Hello, Caniacs...
The weekend is almost upon us so as we head into this big ACC series at home with Pitt (they're ALL BIG now), below is a stat comparison between UM and Pitt.
I did this for the UVA series and forgot to double back and do same for U last week at VT.
Note that Pitt has won 4 straight ACC series: Clemson, Louisville, BC and UVA.
The Panthers lost to WVU at home Wednesday, 3-2 in 11 innings. Committing 4 Es sure didn't help. Per Division1Baseball.com, between the Louisville series and WVU, Pitt lost 6 starters to injuries including all 3 outfielders, SS and 3B. They expect some, if not all, back this weekend, so we need to keep an eye on that.
Enjoy!
ACC STATS (courtesy: theacc.com)
RECORDS
Pitt: 21-14, 9-8/ACC (4th place Coastal, winning %/ACC .529)
Miami: 29-8, 14-4/ACC (1st place Coastal, .778 winning % best in ACC; Louisville 2nd at .600
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
PITT BATTING
Kyle Hess is Pitt’s top hitter at .330, No. 37 in the ACC
UM BATTING
CJ Kayfus leads the team in batting at .390, No. 3 in the ACC (off the charts lately)
ACC PITCHING (ACC ranking in parentheses)
*I don't know what this means. Total innings vs strikeouts?
UM PITCHING
Jake Garland leads the team with a 2.19 ERA, 4th/ACC; Karson Ligion has fallen from No. 1 three weeks ago to No. 15 with a 3.57 ERA; Carson Palmquist is No. 16 with a 3.75 ERA;
PITT PITCHING
Matt Gilbertson at No. 10/ACC leads his team with 2.98 ERA; Billy Corcoran is No. 14 with a 3.29 ERA.
RPI (Rating Percentage Index), Strength of Schedule (SOS) & Polls
(courtesy: ncaa.com, warrennolan.com & five listed polls)
RPI (ncaa.com) (do not know why ncaa.com and warrennolan.com RPIs are different)
Pitt: No. 46 (down two from No. 44 last week)
Miami: No. 4 (same as last week)
Other ACC teams the Top 25: ACC has 5 teams: No. 4 UM, No. 6 GT, No. 8 ND, No. 15 WF, No. 19 FSU (VT is No. 26)
RPI (warrennolan.com)
Pitt: No. 48 (down 4 from last week)
UM: No. 4 (same as last week)
Other ACC teams in the Top 25: ACC has 8 teams: No. 4 UM, No. 5 GT, No. 7 GT, No. 11 ND, No. 16 FSU, No. 17 WF, No. 19 UVA
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (SOS) (warrennolan.com)
Pitt: No.39
UM: No. 31
Other ACC teams in the Top 25: No. 2 GT, No. 4 FSU, No. 10, Duke, No. 19 UNC, No. 20 Clemson,
Rest of ACC: No. 27 BC, No. 33 WF, No. 39 Pitt, N0. 40 NCST, No. 55 Louisville, No. 64 VT, No. 70 UVA,
CURRENT POLLS (UM only, Pitt not listed)
Baseball America: No. 5
Collegiate Baseball: No. 5
D1Baseball.com: No. 5
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA): No.5
USA Today Coaches Poll: No. 5
Isn't it interesting that all five independent polls voted Miami the same, despite losing 2 of 3?
I hope U can join me Friday night for Game 1 here on CS. I plan to cover Games 1 & 2 but Game 3 is doubtful.
Have a great Friday and...
Go Canes!
The weekend is almost upon us so as we head into this big ACC series at home with Pitt (they're ALL BIG now), below is a stat comparison between UM and Pitt.
I did this for the UVA series and forgot to double back and do same for U last week at VT.
Note that Pitt has won 4 straight ACC series: Clemson, Louisville, BC and UVA.
The Panthers lost to WVU at home Wednesday, 3-2 in 11 innings. Committing 4 Es sure didn't help. Per Division1Baseball.com, between the Louisville series and WVU, Pitt lost 6 starters to injuries including all 3 outfielders, SS and 3B. They expect some, if not all, back this weekend, so we need to keep an eye on that.
Enjoy!
ACC STATS (courtesy: theacc.com)
RECORDS
Pitt: 21-14, 9-8/ACC (4th place Coastal, winning %/ACC .529)
Miami: 29-8, 14-4/ACC (1st place Coastal, .778 winning % best in ACC; Louisville 2nd at .600
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
| Teams | Team Average | Home Runs | RBIs | Slugging % | On-Base % | Fielding % | Errors | Stolen Base ATT |
| Pitt | .278 | 55 (6TH) | 215 (11th) | .494 (7th) | 0.399 (7th) | 0.972 (7th) | 35 (8th) | 20-36 (12th) |
| Miami | .291 | 44 (12th) | 256 (6th) | .461 (8th) | 0.400 (6th) | 0.970 (10th) | 42 (5th) | 40-46 (6th) |
PITT BATTING
Kyle Hess is Pitt’s top hitter at .330, No. 37 in the ACC
UM BATTING
CJ Kayfus leads the team in batting at .390, No. 3 in the ACC (off the charts lately)
ACC PITCHING (ACC ranking in parentheses)
| Teams | ERA | W-L | Saves | Hits | Runs | ER | Walks | Strikeouts* | Bat/Avg |
| Pitt | 5.53 (12TH) | 21-14 | 7 (Tied 7TH) | 190 (12th) | 208 (5th) | 182 (5th) | 136 (11th) | 281-80 (14th) | .273 (3rd) |
| Miami | 4.18 (5TH) | 28-8 | 12 (No. 1) | 319 (10th) | 179 (9th) | 155 (9th) | 147 (9th) | 392-105 (4th) | .226 (12th) |
UM PITCHING
Jake Garland leads the team with a 2.19 ERA, 4th/ACC; Karson Ligion has fallen from No. 1 three weeks ago to No. 15 with a 3.57 ERA; Carson Palmquist is No. 16 with a 3.75 ERA;
PITT PITCHING
Matt Gilbertson at No. 10/ACC leads his team with 2.98 ERA; Billy Corcoran is No. 14 with a 3.29 ERA.
RPI (Rating Percentage Index), Strength of Schedule (SOS) & Polls
(courtesy: ncaa.com, warrennolan.com & five listed polls)
RPI (ncaa.com) (do not know why ncaa.com and warrennolan.com RPIs are different)
Pitt: No. 46 (down two from No. 44 last week)
Miami: No. 4 (same as last week)
Other ACC teams the Top 25: ACC has 5 teams: No. 4 UM, No. 6 GT, No. 8 ND, No. 15 WF, No. 19 FSU (VT is No. 26)
RPI (warrennolan.com)
Pitt: No. 48 (down 4 from last week)
UM: No. 4 (same as last week)
Other ACC teams in the Top 25: ACC has 8 teams: No. 4 UM, No. 5 GT, No. 7 GT, No. 11 ND, No. 16 FSU, No. 17 WF, No. 19 UVA
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (SOS) (warrennolan.com)
Pitt: No.39
UM: No. 31
Other ACC teams in the Top 25: No. 2 GT, No. 4 FSU, No. 10, Duke, No. 19 UNC, No. 20 Clemson,
Rest of ACC: No. 27 BC, No. 33 WF, No. 39 Pitt, N0. 40 NCST, No. 55 Louisville, No. 64 VT, No. 70 UVA,
CURRENT POLLS (UM only, Pitt not listed)
Baseball America: No. 5
Collegiate Baseball: No. 5
D1Baseball.com: No. 5
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA): No.5
USA Today Coaches Poll: No. 5
Isn't it interesting that all five independent polls voted Miami the same, despite losing 2 of 3?
I hope U can join me Friday night for Game 1 here on CS. I plan to cover Games 1 & 2 but Game 3 is doubtful.
Have a great Friday and...
Go Canes!
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