Scouting Vanderbilt -- CWS Game 2 -- 6/21, 7 p.m.

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AlleyPack
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The Pack will be facing right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter.
Season stats: 2.16 ERA, 96 IP, 156 K, 41 BB, 12 HR

He has a mid/high 90s fastball and offsets it with an above-average curve and slider.

While he's been dominant for much of the year, some games in which the opponents were able to hit him were:

at Tenn.
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 HR

vs. Miss. St.
5 IP, 4 ER, 2 HR

at Florida
4 IP, 5 ER, 3 HR

When he's given up HRs in bunches, he (and the team, as they lost all three of the above games) has struggled.

Offense:
Vanderbilt has three regulars hitting over .300.
Two of those guys have double-digit HRs, as does a third (sub-.300) player.

They have one absolute burner on the basepaths -- E. Bradfield, Jr.
He has 46 SBs.

As a team they have a very high SB success rate, as on the season they are 86-98 in steals.
FLWolf
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Vandy is very good and probably the favorite at this point but this State team can grind wins out vs anyone

Put a 10 spot up vs Stanford and their ace is impressive. We are playing with a ton of confidence
gopack1979
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Argh. Gotta watch the game on mute.
gopack_83
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Hoping to get a good 6 or 7 innings out of Highfill assuming he takes the mound. Vandy is not as good offensively as Arizona but they still are one of the better offenses out there. Add in their pitcher and it'll be tough.

Thinking the first to 4-5 runs may win
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Has any team ever faced 3 games against the likes of Kopps, Beck, and Leiter. Man, what a gauntlet.
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Interesting that two of the teams he's struggled against are in Omaha, and the 3rd was a National Seed that choked in the regionals. Seems to me good teams have stood a better chance.
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Wlfpackamk said:

Has any team ever faced 3 games against the likes of Kopps, Beck, and Leiter. Man, what a gauntlet.


Well James has said in the past winning a championship, be it a division championship or ACC tournament championship is more impressive than just getting to Omaha but if State can complete this not only would this be an impressive run that's a hell of a way in route to the ultimate goal!

2/3 of the way therelet's finish this off. Hell we might as well just win the whole damn thing now!
Go Pack!
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Why not us?
DecaturWolf
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That Vandy whistle clap clap clap was the most annoying thing at the park last night.
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DecaturWolf said:

That Vandy whistle clap clap clap was the most annoying thing at the park last night.


I'm trying to understand the appeal if you are a Vandy fan. I get it annoys other fans so that is good but it seems exhausting.
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Curve and slider?

You can count on one hand the number of guys in the show with both.
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metcalfmafia said:

DecaturWolf said:

That Vandy whistle clap clap clap was the most annoying thing at the park last night.


I'm trying to understand the appeal if you are a Vandy fan. I get it annoys other fans so that is good but it seems exhausting.


Counter the clap clap clap with "Go Pack Go!" or something to that effect.
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Just keep rolling.
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Time for Wolfer to put out the 2012 picture of the pickoff versus Vanderbilt!
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Win or lose, probably going to have to beat Rocker and Leiter to advance to the series regardless, but if you can beat Leiter Monday, they will be very beatable on Wednesday against Arizona or Stanford. It's crazy that State is better set up to come out of the losers bracket than Vanderbilt.
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EthanBarry said:

Win or lose, probably going to have to beat Rocker and Leiter to advance to the series regardless, but if you can beat Leiter Monday, they will be very beatable on Wednesday against Arizona or Stanford. It's crazy that State is better set up to come out of the losers bracket than Vanderbilt.
What's the drop off like in Vandy's rotation after 1 & 2?
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I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
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I was wondering if Leiter was Al's son, and checked to see. Yep. Jack gets his talent compliments of a good toe hold.
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STRIKES should not be over either batter's box! College umps SUCK!

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ShaggyWolf said:

EthanBarry said:

Win or lose, probably going to have to beat Rocker and Leiter to advance to the series regardless, but if you can beat Leiter Monday, they will be very beatable on Wednesday against Arizona or Stanford. It's crazy that State is better set up to come out of the losers bracket than Vanderbilt.
What's the drop off like in Vandy's rotation after 1 & 2?


It's massive. They went 4-6 against p5 teams in Sunday games. Of course the arms are talented but they haven't produced to the level you'd expect. The bullpen is pretty shallow too, not much behind the two guys who threw yesterday
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MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow
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wolfpack1437 said:

MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow
a win tomorrow would be great but this team has been amazing with its back against the wall as well. I like our chances either way.
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wolfpack1437 said:

MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow


I don't think so. If we beat Vandy tomorrow, their 3rd pitcher would have to face Stanford or Arizona. They'd get shelled against those lineups. If we win tomorrow, I believe we'd have to win 1 out of the next 3 to advance. But if Vandy loses tomorrow, I think they're sunk. I like our matchup offensively against all 3 of these teams. Vandy has two STUDS pitching, though.

Also, UVA beat UT 6-0. Wow.
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Always easy to root for the ACC when you're in the winners bracket and still alive
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griff17matt said:

wolfpack1437 said:

MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow


I don't think so. If we beat Vandy tomorrow, their 3rd pitcher would have to face Stanford or Arizona. They'd get shelled against those lineups. If we win tomorrow, I believe we'd have to win 1 out of the next 3 to advance. But if Vandy loses tomorrow, I think they're sunk. I like our matchup offensively against all 3 of these teams. Vandy has two STUDS pitching, though.

Also, UVA beat UT 6-0. Wow.
If we win tomorrow night, we only have to win 1 out of 2 to advance. With a win we are in the bracket final.
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DrummerboyWolf said:

griff17matt said:

wolfpack1437 said:

MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow


I don't think so. If we beat Vandy tomorrow, their 3rd pitcher would have to face Stanford or Arizona. They'd get shelled against those lineups. If we win tomorrow, I believe we'd have to win 1 out of the next 3 to advance. But if Vandy loses tomorrow, I think they're sunk. I like our matchup offensively against all 3 of these teams. Vandy has two STUDS pitching, though.

Also, UVA beat UT 6-0. Wow.
If we win tomorrow night, we only have to win 1 out of 2 to advance. With a win we are in the bracket final.


Need to win tomorrow to enable pitching flexibility. With a win, I think we go really, really far. Absolutely need a good showing from Highfill regardless.
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I'm def not rooting for UVA.
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wilmwolf80 said:

I'm def not rooting for UVA.


Would love to see them in the finals.
wilmwolf
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No thanks. One red hot ACC team making an improbable run to the finals is plenty for me. Even though we didn't play them this year, I would rather play a team that doesn't have any familiarity with us should we get to that point. No conference pride from me.
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Our guys are confident and playing great. We've faced tough pitching and our pitchers have faced tough hitting, yet we have produced and won. I am not afraid of Vandy or anyone else really.
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griff17matt said:

wolfpack1437 said:

MAWolfpack said:

I think we are all in on Monday night. I don't think our pitching holds up wed against Stanford or Zona. If it does, then have to beat Vandy twice and one will be rocker. That's just too much to ask. With that said, we can absolutely beat Vandy tomorrow. Need a good start from Highfill.
We would be throwing Willadsen/Villaman/Justice against Zona or Stanford if we lost. We would be fine. Willadsen has really performed well his last couple starts. We are gonna have to beat Vandy twice regardless (whether that is tomorrow and on the bracket final or twice in the bracket final). Pack can get it done either way. Obviously it's most beneficial to just win tomorrow


I don't think so. If we beat Vandy tomorrow, their 3rd pitcher would have to face Stanford or Arizona. They'd get shelled against those lineups. If we win tomorrow, I believe we'd have to win 1 out of the next 3 to advance. But if Vandy loses tomorrow, I think they're sunk. I like our matchup offensively against all 3 of these teams. Vandy has two STUDS pitching, though.

Also, UVA beat UT 6-0. Wow.
Stanford and Arizona are even worse off in the starting pitching department than Vandy when it comes to a 3rd starter. I still feel like it will come down to us needing to beat Vandy 2x to advance. And we will likely have to face both Leiter and Rocker to get to the CWS final. They wouldn't be able to pitch Rocker in an elimination (wed) game if we win tomorrow but I bet they would throw him Fri.
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DecaturWolf said:

Our guys are confident and playing great. We've faced tough pitching and our pitchers have faced tough hitting, yet we have produced and won. I am not afraid of Vandy or anyone else really.
Me either. I actually kind of wanted the Pack w/Highfill vs Vandy w/Leiter matchup when the bracket was announced. Not bc I believe Leiter isn't good but bc I have faith that this team will find a way to score a few against him.
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EthanBarry said:

Win or lose, probably going to have to beat Rocker and Leiter to advance to the series regardless, but if you can beat Leiter Monday, they will be very beatable on Wednesday against Arizona or Stanford. It's crazy that State is better set up to come out of the losers bracket than Vanderbilt.
Yeah, I think the key to success is winning this game, and then hoping they lose to Stanford or Arizona in the losers bracket, before they can get back to Rocker. Otherwise, they get all their arms rested til Friday (they used a lot of arms last night), they are going to be a tough out
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College Baseball
College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha,
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North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt ESPN, 7 p.m.
 
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