Quote:
Originally Posted by MJ4H
Midweek games are a test of pitching depth. Pitching depth is required to go deep in regionals/CWS.
|
Not necessarily on both counts. Many teams use their true 4th starter in the regionals/supers/CWS as their main middle relief guy in the weekend during the regular season. Talking about LSU specifically, our midweek pitchers pitched one whole inning in the regionals, and they wouldn't have started a game or necessarily pitched any if we had to play one more game.
Pitching depth isn't as important as having a team that can win behind your three best pitchers. So while you can certainly argue that midweek games show some importance in how good your team is, they still aren't equal to weekend games in testing a team's strength now and for the future.