So I have an honest question from the guys who know a lot about baseball and our offensive approach and our coaching.
I realize it was 1 game - however this game looked very similar to the games last year where we literally just waited out their starter and made our big move against the bullpen.
I know their starter is a big time prospect and all that - so it plays into the trend obviously of not hitting him but this time maybe because he was just plain good.
But JJ is no slouch either and GCU game out swinging for a fast start and we came out slow like we did last year in a majority of the games.
Is there any correlation to the way TCU starts and our hitting philosophy (approach at the plate) or the way we "work" on hitting in practice (technique)?
Or do we just seem to get the best out of most teams starters?
Or are we just an average hitting team and need to wait until average pitching (either through fatigue in starters or less talented bullpen) show up to make hay?
Loved how the freshman came to play - not everything worked out for them but they sure showed some heart for their first D1 game.
You said GCU came out swinging for a fast start, but I don't think their offense was any more impressive than ours prior to the 9th inning.
They scored early on a BB, soft single between 1B and 2B to move the walker from 1st to 3rd, and another soft FC to 2B where you concede the run early with your ace on the hill. Nothing super impressive about that. We do a lot of that situational hitting too.
Their next run came b/c of a passed ball after JJ gave up another BB to load the bases. And that guy who scored on the passed ball was on base due to the E3 that dented Luken's eye socket. Again, nothing terribly impressive to me.
Meanwhile, Wong was stwong, but we still squared him up quite a few times and got unlucky on some nice defensive plays and maybe some cool air not carrying balls past the track.
I think our offensive approach is frustrating at times and it's maddening how much we strike out, but I think a lot of that has to do with great pitching more often than it does poor hitting and/or bad coaching.