this year. Against Top 35 offenses according to Massey Ratings, our pitching staff has a 5.64 ERA and 1.50 WHIP this year. Here is how that compares to our past teams against Top 35 offenses since 2021: - 2021: 6.92 ERA, 1.64 WHIP - 2022: 5.98 ERA, 1.55 WHIP - 2023: 7.67 ERA, 1.97 WHIP - 2024: 5.64 ERA, 1.50 WHIP So this would indicate that this year's pitching is almost 2 earned runs per game better than last year and not quite a half a run better than our 2022 NCCA tournament team. We will definitely have our work cut out for us as all of our remaining ACC series are against Top 35 offenses and 4 of them being Top 25. The one area I think that is worth watching is our batting. Here is how our recent offenses have fared against Top 35 defenses: - 2021: 3.1 Runs/GM, .624 OPS - 2022: 7.8 Runs/GM, .922 OPS - 2023: 7.2 Runs/GM, .870 OPS - 2024: 6.3 Runs/GM, .862 OPS This year's offense is far better than 2021 but lags behind both 2022 and 2023 by 1 to 1.5 runs a game. It is by no means a bad offense but will be worth monitoring whether it is able to sustain the success it has had against good competition.