BGN,
We are around the half way point for baseball. The teams RPI is sitting at 101 (according to Warren Nolan), and considering the losses to UNO, North Florida, and Oakland that is not too bad. There are some really big games coming up over the next few weeks. Here is a quick RPI breakdown of what is to come:
Current RPI: 101
Vs. 1-50: 2-2
vs. 51-100: 4-1
vs. 101-200: 5-6
vs. 201+: 6-2
Analysis: The record vs 1-50 and 51-100 is sitting pretty good right now. As of today, there will be 16 chances to improve this record throughout the rest of the year. It also helps some of these games are on the road. Road games count almost a full point more in RPI. It is imperative to win 2/3 or sweep every road series the rest of the year.
Remaining schedule:
vs. 38 Ole Miss (Trustmark)
@ 82 WKU (x3)
@ 74 Tulane
vs. 275 Alcorn St.
vs. 10 FAU (x3)
vs. 222 ULM
@ 93 UTSA
@ 34 Bama
vs. 89 USA
vs. 214 Marshall (x3)
vs. 177 Charlotte (x3)
@ 30 MTSU (x3)
The team has 11 games vs. top 100 teams remaining on the road. Like I said before, this will be huge in gaining RPI spots. If the team wins 3 of the 4 games this week, I believe they will jump into the 80 range in RPI. That will be very good considering a series against a top 20 RPI team will happen the next weekend.
Personally, I would like to see the team with at least 5 wins vs. top 50 RPI teams and close to 10 vs. top 51-100 teams. That would put the team on the bubble going into the conference tournament. With the pitching this year making a deep run in the conference tournament is very doable.
I hope to see the support of this team grow, and hope to see the team continue to perform well in conference. Getting Connor Barron back will bring a boost back to the lineup, and it will also bring a leader back onto the field. I'm excited to see how the remainder of the season plays out.
We are around the half way point for baseball. The teams RPI is sitting at 101 (according to Warren Nolan), and considering the losses to UNO, North Florida, and Oakland that is not too bad. There are some really big games coming up over the next few weeks. Here is a quick RPI breakdown of what is to come:
Current RPI: 101
Vs. 1-50: 2-2
vs. 51-100: 4-1
vs. 101-200: 5-6
vs. 201+: 6-2
Analysis: The record vs 1-50 and 51-100 is sitting pretty good right now. As of today, there will be 16 chances to improve this record throughout the rest of the year. It also helps some of these games are on the road. Road games count almost a full point more in RPI. It is imperative to win 2/3 or sweep every road series the rest of the year.
Remaining schedule:
vs. 38 Ole Miss (Trustmark)
@ 82 WKU (x3)
@ 74 Tulane
vs. 275 Alcorn St.
vs. 10 FAU (x3)
vs. 222 ULM
@ 93 UTSA
@ 34 Bama
vs. 89 USA
vs. 214 Marshall (x3)
vs. 177 Charlotte (x3)
@ 30 MTSU (x3)
The team has 11 games vs. top 100 teams remaining on the road. Like I said before, this will be huge in gaining RPI spots. If the team wins 3 of the 4 games this week, I believe they will jump into the 80 range in RPI. That will be very good considering a series against a top 20 RPI team will happen the next weekend.
Personally, I would like to see the team with at least 5 wins vs. top 50 RPI teams and close to 10 vs. top 51-100 teams. That would put the team on the bubble going into the conference tournament. With the pitching this year making a deep run in the conference tournament is very doable.
I hope to see the support of this team grow, and hope to see the team continue to perform well in conference. Getting Connor Barron back will bring a boost back to the lineup, and it will also bring a leader back onto the field. I'm excited to see how the remainder of the season plays out.
