Michigan vs. Oklahoma softball open thread
It's the CWS so we're getting this one started early. Arizona State vs. Texas 7 PM Michigan vs. Oklahoma 9:30 PM
Mod edit: Taking a page from Seth's book and bumping the timestamp. If I'm not mistaken this is the last Michigan team playing, and their live event should be at the top over some other stuff. JGB.
Announcer called our colors 'blue and gold' ... anyone catch that? Apparently an Oklahoma verbal is at the game wearing Michigan colors.
Didn't catch her name when it was on screen but that makes much more sense now. That's potentially an interesting picture later on in her career!
Also the OU commit's sister is a UM player
and Nicole has a fairly good arm for her size. Poor scouting job by the OU coach.
Last week I watched a Tennessee practice and their RF has a rocket for an arm. I would like to see her throw someone out at the plate.
I saw that too. What the hell was she seeing that the rest of the world was watching?
Great throw! Lets get the sticks out ladies!
73 on the gun to open the 2nd. Jeebus.
It's not going to be long before we see a girl pushing 80.
recorded during a game is 75 MPH a few years ago.
It wasn't too long ago when mid 60's was considered throwing hard. *shakes head*
It's throwing 73 underhand that amazes me. Am I wrong to say that even an MLB pitcher couldn't hit 70 throwing underhand?
I don't care who's throwing it. Hitting someone throwing 73 from 43 feet is like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
The King and His Court. He'd play with 3 or 4 other guys (a catcher and 2-3 fielders) and pound the crap out of teams.
Oklahoma's pitching is superb. Very, very good.
the dropoff from Ricketts to Gascoigne isn't a whole lot. They're easily the best pitchers left in the tournament and they're both wearing Oklahoma jersies.
the team has now scored 2 runs in the last 16 innings.
How the hell did A&M score 2 on them in the Super Regional?
that is for sure.
softball is a funny game. Look at Texas/ASU game. Dallas pitched an awesome game until th 5th inning then the wheels fell off and Texas wins.
I always tell my girls, keep playing hard and give yourself the chance to get lucky (in the game of course).
We appear to be fielding the ball quite well so far. Has the makings of a low scoring game.
harsh on Romo this year. Then she "goes ahead and totally redeams herself" in my best Jim Carey voice.
Got a gift there. Gotta cash it in.
Gets its done. Come on Sara get it down.
belief, a runner on second base is NOT in scoring position.
The fact that a single will score a girl on second means second is scoring position.
A single will only score a runner in softball 43% of the time. In baseball it is 75%. So in baseball, second is in scoring position but not softball.
Jessica Mendoza is disagreeing, as are the girls on my couch who play the game (apparantly in addition to each coaching staff from ASA Gold on up to NCAA Division 1).
get that for you. A study was performed recently by a former Minny softball player going for her Masters in Statistics (IIRC). Her paper is a coach's dream.
My personal data shows about 40% of runners on second base score on a sinlge. But my data is skewed because I do not have D1 level talent.
1st and 3rd.
This might be the game right here.
NO JINXING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!