2025 Baseball Mega Thread

[311neers]

Troy USM and Coastal are all T25. They’re in as of now but it’s early.

UL, JMU, App, Tx State, ODU all regressed from last year it seems.
Southern looks pretty decent.

[Stonewall]

Win the tournament or bust.

[JTApps1]

We could make a good run in the tournament IF we ever get healthy. We've seen it is spurts but then someone else gets hurt.

[BambooRdApp]

Offensively, yes. Pitching depth could be an issue in the tournament. It is a war of attrition. Unless, you make it through clean, you may be putting someone on the mound with little or no experience. This may be our issue when comparing ourselves to Beach Chickens or So. Miss
With that said, you never know with 18 to 25 year old players. If we get to finals, anything can happen...

[BUTCH1991]

Unless we figure out a way to stretch at least one more pitcher out, we won't have a chance should we play 4 games. Don't know Marks' status, it's hush hush. Harris is unreliable and Bradley can only pitch long relief so often. We need to quit wasting Tuesdays with an inning at a time and start trying to develop someone. See if they can bounce back from a bad inning or pitch multiple innings.

[Appmountaineers19]

Is Zang hurt again as well?

[311neers]

Unless we figure out a way to stretch at least one more pitcher out, we won't have a chance should we play 4 games. Don't know Marks' status, it's hush hush. Harris is unreliable and Bradley can only pitch long relief so often. We need to quit wasting Tuesdays with an inning at a time and start trying to develop someone. See if they can bounce back from a bad inning or pitch multiple innings.

It seems like Tuesdays are just a bullpen day where each guy gets 20 pitches. Welch was the Saturday guy to start the year before he got hurt. He's been back for 2-3 weeks now but still only throwing 20 pitches per outing. Have to ramp up Zang Welch and Oblen to have a chance, not sure what the plan is there. And have to get Marks back.

A little worried about our offense health as well. Poor Xureb has played what seems like 20% of games since he got on campus. We need him and Evans back to help our Fig and Licht at the plate.
Kramer probably done for the year which forces the need for Evans to return ASAP.
Have to survive and somehow win these next 2 road trips. Dig deep men, you guys got this!

[BUTCH1991]

Is Zang hurt again as well?

He left is last outing early. Seemed like his arm was hanging.

[311neers]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

[BUTCH1991]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

More injuries this year than I can ever recall.

[311neers]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

More injuries this year than I can ever recall.

Feel like hamstrings alone were 5 guys at one point. Ankles. Bad backs.
It's a nursing home!

[Appmountaineers19]

Is Zang hurt again as well?

He left is last outing early. Seemed like his arm was hanging.

Yikes - two innings in the last 2 years. Not a good sign

[Appmountaineers19]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

I know you mentioned that they were possibly on a heavier in season lifting schedule or is this just plain bad luck with injuries

[311neers]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

I know you mentioned that they where possibly on a heavier in season lifting schedule or is this just plain bad luck with injuries

I heard they were still lifting heavy in-season. I'm not sure if that's been the case the past few years...maybe it has and maybe nothing changed. Could be just horrible luck.
But heavy squats and hamstrings don't go well together when playing 5 games a week!

[Appmountaineers19]

Probably time to switch up the strength and in-season maintenance program.
Never seen so many guys Day to Day.

I know you mentioned that they where possibly on a heavier in season lifting schedule or is this just plain bad luck with injuries

I heard they were still lifting heavy in-season. I'm not sure if that's been the case the past few years...maybe it has and maybe nothing changed. Could be just horrible luck.
But heavy squats and hamstrings don't go well together when playing 5 games a week!

Agreed lighter weight should be used to maintain. IMO

[Stonewall]

My plan is to lower expectations. The lack of consistency on the mound dictates that.

[311neers]

My plan is to lower expectations. The lack of consistency on the mound dictates that.

Yup. Would be a slightly different story if we had Steensma and started the year with Welch healthy, and Zang, and Oblen. Not enough depth to overcome that. And then you lose Marks...
Hope we have some stud arms coming in next year, signing day already happened. If not, attack the portal.

[JTApps1]

When it rains it pours. I don't know if S&C is the issue or not, but it's worth evaluating just to be sure. Some of these injuries are just freaky deals though.

[Stonewall]

We really need this series. No excuses.

[BUTCH1991]

Correa with a clutch 2 out, 2 run single makes it 2-0 in the 1st. Zamora drives in a run in the 2nd followed by a 2 out, 2 run double by Miller on the hit and run to make it 5-0 after our 1/2 of the 2nd.