Softball Regional Finals: M vs ND (BTN @ 2pm)
The Regional Finals are on BTN at 2pm. We play ND, who beat Miami (OH) 5-0 in the losers bracket yesterday.
If we win our Regional today, we will play 15th seeded Missouri (42-14). Missouri won their Regional in convincing fashion this weekend. As a matter of fact, Mizzu was the first team in the modern SuperRegional History to mercy-rule all 3 opponents while not allowing a run.
We defeated Mizzu 13-0 back on 03MAR16 at the Judi Garman Classic. Mizzu has not done well with ranked teams during conference play this year (7-9). They split with #6 Alabama, went 2-3 against #16 Tennessee, went 0-3 versus #10 Georgia, was 1-2 with #12 Kentucky. They swept #16 Texas A&M in 3. They lost to SC in the opening game of the SEC tournament 7-4, but went 2-3 vs SC in the regular season.
Mizzu only faced one ranked team in non-conference play. The lost to #7 Oregon 8-7.
We have to get through ND today before we can worry about Mizzu. The IF game will be later today, "if" needed.
Give me them hell Ladies! To Hell With Notre Dame!
Looks like great weather on tap. No "if" game, please. GO BLUE!!!
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No one does, to be honest, but given that they continue to troll conferences by occasionally joining them in every other sport but football and carry with them perhaps one of the whiniest fanbases in college sports and none of this makes any impression on them, I am going to assume that they are OK with that. All the better when we beat them, when any team beats them.
Apparently, you have not met many Michigan fans...
Oh wait, this is a Fan Boy Echo Chamber...
with both of them candycane powder puff loving dorks.
Can't wait for the next Guardians and the next Deadpool...
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@ MGoBP: Should ND beat us, then Mizzu would host because Mizzu would be the higher seeded team. If we win, then we host because we are the higher seeded team.
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#9 Kentucky needs to beat Utah twice or face elimination.
#13 Tennessee lost to Arizona and needs to win 2 from the Cats today.
All other seeded teams are 2-0.
One team of note is #7 James Madison. The Dukes are 48-4 this season. They are 7-2 against ranked teams. They defeated #17 UCF, #12 Tennessee, #3 Auburn, #15 Arizona twice, #23 Nebraska, and #21 Arizona State.
The Dukes loses against ranked teams were against #5 Alabama 2-1 and #23 Nebraska 8-4.
So overall these young ladies have made a statement this year. Good luck to them (except against us).
Nasland (Jr.) pitching for the Irish.
to LF.
1-0 us.
2 out.
1-0, middle of 1st.
1 = 1 Michigan
- = Notre Dame (yet to bat)
for the good guys. ND gets a 1 out single.
1 = 1 Michigan
0 = 0 Notre Dame
10 = 1 Michigan
0- = 0 Notre Dame
Thank you.
As long as I'm around, and people appreciate it and find it useful, I don't mind one bit.
someone else apparantly doesn't and downvoted most of them.
No problem, I just went through and upvoted them all to double-counteract 'Negative Nancy'.
10 = 1 Michigan
00 = 0 Notre Dame
SI LO!!
2-0
O-MY-O! OH SILO!
SOLO SILO BOMB.
2-0 Blue
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...are the only 2 in danger of not advancing to the next round.
Well, she got herself out of that inning but ND's pitcher is starting to look a little shaky.
101 = 2 Michigan
00- = 0 Notre Dame
real good in the circle today. She is not fleet of foot but she scooped that bunt quickly.
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I declared that jinxes do not apply to Michigan.
ND takes one out to right-center.
2-1 now.
First run we've given up in the regional.