The Sarge

AZ hit the ball to all fields last year, which is what we need to do. Zona was just a hitting machine where you knew that runs were eventually going to come in. Just get guys on base with few outs and put pressure on the pitcher and defense, especially with our speed.

From what I saw of English the switch hitting is here to stay, his swing seemed a little more level/controlled to me from the left side. He definetly put an emphasis on putting the ball on the ground, he will beat out some balls to short from the left side if the ss does not attack the ball.

John Whittle wrote " Dantzler was always encouraged last year to pull the baseball but one of the reasons he was recruited by big programs was because he could use the whole field."

That's truly amazing. Watching Dead pull Dantzler last year brought back memories of Craig Nettles and Chris Chambliss. I am really excited to see the new improved version.

I'm cool with the switch hitting but I really hope they've spent some time on getting English to work on his bunting. With his speed, that would seem to be worth more base hits than working both sides of the plate but what do I know. I guess I've been spoiled by guys like Merrifield & Wingo who could put wherever they wanted and beat the throw but there were some frustrating moments last year where nobody could seem to get a bunt down where it needed to go.

There's a lot of talent to love in that line-up. If they can master the basics, we should be looking good for another Omaha run.