We lose to UGA 6-3 Game 1

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Too many LOB and not enough timely hits.

[Chucky_38]

Is there any more frustrating team than this? We take 2 of 3 from UGA, 2 of 3 from Florida, we sweep Auburn and man we are good. What...we lose 2 of 3 to MState? We aren't that good. We sweep Arkansas in Fayetville! We are going to be a top 8 seed! We lose in game 1 to the #7 seed.

I'm tired. Just get to Omaha Rebels. Just get to Omaha. Nothing else matters.

[rewalters]

C'mon Chucky, after the UF loss you had to see this coming.

Frustrating, very frustrating!

I am beginning to think we are better off just being a regional host that has to accomplish the unexpected to make it to Omaha! This team definitely can be a riddle sometimes.

[john_avery_fast]

Is there any more frustrating team than this? We take 2 of 3 from UGA, 2 of 3 from Florida, we sweep Auburn and man we are good. What...we lose 2 of 3 to MState? We aren't that good. We sweep Arkansas in Fayetville! We are going to be a top 8 seed! We lose in game 1 to the #7 seed.

I'm tired. Just get to Omaha Rebels. Just get to Omaha. Nothing else matters.

actually, they are the 6th seed that was at one point #1 in the nation. they have a lot of talent. remember, they beat Pom in Oxford, and it took a slugfest to beat them in game 2.

The 7 seed (AR) beat the 2 (UF)
also, the #1 seed just lost to the 8 4-1 with a complete game from Minor on 4 days rest.

[lewindha]

Man, all 4 top seeds lost yesterday.

[john_avery_fast]

This is more evidence of the depth/quality in the SEC. Watching the games, while the lower seeds obviously played better ball yesterday, it was evident that each team came to win.

lets keep the trend of lower seeds beating higher seeds going (though we are arguably the actual 2 seed) at 10 am.

[oxfordrebel]

I agree with the comment made in another thread. Traditionally there are several upsets on Day 1 of the SECT because I really think the top seeds are not going to be playing all out. LSU, UF, and Ole Miss have all locked up Regional hosting spots. Say what you will, but I honestly believe all three have locked them up. Now we're playing for a national seed, but that's a tall order. Then you have SC, Vandy, and UGA who are all on the bubble for hosting a regional. I think one of them will get to host. Certainly all 8 teams in Hoover are Regional-bound along with Auburn. I think 9 SEC teams will make the field of 64 this year, which is certainly not unheard of. But the lower seeds are trying to win a Regional hosting spot and the SECT is their last shot at that. They're throwing everything they have. UGA sent 4 guys to the mound yesterday in a game the Rebels were helping them win. So the SECT is not something I'd get all upset about. Next weekend is when the season starts all over again. For the 1-3 seeds this week, Hoover is just a time to get through until the real tourney begins.

[lewindha]

I agree with the comment made in another thread. Traditionally there are several upsets on Day 1 of the SECT because I really think the top seeds are not going to be playing all out. LSU, UF, and Ole Miss have all locked up Regional hosting spots. Say what you will, but I honestly believe all three have locked them up. Now we're playing for a national seed, but that's a tall order. Then you have SC, Vandy, and UGA who are all on the bubble for hosting a regional. I think one of them will get to host. Certainly all 8 teams in Hoover are Regional-bound along with Auburn. I think 9 SEC teams will make the field of 64 this year, which is certainly not unheard of. But the lower seeds are trying to win a Regional hosting spot and the SECT is their last shot at that. They're throwing everything they have. UGA sent 4 guys to the mound yesterday in a game the Rebels were helping them win. So the SECT is not something I'd get all upset about. Next weekend is when the season starts all over again. For the 1-3 seeds this week, Hoover is just a time to get through until the real tourney begins.

Yeah, but we're getting a completely pathetic showing in the Tourney. I'm not confident about where this team is at. Inconsistent pitching, no timely hitting, & bad fielding does not equal Omaha.

[mpzreb17]

im telling you, theyre not playing because theyre saving their strength for the regional.

they need to get it together for seed purposes.

[lewindha]

It's one thing to save your best pitchers(even though I think it's bullcrap), but for your hitters to not even show up. If you tell me that the hitters just didn't care about getting hits b/c it's the SECT, I'll call you a liar. You can ease up without looking pathetic.

[oxfordrebel]

It's one thing to save your best pitchers(even though I think it's bullcrap), but for your hitters to not even show up. If you tell me that the hitters just didn't care about getting hits b/c it's the SECT, I'll call you a liar. You can ease up without looking pathetic.

And then sometimes you run into teams that have chips on their shoulders, specifically against Ole Miss. UGA was #1 when we took 2 of 3 from them and UF got fired up after the Ole Miss series loss which they suffered at home.

We ran into two big buzz-saws. Normally Pom wouldn't give up a grand slam. Normally our outfielders wouldn't misplay balls. Normally umpires would get the call right. It's just a combination of things in Hoover.

[lewindha]

It's one thing to save your best pitchers(even though I think it's bullcrap), but for your hitters to not even show up. If you tell me that the hitters just didn't care about getting hits b/c it's the SECT, I'll call you a liar. You can ease up without looking pathetic.

And then sometimes you run into teams that have chips on their shoulders, specifically against Ole Miss. UGA was #1 when we took 2 of 3 from them and UF got fired up after the Ole Miss series loss which they suffered at home.

We ran into two big buzz-saws. Normally Pom wouldn't give up a grand slam. Normally our outfielders wouldn't misplay balls. Normally umpires would get the call right. It's just a combination of things in Hoover.

So we blame everything else but the team for a poor showing?

[oxfordrebel]

It's one thing to save your best pitchers(even though I think it's bullcrap), but for your hitters to not even show up. If you tell me that the hitters just didn't care about getting hits b/c it's the SECT, I'll call you a liar. You can ease up without looking pathetic.

And then sometimes you run into teams that have chips on their shoulders, specifically against Ole Miss. UGA was #1 when we took 2 of 3 from them and UF got fired up after the Ole Miss series loss which they suffered at home.

We ran into two big buzz-saws. Normally Pom wouldn't give up a grand slam. Normally our outfielders wouldn't misplay balls. Normally umpires would get the call right. It's just a combination of things in Hoover.

So we blame everything else but the team for a poor showing?

I think I DID just blame the team. My point is, you have to take it in stride right now. It's not like the season's over. In fact, I'll take a poor showing in the SECT over a regular season SEC series loss. People, this really doesn't mean anything other than POSSIBLY losing a national seed. Yeah, they should have came out and played harder. Don't tell me they were doing this on purpose because you KNOW these guys wanted to win. It was just a poor outing. We still have a great RPI (plus we lost the games to two other quality RPI teams) and this tourney is not going to do much to that. Plus I read an article with selection committees members a couple of years ago where they said they don't use the conference tourney results much unless they have a team that's on the bubble for making the field or hosting a Regional. Heck, they announce the national seeds before the SECT's Championship game is finished on Sunday. I really believe the committee already has their national seeds picked out, or at least very close. And probably 10 of their Regional hosts as well. Not officially, but formed in the collective "mind" of the committee.

Besides, the conference tourney is not the time to be making the case for a national seed. The case for being a national seed had to be made during the regular season. If you want to be mad about something, be mad that we laid a turd ON OUR HOME FIELD against State two weeks ago. If we don't get a national seed, it's not because of what happened these two days in Hoover, it's what happened in Oxford two weeks ago. We should already have a national seed locked up (like LSU and probably UF do), but we don't because it's then that we didn't get it done.

Besides, getting your blood pressure up now isn't going to do anything for this team. Next week is what it's all about.