Big Ten Softball Standings thru 10APR11
| Big Ten | Overall | |||
| Team | Record | Pct. | Record | Pct. |
| Michigan | 5-1 | .833 | 35-3 | .921 |
| Illinois | 5-1 | .833 | 18-14 | .562 |
| Indiana | 4-2 | .667 | 22-15 | .595 |
| Iowa | 4-2 | .667 | 21-15 | .583 |
| Purdue | 2-2 | .500 | 24-10-1 | .700 |
| Penn State | 4-4 | .500 | 18-16 | .529 |
| Wisconsin | 2-4 | .333 | 20-15 | .571 |
| Ohio State | 2-4 | .333 | 10-23 | .303 |
| Northwestern | 1-3 | .250 | 19-10 | .655 |
| Minnesota | 1-3 | .250 | 23-16 | .590 |
| Michigan State | 2-6 | .250 | 20-17 | .541 |
April 10th, 2011 at 11:58 PM ^
Roasted
The disparity in overall record between us and... the universe is just comical.
non-conference wins are against baby seals. However, there are some good, quality wins in the mix.
April 11th, 2011 at 10:28 AM ^
doesn't everyone play similar schedules in non con? so you are saying the reason why our non con record is better than everyone else's is because they played tougher opponents? is that relative to how good they are or how good we are
April 11th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^
How did Purdue get a tie?
April 11th, 2011 at 10:56 AM ^
Purdue ended up with a tie against Valpairso because of darkness. Ties are not unheard of in the pre-season games where one is playing in a tournament with lots of teams. At some point, the officials want to use the field for the set of games so there are agreed upon rules for how many innings will be played.
Softball often uses international rules in the 8th inning. The last out of the previous inning is placed on second. That increases the odds of a score, but likewise for the opposing team.
has left me depressed. A softball NC would help me tremendously. Can someone please see to that?
April 11th, 2011 at 11:00 AM ^
This is an unusual year for MIchigan. Speierman has no losses, but I don't think we'll ever see Taylor getting pulled if she's having a tough outing and replace by Speierman.
Another reason for Hutch going with two pitchers is that the opposing teams have less at bats against your pitcher. At some point if you've had 6-7 at bats against a pitcher, you'll be able to hit her.
Taylor is pitching an inning or two of relief almost every game and her stint in the first game.
April 11th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
Taylor came in as a freshman and was immediately pitching like a senior and by the Big 10 was the #1 pitcher - e.g., getting the start for Game 1 of the series.
Speierman has lots of good stuff and has made some great strides from last year. However, her walks, WPs, excess pitches are plaguing her. Taylor has almost a 10K to 1BB ratio; Speireman is not quite 2K to 1BB. You want to minimize baserunners and she's not doing it.
She did start out great against Purdue and then loaded the bases in the 4th. I thought she would have the opportunity to get out of her jam as we were up 6-0 but she didn't.
especially the K to BB ratio. It needs to be 2:1 at a minimum. Stephanie is just taking a little longer to develop than JT. JT is a very special pitcher, maybe 1 in 500 or so. The girl from Texas that recently committed to LSU may be in the same boat.
April 11th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
She will sometimes throw her rise ball and not get enough on (under) it. It will hang around chest high and a good batter will jump all over it. This has happened a few times, especially against Indiana.
However, I will take it. These young ladies are not professionals and they are prone to a mistake or two, which is fine with me.
April 11th, 2011 at 11:22 AM ^
3 loses. Under achievers. I kid. I kid. Keep it up girls.
April 11th, 2011 at 12:15 PM ^
2 of the 3 losses were from less quality teams. However that is the way this game is played. These games are played so close that 1 bad pitch, or 1 bad call, can lose the game. Just look at the Indiana game
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