Fighting Erstads at the B1G Tournament - Championship Game vs. Ohio State
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ohiocornhusker
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I knew we would lose as soon as I trash talked the buckeyes with my classmates..... :bad
Comish
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The immutable laws of mathematics should dictate an OCCASIONAL call going our way!
However, when hitters are ZERO for the game with runners in scoring position...it's hard to use the Umps as an excuse. So many of our strikeouts
are by LOOKING, you'd think the coaches would be basically reminding them we've got plenty of Lookers...if you want to participate....Be Agressive!
They grind with other aspects of the game, and congrats to reaching the championship game, but it's frustrating to watch them go down with the bat on the shoulder so many times.
However, when hitters are ZERO for the game with runners in scoring position...it's hard to use the Umps as an excuse. So many of our strikeouts
are by LOOKING, you'd think the coaches would be basically reminding them we've got plenty of Lookers...if you want to participate....Be Agressive!
They grind with other aspects of the game, and congrats to reaching the championship game, but it's frustrating to watch them go down with the bat on the shoulder so many times.
Over the previous 11 games (before today), we averaged 6.9 runs per game which would have been roughly Top 15 among Power 5 schools over the season.
BUT LOOK AT THIS ONE GAME THE REINFORCES MY NARRATIVE!!!!
VectorVictor
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The upside to this loss is that it likely knocked Michigan out of the NCAA Tourney. The B1G is getting four teams in: Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, and Ohio State. I doubt we’ll get five, and Michigan is the first to get cut.
Regardless, this loss underscores the need for a hitting coach replacement. The lack of patience at the plate today, coupled with the lack of power and copious amounts of strikeouts underscores this.
Regardless, this loss underscores the need for a hitting coach replacement. The lack of patience at the plate today, coupled with the lack of power and copious amounts of strikeouts underscores this.
Comish
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A lot of our runs in this tourney came not through our efforts, but through gifts of walks by the opponents
HuskersNC949597
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Never mind that as of 5/24 Nebraska ranked 201st in the nation in team batting average (.259), 213th in slugging % (.367), 179th in runs, etc. etc.
I don't really expect this in baseball but this reminded me of volleyball. Can we not afford high-speed cameras with our $50M+ B1G dollars so you can actually see these things clearly?
SouthLincoln Husker
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We were given 13 or 14 free passes against Michigan. As I have been saying, since bolt left our hitting numbers have gone down every year with this being the worse.
How many of those teams couldn't practice outside for the first month of the season and got to take BP before one of their first 20ish games? And had several games against lesser opponents - where they boost their numbers - cancelled?
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Cdog923
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Which is one run a game more than our average over the season, which was squarely at 128th in the country.
TonyStalloni
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I said the same thing as soon as they started showing the replay. It would not be overturned because they use such low definition cameras. There was no way to prove anything conclusively.