On the bright side: Mens Baseball...
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I definitely agree that Texas has to do a better job of hitting with runners in scoring position. I just think LOB is a silly stat. I mean, if you have 30 hits a game, you will probably leave 10+ on base. You will win that game so no one will care of course.
My answer to points off of turnovers in football would be to redefine the way it is measured. Currently, any points scored on the possession following a TO is counted as a "point off of a turnover". It doesn't matter if it was a pick six or if it was a fumble at the 1 yard line followed by a 99 yard TD drive.
I propose that the points off of turnover is determined by the location of the turnover. If it's a pick 6 or scoop and score, it should count as 7 points off the turnover (all 7, not just 6). If the TO leads to a possession starting within the 10 yard line, then it should count as 7 points off turnover for a subsequent TD or 3 if it leads to a FG. If the TO occurs between the 10-40 yard line the points off of turnover should be 3 at a maximum, FG or TD. If the TO is beyond the 40, then no points off of turnover are counted. The yardage limits could be adjusted of course as needed.
Points against the defense would equal total points scored - points off of turnover. This would provide a better measure of how many of the points can be attributed to the defense.
Texas can absolutely win the LBSU regional. We need to root for Fullerton to win the Stanford regional. If they do that, and Texas wins, we host super regionals in Austin.
Today is draft day and I don't know if you guys have paid any attention to our recruits coming in next year for our 2017 baseball class. You can see the difference in recruiting between Augie and Pierce and Pierce is a more raw projects type of guy when Augie was a high profile caliber type player which shows 3 players that never made it to the 40 last year, because of being high draft picks out of high school which would of gave us a top class. Our class isn't highly ranked this year and we have 7 incoming freshman with 3 Juco players. One guy we need to keep a close eye on for the draft tonight is Tristen Lutz if he doesn't go first round or selected by the Rangers we will see him in Burnt Orange next year and you can say he will be an immediate star but a longhorn version of Luken Baker. This recruiting class is already interesting and looking foward to what they bring to the table next spring.
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This was a big reason why Augie needed to go was his recruiting style. It does no good to recruit kids who aren't going to end up enrolling at Texas. Pierce needs to sign the type of kids as you describe. It is refreshing to see this is what he is doing.
Well Lutz got picked up at # 34 by the brewers which is the second round so he is gone. He was an Augie player as well.
We also lost Landon Leach to the draft to the twins on the 37th pick and Pierce group had high hopes on him coming in. He was from Canada and the number 1 prospect out of Canada.
Congrats to coop getting pick up in the 2nd round number 62 to the Dodgers. The long beach regional might have helped.
Dang we lost soph Nick Kennedy he was drafted in the 5th round by the Rockies. Kyle Johnston is gone as well he is just a flame thrower and scouts liked that. We have had 5 guys drafted only two schools with more lsu and Kentucky.
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Just because they were drafted doesn't mean they are gone. I'd say anyone drafted from 5th round on would/should consider coming back and improve their draft spot for next year.
Congrats to the 11 players that got drafted. We were tied for the most with Michigan, but we will get some of them back.
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...his-connor-mayes-kansas-city-royals-mlb-draft
And the bad news keeps coming...our outlook for next year is looking slim. 11 got drafted and 3 or 4 from our recruiting class got drafted and we only had 11 coming in.
And the bad news keeps coming...our outlook for next year is looking slim. 11 got drafted and 3 or 4 from our recruiting class got drafted and we only had 11 coming in.
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2017/6/19/15833000/texas-longhorns-baseball-rhp-bryce-elder
This helps....I am really liking Pierce
This helps....I am really liking Pierce
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...-padres-texas-longhorns-baseball-david-pierce
And Pierce delivers again! Loving it!
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And Pierce delivers again! Loving it!
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I like Pierce, and the two kids that he just signed hopefully will turn out to be good players for Texas. However, what I'm still scratching my head over is that he's not really signing any kids with size. Ellis is 6' 3" 160lbs. It would be nice to see the kind of players on the team with size like so many other top tier programs have that look like grown men and have some bulk to them.
Both speed and a good bat. We haven't had too many of those lately.
Watching the college world series these kids are grown men and I agree with MM with scratching my head on why we don't get bigger guys. Do we not have a strength coach for baseball? But a positive is he was drafted higher then our outfielders this season and he is younger.
Everybody needs to keep a close eye on Zach Zubia. He will probably be playing first next year and this kid is a big powerful kid 6'4 235. He can knock the piss out of the ball and he was committed to Tulane, but when pierce left he decided to come as well. This is the type of bulk we have been needing.
Now that's what I'm talking about. We need to get some grown ass men on the Texas baseball team. No offense to the smaller size guys, we need them too, but Texas baseball has been sorely lacking size for years, and these are the types of players that we need more of.
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2017/6/23/15861694/texas-signs-juco-catcher-dj-petrinsky
Pierce at it again and this kid brings plenty of pop.
2nd link below is why Pierce is recruiting so hard right now.
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...baseball-mlb-draft-kacy-clemens-morgan-cooper
Pierce at it again and this kid brings plenty of pop.
2nd link below is why Pierce is recruiting so hard right now.
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...baseball-mlb-draft-kacy-clemens-morgan-cooper
Good news. Pierce is getting after it on the recruiting trail. Can't wait to see Texas back in Omaha where they rightfully should be every year.
Anyone know how Billy Bates is doing these days? Still in Houston? Yes, I'm an out-of-the-closet horn baseball fan, and he was my favorite to watch.
Hey @LonghornMM this is our future 1st baseman and he redshirted this year. He leads his summer league in homeruns and is going to be in his league homerun derby tomorrow.
Awesome! This is exactly the kind of player we need! Hopefully Pierce will continue to add size and pop as the years go on.
