Beaver Offense Flows, then Ebbs in Tempe
by Jake Bertalotto on Mar 2, 2009 11:00 AM PST
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PrintIn a tournament sponsored by baseball bat-making company, you'd expect a weekend full of offensive firepower, much in the same way you'd expect Tiger Woods to win the Buick Invitational nearly every single year.
The Beavers started the weekend out firing on all cylinders offensively, as the Beavers strung together 20 hits in the tournament opener against Northern Illinois, then 13 hits against Missouri in Game 2.
However, in Game 3 against Arizona State, and Game 4 against Northern Illinois, a lull came over the Beaver bats. See for yourself:
Not that as a team, the Beavers hit .452 in the first two games.... and .145 in the last two.
Now, I'm sure that the Arizona State pitching staff is one of the best we've seen, if not the best.
First of all, I like the offensive prowess that our team has already displayed this season. Folsom, Romero, Wallace, and Ortiz will be a dangerous heart of the order. However, the drought that the Beavers went through on Saturday and Sunday worries me a bit... is this something that we might see more of as the season rolls along? Or is this sample size too small?
I'm interested to get some other opinions on this.
The Beavers will be back in action on Thursday as they play San Francisco in the opening game of the Palm Springs Tournament.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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Not worried (yet)
I probably have gone on about this previously, but I too really like how the offense has looked this season.
The last two games? Yep, a little concerning I guess, but again that was a long week of play for the Beavs. Bats will go quiet at times, players lose focus and get tired.
I think we need to start worrying more as the season goes along. Let’s first get through this next week of play and see where it all stands then.
There are two things I would keep in mind:
1. Offense power is great but we do have to keep in mind Beaver baseball under Casey really excels at small ball and defensive play.
2. We also need to see how the conditioning of the team holds up as we approach conference play. If we are still looking sluggish by then I think we need to start to question things a lot for the long term. Have to remember that the team has traveled a ton and also with only six games total still has not got their game legs under them yet.
-RVM
No one else is taking you up on your question Jake
Looks like one not really concerned (RVM) one semi-concerned (Jake).
We need a tie-breaker here people!
-RVM
Looks like we got our tie-breaker...
We’ll have to keep an eye on this aspect as the (pre-)season rolls along.
--JB--
www.buildingthedam.com
by Jake Bertalotto on Mar 3, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
Sample too small.
Plus, a lot depends on how good the opposing team’s pitching is on any given day. Even the best of hitters can go 0-fer on a day when the opposing pitcher throws a gem.
BTW...
Did you make that table? Typo #3! ;)
(Ortix != Ortiz)
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