Just an FYI....Wake Forest, the mere #6 seed in the tournament, has the ACC Pitcher of the Year.
10-3, 2.46 ERA, 94 Ks, just 19 walks. But yeah, we should be able to just throw anyone out there since they're just the #6 seed.
This is patently false. The #13 team isn’t “easier” than the #11 team. It’s an inexact science and all those teams can play. The goal is national seed, period.
The only way we won’t be a national seed is if we go 0-2. And the best way to go 0-2, again, is to save your ace for a phantom game three that you’re not even playing in.
It’s not about trust. It’s about not saving your best pitcher for a game that isn’t even on your schedule yet.
Why are you so **** bent on winning the tournament? We need to avoid 0-2. The quickest way to go 0-2 is to fly back to Coral Gables with a fresh ace.
Let him shut down New Jersey Tech for 5 innings while we score 14 runs. Then let the non-key bullpen guys finish it. Everyone else is ready for games 2 and 3.