SEC Bat Speed Too Much for Ohio State

Georgia destroyed the Big 10 Champs 24-8 to win Game 1 of the Tallahassee Regional. Georgia batters went 23 of 45 on the day with 7 HRs against only six strikeouts. Highlights include:

• Rich Poythress went 4 of 4 with three homers (including a grand slam), a double and seven RBI.
  
• Matt Cerione hit 5 of 6 with two home runs (including his own grand slam) and five RBI.
  
• Joey Lewis went 4 of 6 with two home runs and four RBI.

Perno used a batting order in this game I wasn't familiar with. He went with:

1. Cone - OF
2. Verdin - OF
3. Cerione - OF (typically hits 2nd or 3rd)
4. Poythress - 1B (typically hits 3rd)
5. Massanari - DH (typically hits 4th)
6. May - 3B (typically hits 3rd, 6th or 7th)
7. Lewis - C (typically hits 5th or 6th)
8. Hyams - SS
9. Demperio - 2B

Georgia has been getting nothing out of the bottom of the order for weeks. Shuffling the top of the line up around for speed so that we could push some power further down worked well. Due to lefty vs. righty match-ups we won't use this card every night, but I loved it.

Assuming the Noles take care of The Marist Fighting Mrs. Niles Crane's tonight, we'll face the FSU Clown College at 4:00 pm on ESPNU.


Go Dawgs. Not sure how much posting I'll be doing over the next few days. Quinton is without Internet due to logistical issues, and I'll be in Tally for the game tomorrow.

See Also:
-- FSU Circus School - FSU.edu

PWD

SEC Bat Speed Too Much for Ohio State

Georgia destroyed the Big 10 Champs 24-8 to win Game 1 of the Tallahassee Regional. Georgia batters went 23 of 45 on the day with 7 HRs against only six strikeouts. Highlights include:

• Rich Poythress went 4 of 4 with three homers (including a grand slam), a double and seven RBI.
  
• Matt Cerione hit 5 of 6 with two home runs (including his own grand slam) and five RBI.
  
• Joey Lewis went 4 of 6 with two home runs and four RBI.

Perno used a batting order in this game I wasn't familiar with. He went with:

1. Cone - OF
2. Verdin - OF
3. Cerione - OF (typically hits 2nd or 3rd)
4. Poythress - 1B (typically hits 3rd)
5. Massanari - DH (typically hits 4th)
6. May - 3B (typically hits 3rd, 6th or 7th)
7. Lewis - C (typically hits 5th or 6th)
8. Hyams - SS
9. Demperio - 2B

Georgia has been getting nothing out of the bottom of the order for weeks. Shuffling the top of the line up around for speed so that we could push some power further down worked well. Due to lefty vs. righty match-ups we won't use this card every night, but I loved it.

Assuming the Noles take care of The Marist Fighting Mrs. Niles Crane's tonight, we'll face the FSU Clown College at 4:00 pm on ESPNU.


Go Dawgs. Not sure how much posting I'll be doing over the next few days. Quinton is without Internet due to logistical issues, and I'll be in Tally for the game tomorrow.

See Also:
-- FSU Circus School - FSU.edu

PWD

Dance Off

From the 2009 Big East Tourney it's USF vs. UConn. This is the byproduct of a five hour rain delay and the inherent comedy of college baseball.



Speaking of College Baseball...here are some articles about UGA's Regional:

-- Ohio State feels "slapped" by #3 seed - Columbus Dispatch
-- FSU disappointed about not getting national seed - Tally Democrat
-- Dawgs sticking with new pitching rotation - ABH
-- Ohio State a tough foe - ABH
-- Buckeyes vs. UGA - UWeekly
-- FSU's rotation in the regional - Tally Democrat

PWD

Dance Off

From the 2009 Big East Tourney it's USF vs. UConn. This is the byproduct of a five hour rain delay and the inherent comedy of college baseball.



Speaking of College Baseball...here are some articles about UGA's Regional:

-- Ohio State feels "slapped" by #3 seed - Columbus Dispatch
-- FSU disappointed about not getting national seed - Tally Democrat
-- Dawgs sticking with new pitching rotation - ABH
-- Ohio State a tough foe - ABH
-- Buckeyes vs. UGA - UWeekly
-- FSU's rotation in the regional - Tally Democrat

PWD

UGA placed in the Tallahassee Regional as 2 seed

This will be tough to recreate given the schedule.
The NCAA just announced the bracket for the 2009 NCAA Baseball Tournament (as of 1:00 pm the bracket had typos affecting the right side of the page). Georgia has been shipped off to the Tallahassee regional. The teams slotted in our region include:

1. Florida State
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Marist

The Tallahassee Regional is bracketed with Oklahoma for the Super Regional. UGA vs. Ohio State airs at 12:00 pm on Friday on ESPNU.

By comparison, the Georgia Tech regional includes:

1. Georgia Tech
2. Elon
3. Southern Miss
4. Georgia State

They are bracketed against the Gainesville Regional for the Supers. UGA lands in the second toughest regional behind the UC-Irvine bloodbath, and Tech gets a pillow fight. On the bright side, Tech won't advance far. That's just how Coach Danny Hall rolls.

PWD

UGA placed in the Tallahassee Regional as 2 seed

This will be tough to recreate given the schedule.
The NCAA just announced the bracket for the 2009 NCAA Baseball Tournament (as of 1:00 pm the bracket had typos affecting the right side of the page). Georgia has been shipped off to the Tallahassee regional. The teams slotted in our region include:

1. Florida State
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Marist

The Tallahassee Regional is bracketed with Oklahoma for the Super Regional. UGA vs. Ohio State airs at 12:00 pm on Friday on ESPNU.

By comparison, the Georgia Tech regional includes:

1. Georgia Tech
2. Elon
3. Southern Miss
4. Georgia State

They are bracketed against the Gainesville Regional for the Supers. UGA lands in the second toughest regional behind the UC-Irvine bloodbath, and Tech gets a pillow fight. On the bright side, Tech won't advance far. That's just how Coach Danny Hall rolls.

PWD

College Baseball 2009 Regional Host Sites Announced

The NCAA just released the regional host sites for the 2009 College Baseball Tournament. All records current through Saturday, May 23rd):

SEC:
LSU (45-16), Baton Rouge, La.
Florida (39-20), Gainesville, Fla.
Mississippi (40-17), Oxford, Miss.

ACC:
North Carolina (42-16), Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgia Tech (35-17-1), Atlanta
Clemson (40-19), Clemson, S.C.
Florida St. (42-15), Tallahassee, Fla.

Big 12:
Oklahoma (41-18), Norman, Okla.
Texas (40-13-1)Austin, Texas

Big East:
Louisville (44-15), Louisville, Ky.

Big West:
UC Irvine (42-13), Irvine, Calif.
Cal State Fullerton (41-14), Fullerton, Calif.

Conference USA:
Rice (39-15), Houston
East Carolina (42-17), Greenville, N.C.

Mountain West:
TCU (36-16), Fort Worth, Texas

Pac-10 Teams:
Arizona State (43-12), Tempe, Ariz.

By virtue of being awarded a regional, all 16 host institutions have also been selected to the 64-team field.

The remaining at-large teams, top-eight national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 12:30 p.m. ET, Monday, May 25 on ESPN. The selection committee will set the entire 64-team bracket through both the super regionals and the first round of the Men's College World Series, and will not reseed the field after play begins.

I think UGA is likely going to the Atlanta Regional. If GT is named a national seed, they might ship us elsewhere. Regardless, I think we'll be in an ACC site for the regional.

See Also:
-- Conference RPI - WarrenNolan.com
-- Overall RPI - WarrenNolan.com

PWD

College Baseball 2009 Regional Host Sites Announced

The NCAA just released the regional host sites for the 2009 College Baseball Tournament. All records current through Saturday, May 23rd):

SEC:
LSU (45-16), Baton Rouge, La.
Florida (39-20), Gainesville, Fla.
Mississippi (40-17), Oxford, Miss.

ACC:
North Carolina (42-16), Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgia Tech (35-17-1), Atlanta
Clemson (40-19), Clemson, S.C.
Florida St. (42-15), Tallahassee, Fla.

Big 12:
Oklahoma (41-18), Norman, Okla.
Texas (40-13-1)Austin, Texas

Big East:
Louisville (44-15), Louisville, Ky.

Big West:
UC Irvine (42-13), Irvine, Calif.
Cal State Fullerton (41-14), Fullerton, Calif.

Conference USA:
Rice (39-15), Houston
East Carolina (42-17), Greenville, N.C.

Mountain West:
TCU (36-16), Fort Worth, Texas

Pac-10 Teams:
Arizona State (43-12), Tempe, Ariz.

By virtue of being awarded a regional, all 16 host institutions have also been selected to the 64-team field.

The remaining at-large teams, top-eight national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 12:30 p.m. ET, Monday, May 25 on ESPN. The selection committee will set the entire 64-team bracket through both the super regionals and the first round of the Men's College World Series, and will not reseed the field after play begins.

I think UGA is likely going to the Atlanta Regional. If GT is named a national seed, they might ship us elsewhere. Regardless, I think we'll be in an ACC site for the regional.

See Also:
-- Conference RPI - WarrenNolan.com
-- Overall RPI - WarrenNolan.com

PWD

Regional Projections for the NCAA Baseball Tournament

Baseball America has GT, UGA, and Georgia Southern in the Atlanta Regional. While the College Baseball blog has UGA in the Tallahassee Regional with GT hosting Louisville and Ga. Southern in Atlanta.

Personally, I can't see Tech getting stuck with both UGA and GSU in the same regional. We may end up in Atlanta, but Ga. Southern would probably end up in Clemson or Gainesville if that happened.

The biggest difference between the two projections would be the Tuscaloosa vs. Fayetteville argument for hosting a regional. I agree with the Baseball America writer that Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Georgia are competing for two regional host sites. A look at our respective resumes:

Alabama:
-- RPI: 20 and SOS: 45
-- Projected #3 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season at Auburn.
-- Won 9 of their last 10
-- Won series vs. UGA
-- Note: If they win 2 of 3 vs. Auburn, I think they host.

Arkansas:
-- RPI: 11 and SOS: 4
-- Projected 6th seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season against Ole Miss at home.
-- Won 4 of their last 10
-- Lost series vs. UGA
-- Note: Would need to beat Ole Miss at least twice to host.

Georgia:
-- RPI: 18 and SOS: 25
-- Projected 5 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Won 2 of their last 10
-- Would have to sweep SC and win at least 2 in Hoover to host.

Ole Miss:
-- RPI: 17 and SOS: 34
-- Projected 4 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season at Arkansas
-- Won 7 of last 10
-- Won series vs. UGA
-- Note: If they win the series vs. ARK, they'll likely host.

It's going to be interesting to see how the selection committee slots us.

See Also:
-- Georgia at Arizona St. in Tempe Regional - Rivals.com
-- Playing for pride - ABH


Paul Westerdawg
Georgia Sports Blog

Regional Projections for the NCAA Baseball Tournament

Baseball America has GT, UGA, and Georgia Southern in the Atlanta Regional. While the College Baseball blog has UGA in the Tallahassee Regional with GT hosting Louisville and Ga. Southern in Atlanta.

Personally, I can't see Tech getting stuck with both UGA and GSU in the same regional. We may end up in Atlanta, but Ga. Southern would probably end up in Clemson or Gainesville if that happened.

The biggest difference between the two projections would be the Tuscaloosa vs. Fayetteville argument for hosting a regional. I agree with the Baseball America writer that Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Georgia are competing for two regional host sites. A look at our respective resumes:

Alabama:
-- RPI: 20 and SOS: 45
-- Projected #3 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season at Auburn.
-- Won 9 of their last 10
-- Won series vs. UGA
-- Note: If they win 2 of 3 vs. Auburn, I think they host.

Arkansas:
-- RPI: 11 and SOS: 4
-- Projected 6th seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season against Ole Miss at home.
-- Won 4 of their last 10
-- Lost series vs. UGA
-- Note: Would need to beat Ole Miss at least twice to host.

Georgia:
-- RPI: 18 and SOS: 25
-- Projected 5 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Won 2 of their last 10
-- Would have to sweep SC and win at least 2 in Hoover to host.

Ole Miss:
-- RPI: 17 and SOS: 34
-- Projected 4 seed in SEC Tourney
-- Will close season at Arkansas
-- Won 7 of last 10
-- Won series vs. UGA
-- Note: If they win the series vs. ARK, they'll likely host.

It's going to be interesting to see how the selection committee slots us.

See Also:
-- Georgia at Arizona St. in Tempe Regional - Rivals.com
-- Playing for pride - ABH


Paul Westerdawg
Georgia Sports Blog

NCAA Regional Baseball Projections and RPI info

Image: Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha

The College Baseball Blog has updated their NCAA Regional Projections. They obviously no longer have UGA with a national seed, but they do see us clinging on to a Regional Speed. From the look of that bracket, we're probably the last team to get a regional.

In their projection, Miami would be the #2 seed in the Athens regional, and we would likely face UNC in Chapel Hill if we were to advance. If we don't take care of business this weekend at home against Vandy, we're going to fall out of the regional host site projections. That scenario would either put us in the Clemson regional with the Gators in the Super Regional should we advance or in Atlanta with GT.

Right now, UGA is in 6th place in the SEC. Florida and LSU will beat up on each other this weekend, and Ole Miss and Arkansas will collide next weekend. If we take care of our business, we can get back into the top half of the bracket before Hoover. But that's going to require dramatically better pitching than we got last week when no lead was safe.

Our RPI is currently 19th, and we're ranked 13th, 14th and 22nd in the various polls.

PWD

NCAA Regional Baseball Projections and RPI info

Image: Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha

The College Baseball Blog has updated their NCAA Regional Projections. They obviously no longer have UGA with a national seed, but they do see us clinging on to a Regional Speed. From the look of that bracket, we're probably the last team to get a regional.

In their projection, Miami would be the #2 seed in the Athens regional, and we would likely face UNC in Chapel Hill if we were to advance. If we don't take care of business this weekend at home against Vandy, we're going to fall out of the regional host site projections. That scenario would either put us in the Clemson regional with the Gators in the Super Regional should we advance or in Atlanta with GT.

Right now, UGA is in 6th place in the SEC. Florida and LSU will beat up on each other this weekend, and Ole Miss and Arkansas will collide next weekend. If we take care of our business, we can get back into the top half of the bracket before Hoover. But that's going to require dramatically better pitching than we got last week when no lead was safe.

Our RPI is currently 19th, and we're ranked 13th, 14th and 22nd in the various polls.

PWD