Softball walkoff posbang thread
Was too stressed to post in the game thread - thank goodness we got out of there with a W. As Wagner went up to bat, I turned to my mother & said, "Nothing wrong with a sac fly", which turned out to be right on target. Scary game, and a microcosm of the season. We saw the best & worst of this team in that one. We'll need to play a lot better to beat ASU tomorrow, but at least we're still in the winner's bracket. We'll see where it all goes from here.
One big positive shout-out, incidentally, has to go to the bottom of the order. Unproductive at times this year, the 7-8-9 hitters came through again and again today, ultimately providing the winning run. That's one big step forward in terms of playing like a championship-caliber team.
Congrats to the Lady Wolverines!!
Wagner's our best pitcher right now IMO.
She is the best now. Ride her arm like a horse this series.
Well done, softballers! Great win, and good luck moving forward!
but we can beat ASU tomorrow. There is no doubt. Now the reverse is also true: we could lay an Easter Egg and get mercied.
Yep - that's a big part of what has made this last month so maddening. The same team that beat UCLA & shared the Big Ten crown got mercied by Illinois. Almost literally anything can happen when this team takes the field. I guess it's nothing if not exciting!
For those who like a good statistical review in addition to a very nice win for Michigan softball, the box score is here - LINK
Congratulations to the softball team and good luck against Arizona State tomorrow!
Great job ladies! Go for the throat tomorrow and don't let up.
Congrats ladies!!
Woohoo!! Congratulations to the team!!
Will someone embedded the mgoblue highlights? My DVR went out in the sixth inning tonight was stuck at work sigh. GO BLUE! Good win
of a win! After that awful 7th inning, I'm happy the girls escaped to stay in the winner's bracket.
So is Godzilla:
...which means another relatively peaceful night on Monster Island.
I'm happy to have obliged earlier in the thread.
Between the two regional winners, the higher seed hosts. So if Michigan and FSU win, FSU hosts. If Michigan (a 2-seed in their regional) and South Florida (a 3-seed in their regional) win, Michigan hosts.
The only question would be if Michigan (#2 in their region) and South Carolina (#2 in their region) both win. In that case, the softball committee would have a quick conference call to determine which team is the better seed. Michigan would almost certainly win that vote, looking at the current RPI.
So...if Michigan manages to win their regional, Michigan would play at Florida State or they would host South Carolina (probably), South Florida or Fordham (certainly).