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If you go strictly off our RPI ranking, then yes you can say we are one of the weakest 1 seeds. However, there was debate among the national analysts if we beat LSU in our championship game we would be a national seed. We left the bases loaded down 4-2 v them. If you look at our resume, we have 16 top 50 wins. That ranks 8th among all 16 hosts. We have the 10th best record among the 16 hosts, and 9th best SOS. We finished 4th in the 2nd toughest conference which sent 8 teams to the tournament. We had some pitching trouble early in the year, and struggled to find reliable relievers. We changed our game 3 starter multiple times, too. However, we have 2 aces who have steadied in the last mont. Both have power arms who can touch 95-96 mph, and both will be taken in the first 5 rounds of the draft. Some are saying Blaine Knight could sneak into the 1st round. We strike out a lot of guys, don't walk many, and we hit a lot of balls out of the park. Chad Spanberger hit 5 HRs and 3 doubles in 5 games in the SEC tourney, including 3 HRs in one game. He is tied for 2nd in the SEC with 19 HRs. He won SEC Tournament MVP, and is probably the hottest hitter in the country right now. Just to give you an example, in the 9th v LSU we were down 4-2 with runners on 1st and 2nd, and they walked Spanberger to load the bases despite 1st base being occupied. He will be a top 5 round pick in a few weeks. We have 3 guys in our lineup with at least 10 HRs, and 2 more with 9. We have hit over 70 HRs on the season. We are far from weak, but we are also far from unbeatable. To be honest, I am more concerned about our matchup with you guys than anyone else. If we win game 1, we will have another stud waiting to throw game 2, and the other teams do not have the starting pitching depth that the two of us appear to have.

Looking forward to it, should be packed with every team within driving distance. Hopefully the weather holds off though...looks like it will be storming all weekend as of now.

Have to make a note to follow this site closely next year leading up to the selection show!

Beating #44 OSU twice in the past month has to help #83 ORU's case for a 3 seed....plus our top 3 starting pitchers are a combined 29-5 with an ERA of just over 2.00....as mentioned above...no #1 seed will want to face ORU as a #4 seed...if the committee has any sense they will make us a 3 seed...if Yale is a 3 and ORU a 4...that's just idiocy....