Regional Breakdown

[hogfan064]

#1 Oklahoma State Cowboys(Big 12)
Record 39-18
Home 28-4
Away 7-10
Neutral 4-4
Big 12 Record 15-9
Against RPI top 50  11-15
Against Regional teams 9-15
RPI: 17
SOS 26
Best hitter: Tyler Mach(.383 16 HRs)
Top Pitcher: Brae Wright(8-2 3.74 ERA)
Note: OSU is 0-2 against Oral Roberts this year
Cowboys hit .321 and hit 73 HRs this year. Staff ERA is 4.42

#2 Arkansas Razorbacks(SEC)
Record 38-19
Home 20-6
Away 11-10
Neutral 7-3
SEC Record 18-12
Against top 50 16-13
Against regional teams 15-10
RPI 16
SOS 16
Top hitters: Danny Hamblin(.306 16HR) and Jake Dugger(.326 12HR)
Top Pitcher: Nick Schmidt(9-2 2.81 ERA)
Note:  Nick no hit Oklahoma State in a Hog 3-0 win earlier this year in Mobile, AL

#3 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Record 35-14
Home 21-4
Away 12-8
Neutral 2-2
Mid Cont Record 17-2
Against RPI top 50  4-5
Against Regional teams 3-6
RPI 51
SOS 157
Best hitter: Andy Bouchie(.369) and Brendan Duffy(.346)
Top Pitcher: Chris Ashman(9-1 1.93 ERA)
Note: ORU is 3-0 against teams in this regional
ORU hits .330 and team ERA is 3.67

#4 Princeton Tigers(Ivy League)
Record 19-24
Home 5-6
Away 12-18
Neutral 2-0
Ivy record 11-9
Against RPI top 50  0-0
Against Regional teams 0-0
RPI 228
SOS 239
Best Hitter: Zach Wendkos(.338 8 HR)
Top Pitcher: Christian Staehely(5-1 2.48 ERA)
Note: The highest RPI team Princeton played all year was The Citadel(#70).  The Bulldogs took 3 of 4 from the Tigers
Team ERA is 4.17 and team bats .275

[CharlieHog]

Note:  Nick no hit Oklahoma State in a Hog 3-0 win earlier this year in Mobile, AL

Actually it was Schmidt, McLelland, and Collis.

[TulsaHawg]

Note:  Nick no hit Oklahoma State in a Hog 3-0 win earlier this year in Mobile, AL

Actually it was Schmidt, McLelland, and Collis.

Charlie, did you find out if it was true that the reason we got the Regional was because Stillwater's hotels were booked up?

If so, we may have to start placing a little more importance on the SECT.

[hogfan064]

Note:  Nick no hit Oklahoma State in a Hog 3-0 win earlier this year in Mobile, AL

Actually it was Schmidt, McLelland, and Collis.

True, Nick was the starter

[LA HAWG]

Can anyone tell me again why OSU got a 1 seed over us.   Just compare the stats. 

[CharlieHog]

Charlie, did you find out if it was true that the reason we got the Regional was because Stillwater's hotels were booked up?

If so, we may have to start placing a little more importance on the SECT.

Yeah, that's been confirmed by Larry Templeton, the director of the committee.

[hogfan064]

Can anyone tell me again why OSU got a 1 seed over us.   Just compare the stats. 

Honestly I think its because the NCAA had to come up with some way of not letting the SEC have 5 #1 seeds.  That's the only thing I can think of. Ole Miss' run in the SEC tourney probably bumped us from a #1 to a #2.  If Ole Miss goes 1-2 or 0-2 in the tourney they would be a #2 seed and us a #1. 

[hogfan064]

Hogs record against #1 seeds 8-6


Alabama 3-0
Kentucky 2-1
Ole Miss 1-3
Georgia 1-2
OSU 1-0

[TulsaHawg]

Charlie, did you find out if it was true that the reason we got the Regional was because Stillwater's hotels were booked up?

If so, we may have to start placing a little more importance on the SECT.

Yeah, that's been confirmed by Larry Templeton, the director of the committee.

Can anyone tell me again why OSU got a 1 seed over us.   Just compare the stats. 

Honestly I think its because the NCAA had to come up with some way of not letting the SEC have 5 #1 seeds.  That's the only thing I can think of. Ole Miss' run in the SEC tourney probably bumped us from a #1 to a #2.  If Ole Miss goes 1-2 or 0-2 in the tourney they would be a #2 seed and us a #1. 

The reason given for OSU being a #1 is that they were 2nd in the B-12, and we were lower in the SEC....not much lower, but lower.

Our showing in the SECT did not help us.

[hogfan064]

Arkansas probably deserved a #1 seed over Pepperdine also.  And maybe even Kentucky.  Hogs did take 2 of 3 from the Cats and we had better OOC wins.  UK did finish 2 games above us in the SEC, but they didn't play Alabama this year.

[3kgthog]

We did not deserve a #1 seed. Even the NCAA guy said we only got a regional because Stillwater didn't have enough available hotel rooms. Sure, you can look at our good wins. But look at the bad losses. Series losses to bad teams like LSU and Florida don't help. Those bad non-conference losses don't look stellar either. Then there's that flame out in the SECT.

[hogfan064]

We did not deserve a #1 seed. Even the NCAA guy said we only got a regional because Stillwater didn't have enough available hotel rooms. Sure, you can look at our good wins. But look at the bad losses. Series losses to bad teams like LSU and Florida don't help. Those bad non-conference losses don't look stellar either. Then there's that flame out in the SECT.

Compare our RPI, Record against RPI top 50, and record against regional teams to #1 seeds Pepperdine and Oklahoma State. 

Oh and Oklahoma State lost twice to Oral Roberts this year and was no hit by Arkansas.

[hogfan064]

And yes Arkansas had some bad losses, but look at Pepperdine losses

1. UNLV a 28-30 team
2. 2 losses to SD State a 23-35 team
3. A loss to Dartmouth a 20-17 team with a RPI of 171
4. 2 losses to a 24-32 Loyola Marymount team
5. 2 losses to a San Francisco team with a RPI of 55.  Yes, USF made the regionals, but LSU was a better team than them
6. Loss to Gonzaga a 27-24 team with a RPI of 121
7. Loss to UC-Riverside a 27-24 team

The Hogs don't have this many bad losses