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College  | Story | 2/25/2022

Week 2 College Baseball Preview

Vincent Cervino
Craig Cozart
Photo: Texas Longhorns (Texas Athletics)
After what has been a downright exciting first week of the season, we head into the second weekend slate of the 2022 season. There have already been numerous upsets both on the weekend and the midweeks as, being in the infantile stages of the season, there’s still big potential for chaos. With that being said, let’s dive into the weekend.
 
Ranked Bounce-Backs
Two national title contenders went down last weekend as Vanderbilt and Mississippi State both lost their weekend series’ at home to Oklahoma State and Long Beach State, respectively. Nothing in college baseball is a given but on paper, both squads will have an excellent opportunity to bounce back versus Army and Northern Kentucky, respectively. East Carolina and UC Irvine have it a bit tougher. The Pirates were the only ranked team swept and now have a home-and-home with in-state rival UNC, while Irvine hosts upstart Grand Canyon.
 
Round Rock Classic
This year’s Round Rock Classic features two top-10 teams in No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Arkansas along with Louisiana and Indiana. Stanford and Arkansas both took care of business against Fullerton and Illinois State, respectively, while Louisiana had a big home series win over ranked UC Irvine. Indiana was a surprise as they were swept by Clemson, but they undoubtedly have talent. Look for the stars to take center stage as we’re expecting a big series from Stanford’s Brock Jones and Arkansas’ Robert Moore. Our Kyler Peterson will be on hand for coverage from the event all weekend.
 
Oregon State, Class of the Pac-12?
Oregon State moved to 5-0 after a 10-run victory on Thursday night and they’ve now outscored opponents by 50 runs in that span. Following a dominant opening weekend in Arlington, Arizona was crushed by Grand Canyon in the midweek and UCLA dropped two midweek games to Pepperdine and Omaha, respectively. Oregon lost three out of four in Opening Weekend and Stanford’s series against Fullerton had its moments of doubt. It’s obviously just Week 1 but Oregon State has been as impressive as any team in the country and is quickly becoming must-see TV.
 
Picks!
Matchup Vin's Picks Cozy's Picks
Alabama at #1 Texas
Nebraska vs. #8 TCU
Tulane at #23 Louisiana Tech
West Virginia at Charlotte
Sam Houston at Dallas Baptist

Vin's Record: 4-1
Cozy's Record: 2-3



Vin's Picks
There’s no doubt that I’m riding high following my two upset picks over the first weekend, but Weekend 2 features a bit less to choose from in terms of extremely compelling series. Texas looks wholly dominant and the Tide played a very tight series against Xavier, so I expect the Horns to keep on rolling. Nebraska-TCU should be a truly compelling series as Nebraska still expects to be the class of the Big 10, though I think TCU’s pitching and veteran bats should lead them. Louisiana Tech is one of the hottest teams in the country following their midweek win over in-state rival LSU, and though there’s letdown potential here I expect the Love Shack to keep on rocking. Both Charlotte and West Virginia were in discussions during this week’s Top 25 and I’m buying into the young talent for the Mountaineers in the way of their power arms along with freshmen bats led by Grant Hussey, who went deep three times last weekend. DBU had a disappointing opening weekend, but they’ve still been arguably the most consistent program in Texas, but Sam Houston is riding high right now and I’m playing the hot hand.

Coach's Picks

Alabama at No. 1 Texas 
The Crimson Tide is off to a perfect 5-0 start to the 2022 season, but this weekend they head to the Lone Star State to take on the nation's top team.  Bama’s pitching staff has been terrific, sporting a team ERA of 3.20 and a combined strikeout-to-walk ratio of almost 3-to-1.  The offense has been on point as well with a team average of .329 and scoring just under 7 runs per game.  However, the Longhorns are 5-0 too, and have absolutely dominated their opponents in every aspect of the game thus far.  On the offensive side they are batting .322 as a team, slugging .520, and have blistered the other side with a 53-to-7 run differential.  On the bump, it’s been even more of an onslaught.  The team ERA is a microscopic 0.60, with a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and an opponent’s team average of .144 in five games.  Both teams are perfect heading into the series, but only Texas will stay that way, looks like a sweep for the Longhorns.

Tulane at No. 23 Louisiana Tech 
It’s not very often that you can say a venue that is only two years old has a reputation for being one of the more difficult places for opponents to play.  But that’s exactly what has happened at the Love Shack in Ruston.  The fans are invested, they come out early, they stay late, and their team is really good.  While the Bulldogs are only batting .279 as a team, they are scoring 8 runs per game and have only made 1 error on the defensive side so far.  The pitching staff owns a gaudy 52-to-12 strikeout-to-walk ratio and opponent's average of just .212 as well.  Similarly, Tulane is scoring more than 8 runs per game and plays a virtually flawless defense.  The pitching staff sports an ERA of just 2.75 and limits opponents to a .239 average.  It’s hard to get two more evenly matched clubs, but the advantage tilts to Tech at home.  It’ll be at least 27 innings of tightly-contested ball, but the Bulldogs take the series 2-1.  

Nebraska at No. 8 TCU 
Nebraska played a four-game series Opening Weekend and ran into a buzzsaw in Sam Houston State.  They find themselves with a 1-3 record heading into a difficult place to get things right in Lupton Baseball Stadium.  We like the Huskers. They do have high-end returning talent from last year’s team that came within a couple outs of winning the Fayetteville Regional.  They simply haven’t started clicking yet, as they are batting .271 as a team and have yet to hit a ball out of the park.  On top of that, the defense is averaging almost 2 errors and 4 walks per game.  TCU on the other hand is generating a ton of traffic on the bases offensively with a .427 on-base percentage and have swiped an eye-popping 10 bags already.  They put a lot of pressure on the opponents with their active style with the sticks and are averaging 8 runs per game.  Their pitching staff is deep and 10 of the 15 pitchers that have made appearances have yet to surrender a run.

West Virginia at Charlotte
As the weather demands, West Virginia will spend the first few weeks on the road and their trek to warmer climates has heated up their bats.  At the moment, the Mountaineers look like one of the most complete and scariest offenses in the nation.  Their slash line as a team is .329/.555/.421 and they have hit 13 doubles, 6 home runs and stolen 9 bags already.  They pressure opposing defenses in every aspect possible and are averaging over 9 runs per game.  Charlotte was high-octane with the bats last year but they’re only batting .260 currently and but have somehow manufactured an average of 7 runs per game.  The concerning thing for them is the defense has been a bit porous as seen by their .935 fielding percentage.  The pitching staff has been efficient with an ERA of 3.24 and have only surrendered 7 free passes to date.  It will be a battle of the Mountaineers' sticks against the 49ers' arms, but West Virginia will head back north with the 2-1 series win.

Sam Houston State at Dallas Baptist
We can’t say that Sam Houston State’s start to the 2022 season has been the biggest surprise, but it has been one of the loudest statements.  They are a well-rounded club that just does what it takes to win ball games.  They don’t blow your mind with their offense, as they are batting just a touch over .300, have hit only 1 round tripper and have only swiped 4 bags.  Their team ERA is a respectable 3.89, and they’ve given up more hits than innings pitched but they won’t walk you.  Plus, they eliminate contact at a high level with their almost 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio as a team.  Dallas Baptist has not had a good run on the mound thus far, with an uncharacteristically-high team ERA of 5.54.  The biggest concern is that they are issuing over 7 free passes per game and creating a lot of opportunity for opposing hitters.  The offense is loaded with free swingers looking to do damage.  They are averaging 2 home runs and almost 3 stolen bases per game, but they have already punched out 44 times while only walking 19 times.  It will be conflicting styles of play in Dallas this weekend with the Bearkats taking 2-of-3.  

Week 2 Top 25 Matchups
Rank Team Opponent Location
1 Texas vs. Alabama Austin, Texas
2 Stanford vs. Louisiana, #9 Arkansas, Indiana Round Rock, Texas
3 LSU vs. Towson, Southern Baton Rouge, La.
4 Oklahoma State vs. Wright State Stillwater, Okla.
5 Vanderbilt vs. Army Nashville, Tenn.
6 Notre Dame vs. Marist, Monmouth Greenville, S.C.
7 North Carolina State vs. Quinnipiac Raleigh, N.C.
8 TCU vs. Nebraska Arlington, Texas
9 Arkansas vs. Indiana, #2 Stanford, Louisiana Round Rock, Texas
10 Ole Miss vs. VCU  Oxford, Miss.
11 Georgia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Atlanta, Ga.
12 Arizona vs. Milwaukee Tucson, Ariz.
13 Long Beach State vs. Sacramento State Long Beach, Calif.
14 Florida State vs. Samford Tallahassee, Fla.
15 Liberty vs. Winthrop Lynchburg, Va.
16 Mississippi State vs. Northern Kentucky Starkville, Miss.
17 UCLA vs. UC Riverside Los Angeles, Calif.
18 Miami vs. Harvard Coral Gables, Fla.
19 Tennessee vs. Iona Knoxville, Tenn.
20 Oregon State vs. Xavier Surprise, Ariz.
21 Texas Tech vs. Kent State Lubbock, Texas
22 San Diego vs. UNLV, Fresno State San Diego, Calif.
23 Louisiana Tech vs. Tulane Ruston, La.
24 East Carolina at/vs. North Carolina Chapel Hill/Greenville, N.C.
25 UC Irvine vs. Grand Canyon Irvine, Calif.

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