Let me explain it to you like you live in a cave. Cal State averaged barely 1/2 a homerun per game. Understand now? They are the definition of a small ball team. 40 homeruns on the season as a TEAM before tonights game. That's it 40. And the've playe more than 50 games so far. So don't make an arguement about needing power hitters, and bring up a team that excells at MANUFACTURING runs. My 4 year old son understands this concept better thhan you seem to.
Maybe a side by side comparison of the top 8 HR guys on each team will help. LSU / Cal State Stewart 23 / Tripp 9 Wise 11 / McArthur 6 Harris 6 / Pill 5 Mayer 6 / Davis 5 Hollander 5 / Turner 4 Liuzza 3 / Dorn 4 Waguespack 3 / Clark 4 Sprowl 1 / Cooper 1 Which line-up appears to have more power top to bottom?
Now some small ball stats LSU team BA .287 Cal State BA .311 LSU 69 sacrifices Cal State 87 sacrifices LSU 40 SB Cal State 88 SB LSU 342 Runs scored Cal State 404 Runs scored LSU watching CWS on TV Cal State PLAYING IN CWS Any other questions?
Uhhhhh helllooooo..... Cal State Fullerton has a 48-13 record and is in the CWS. Get the picture? :dis:
Clemson .306 avg UNC .323 avg Clemson 479 runs UNC 492 runs Clemson 72 sacrifices UNC 77 sacrifices Clemson 103 sb UNC 90 sb Both teams beat LSU by a noticeable margin in every SMALL BALL category. That is why their fans are in Omaha and we're sitting at home in front of our computers!
At the time you were running your mouth, the game was still going on and was tied. And stayed tied for a couple of hours afterwards. Losing a 13 inning game in the CWS is better than missisng the regionals though. As far as the long ball goes, the 2 teams COMBINED for 4 HR's. That's it 2 each. Not exactly an uncommon feat. Nothing to brag about. GET THE PICTURE?
