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There is a good chance we will go to Knoxville with them leading the SEC and possibly ranked higher than us nationally. This is going to make the series all the more important and will be a real pressure cooker for our young, suddenly struggling team. Confidence is what is needed and it will be difficult to muster on the road. I suspect this is one of the most challenging coaching situations for Corbin, but I bet he is up to it. Our problems are multiple: young and inconsistent hitters, injuries to some key players and the most elusive of all - supreme confidence. UT on the other hand is playing very well, seemingly healthy and playing loose with nothing to lose. Will be an interesting series still early in the season.


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Rocker and Leiter counterbalance many deficiencies, so there is every reason to be optimistic in games 1 and 2. Game 3, not so much. Too bad R&L can't put any runs on the board for us. I'll be watching with some anxiety in game #1 to reinforce my sincere hope (and belief) that Rocker's last performance against UGA was an anomaly and nothing more.
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UT lost today by 1 to the gators giving up a 3 run pinch hit homer in the 8th. So the winner of the series will be # 1 in the East. Going to be interesting. Got to hand it to UT- they seem to have a good coach and team. Play confidently and get clutch hits and we can take series, but lots of baseball still to be played and it is most important to be winning in late May and June
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We really need some or all of our injured players back as soon as they can return. Their absence was obvious this weekend.
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i totally agree especially need Thomas ! with him out we are hurt defensely as well.
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Does anyone have a medical update on the wounded? Is Corbin on the radio tonight?
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charlestonalum wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:31 am There is a good chance we will go to Knoxville with them leading the SEC and possibly ranked higher than us nationally. This is going to make the series all the more important and will be a real pressure cooker for our young, suddenly struggling team. Confidence is what is needed and it will be difficult to muster on the road. I suspect this is one of the most challenging coaching situations for Corbin, but I bet he is up to it. Our problems are multiple: young and inconsistent hitters, injuries to some key players and the most elusive of all - supreme confidence. UT on the other hand is playing very well, seemingly healthy and playing loose with nothing to lose. Will be an interesting series still early in the season.
UUT (#5) is now ahead of us (#6) in the Baseball America poll. I wonder how many of those poll participants actually think Tennessee is a better team.
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Need to pack our bats!
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