Official 2024 Nebraska Cardiac Beaver Slayers Baseball Thread (40-22)

[Osborne1992]

I'm usually in this camp, but not this season. I'd venture to guess, to date, for every shift that benefited us, 4 or 5 haven't. It's been really bad.

I'd agree with you. No need to shift on almost every hitter. What happened to the art of pitching and throwing off-speed pitches on the outside corner to a pull hitter?

 

[PonyBoy]

April 17, 2024 Projections

D1 Baseball
1) Indianus State (12 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) Kansas State
4) St. Louis

Baseball America
1) Oklahoma State (11 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) San Diego
4) Niagara

 

[Kaladin]

April 17, 2024 Projections

D1 Baseball
1) Indianus State (12 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) Kansas State
4) St. Louis

Baseball America
1) Oklahoma State (11 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) San Diego
4) Niagara

Meh

Let’s just win every game from here on out and get our own regional

 

[...TrueColors...]

April 17, 2024 Projections

D1 Baseball
1) Indianus State (12 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) Kansas State
4) St. Louis

Baseball America
1) Oklahoma State (11 overall)
2) Nebraska
3) San Diego
4) Niagara

I wouldn’t hate either of these.

 

[Herbie]

Got fat and happy on cupcakes

 

[Kaladin]

Sounds like we may have a new Sunday starter

Ol Christo just can’t figure it out

 

[Kaladin]

I didn’t realize Columbus and Stone were both battling injuries

 

[PonyBoy]

I didn’t realize Columbus and Stone were both battling injuries

Lumbo has been battling a hamstring and Stone has a leg injury.

Sounds like we may have a new Sunday starter

Ol Christo just can’t figure it out

Good call

 

[Husker Dad]

Game day!! flew into town lastnight and getting ready for a weekend sweep. I praying that the board of regents has a quick meeting and I can meet the bud light truck at haymarket park and have the first of many beers for the weekend series. GO MOTHER FUCKIN BIG RED!!

 

[HCFord1]

Lumbo has been battling a hamstring and Stone has a leg injury.



Good call

For the love of god somebody step up and take the spot

 

[HCFord1]

Huge fucking opportunity for the team this weekend. Can get right back in the hunt for hosting a regional with a sweep, or we can put ourself in a dogfight for postseason selection with a poor performance.

 

[Frogsker30]

Alcohol Sales have been approved for Haymarket park with all revenue being reinvested into the facility

 

[jickey moseph]

 

[Frogsker30]

Game day!! flew into town lastnight and getting ready for a weekend sweep. I praying that the board of regents has a quick meeting and I can meet the bud light truck at haymarket park and have the first of many beers for the weekend series. GO MOTHER FUCKIN BIG RED!!

may need a hot toddy today

 

[PonyBoy]

 

[SlumpBuster]

Game day!! flew into town lastnight and getting ready for a weekend sweep. I praying that the board of regents has a quick meeting and I can meet the bud light truck at haymarket park and have the first of many beers for the weekend series. GO MOTHER FUCKIN BIG RED!!

Sounds like it starts today

 

[Kaladin]

 

[Jim14510]

I decided to hold off for the weekend as the loss to Kansas had my head spinning. Great news, we had a 1-3 week and our RPI improved a couple spots.

36 regular season wins and it's projected our RPI will be high enough that we're in the NCAA tournament. 38 regular season wins, which means we go 16-4 (unlikely) and we're still in deep discussions to host a Regional. 40 wins, which means we go 18-2 (UNLIKELY) the rest of the regular season and we're a lock to host. I'll do my best to update this after each week, as it matters who we win/lose to makes a difference.

"Minimum required" will fluctuate each week. Example, if we go 3-1 April 16-21 then we're +1 in Q2 games so we can afford a -1 in a different week in Q2 games. This is way more fluid than basketball simply because of the number of games scheduled in baseball (56) compared to basketball (31/32). Plus, our opponents Quad standing may be different by the time we play them.

Currently 22-10 with 20 games remaining

April 16-21 v Pickle Smoochers, Maryland x3
2-2 minimum required
All 4 games are currently Q2 & all are home games

^^ This sets the tone. I'd love a 3-1 record as that puts us +1 with 16 games remaining

24-12 hypothetical

April 23-28 v Kansas, Cockeye x3
3-1 minimum required
1 game is Q3, 3 games are Q4 & all are home games (fucking Cockeye was expected to be a Q1 team, they're currently Q4)

27-13 hypothetical

April 30-May 5 v @ Pickle Smoochers, Kansas State, @ Minnesota x3
3-2 minimum required
1 game is Q1, 1 game is Q2 & 3 games are Q3

30-15 hypothetical

May 8-12 v South Dakota State, Indianus x3
3-1 minimum required
1 game is Q4, 3 games are Q3

33-16 hypothetical

May 16-18 v @ Michigan State x3
3-0
All games are Q2

36-16 hypothetical

^^ At this point, our RPI is projected (today) to be high enough to be a lock in the NCAA. Around 22-28 is where I have our RPI with a 36-16 regular season record.

Reminder, Quads will fluctuate from week to week so I'm going to do my best to update this. It's tough AF though...

In case anyone brings up 2022 Buttgers and their 44 wins not enough to make the NCAA. They had a 44 RPI and not only that, 43 of their 59 games were played against Quad 3 (14-3) & Quad 4 teams (22-4). That's absolutely pathetic & brutal. Our 2024 schedule currently has 11 games against Q3 (6-1) and Q4 (4-0). As of today, we're scheduled to have 11 more Q3/Q4 games so it'll be a total of 22 games which is a FAR CRY from 2022 Buttgers schedule combining for 43 games against Q3 & Q4.

Alrighty, let me have it. 🙃

This is awesome. Appreciate it.

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

Meh

Let’s just win every game from here on out and get our own regional

Agreed but if we can't I like that Indianus St regional.

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

Lumbo has been battling a hamstring and Stone has a leg injury.



Good call

About time