I’m kinda leaning towards Florida State.
They have a great ace pitcher in Jamie Arnold who has been their horse. He’s 11-3 with over 100 innings pitched and has 155 Ks to just 26 walks. His WHIP is near 1.00, which is fantastic for 100 IP. His an ERA of 2.77 and hitters are batting just .217 off of him. They have four other guys who have made at least 7 starts and five guys have at least five wins. They’re No. 2 starter is 7-4, they have two pitchers are 5-0, and two others are 5-1, i.e. they have lots of arms.
They have a great hitter in James Tibbs III, who may be the best hitter OSU fans might have never heard of before. He’s hitting .374 with 28 homers and 94 RBI. His OBS% is a whopping 1.30 and he’s only struck out 31 times in well over 200 ABs. He’s walked 52 times and has even stolen 7 bases.
But’s not even FSU’s leading hitter. That would be Cam Smith, who’s batting .402 and leads the team in hits, doubles, runs scored, and ABs, and is third on the team in home runs with 16. But they still have a very balanced lineup with 7 of their 9 regulars batting .297 or better and five guys with double digit dingers. The Seminoles are averaging about 9 runs a game.
As far as how they’ve done against other teams in the CWS (of course, three other ACC teams are in the CWS and the also played Florida three times), They didn’t play North Carolina, NC State, or Virginia during the regular season, although the did beat Virginia in the ACC tournament. Interestingly, they got swept by Clemson, who of course lost in the supers to Florida. They swept three single games from their rival Florida.
They have a great ace pitcher in Jamie Arnold who has been their horse. He’s 11-3 with over 100 innings pitched and has 155 Ks to just 26 walks. His WHIP is near 1.00, which is fantastic for 100 IP. His an ERA of 2.77 and hitters are batting just .217 off of him. They have four other guys who have made at least 7 starts and five guys have at least five wins. They’re No. 2 starter is 7-4, they have two pitchers are 5-0, and two others are 5-1, i.e. they have lots of arms.
They have a great hitter in James Tibbs III, who may be the best hitter OSU fans might have never heard of before. He’s hitting .374 with 28 homers and 94 RBI. His OBS% is a whopping 1.30 and he’s only struck out 31 times in well over 200 ABs. He’s walked 52 times and has even stolen 7 bases.
But’s not even FSU’s leading hitter. That would be Cam Smith, who’s batting .402 and leads the team in hits, doubles, runs scored, and ABs, and is third on the team in home runs with 16. But they still have a very balanced lineup with 7 of their 9 regulars batting .297 or better and five guys with double digit dingers. The Seminoles are averaging about 9 runs a game.
As far as how they’ve done against other teams in the CWS (of course, three other ACC teams are in the CWS and the also played Florida three times), They didn’t play North Carolina, NC State, or Virginia during the regular season, although the did beat Virginia in the ACC tournament. Interestingly, they got swept by Clemson, who of course lost in the supers to Florida. They swept three single games from their rival Florida.
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