Tuesday softball roundup, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hutch Smashing Piñatas
The softball team left for Oklahoma City and the WCWS today, ahead of their Thursday match up with Alabama (7:00 pm ET, ESPN2). The ASA/USA Player of the Year award (softball Heisman) will be announced tonight and Michigan's Sierra Romero -- already the recipient of ESPNW's POY award and MGoBoard's Chick that Knocks the Fuck Out of the Ball award -- is one of three finalists. Here are some tweets and reading material for those interested.
Tweets
— Carol Hutchins (@UMCoachHutch) May 26, 2015
Locker room send-off for Team 38! Birthday piñata for Hutch! #RoadtoWCWS #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/7eOpckOLJH
— Michigan Softball (@umichsoftball) May 26, 2015
Congrats to #B1GSoftball Champs @umichsoftball on its academic success, placing in top 10% in the latest APR scores. pic.twitter.com/Tkdg4jvTiX
— Big Ten Softball (@B1Gsoftball) May 25, 2015
Reading Material
- Inside Pitch with LC: Eight Things That Led Team 38 to OKC: Catcher Lauren Connell provides a view from inside the team on the Super Regional and the preparation for the WCWS.
- 5 Questions Heading Into Women's College World Series: ESPNW's Graham Hays writes a great primer on the WCWS and what to look out for. Touches on Romo, Christner, Betsa, and the Michigan-Alabama game.
- Sierra Romero is Michigan's Derek Jeter: Angelique Chengelis bio piece on Romo, details Hutch's comparison of her to Jeter.
- Dancing helps Michigan softball boost energy, maintain chemistry in push for national title: Justin Hicks covers the most important key to the team's success. This one is from before the Super Regional, but still a fun read.
Does Hutch have some anger issues she needs to work out? Looks like she's giving the pinata the full "PC Load Letter" treatment.
#EnthusiasmUnknownTo(wo)Mankind
Hanging in the air? That's like piñata teeball.
I love how whoever is behind Hutch (Brundage?) is just casually looking at a shelf while Hutch takes BP indoors with a giant candy filled baseball.
Also I think it's safe to say Hutch Knocks The Fuck® out of a piñata better than any other WCWS coach.
I like that the "Team #" thing has stuck around.
It didn't work out for Hoke, but that does not mean he did not leave something to the Michigan legacy. Like Amaker and the maize student section which has bled over to football and other sports, or Red getting playes to wear the winged helmet which has been picked up by other helmet-wearing Michigan sports.
Everybody contributes something.
Can they do 3 times in on e year? I know thats a very tall rder
I love this team! GO Blue!!
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