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Post by raiderrunt on Feb 21, 2022 0:34:56 GMT -5
Close games are won or lost with fundamentals.
That PFP that pitchers didn’t take seriously a few days ago?
The BP session when players tried to just hit HRs?
The infield glove drills that were hurried through?
The OF relay drill that wasn't taken seriously.
This stuff matters. I don't know how much of this applies to our RaiderGang but has to be taken seriously.
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Post by Big D on Feb 21, 2022 18:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by Big D on Feb 21, 2022 19:11:46 GMT -5
I don't know how much of this applies to our RaiderGang but has to be taken seriously. I don't think this applies at all to our team and I think both of you are missing the big picture. Baseball, like all sports is ultimately won/lost based on talent. A more disciplined experienced mid-major team can make a run in the NCAA tournament but they almost always fall in the end to a deeper and more talented team. The same can be said for baseball. We put together a really good mid-major baseball team that has consistently been able to compete with elite teams but haven't been able to take it to the next level. We can win a game or 2 every year vs ranked teams but we don't win those series. We haven't advanced in the college world series. It comes down to talent and depth of talent and unfortunately I don't see that ever really improving for us beyond where we are at now. The team we just played spends more on their baseball team than we spend on our basketball team and our basketball team makes up 30% of our entire athletic department budget. We can attract good regional kids and we develop the hell out of them. We don't have the resources to recruit nationally and we aren't winning recruiting battles vs these P5 schools. The NIL BS coming into play now is only going to make that worse. P5 conference schools have donors that can afford to buy any recruit they want by offering them endorsement deals. There is just no way a mid-major can compete with that. Right now, we are fighting way above or weight class and having some success with it. I don't think our ceiling is much higher than where we currently are at. We might be able to advance a round in the college world series someday but that is probably it. |
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Post by BasketBallJones on Feb 21, 2022 19:24:13 GMT -5
Pitching is probably around 70-80% of overall success in Baseball. Any kid in HS who throws 90-95 mph is going to be highly recruited by all of the P5 teams. Finding a Diamond in the Rough kid who can develop to throw like that is tough to find.
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Post by raiderrunt on Feb 21, 2022 23:39:46 GMT -5
Based on high school player rankings, the Raiders are getting good players, but not as good as the Big Boys are getting from Ohio. That tells me the WSU coaching staff is doing a great job of coaching up their recruits.
Let's look at how some of the #RaiderGang players are ranked compared to other programs. WSU's recruits are as good or better than any MAC/A-10/HL teams in Ohio. Here are a sampling of nameless players. The first number is the overall raking in Ohio, and the second is the Ohio position ranking.
Wright State
17/5----17th ranked high school player in Ohio/5th best player at his position
47/17
41/9
25/3
73/19
51/1
Indiana
2/1
4/2
32/3
Kentucky
6/1
18/1
7/1
Ohio State
27/2
9/3
79/16
Geogia Tech
2/1
Michigan State
19/5
Michigan
4/1
Cincinnati
50/7
27/2
26/8
Louisville
11/1
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Post by ed on Feb 22, 2022 10:40:04 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Gang on Feb 23, 2022 20:32:00 GMT -5
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Post by bballraider on Feb 24, 2022 0:28:15 GMT -5
okstate.com/news/2022/2/23/weather-alters-cowboy-baseball-home-opening-weekend.aspxSTILLWATER – Due to forecasted cold temperatures, Oklahoma State has altered the schedule for its weekend series against Wright State at O'Brate Stadium. The series opener is now scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., and the two teams will play a double header Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday's contest and Sunday's first game will air on ESPN+, while the series finale can be found on okstate.com/watch/. OSU is ranked No. 3 in this week's national polls and is 2-2 on the season.
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Post by Raider Southpaw on Feb 26, 2022 9:34:48 GMT -5
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Post by raiderrunt on Feb 26, 2022 17:07:44 GMT -5
I don't know how much of this applies to our RaiderGang but has to be taken seriously. I don't think this applies at all to our team and I think both of you are missing the big picture. Baseball, like all sports is ultimately won/lost based on talent. A more disciplined experienced mid-major team can make a run in the NCAA tournament but they almost always fall in the end to a deeper and more talented team. The same can be said for baseball. We put together a really good mid-major baseball team that has consistently been able to compete with elite teams but haven't been able to take it to the next level. We can win a game or 2 every year vs ranked teams but we don't win those series. We haven't advanced in the college world series. It comes down to talent and depth of talent and unfortunately I don't see that ever really improving for us beyond where we are at now. The team we just played spends more on their baseball team than we spend on our basketball team and our basketball team makes up 30% of our entire athletic department budget. We can attract good regional kids and we develop the hell out of them. We don't have the resources to recruit nationally and we aren't winning recruiting battles vs these P5 schools. The NIL BS coming into play now is only going to make that worse. P5 conference schools have donors that can afford to buy any recruit they want by offering them endorsement deals. There is just no way a mid-major can compete with that. Right now, we are fighting way above or weight class and having some success with it. I don't think our ceiling is much higher than where we currently are at. We might be able to advance a round in the college world series someday but that is probably it. I think you are generally right. I should point out that Kent State got hot and actually made it to the College World Series in Omaha in 2012. But, they could not sustain that level of success. My hope and my dream are that our #Raidergang makes it to Omaha and is able to elevate the program closer to the P5 schools. |
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Post by classof94 on Feb 27, 2022 14:56:14 GMT -5
Down 9-0 after 1st.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Feb 27, 2022 14:58:32 GMT -5
Hey, we didn't give up more in the second!
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Post by classof94 on Feb 27, 2022 17:08:43 GMT -5
26-3 after 7 and the announcers keep discussing if there should be a run rule implemented. This is the first game of a doubleheader so need arms for the second game. WSU also picked up a game tomorrow at Oral Roberts.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Feb 27, 2022 17:44:29 GMT -5
Good God.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Feb 27, 2022 19:12:17 GMT -5
Jake Shirk is dealing. Raiders up 3-1 going to b4. Left bases loaded in the top half.
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