Sat with the parents of JMUs Number 43 Sunday. They told me several times that Southern Miss had the best fans of any school JMU had played. When they left, they were disappointed with the 3 losses, but said they still had a wonderful weekend. Good job Eagle fans.!!

Showing UNC, Missouri and Kent State in projection for Hattiesburg Regional

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Congrats to Slade, if not for Texas State pitcher complete game, Oldham would have won Pitcher Of The Week, IMO.

Was looking at flights earlier and found a round trip flight out of New Orleans that heads out Friday morning and returns Monday morning..... Plenty of hotels on the water in Myrtle Beach for less than 75 dollars a night, some as cheap as 50 bucks.

Southern Miss re-enters at No. 24.

Coastal Carolina No. 10.

Only 1 player -listed 1st Chase Jans from Kansas- had more RBIs 9 than Wilks 8 and he had 7 at bats and 5 Hits with 1 HR

Mention they believe we will host if win 2 of 3 from Coastal and even if we win 1 in good shape due to RPI if keep winning of course


HT: Curious on Coastal going 3-2 and moving up 7 sports. Thank you.

Kendall Rogers: HT — Weird week in the Top 25 rankings with double digit teams losing weekend series. Also, going on the road and splitting a midweek set with Campbell AND going on the road and taking 2/3 from ODU is pretty impressive in my eyes. Coastal has been ultra consistent and that was rewarded this week.

JT: Sun Belt showdown in Conway! Do you see the winner of this Coastal/Southern Miss series being in the driver seat for a host? Both have solid RPI.
Kendall Rogers: JT — that’s a really good question, and considering where the two teams are in the RPI, you could accurately say that the winner of the series probably controls their own destiny the final weeks of the regular season. Coastal is at 10 and Southern Miss is at 15. Pretty strong!

FittsMagic: Dudy Noble field drew 16,423 (well below avg.) on Saturday while the whole Pac-12 combined for 12,194…if somehow the Dogs can go on a run, and Stanford plays avg, is there a chance that the committee would ever give a regional to State as a #2 vs. a snooze fest on the West Coast
Kendall Rogers: Absolutely not. Why would you reward a team with a one seed by sending them on the road to a hostile atmosphere? That would make zero sense.

Greg: With six mid-majors in the top 25 and four in the top 16, how many mid-majors could we see host?
Aaron Fitt: I think Coastal is in the best position to host based on its current spot at No. 9 in the RPI, and the fact that the Sun Belt is strong this year means Coastal should remain in good RPI shape if it can continue to win in the league — this weekend against Southern Miss is huge. If the Golden Eagles win that series, I love their chances to host, and even if they lose two out of three they should remain right in the hunt, considering they’re currently 15th in the RPI. ECU feels like a lock to host, and UConn is also in great shape with a No. 16 RPI, but we’ll see if they can maintain that RPI in the Big East, which figures to be a drag on their SOS as the season continues. I think DBU is a darkhorse here — I like the Patriots to win C-USA, and they’re currently 18th in the RPI and red-hot. Their pitching is real; wouldn’t surprise me to see them leapfrog some of these others. Campbell fell a bunch in the RPI after that Longwood series, showing how hard it can be to build a host resumé in a lesser league.


GeoDawg: How about this Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina series coming up?! Barring any stumbles down the stretch, the winner of this series looks to be playing home ball come June.
Aaron Fitt: I’m planning to be in Conway for that showdown this weekend, really looking forward to it. And as I said earlier, I agree that the winner of this series is really in prime position to host.


Guest: What would it take for DBU to crack the top 25? RPI has soared from 38 to 18, record is 27-9, on 10 game win streak. Some teams who are ranked are several spots behind in RPI – UTSA 29, UCLA 27, Oregon St. 40, Arizona St. 32, North Carolina 39, Texas Tech 62
Aaron Fitt: DBU has been right there on the edge of our rankings the last couple weeks, the problem is Southern Miss had to be in before them because the Golden Eagles swept the head-to-head series against DBU. Still, as I said above, I am really high on DBU’s team and expect them to be ranked very soon, probably next week.

JD Major: Is USM’s offense coming around? Or was this weekend just against a bad team?
Aaron Fitt: I was really high on the Southern Miss offense coming into the season, and I found their first-half sluggishness kind of baffling, because there are a lot of very accomplished veterans with strong track records in that lineup. I feel like now they’re starting to perform up to their potential. Up arrow for the USM offense.

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I am really not as much suprised about the sweep as I am how it was obtained. Friday, Hall did not have great stuff, but the Eagles did enough to win and answered whenever JMU scored.

Monistere is the 2nd baseman going forward. He has been solid at the plate and in the field. Has a lot of upside because of his bat.

Sargent is beginning to see it better and didn't get fooled by many curves this weekend.

Wilks is just beating baseballs up, fun to watch.

Oldham should be SBC Pitcher Of The Week and Wilks should be SBC Hitter Of The Week. That shouldn't be a debate.

Huge week at LA Tech Tuesday and a trip to CCU could be the premier series in the SBC this season with both teams, perhaps, being in the RPI Top 15.

Saw an interview with Coach Berry, believe he said Mazza tomorrow. Any word?

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Here are his thoughts on different positions coming out of Spring Practice:

Offense:

QB: He feels this group is the best since he had been here on campus. He was really happy with the transfers of Edwards and Wiles and thought they played extremely well. Wilcke had to play before he was ready and really improved this Spring. I did ask if Wilcke would redshirt if the 2 transfers worked out. He just said that if Wilcke doesnt win the starting job they would look at it week by week. They wouldn't waste a season on a player if they didn't have to. The talent at QB has been upgraded.

Running Game:

The OL was really most improved area of the team. There are 4 guys back who started a bunch of games amd Barnes back who started a few games. He feels that with others being in the program for a few years now, that depth at each position is showing. Cavazzos is a guy he mentioned who has transfered in and looked good. They feel like they finally have the talent to do what they want on the OL where they were lacking that in the past.

They feel like they finally have the right mix of talent at RB behind Gore Jr with Clark and Clay. Add what Pittman did with the superback this Spring (he is finally healthy), the mix of skills there will cause defenses problems. Rambo is another guy who as flashed this Spring. To go from only 1 scholarship RB when Hall arrived, to be where they are now is phenomenal.


Wide Receiver:

Caston, Mims, and Frog had a great Spring. Hayes is back and that adds depth. Dalton and Franks took huge steps forward this Spring, but they have to continue to work at getting better, but both have a big upside. Henderson has great hands. Mixon and Butler are Freshmen that have ability to make big plays, but are still very young and inexperienced.

Defense:

Biggest improvement that Hall saw this Spring was at Corner. Caraway has really elevated himself this Spring. McNeal, Toles, and Daniels are all tall guys who can run and got better.

The depth at LB will be a big plus for this team. They really only played 3 guys there last season. With the returners and the addition of Gage, Sims will be huge. Clemons took a big step in understanding of the system and he and Carr will make up for the loss of Quewon.

Transfer Portal is about to open up again. If they go after a transfer, he will have to fit in their system. They will not just go out and get someone for numbers sake anymore.

Hope this helps answer some questions for you all and sorry it took a day or so to get this out.

Since he had low pitch count through 6 and Coach Berry said he thought he could’ve pitched a complete game, I wonder if he might be available.

We will see if the weather cooperates

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Looks like Monistere has taken control of the 2nd base position.

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9th to Troy.

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Jocko.... I have been hitting refresh all day. I can't wait any longer for next years football prediction.