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College  | Story  | 4/29/2016

Rebels one-up Tigers

Jheremy Brown     
Photo: Ole Miss Athletics/Joshua McCoy




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No. 11 Ole Miss 7, No. 15 LSU 6

If it was offense you were looking for than Swayze Field was definitely the place to be on Thursday night as both teams traded runs throughout the contest and did so against some of the best arms either side had to offer. The top of the Rebels lineup was particularly impressive as they went a combined 9-for-18 (six of which were extra-base hits) and accounted for a majority of the offense as they picked up 11 hits total as a team. Thursday night definitely set the tone for what should be an outstanding series between a couple of clubs who are vying to host a regional as the NCAA tournament is looming in the near distance. 


 

Of all the players who had big nights it’s hard to argue that any were as impactful as junior center fielder J.B. Woodman. A long and strong, yet still projectable 6-foot-2, 215-pound lefthanded hitter, Woodman was able to pull his full toolset on display Thursday night and the scouts who were in attendance were forced to take notice. Doubling in each of his first two trips to the plate are noteworthy in and of itself, but when you break down the at-bats some, look at the type of pitch he hit, and how he went about executing the contact they become all the more impressive.

Woodman’s stance in the box is a fairly simple one but both his hand path and bat path are extremely short and fast to the ball, something that helped him fight off tough pitches on several occasions while reading the ball out of the pitcher’s hand very well. Facing LSU’s ace, Jared Poché, allowed scouts to see what Woodman was capable of doing against not only a lefthanded arm, but also one who has full three-pitch mix and is comfortable in changing speeds.

In his first trip to the plate Woodman had no problem handling an 88 mph fastball on the outer half as he showed a nice piece of backside hitting and enough strength in his wrists and forearms to line the pitch sharply over the left fielder’s head for an easy standup two-base hit, tying the game at two runs apiece. His second at-bat may have been even more impressive however as he showed quickness to the barrel and an ability to read spin, staying back on a 74 mph inner half curveball which he subsequently lined off the right field fence for another two-bagger. Though those were his only two hits of the game there were still telling points in his final three at-bats as he was willing and able to work the count each and every time, all the while staying short with his swing and in complete control of where the bat head was going.


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