Excited about the upcoming year but baseball is one of those funny sports where anything can happen.
Clutch hitting, pitching (especially out of the pen), and injuries can and will be the factors. Last year our hitting was poor but it seemed we were able to find a way in most cases to get the clutch hits. Pitching was phenomenal, and except for Turner early, we were able to stay mostly healthy. We went to Omaha as result.
UCLA on the other hand could not hit their way out of a wet paper bag, but outstanding pitching earned them the win. I still sit back and wonder what if, what if we could have gotten a clutch hit against them and advanced. I still say that should have been us in the championship.
