Thoughts on the unseeded SEC teams chances...
Posted on: May 13, 2019 at 13:15:52 CT
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in order of the seeded teams they face. Which means first up is...
Missouri at 2 seed UCLA: tough draw but where we should be in a balanced seeding. We get a decent Cal St Fullerton first, a 50/50 game. We aren’t going to advance past UCLA, but would be nice to get 1-2 wins and have something to build on next year.
Miss St at 3 seed Washington: tough draw too, I don’t think MSU has a prayer here. They get Seattle in the first game. I think they can win 1-2 games, but not against UW. Although they did play them tough earlier in a 7-5 loss.
SC at 4 seed FSU: Id like to say SC has a chance at an upset here, if they could just close out games. FSU isn’t as dominant as last year, and they lost several ACC series for the first time in a long while, to NC and Louisville. SC needs to first get past a good S. Florida team. They are capable of taking FSU to a deciding game Sunday, but I can’t see them advancing.
Auburn at 6 seed Arizona: I think Arizona wins this regional easily, don’t give Auburn much of a chance.
Georgia at 7 seed Minnesota: this is maybe the strongest regional. First they have to get past a Drake team with one of the best pitchers in the nation, Newman. I like Georgia’s chances of advancing here, think they can take 2/3 from Minny. But their bats are going to have to score some runs against 2 of the best pitchers in the country.
TAMU at 9 seed Texas: I have as little faith in Texas as I do in LSU. They are just lucky they were handed an easy regional. They are lucky they got TAMU instead of Georgia, Arky, or SC. Still, I think Houston or TAMU could take them to a deciding game. Wouldn’t shock me to see Texas go down.
Arkansas at 13 seed Ok St: I think Arky has a decent shot here, but they need to get past Tulsa first. They have the pitching to stay in every game. I think this goes to a deciding game Sunday and a 50/50 chance Arky moves on.
Edited by bluetiger_ at 13:18:37 on 05/13/19