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I don't know if that was lack of attention to detail or the different numbers on the pink jerseys.
 
Saturday
#1 Florida 9 at #13 Missouri 6
#18 California 0 at #2 Oregon 9 (5)
Penn State 1 at #3 Michigan 9 (6)
Utah Valley 0 at #4 Oklahoma 13 (5)
#8 Auburn 1 at #5 LSU 0
#6 Alabama 14 at Arkansas 2
#17 Arizona 3 at #7 UCLA 8
Purdue 2 at #9 Minnesota 3 (8)
Purdue 2 at #9 Minnesota 4
#11 Louisiana Lafayette 9 at Louisiana Monroe 3
#11 Louisiana Lafayette 20 at Louisiana Monroe 2 (5)
#21 Kentucky 5 at #12 Tennessee 6
#14 Baylor 6 at Kansas 1
 
SoonerNorm said:
Some people on here think that whatever Patty and Sherri are doing at the moment is the ONLY way it can be done and anyone who suggests something different is a moron. The truth is, coaching is not an exact science and neither is a batting order.
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That's a fallacy. Nobody thinks that's the ONLY way it can be done.

You are correct when you say that coaching is not an exact science and neither is a batting order.

However, some of the arguments people were using for WHY the batting order should be different are just not valid. For example, pitching around Lauren with nobody on base, but forced to pitch to her with runners on. The opposite is true. Lauren doesn't hit a home run every time she's pitched to, therefore a coach would be more likely to pitch to her with bases empty and less likely when there are runners on base (possibly even with the bases loaded). That minimizes the damage she can do.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080831150433AAgt0mi

Baseball and softball are very situational.
 
AustinTXSooner said:
That's a fallacy. Nobody thinks that's the ONLY way it can be done.

You are correct when you say that coaching is not an exact science and neither is a batting order.

However, some of the arguments people were using for WHY the batting order should be different are just not valid. For example, pitching around Lauren with nobody on base, but forced to pitch to her with runners on. The opposite is true. Lauren doesn't hit a home run every time she's pitched to, therefore a coach would be more likely to pitch to her with bases empty and less likely when there are runners on base (possibly even with the bases loaded). That minimizes the damage she can do.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080831150433AAgt0mi

Baseball and softball are very situational.
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If true (which I do NOT agree with), why do you think Patty moved her from the lead off position?
 
SoonerNorm said:
If true (which I do NOT agree with), why do you think Patty moved her from the lead off position?
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As I mentioned in another thread, it may have had more to do with Nicole. She appears to be better in the leadoff position than lower in the lineup, by quite a disparity.
 
AustinTXSooner said:
That's a fallacy. Nobody thinks that's the ONLY way it can be done.

You are correct when you say that coaching is not an exact science and neither is a batting order.

However, some of the arguments people were using for WHY the batting order should be different are just not valid. For example, pitching around Lauren with nobody on base, but forced to pitch to her with runners on. The opposite is true. Lauren doesn't hit a home run every time she's pitched to, therefore a coach would be more likely to pitch to her with bases empty and less likely when there are runners on base (possibly even with the bases loaded). That minimizes the damage she can do.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080831150433AAgt0mi

Baseball and softball are very situational.
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REALLY??? Read this from scrybe: but I can hardly believe the second-guessing of Gasso for batting Lauren and Shelby in the 1-2 spots.

As I said, some on here think there is only one way to win games and that is the way Patty and Sherri does it. Yet, when those coaches change their minds and do something different, all you hear is crickets.
 
Lineup today:

CF Nicole Pendley
1B Lauren Chamberlain
SS Shelby Pendley
RF Erin Miller
LF Kady Self
2B Georgia Casey
DP Lea Wodach
C Whitney Ellis
3B Kelsey Arnold

SP Paige Parker

Paige is not hitting.

It is Georgia Casey Day.
 
SoonerNorm said:
REALLY??? Read this from scrybe: but I can hardly believe the second-guessing of Gasso for batting Lauren and Shelby in the 1-2 spots.

As I said, some on here think there is only one way to win games and that is the way Patty and Sherri does it. Yet, when those coaches change their minds and do something different, all you hear is crickets.
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Time to let it go, Norm.
 
I am following along with GameChanger and it sounds like Chamberlain was robbed of a home run because Nicole left first base early, (3rd out, nullifying Lauren's HR). Have I got that right?
 
SoonerNorm said:
REALLY??? Read this from scrybe: but I can hardly believe the second-guessing of Gasso for batting Lauren and Shelby in the 1-2 spots.

As I said, some on here think there is only one way to win games and that is the way Patty and Sherri does it. Yet, when those coaches change their minds and do something different, all you hear is crickets.
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Some people ask why because they are trying to learn.

Other people make comments that give the impression that they think they know more than the coaches.

Most people can tell the difference.
 
Paige with a perfect game!

Out of 15 batters faced, she struck out 12!

....And 5 (6?) home runs in the four innings Sooners batted...
 
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Indeed, Nicole left first base early and was the third out. That negated Lauren's 92nd home run. They never pitched to her after that.

Five home runs: Ellis, Arnold, Nicole Pendley, Townsend, and Vest. Now, that is a murderer's row.

Paige tied a NCAA record with four perfect games in a year. Nobody has had five in a career. Sixteen have had four.
 
It may be that a good rest has worked well for her. Several days off and Kelsey preceded her. She has pitched a lot of games for a freshman and I suspect she needed some time off. This wasnt a competitive team but nevertheless.............
 
sybarite said:
Indeed, Nicole left first base early and was the third out. That negated Lauren's 92nd home run. They never pitched to her after that.

Five home runs: Ellis, Arnold, Nicole Pendley, Townsend, and Vest. Now, that is a murderer's row.

Paige tied a NCAA record with four perfect games in a year. Nobody has had five in a career. Sixteen have had four.
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Wow. Can you imagine if she/someone had done that on Lauren's 91st how bad they would feel? Imagine she did not feel good about it anyway.
 
No question Parker has thrown a lot of innings to date (179.0)with the chance to have thrown 228 inning going into the WCWS assuming one loss in the regionals or super regionals. As a comparison Rickets threw 259.2 innings through the super regional (1-2 three game loss to Washington) as a freshman in 2009-10.

Ricketts was 32-10 with a 1.24 era. Paige is 24-5 with a 1.45 era.




INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
Min 1.0 IP/Team game CL G GS ERA BAvg W-L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/7
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1. Ricketts, Keilani-OU...... FR 48 38 1.24 .151 32-10 259.2 136 63 46 91 346 29 14 14 2 2.45 9.33
2. Luna, Blaire-UT........... FR 46 34 1.39 .136 30-10 242.1 112 57 48 101 404 28 16 11 4 2.92 11.67
3. Thomas, Chelsea-MU........ SO 14 12 1.72 .157 12-1 77.1 42 21 19 24 123 8 9 3 0 2.17 11.13
4. Espinosa, Kat-OSU......... FR 33 28 1.87 .207 19-6 164.2 124 56 44 42 140 14 15 7 0 1.79 5.95
5. Gascoigne, Michell-OU..... FR 21 10 1.92 .201 7-0 65.2 50 24 18 16 76 4 2 2 0 1.71 8.10



INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO
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Parker, Paige-OU.......... 36 1.45 24-5 3 179.0 106 42 37 42 199
Pendley, Shelby-OU........ 21 2.33 12-1 0 63.0 58 25 21 23 64
Stearns, Heather-BU....... 36 2.35 18-9 4 167.0 133 62 56 39 208
Wright, Erica-UT.......... 32 2.35 16-6 1 146.0 113 65 49 69 160
Smith, Gabby-UT........... 19 2.59 9-3 1 73.0 64 31 27 33 81
Potts, Kendall-BU......... 23 2.84 7-3 1 81.1 75 40 33 32 47
Pille, Alicia-KU.......... 36 3.02 21-6 3 176.1 160 88 76 64 173
Houlton, Bryn-KU.......... 16 3.15 5-3 1 60.0 58 31 27 22 29
Stevens, Kelsey-OU........ 24 3.48 9-1 0 70.1 53 42 35 63 76
Roggentien, Stacy-ISU..... 37 3.51 12-8 1 127.2 137 73 64 58 105
Davis, Tiarra-UT.......... 17 3.71 5-4 1 49.0 55 34 26 35 48
Custer, Cara-TTU.......... 44 4.40 14-16 3 205.1 232 160 129 122 112



Individual Pitching
Min 1.0 IP/Team game cl g era bavg w-l ip h r er bb so cg hr sh sv bb/7 so/7
1. Parker, Paige-OU fr 36 1 . 4 5 . 1 7 0 24-5 179. 106 42 37 42 199 18 15 8 3 1 . 6 4 7 . 7 8
2. Pendley, Shelby-OU sr 21 2 . 3 3 . 2 4 2 12-1 63.0 58 25 21 23 64 2 4 1 0 2 . 5 6 7 . 1 1
3. Stearns, Heather-BU jr 36 2 . 3 5 . 2 1 3 18-9 167. 133 62 56 39 208 12 19 5 4 1 . 6 3 8 . 7 2
4. Wright, Erica-UT fr 32 2 . 3 5 . 2 0 7 16-6 146. 113 65 49 69 160 12 19 6 1 3 . 3 1 7 . 6 7
5. Smith, Gabby-UT sr 19 2 . 5 9 . 2 2 8 9-3 73.0 64 31 27 33 81 5 7 1 1 3 . 1 6 7 . 7 7
 
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SoonerNorm said:
If true (which I do NOT agree with), why do you think Patty moved her from the lead off position?
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She moved Lauren to the leadoff spot to get her going during the Texas Tech series. She was in a slump going in. There was no reason to replace Nicole at lead off at the time.

Since that time, Nicole has gone into a slump. Ironically, she broke out of the slump when she went back to leadoff. It is funny because she moved Nicole back to leadoff immediately after Lauren hit #91.
 
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