But regardless of who gets the start they need to go 6 or 7 innings... with our closer likely out tomorrow, we need as many innings as we can get. Which to me, rules Routt out.
I think they tell him to relax, we got Routt and Stratton left...almost we have no expectations of you kind of thing. I think he would have a mental meltdown if he had to pitch on Sunday. This is probably the most comfortable postition to pitch him in.
He not only pitched well against Memphis- he dominated. And then against Florida, he put himself in position to win the game- and Florida is a better team than anyone else in this regional.
And both of those games were away from Dudy-Noble Field.
back in February that this team would make a Regional, win it's first game there, and the starting pitcher in Game 1 and Game 2 were not named, Routt, Stratton, or Jones...would you have believed me?