Regional Round

He’s pitching with a 3-0 lead and we needed a shutdown inning. He hits the first batter. Yeah defense let him down a little but blaming Walton for bodenhorfs terrible outing is on harry only
 
No way in the world I hang all of this on Rob or Bode. Our rotation this year is not going to get it done regardless of how Rob runs them out there.
 
ostate77 said:
BS. If you can’t see he is completely out of sync, then I’m sorry. If I remember right he pitched out of sequence against KU and not going and getting him when it was clear he was done. This is 100% on coaching. When in his normal spot he was overpowering. We got cutsie and it completely fouled him up.
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You've hated Rob for years on this board and a lot of the time I've agreed with you. There were several teams who didn't pitch their ace on Friday this week. It's a very common move by teams in regionals every year. Some have worked for their teams this weekend and some times it hasn't (OU's ace got hit around yesterday). We've done it many times in the past also and the ace has pitched fine out of sequence. Harrison wasn't out of sequence in the Big 12 tournament. He pitched on Thursday after pitching on Thursday the week before. He pitched second so he was on his normal rest at the Big 12. And didn't handle that game well either. At some point the players do have to step up and perform. In fairness to HB, you said he's been dominant all year which I agree with but pitching in this small park against this loaded lineup (full of big $$$ NIL transfers) is probably a different beast than most of his Big 12 weekend starts have been.

My strongest criticism of Josh as a leader over the years has been the inability of his teams to perform "in the moment" in the postseason. We seem to consistently struggle to step up when the lights get brightest. This has been both offensively and on the mound. We had zero response from our 3-4-5 hitters in the bottom of 3rd after their 5-run 3rd so that trend seems to be continuing.
 
Poke said:
Correct. Team lacks mental toughness under Josh which is exactly why we haven’t been to Omaha since 2016. Major issue.
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I agree with this 100% and it shows up every post season when things get tough. It's consistent year after year, no matter how much the players change, this is a clear theme of JH's teams and that is on him as a leader.
 
B4

Daugherty Ks swinging. So bad. Got ahead 2-0 and then chased ball 3 for some reason
Conover down looking
Thompson Ks swinging


What a gutless response to getting punched in the face so far
 
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Okstatekerr said:
I think part of it is pitch calling. Its been a constant theme with Rob Walton. Get ahead in the count and start nibbling.
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Agree to disagree..not even close!! Buddy has struggled with command all day with negative counts. Arm side, glove side…it doesn’t matter.

I get rob is the human punching bag on this board. I’m sorry he’s not the problem and kids are not off limits. Harrison is pitching like dogshit today and that’s all on him
 
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