 41 innings, 1.31 era and 0.78 WHIP
They seem pretty pedestrian offensively. They have two starters over .300 (we have 4) and three guys between .800 and .900 OPS. Everyone in their "top 6" has between 5 & 9 HR except for one guy. They have 1 guy with over 30 RBI.
We need another great start from Hurter and it will still be a struggle to win game one. We need another good start from Grissom. He is still a wildcard in my mind, although we saw what he is capable of last weekend. I have not idea in the third game pitching for us.
All in all, it seems like another toss up. I can see us going 2-1 or 1-2. I think a sweep in either direction is a long shot. BTW, if we go 1-2, either PITT or MIA can pass us if they sweep.
We need to keep playing good defense. That might be the key in this series.
SJ
