SoonerSpock
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It appears OU has been in a funk since the Baylor series. So I thought I would look at little deeper to try to better understand the problem. The first thing I could identify is Paige Parker's effectiveness.
Paige threw 93 innings in 20 appearances prior to the ISU games. She had a 0.30 ERA and allowed 2 HR's that accounted for 3 of the 4 runs scored against her. In her 7 appearances starting with the ISU series she has thrown 25.2 innings and has a 3.61 ERA. She has allowed 5 HR's which account for 7 of the 13 runs she has allowed.
During that 8 game period the Sooners are hitting .324 and averaging 8 runs/g which is about 1.0 more than their season average. However against the quality pitching of Tulsa an Oregon they hit .093 and scored 0.5 runs/g.
If you go back and look the 9 games against Arizona, ASU, South Carolina (2), Baylor (3), Tulsa and Oregon games where we faced quality pitching we hit .223 and averaged 3.9 r/g. Only Tulsa is not in the top 25 RPI. Oregon on the other hand has faced 21 top 25 teams and averaged 4.9 r/g.
For certain Oregon with 21 games against top 25 teams YTD is more seasoned than OU with their 8 games YTD. Also if you look at remaining games against the top 25 OU has 5 if #25 OSU can remain in the top 25 with Texas, UCLA and OU still on their schedule. Oregon has only 3 against the top teams with all 3 against #2 Washington.
We definitely need Parker to get on a roll ASAP and start hitting the ball against the good pitchers starting today. Oregon State doe not have a really strong ace but the Beavers do own victories over #1 Oregon, #4 ASU, #22 Missouri and #25 OSU (2).
Paige threw 93 innings in 20 appearances prior to the ISU games. She had a 0.30 ERA and allowed 2 HR's that accounted for 3 of the 4 runs scored against her. In her 7 appearances starting with the ISU series she has thrown 25.2 innings and has a 3.61 ERA. She has allowed 5 HR's which account for 7 of the 13 runs she has allowed.
During that 8 game period the Sooners are hitting .324 and averaging 8 runs/g which is about 1.0 more than their season average. However against the quality pitching of Tulsa an Oregon they hit .093 and scored 0.5 runs/g.
If you go back and look the 9 games against Arizona, ASU, South Carolina (2), Baylor (3), Tulsa and Oregon games where we faced quality pitching we hit .223 and averaged 3.9 r/g. Only Tulsa is not in the top 25 RPI. Oregon on the other hand has faced 21 top 25 teams and averaged 4.9 r/g.
For certain Oregon with 21 games against top 25 teams YTD is more seasoned than OU with their 8 games YTD. Also if you look at remaining games against the top 25 OU has 5 if #25 OSU can remain in the top 25 with Texas, UCLA and OU still on their schedule. Oregon has only 3 against the top teams with all 3 against #2 Washington.
We definitely need Parker to get on a roll ASAP and start hitting the ball against the good pitchers starting today. Oregon State doe not have a really strong ace but the Beavers do own victories over #1 Oregon, #4 ASU, #22 Missouri and #25 OSU (2).
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