This weekend the Aggies play the first of 8 conference series. First up is South Carolina, and I'm waiting for a meeting to start so I thought I'd throw out some comparative stats.
#22 (RPI #25) South Carolina 18-2
Team batting Average .286
OB% .403
HR 11
Walks 81
SO 87
Pitching ERA 1.61
Opponents batting average .168
SO 120
Walks 42
Fielding pct .973
#19 (RPI #26) Texas A&M 20-2
Team batting Average .352
OB % .446
HR 33
Walks 83
SO 53
Pitching ERA 1.56
Opponents batting average .200
SO 151
Walks 36
Fielding pct .975
Pitching wise the teams are fairly even. I think South Carolina is a little less dependent on one pitcher, whereas the Aggies lean pretty heavily on Kennedy. This is mostly due to Kennedy's dominance I'd imagine.
Offensively A&M is clearly a better team. Just glancing at South Carolina's schedule, they've only scored 10 runs or more once. They look to be a team that heavily relies on pitching and fielding to win games. While the Aggies haven't exactly played a great schedule, I'd argue South Carolina has played a worse one. Their two losses were to Wichita St and South Alabama.
Overall this should be a series in A&M's favor. Carolina isn't an offensive powerhouse, and while they do have excellent pitching, A&M is pretty evenly matched in that regard.
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