D1Baseball Weekly Chat: Week Six • D1Baseball
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GeoDawg: Dang. The top of the Fun Belt took a hit this weekend. Now the #6 rpi conference, are they down to a 3 bid league rather than 4? I think its chock full of regional caliber teams, it just seems like they may cannibalize each other into a cluster of 40s-60s rpi’s, rather than 4-5 in the top 40.
Kendall Rogers: Still too early to predict exact bids, but I think it could be anywhere from 3-5 bids before it’s all said and done. There are plenty of RPI adjustments that will happen between now and even 2-3 weeks from now. For instance, even though I love what the Big East is doing, that league won’t stay where it is right now from an RPI standpoint. I feel pretty good about Coastal and Southern Miss right now. I also feel like teams like Louisiana, Texas State and perhaps even a App State is right ont he cusp. Same as USA.
Brad: Should I be nervous about Coastal? Hitting lefties is an issue and pitching has not been good. Do you foresee this squad hosting or more 2/3 line. Should I panic? Enjoy you guys!
Aaron Fitt: I wouldn’t panic, still really like their lineup and they do have some good arms, but this was a bad week. We never expected Coastal to be elite on the mound, it was always a team that was likely going to have to win a lot of high scoring games, and I still think that’s the case. I certainly still believe that team is capable of rallying and hosting a regional.
Jordan: How do you see the Cajuns going forward with this streak that they are currently on? Do you think they have a shot at the SBC regular season title?
Kendall Rogers: Jordan — Like what I’m seeing from Matt Deggs’ club right now. They were scuffling a couple of weeks ago, but they pitched at a very high level against a quality ODU club over the weekend. Going to Texas State and that jet stream at Bobcat Field will be difficult. So, if the Cajuns can go there and win that series, I’m feeling pretty good about them the second half of the season. They have the arms to be a very dangerous postseason club, imo.
