Clark was a starter at the end of the season. They had to replace Rowdey, Allen, and Dubrule and upgraded majorly over Dubrule. State scored 4 or fewer runs in 12 SEC games last season. They at 12 right now and could be looking at 14. Last season they went 5-7 in SEC games where they scored 4 or fewer runs. State is 0-12 in SEC games this season when scoring 4 or fewer runs. State averaged 5.8 runs a game in SEC play last year and are averaging 5.6 this year. We can talk all we want about how our hitters haven't stepped up, but those state show you that hitting isn't the reason we are where we are. Yes, there are games where they sucked it up big time, but pitching hasn't one them a single game during SEC play when the bats are cold this year. Not one game.