Diamond Dogs Need to Beat Two Top Three Teams in Consecutive Games to Extend Season
by T Kyle King on May 27, 2011 7:30 AM EDT
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PrintBecause Georgia beat Auburn yesterday afternoon and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina last night, the Diamond Dogs will face the No. 1-ranked defending national champion Gamecocks in the SEC Baseball Tournament approximately at 7:00 tonight. The winner of this evening’s contest will advance to face No. 3 Florida tomorrow in the early afternoon outing, and, if that team defeats the Gators, it will earn for its troubles a rematch with the Sunshine State Saurians on Saturday night.
A team must finish at least one game over .500 to qualify for the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Yesterday’s victory left the Bulldogs with a 29-29 record, which means the Red and Black must win their game today and (provided they clear this evening’s hurdle) they must win the first game tomorrow in order to be eligible for the national postseason field. (Since Georgia’s next loss will be its 30th of the season, the team must get to 31 wins to finish with a winning record.)
Obviously, the Bulldogs’ chances of beating two of the top three teams in the country in consecutive contests are not good. If eligible, though, the Classic City Canines likely would make the tourney, even with their middling record, because their top-ranked strength of schedule gives them a national No. 22 RPI.
Counting Wednesday’s embarrassing loss to the Commies, the Diamond Dogs have played an SEC-high 31 games against ranked opponents, winning a league-leading 14 of them. Here’s hoping the Athenians make it 15 tonight.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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It's a tall order...
But, as you say, ending the season winning two huge games would seal the deal, if any doubt remained.
Too bad we couldn’t beat Mercer and Stetson…
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every game counts
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by Mr. Sanchez on May 27, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, first step accomplished.
Good game. And good luck with the ’Dores.
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Thanks, . . .
. . . and thanks for the correction. I swear, the SEC website showed (and still shows, on the “Tournament Central” homepage, as of two minutes ago, at least) that the winner of tonight’s game would get Florida tomorrow, but it shows elsewhere that it’s Vanderbilt. In any case, getting revenge on the ’Dores would be sweet.
Good luck in the NCAA Tournament; although you wanted the Gamecocks to win the SEC Tournament, obviously, I’m sure South Carolina did enough over the course of the season to receive one of the eight national seeds, and, once you’ve secured one of those spots, winning the conference tourney is gravy, but not ultimately important.
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Wait a minute:
The SEC website now says on its baseball main page that Georgia will play Florida approximately at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, and the Georgia athletics website says the Diamond Dogs will take on the Gators at 1:30, so maybe I was right, after all.
Anyway, stay tuned tomorrow. I guess we’ll know for sure if the car podunkdawg spotted in California is seen parked outside the Hoover Met early tomorrow afternoon.
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by T Kyle King on May 27, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh. I thought it would be Vandy. We'll see tomorrow.
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by Gamecock Man on May 27, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
ESPN3
Says Vandy/Arky at 10:30 and Georgia/Florida at 2:00. FWIW.
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by RedCrake on May 27, 2011 10:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm sure you guys are right. Too bad. Would have liked to see you avenge yourself on Vandy.
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by Gamecock Man on May 27, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
A chance to beat Florida is similarly appealing :-)
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by RedCrake on May 28, 2011 1:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, plus which . . .
. . . I think we have a better shot (though not a good shot) against Florida. Vanderbilt just seems to have our number this season.
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by T Kyle King on May 28, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
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