BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[TexasBB]

They played 3 on the road last weekend at Ozarks and swept by a combined score of 42-7. They also went to TLU earlier and swept them. They can play on the road, but UTD is a rival and always plays then tough expecially in Dallas.

Texas BB

[dp643]

I never said they couldnt win on the road. I was just stating how they scheduled no road games. Ozarks and TLU were conference rotated series games, and not discretionary.

[dp643]

Anyone have any predictions for this weekend?

I am going out on a limb and say UMHB will take 2 of 3 from TLU and get back into the race this weekend.

[hatbaseball]

Anyone have any predictions for this weekend?

I am going out on a limb and say UMHB will take 2 of 3 from TLU and get back into the race this weekend.

While I'd like to see UMHB take 2 of 3, I'll be surprised if that happens.  My predictions are

TLU wins 2 UMHB wins 1
HSU wins 2 CTX wins 1
SRU sweeps 3 over HP
McM sweeps 3 over Schreiner

[dp643]

HSU wins 2-1 over CTX
UMHB wins 2-1 over TLU
SRSU wins 2-1 over HPU
McM wins 2-1 over Schreiner

[Ralph Turner]

HSU wins 2 of 3 at CTX
McM wins 2 of 3 at SU
TLU wins 2 of 3 over UMHB
SRSU wins 2 of 3 at HPU.

[dp643]

UMHB has never won a series in Seguin if memory serves me correctly. Im standing by my prediction that it will happen this weekend.

[TexasBB]

I think UTT takes 2 0ut of 3 but suffers their first loss of the year to UTD.

[dp643]

I think UTT takes 2 0ut of 3 but suffers their first loss of the year to UTD.

Any word on Sherman?

I hope UT Tyler goes undefeated. It would be awesome for them and the ASC

[Ralph Turner]

Buddy Haley, Superfan Emeritus of the Hamlin Pied Pipers

[dp643]

TLU is up 1-0 Going into the bottom of 5th in Seguin. Orosey is filthy.

[dp643]

UMHB Rallies for 3 runs in the top of the 9th and beats Orosey 3-2!

[El Hombre]

UMHB Rallies for 3 runs in the top of the 9th and beats Orosey 3-2!

Nice prediction!  It took until the final out, but you were right on. 

[Ron Boerger]

UT-T finally falls back to earth with a 7-0 loss at UT-D tonight.  Great run for the Patriots, it'll be interesting to see how they respond tomorrow noon.  

[Just_Some_Guy]

TLU is up 1-0 Going into the bottom of 5th in Seguin. Orosey is filthy.

Indeed he is. Good win for UMHB.

I sometimes wonder if throughout the progression of their career, smaller frame guys (5'11, 155lb) like Orosey begin to wear a bit. Don't get me wrong, I still think he's probably the best arm in the west, and a top 3-5 arm in the ASC, but take a peek.

Orosey:
FR 3.72 ERA, 10-1, 92 IP, 88 K
SO 3.15 ERA, 10-1, 97 IP, 104K (And this ERA got inflated late)
JR 3.00 ERA, 0-1, 30 IP, 34K

(ERA IS lower, AND TLU is hitting .277 this year; whereas they were .331 last year, and .323 the year before -- maybe he's just not getting any run support).

Two other smaller pitchers from the TLU history books though:

Logan Hull:
FR 3.54 ERA, 7-2, 61 IP
SO 4.47 ERA, 4-4, 48.1 IP
JR 12.64 ERA, 1-5, 31.3 IP
SR 7.36 ERA, 1-1, 11.1 IP

Hull was instrumental in getting the bulldogs to, and through the ASC tournament after Newman struggled through his senior year and was never really the same after.


Kyle Newman:
FR 3.02 ERA, 7-0, 47.2 IP, 48K, .168 avg against
SO 3.20, 8-1, 84.1 IP, 105K
JR 1.96, 8-3, 78 IP, 81K, .202 avg against
SR 7.09, 0-2, 34 BB in 26.2 IP

Here was a guy who needed like 5 wins to surpass Chema Chavez as the ASC's all time wins leader, and lost all command his senior year. (It's worth noting Hull always struggled with his command).

Now with Hull & Newman there were likely some external things at work that impacted their digression as well, but for every guy built like Lincecum that holds up there seems to be 8 others that just fatigue once their innings accumulate.

Is this a result of guys throwing too much? Guys throwing in the off season? Guys not training themselves and their arms properly. Is it just an anomaly in which a bored guy on the message boards tries to stir up discussion? Perhaps.

JSG