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D1Baseball Weekly Chat: March 11
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Luke
2:11
How do you feel so far for Alabama Baseball?  We are on a 11 game winning streak and the streak is tied for the most wins since 1999.  How do you see our SEC Start being like with a tough SEC slate for Alabama? First 3 weeks- @ Ole Miss, Arkansas, @ Florida
Kendall Rogers
2:14
Luke - The Tide definitely seems to be much improved from last season, but we'll see how they fare to begin SEC play. Mark Etheridge had some great stuff on Alabama a couple of weeks ago after that huge series win over South Alabama. It sounds like Brock Love has shown some really good stuff so far this season. I'm intrigued to see how the Tide does this weekend. They're better. How much better? We'll soon find out.
Andrew
2:16
Maryland has played a bit better than people expected. Do you think they have a shot at making the NCAA Tourney?
Kendall Rogers
2:17
Maryland is definitely better, but it might be difficult to get into postseason position with a few teams ahead of them in the pecking order in the Big Ten right now. But it's still very early -- so let's let the season play out a bit more.
Spear15
2:17
Not ready to panic, but FSU's Parrish and Van Eyk are yet to look themselves this season. Should we be concerned this is a product of Mike Bell moving on? Or more a case of a couple of guys that are yet to knock the rust off?
Kendall Rogers
2:18
Spear -- Let's see how they do as ACC play continues. Parrish is an excellent pitcher and Van Eyk clearly has premier stuff. It's still very early as well. I'd expect them to get rolling, probably sooner rather than later.
Luke
2:19
How many AAC teams make the tourney and do you see any of them being regional / super regional host
Kendall Rogers
2:20
Luke -- Right now, I have East Carolina as a lock to get into barring some crazy collapse, I think Connecticut is a postseason team and I think Houston will be there, too. UCF and USF are working from behind, IMO. UCF losing that series at home to Penn State is going to hurt for a while, IMO.
John
2:21
Do y’all believe if the season ended right now that Louisiana Tech would get into the tournament?
Kendall Rogers
2:22
John -- I have USM/Rice/La Tech as potential postseason teams .... and I think two of t hose make it in. Right now, it's a total tossup, but I'd probably have USM and La Tech slightly ahead. Rice was really working from behind from an overall record standpoint.
Cane fan in Oregon
2:23
What are your thoughts on Miami? Is this a team that can make it to a Super Regional or are they still too young and just a year or two away?
Kendall Rogers
2:26
Cane -- I definitely think Miami could make a super regional if its regional pairing is solid. The Canes have a solid one-two punch with McKendry and McMahon, and I think the bullpen is really talented, albeit the unit has had some serious drama as of late. Offensively, I obviously like what Miami brings to the table. Should be a fun season in Coral Gables.
Jacob
2:27
After Clemson’s series sweep of UNC, does that say more for the resillency of Clemson to come back after a tough rivalry series loss or does it maybe give South Carolina a little more confidence (from a fan/outside perspective) that maybe their performance against Clemson was a sign of a team still with some question marks, mainly in the starting pitching area, but a lot to build around?
Kendall Rogers
2:30
Jacob -- I think South Carolina fans should always feel very confident with a series win over Clemson. That was a strong series win, especially the way it ended. But I was really impressed with Clemson's resiliency over the weekend. To blowout UNC in one of the games, while also winning in walk-offs in the other two games showed me a lot about the club's makeup. They also got another strong start from freshman Davis Sharpe. Good gut check weekend for the Tigers.
Brad
2:31
Do you think that Arkansas is as talented as last year? I feel their pitching is vastly improved without much of an offense drop. Thoughts?
Kendall Rogers
2:32
Brad -- That's a good question. I think last year's team was more talented, especially when you consider guys like Jackson Rutledge and Bryce Bonnin were actually on the roster. But this year's club definitely have some quality arms in the bullpen and the offense, as usual, is talented. I'm intrigued to see the Hogs up close and personal in Fayetteville in a couple of weeks.
All right, everyone. I have to run, but it was a fantastic chat. Be sure to Subscribe to D1Baseball at http://www.d1baseball.com/subscribe
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