twk said:
Wicked Good Ag said:
IF WE ARE SENT TO LUBBOCK and all pitchers are well rested
do we pitch Martin in game one against the two seed and then go Hill who had combined 3 hit shutout earlier in season ?
Similar to the thought of holding your ace if you are the one seed but I think this might be the way to go as Martin has been pitching well. If he doesn't have to extend an inning with a walk or hit he could go 8 innings and give us a near full pen
Nope. We're going to be playing a quality team that will require everything we've got to win game 1, and avoid the loser's bracket. As our one game at Hoover showed, getting into the loser's bracket would probably result in a quick trip home. Corbin was really good last week, but over the course of the season, Hill gave us more of the kind of outings that we're looking for in game 1 than Corbin did. But, having someone like Corbin, who can be absolutely brilliant, or not, is probably what we're going to need if we win game 1 and face a national seed throwing their ace in game 2.
I did some further calculations. Using the last seven series (beginning of our good portion and thru out bad portion)
Hill with 40 IP 15 earned with 657 pitches for a 3.37 ERA and team is 5-2 when he starts
Martin with 42 IP 12 earned with 723 pitches for a 2.57 ERA and team is also 5-2 when he starts.
With Hill shutting down Tech previously maybe not so far fetched that Martin pitches against a two seed and Hill takes on Tech if we win.
I know if we lose with Martin in first round then Texags will go ballistic but I think there is some merit to a switch if in fact we are sent to Lubbock