Greeting, Caniacs:
First, a BIG round of thanks to all of U who provided game updates on Sunday in my absence. I greatly appreciate U guys stepping up.
Second, how 'bout them Canes!!!!! Two years in a row we sweep UVA and this time around it was the first time we have done it at their place.
Sunday Game Recap: Canes Complete First-Ever Sweep at UVA, 3-1 (UM Link)
Okay, for your reading pleasure, below U will find stats galore including:
*How we did vs UVA (our pitching was off the charts)
*Conference standings, RPI, team, and individual stats
*Current team record to date, vs the previous 3 years to see improvement (except 2016)
*Polls (we are once again ranked)
*Remaining schedule
Big Question: Have this team turned the corner? We are 10-3 since getting swept by NCST. In that time we have shut out FSU 2x, swept UVA and lost once each at Pitt by 1, home to FSU by 1 and home by 2 to FAU.
MIDWEEK RECORD
Last year, I think we finished our midweek games 3-8. To date, we are 8-2 so we have improved there.
PITCHING
Although more than a few people on this board wanted J.D. run out of the program earlier this year, I think some of U can, at least for now, do a 180 and give credit where credit is due. Against FSU and UVA our pitching was phenomenal.
HITTING
Last year, our team hit a total of 23 HRs. This year, we matched that total after just 15 games. Heading into Tuesday night's game vs FGCU we are No. 1 in the ACC with 50! What's changed? I have no idea.
FIELDING
The glaring weakness on the team. We are ranked 12th in the ACC out of 14 teams with 48 errors. It has already cost us games and it will continue to haunt us unless this part of the game can be fixed, and fixed quickly. It could make or break our chances of making the post-season.
BOTTOM LINE
As of today, we are a much better team than the last 2 years and major kudos to Coach G in his first season. Some may point to the fact that No. 3 is no longer in charge. Fair assessment. But the same people responsible for hitting, pitching and fielding are still on staff so what's changed (minus fielding which remains an issue)? Maybe the way we coach, IDK.
I think U will agree with me that if we can keep the MOJO going into the ACC tournament, we have a very good chance (with our RPI) of getting back to the post-season.
We'll find out a lot about our team beginning Thursday when we travel to meet a top 10 team in Louisville. For sure, we have to keep winning the midweek games and we have to win more weekend series that we lose. As we often talk about in football: winning will take care of everything.
Anyway, as usual, it's just my .02.
Below, U will find more in-depth info on the above categories and much more.
For now, this is a one-shot deal. I'd go cross-eyed trying doing this weekly. I may try again going into the ACC tourney and IF we make the post-season.
So, pick 'n choose your stats and enjoy!
HOW DID WE DO VS UVA?
GAME 1 (Won 9-6)
Hits: UM 13, UVA 11
BB: UM 5, UVA 1
SO: UM 8, UVA 5
LOB: 8, UVA 6
E: UM 2, UVA 0
Pitchers Used: UM 2, UVA 3
Game 2 (Won 2-1)
Hits: UM 6, UVA 3
BB: UM 3, UVA 3
SO: UM 8, UVA 9
LOB: UM 8, UVA 4
E: No Es in this game
Pitchers Used: UM 4, UVA 2
Game 3 (Won 3-1)
Hits: UM 6, UVA 9 ( we had 2 HRs to account for our 3 runs)
BB: UM 6, UVA 1
SO: UM 3, UVA 7
LOB: UM 10, UVA 9
E: UM 1, UVA 0
Pitchers Used: UM 4, UVA 6
Same info is broken down a little differently below:
UM vs UVA SERIES TOTALS - GAMES 1, 2, 3:
The following stats will show U how strong our pitching was:
RUNS SCORED
By UM: 9 + 2 + 3 = 14
By UVA: 6 +1 +1 = 8 (held them to 1 run in 2 games, shut out FSU 2x wknd before)
WALKS
By UM Batters: 5 + 3 + 6 =14
By UVA Batters: 1 + 3 + 1 = 4 (we walked only 4 in 27 innings. Outstanding!)
STRIKEOUTS
By UM Batters: 8 + 8 + 3 = 19
By UVA Batters: 5 + 9 + 7 = 21 (7 Ks/per game avg)
HITS
By UM Batters: 13 + 6 + 6 = 25
By UBA Batters: 11 + 3 + 9 = 24 (8 hits per game avg)
LOB
We Left on Base: 8 + 8 + 10 = 26 (we left a lot of runs on base, almost 9 a game)
UVA Left on Base: 9 + 6 + 4 = 19
ACC STANDINGS
Check out where we are now in the ACC standings. Before the UVA series, we were 3rd from the bottom, now we are 3rd from the top. We basically flipped positions with UVA and notice how close the top 3 teams are:
COASTAL ACC / OVERALL (pretty tight race)
Georgia Tech 11-7 / 24-12
North Carolina 10-8 / 27-10
Miami 10-8 / 25-12
Virginia 8-10 / 21-16
Duke 8-10 / 20-16
Virginia Tech 6-12 / 21-16
Pitt 3-15 / 10-24
ATLANTIC (our next conference opponent leads their division)
Louisville is 13-5/ACC and 28-8 overall
5 MAJOR COLLEGE BASEBALL POLLS (first time this year we are ranked)
MIAMI
Divi 1 Baseball.com: 23
NCBWA (Nat'l Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc.): 24
Collegiate Baseball: 22
Baseball America: Not Listed TCU No. 22, 22-12 record; WVU No. 25, record (just entered)
USA Today: 26 (3 points behind No. 25 Texas with a 23-15 record
LOUISVILLE
In the same polls they are: 8, 12,8, 7 & 7
If we can win at least 2 vs the Cards we will move up and be in all the polls,
ACC TEAMS IN TOP 25 RPI through April 14
No. 5: Louisville: Up from No. 10
No. 13: Georgia Tech down from No. 14
No. 16: North Carolina down from No. 19
No. 20: UM up from No. 32
No. 24 Clemson down from No. 19
SEC has 7 teams in the RPI top 12, 10 in Top 25 (Florida is No. 27)
ACC INDIVIDUAL STATS (through April 14)
PITCHING / ERA
No. 6 Mixon 0.61
No. 14 Mantilla 1.69
No. 22 Federman 2.28
No. 34: Veliz 2.64
No. 50 Van Belle 3.28*
No. 56 Maury 3.46
No. 66 Cecconi 3.83
No. 78 McMahon 4.10*
No. 82 McHendry 4.12*
* Starter
ACC INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 LEADERS
HITTING (out of 144 listed)
No. 3 Gates .390 (not bad for a guy who started as our closer)
No. 4 Gil .372
No. 116 Toral .231 (unless hurt, may be a reason why he had Sunday off)
SLUGGING %
No. 3: Gil .651
ON-BASE %
No. 10: Lala 0.453
RUNS SCORED
No. 3 Lala 40
No. 10: Zamora 36
HITS
No one listed
RBI
No. 3: Del Castillo 44
No. 9: Zamora 37
HR
Tied No.1: Toral 14 (UM tops ACC at 50. In '18, we hit 23, matched in '19 in only 15 games)
STRIKEOUTS
No. 10: Gil 42
STOLEN BASES
No. 2 Lala 17
GAME HIGH (33 Categories)
We lead in only 1 - Walks Allowed: Pitt walked us 13x on 3/29/19
ACC TEAM STATS (through April 14)
BATTING
No. 1: UM .296
No. 2: UVA/NCST .289
No. 4: GT .288
PITCHING
No. 1: UL 3.14
No. 2 UM 3.69
No. 3: Duke/Clemson 3.77
FIELDING (our Achilles heel)
No. 1: NCST 0.981
No. 2: UL 0.979
No. 3: UVA 0.978 (they committed NO Es vs us in our series)
No. 12: UM 0.965 (Pitt is last 0.957)
SEASON RECORD THIS YEAR vs LAST 3 YEARS AT THIS TIME
2019 through April 14: 25-12
Midweek Games: 8-2 (1 game canceled)
2018
Through April 18: 15-20 (includes an 8-game losing streak)
Midweek Games: 1-7 (I game canceled by weather)
2017
Through April 15: 16-16 (2-3 games canceled)1-1 vs FSU @ home, Game 3 rained out
Midweek Games: 5-5 (1 game canceled weather)
2016 (Went to Omaha)
Through April 17: 29-5; (includes a13 game winning streak; 3 games canceled by weather)
Midweek Games: 10-0 (1 game canceled by weather)
OUR REMAINING SCHEDULE
4/16 Tues: FGCU at home - 6 pm
4/18 - 4/20: Thurs-Sat: at Louisville 6 pm, 6 pm, and 1 pm (UL ranked 8, 12, 8, 7 & 7 in polls)
4/24: Host FIU
4/26 - 4/28: VT at home
No Midweek Game
5/3 - 5/5: Bethune-Cookman at home
5/8: Host UCF
5/10, 5/11 & 5/13* (Monday) At WF * ESPNU's ACC Game of the Week
5/16 to 5/18 Duke at home Thus, Fri, Sat - ACC starts Mon the 21st
ACC Tourney May 21-26 Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
Post -Season? We'll see.
I hope to cover Tuesday's home game vs FGCU. First pitch shortly after 6 pm. Hope U can join me!
Go Canes!
First, a BIG round of thanks to all of U who provided game updates on Sunday in my absence. I greatly appreciate U guys stepping up.
Second, how 'bout them Canes!!!!! Two years in a row we sweep UVA and this time around it was the first time we have done it at their place.
Sunday Game Recap: Canes Complete First-Ever Sweep at UVA, 3-1 (UM Link)
Okay, for your reading pleasure, below U will find stats galore including:
*How we did vs UVA (our pitching was off the charts)
*Conference standings, RPI, team, and individual stats
*Current team record to date, vs the previous 3 years to see improvement (except 2016)
*Polls (we are once again ranked)
*Remaining schedule
Big Question: Have this team turned the corner? We are 10-3 since getting swept by NCST. In that time we have shut out FSU 2x, swept UVA and lost once each at Pitt by 1, home to FSU by 1 and home by 2 to FAU.
MIDWEEK RECORD
Last year, I think we finished our midweek games 3-8. To date, we are 8-2 so we have improved there.
PITCHING
Although more than a few people on this board wanted J.D. run out of the program earlier this year, I think some of U can, at least for now, do a 180 and give credit where credit is due. Against FSU and UVA our pitching was phenomenal.
HITTING
Last year, our team hit a total of 23 HRs. This year, we matched that total after just 15 games. Heading into Tuesday night's game vs FGCU we are No. 1 in the ACC with 50! What's changed? I have no idea.
FIELDING
The glaring weakness on the team. We are ranked 12th in the ACC out of 14 teams with 48 errors. It has already cost us games and it will continue to haunt us unless this part of the game can be fixed, and fixed quickly. It could make or break our chances of making the post-season.
BOTTOM LINE
As of today, we are a much better team than the last 2 years and major kudos to Coach G in his first season. Some may point to the fact that No. 3 is no longer in charge. Fair assessment. But the same people responsible for hitting, pitching and fielding are still on staff so what's changed (minus fielding which remains an issue)? Maybe the way we coach, IDK.
I think U will agree with me that if we can keep the MOJO going into the ACC tournament, we have a very good chance (with our RPI) of getting back to the post-season.
We'll find out a lot about our team beginning Thursday when we travel to meet a top 10 team in Louisville. For sure, we have to keep winning the midweek games and we have to win more weekend series that we lose. As we often talk about in football: winning will take care of everything.
Anyway, as usual, it's just my .02.
Below, U will find more in-depth info on the above categories and much more.
For now, this is a one-shot deal. I'd go cross-eyed trying doing this weekly. I may try again going into the ACC tourney and IF we make the post-season.
So, pick 'n choose your stats and enjoy!
HOW DID WE DO VS UVA?
GAME 1 (Won 9-6)
Hits: UM 13, UVA 11
BB: UM 5, UVA 1
SO: UM 8, UVA 5
LOB: 8, UVA 6
E: UM 2, UVA 0
Pitchers Used: UM 2, UVA 3
Game 2 (Won 2-1)
Hits: UM 6, UVA 3
BB: UM 3, UVA 3
SO: UM 8, UVA 9
LOB: UM 8, UVA 4
E: No Es in this game
Pitchers Used: UM 4, UVA 2
Game 3 (Won 3-1)
Hits: UM 6, UVA 9 ( we had 2 HRs to account for our 3 runs)
BB: UM 6, UVA 1
SO: UM 3, UVA 7
LOB: UM 10, UVA 9
E: UM 1, UVA 0
Pitchers Used: UM 4, UVA 6
Same info is broken down a little differently below:
UM vs UVA SERIES TOTALS - GAMES 1, 2, 3:
The following stats will show U how strong our pitching was:
RUNS SCORED
By UM: 9 + 2 + 3 = 14
By UVA: 6 +1 +1 = 8 (held them to 1 run in 2 games, shut out FSU 2x wknd before)
WALKS
By UM Batters: 5 + 3 + 6 =14
By UVA Batters: 1 + 3 + 1 = 4 (we walked only 4 in 27 innings. Outstanding!)
STRIKEOUTS
By UM Batters: 8 + 8 + 3 = 19
By UVA Batters: 5 + 9 + 7 = 21 (7 Ks/per game avg)
HITS
By UM Batters: 13 + 6 + 6 = 25
By UBA Batters: 11 + 3 + 9 = 24 (8 hits per game avg)
LOB
We Left on Base: 8 + 8 + 10 = 26 (we left a lot of runs on base, almost 9 a game)
UVA Left on Base: 9 + 6 + 4 = 19
ACC STANDINGS
Check out where we are now in the ACC standings. Before the UVA series, we were 3rd from the bottom, now we are 3rd from the top. We basically flipped positions with UVA and notice how close the top 3 teams are:
COASTAL ACC / OVERALL (pretty tight race)
Georgia Tech 11-7 / 24-12
North Carolina 10-8 / 27-10
Miami 10-8 / 25-12
Virginia 8-10 / 21-16
Duke 8-10 / 20-16
Virginia Tech 6-12 / 21-16
Pitt 3-15 / 10-24
ATLANTIC (our next conference opponent leads their division)
Louisville is 13-5/ACC and 28-8 overall
5 MAJOR COLLEGE BASEBALL POLLS (first time this year we are ranked)
MIAMI
Divi 1 Baseball.com: 23
NCBWA (Nat'l Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc.): 24
Collegiate Baseball: 22
Baseball America: Not Listed TCU No. 22, 22-12 record; WVU No. 25, record (just entered)
USA Today: 26 (3 points behind No. 25 Texas with a 23-15 record
LOUISVILLE
In the same polls they are: 8, 12,8, 7 & 7
If we can win at least 2 vs the Cards we will move up and be in all the polls,
ACC TEAMS IN TOP 25 RPI through April 14
No. 5: Louisville: Up from No. 10
No. 13: Georgia Tech down from No. 14
No. 16: North Carolina down from No. 19
No. 20: UM up from No. 32
No. 24 Clemson down from No. 19
SEC has 7 teams in the RPI top 12, 10 in Top 25 (Florida is No. 27)
ACC INDIVIDUAL STATS (through April 14)
PITCHING / ERA
No. 6 Mixon 0.61
No. 14 Mantilla 1.69
No. 22 Federman 2.28
No. 34: Veliz 2.64
No. 50 Van Belle 3.28*
No. 56 Maury 3.46
No. 66 Cecconi 3.83
No. 78 McMahon 4.10*
No. 82 McHendry 4.12*
* Starter
ACC INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 LEADERS
HITTING (out of 144 listed)
No. 3 Gates .390 (not bad for a guy who started as our closer)
No. 4 Gil .372
No. 116 Toral .231 (unless hurt, may be a reason why he had Sunday off)
SLUGGING %
No. 3: Gil .651
ON-BASE %
No. 10: Lala 0.453
RUNS SCORED
No. 3 Lala 40
No. 10: Zamora 36
HITS
No one listed
RBI
No. 3: Del Castillo 44
No. 9: Zamora 37
HR
Tied No.1: Toral 14 (UM tops ACC at 50. In '18, we hit 23, matched in '19 in only 15 games)
STRIKEOUTS
No. 10: Gil 42
STOLEN BASES
No. 2 Lala 17
GAME HIGH (33 Categories)
We lead in only 1 - Walks Allowed: Pitt walked us 13x on 3/29/19
ACC TEAM STATS (through April 14)
BATTING
No. 1: UM .296
No. 2: UVA/NCST .289
No. 4: GT .288
PITCHING
No. 1: UL 3.14
No. 2 UM 3.69
No. 3: Duke/Clemson 3.77
FIELDING (our Achilles heel)
No. 1: NCST 0.981
No. 2: UL 0.979
No. 3: UVA 0.978 (they committed NO Es vs us in our series)
No. 12: UM 0.965 (Pitt is last 0.957)
SEASON RECORD THIS YEAR vs LAST 3 YEARS AT THIS TIME
2019 through April 14: 25-12
Midweek Games: 8-2 (1 game canceled)
2018
Through April 18: 15-20 (includes an 8-game losing streak)
Midweek Games: 1-7 (I game canceled by weather)
2017
Through April 15: 16-16 (2-3 games canceled)1-1 vs FSU @ home, Game 3 rained out
Midweek Games: 5-5 (1 game canceled weather)
2016 (Went to Omaha)
Through April 17: 29-5; (includes a13 game winning streak; 3 games canceled by weather)
Midweek Games: 10-0 (1 game canceled by weather)
OUR REMAINING SCHEDULE
4/16 Tues: FGCU at home - 6 pm
4/18 - 4/20: Thurs-Sat: at Louisville 6 pm, 6 pm, and 1 pm (UL ranked 8, 12, 8, 7 & 7 in polls)
4/24: Host FIU
4/26 - 4/28: VT at home
No Midweek Game
5/3 - 5/5: Bethune-Cookman at home
5/8: Host UCF
5/10, 5/11 & 5/13* (Monday) At WF * ESPNU's ACC Game of the Week
5/16 to 5/18 Duke at home Thus, Fri, Sat - ACC starts Mon the 21st
ACC Tourney May 21-26 Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
Post -Season? We'll see.
I hope to cover Tuesday's home game vs FGCU. First pitch shortly after 6 pm. Hope U can join me!
Go Canes!
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