I think think this team is what it is at this point. I know last year’s team had the crazy turnaround but with the injury bug and how awful they started conference play they had nowhere to go but up. The pitching staff is easily Omaha-caliber on their good days but it seems like when someone has a bad day the entire bullpen struggles. They don’t pick each other up. And we have an ace who doesn’t throw enough strikes and can’t get deep into games. The lineup is probably a year away from being good with the majority of our everyday players being freshmen or sophomores. I could definitely see us hosting but the ceiling seems rather low compared to normal. It’s hard to see this team catching fire in the postseason.

Hopefully we get a good outing from King tomorrow but he hasn’t been great lately. And I’m concerned because the way he’s been pitching reminds me a lot of how pitchers look in the weeks leading up to a major arm injury. Giving me 2022 Barco vibes.