Well, we have seen it all in the last couple of weeks since I updated the blog. In conference, we have had our ups and downs. South Alabama came to Little Rock and played some outstanding baseball. They pitched very well (especially on Friday night) and can also be a very strong offensive club. The Florida Atlantic trip is always a good time for our kids, who get to see a different part of the country. We played well on Friday at FAU but faltered all-around the next two days. We were able to take 2 out of 3 from Florida International the following week. FIU is always a talented club and I thought we pitched it very well the first two days. Adam Champion was outstanding the first game of the series and Daniel Golden pitched threw a long rain delay to throw a complete game. Our offense was brilliant the whole weekend against the Jaguars. Last weekend we dropped two games at Troy in a closely-contested series. We suffered a 5-4 loss to Troy on Saturday, in a game which was on national television, but rebounded with a 9-4 win on Sunday. Even though we lost the series I think Sunday wins are huge, and rollover to your mid-week games.

In non-conference we recently faced two quality clubs in Kansas University and Ole Miss. In the KU game we held an 8-4 lead through 6 ½. We faltered in the 7th though, giving up five runs. We did well offensively against the Jayhawks, but we didn’t pound the zone enough to deserve to win. It is a shame we couldn’t help more on the hill.

Against #15 Ole Miss on Wednesday night we had some clutch hitting in the 7th inning from Tyson Parks and Nate Brown, who both hit two-run home runs. We pitched it well enough, giving up four earned runs over 9 to get a 9-6 win. Sean Potter, Ryan Juris, Travis Henke, and JR Boling were outstanding from our bullpen. We needed this as a program at UALR to give us a signature win. We currently sit at 19-13 on the year after beating Belmont 13-2 tonight. 

I hope to see you at the ballpark soon.