A track meet. 412 steals in 44 games — roughly 9 a game — plus 35 triples and only 9 homers. They walk, they run, they take the extra base. This game is won or lost controlling free bases, not the barrel.
.395Team AVG
9R / game
9RA / game
58.2Strike %
4.6K / game
4.0BB / game
Last meeting — what actually beat us
Cannon Ballers 19 — TPA 8
4 innings · they had 14 hits, we had 4
7Our wild pitches
5Walks we issued
2HBP we issued
11Bases they stole
- The run game wasn't what beat us — our battery was. 7 wild pitches, 5 walks, 2 HBP in four innings. They only needed 11 steals to score 19.
- #10 Cummings went 3-for-4 with a double, 3 runs and 2 RBI, and he also took the ball. He is the game.
- #33 Britt was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI from the 6-hole — the bottom of their order did as much damage as the top.
- #2 Wright 2-for-3 (2 R), #22 Timberlake tripled. #2 Wright stole 4 bases by himself in a four-inning game.
- The good news: we put up 8 runs on only 4 hits because they threw 6 wild pitches and 4 walks at ~51% strikes. Their staff hands out just as much as ours did. Be patient and it's a shootout we can win.
- Confirms the attack reads: #12 Owen C went 0-for-4 with 2 K, #99 Keith 0-for-2 with a K.
Hold — 412 steals, 14 caught all season (SB)
#10 Cummings 86 SB
#33 Britt 55
Crepelle 47
#15 Flores 38
#20 Pusey 34
#22 Timberlake 32
#3 Collins 32
#2 Wright 27
Collier 25
#99 Keith 19
#42 Pittman 17
Defend — don't put these guys on base
10P
Cooper Cummings
.627 AVG · 1.748 OPS · 69 H · 12 3B · 51 RBI · 75 R · 86 SB
The whole offense. 86 steals, 75 runs, 12 triples in 44 games. If he reaches, he scores. Best pitch of the at-bat, every at-bat — and no free passes.
Last meeting: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI — also pitched
OCr#12 / #25
Owen Crepelle
.494 AVG · 1.295 OPS · 3 HR · 4 3B · 39 R · 47 SB
Second-most dangerous bat and a co-leader in homers. 47 SB, caught 3. Hits it hard and runs — the one who can beat you both ways.
One of the two Owen C's — #25 is one of their arms
33C
Finley Britt
L/R · 4-11 · 86 lb · .469 AVG · 1.186 OPS · 47 RBI · 54 R · 55 SB · 24 BB
Their catcher and their RBI man — 47 RBI and 24 walks, most on the team. Lefty bat: OF shade right. Attack the zone; he will not chase.
Last meeting: 2-for-2, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB — from the 6-hole
2—
Nicholas Wright
.396 AVG · 1.182 OPS · .698 SLG · 2 HR · 6 2B · 53 AB
Most pop per at-bat on the roster — 2 HR and 8 XBH in just 53 AB. Only 22 games, so smaller sample, but do not elevate to him.
Last meeting: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI — and 4 stolen bases
22—
Mason Timberlake
.382 AVG · 1.165 OPS · .652 SLG · 9 2B · 6 3B · 20 BB · 23 SO
Gap-to-gap damage — 15 extra-base hits. Also whiffs 23 times: get ahead and you can expand. Behind in the count, he hurts you.
Last meeting: tripled, 2 R, RBI
20—
Theodore Pusey
.388 AVG · .562 OBP · 23 BB · 36 R · 34 SB · 4 CS
Pure table-setter — team-most 23 walks and a .562 OBP. Modest slug, so challenge him; the walk is far more dangerous than the contact.
Last meeting: 1-for-3, stole a bag, hit 10th
Attack — go right at them
42—
Andrew Pittman
.281 AVG · .312 SLG · 3 RBI · 8 BB · 17 SB
Weakest bat in the order — 1 extra-base hit all season. But 8 walks and 17 steals: fill up the zone, don't gift him first base.
Last meeting: 1-for-2, but 2 runs — he got on and scored
OCo#12 / #25
Owen Collier
.319 AVG · .418 SLG · 16 BB · 28 SO / 91 AB
Highest whiff rate of the regulars — 28 K, ~31% of his at-bats. Get ahead and he'll get himself out. Just don't walk him into the run game.
Last meeting: #12 Owen C went 0-for-4 with 2 K
15P
Sam Flores
.405 AVG · .440 SLG · 3 2B · 0 3B · 0 HR · 38 SB
Singles and speed only — 3 extra-base hits in 84 AB. Play the OF in on him, take the bloop away, and make him earn 90 feet at a time.
Pitched 1.0 IP against us: 3 R, 2 WP, 22-13 pitches (59%)
991B
Carter Keith
.333 AVG · .468 OBP · 8 2B · 5 3B · 18 BB · 28 SO / 75 AB
Walk-or-whiff profile — 28 K and 18 BB. Gap pop if you leave one up, but he'll chase with two strikes. Get ahead and expand; never walk him.
Last meeting: 0-for-2 with a K
3—
Conner Collins
.396 AVG · .484 SLG · 8 2B · 0 3B · 0 HR · 32 SB
High contact, no over-the-fence threat. Zero triples despite the team's speed — the ball stays in front. Pitch to contact and play him honest.
Last meeting: 2-for-3, 2 SB
BatteryThis is the whole game. 7 wild pitches gave them more bases last time than their 11 steals did. Block first, throw second. If a pitcher can't keep a breaking ball in front with runners on, he doesn't throw it.
OF postureHonest — NOT shallow. Only 9 HR, but 35 triples: anything past an outfielder is three bases. Cut the ball off, hit the cutoff, no lazy angles.
OF shadeRight side for lefty #33 Britt. Play #2 Wright and #22 Timberlake deepest — the two with real slug.
InfieldCorners hold. Middle cheats to the bag. Expect first-pitch and delayed steals; take the sure out unless the double play is clean.
Their arms#10 Cummings, #25 Owen C, #15 Flores. Last meeting they combined for 6 wild pitches, 4 walks, 2 HBP at ~51% strikes. Cummings was the wildest (44%).
Our pathBe patient early and make them throw strikes — we scored 8 on 4 hits last time. Take the extra base on every ball in the dirt; their staff will hand us the same free bases we handed them.