The baseball bombers were 6-21 in coach Sherlock’s first three seasons of play in the gcls. After inheriting a .500 squad(5-5, 16-12) from 2013. Give the new coach some time to right the ship.
It’s absolutely too early, and if the Bombers can turn things around, perhaps with at least one win vs Moeller next week, and win two or three tourney games, it’s a moot point.
If it doesn’t turn around, though, it’s a conversation that’s going to happen. I looked at Sherlock’s old scores, especially 2015 since that was their worst GCL season. They were still competitive even in a fourth place finish, with the most lopsided result being 14-6 against LaSalle. They also performed well in a brutal non conference schedule with wins vs Louisville St X and Highlands (arguably the two best programs in Kentucky), Badin, St Ignatius, Mason, and Oak Hills. That’s a long list of quality wins.
This year’s squad, just in the last two weeks, has been run ruled twice in five innings (Elder and St Ignatius) and has not been competitive in ANY of the last six games in the league and Jesuit Cup (their most comparable opponents). The “highlights” have been 4-1 losses versus Elder and LaSalle.
The biggest thing, though, is that they seem to be going the wrong direction.
The talent level is also well above where it was ten years ago. What did Sherlock have in his first three years as far as D1 kids? McDonough and Elsen? Am I missing anybody? And no D1 pitchers? Now they have multiple D1 kids every year and multiple both on the mound and at the plate.
With the talent they have, there’s certainly a good chance they can build some momentum going forward. If they don’t, the decision they make is not going to have anything to do with the previous coach (unless they thought they could get him back) since that was under a different AD and President, but rather about whether they believe DiGiacomo is the right guy going forward. The previous administration went out and got the guy they wanted. This time it took them quite a while to settle on a guy they knew well and who was supposedly campaigning for the job before it was ever posted. That doesn’t bode well.