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Lauren already has 1 HR.
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OU leads 5-2 in the 5th
In four innings against the DePaul starter, OU had one hit, a Chamberlain HR. We did draw five walks, but no other hit to get them around. We had three K's as well.
Stevens allowed five hits and two runs on a two-run HR in the third. Had four K's and 2 BBs. Shelby Pendley took over in the fifth.
OU scored five in the bottom of the sixth, now 6-2. It all began with a walk to Lauren, another to Shelby, and they hit Georgia. An illegal pitch scored the tying run. Then Parker singled home the go-ahead run.
Stevens allowed five hits and two runs on a two-run HR in the third. Had four K's and 2 BBs. Shelby Pendley took over in the fifth.
OU scored five in the bottom of the sixth, now 6-2. It all began with a walk to Lauren, another to Shelby, and they hit Georgia. An illegal pitch scored the tying run. Then Parker singled home the go-ahead run.
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A good win by the lady softball team. They will get the bats going tomorrow.
Hey Syb,
Kady Self comes up and is 1-1 with a clutch pinch hit single to drive in a run. She looked great on the base paths as well.
Paige Parker can hit.
Of course, Lauren 1-1 with a Hr 3 walks. The funny thing is that when you walk her, more often than not she comes around to score. I think her aura really impacts the opposing pitcher.
Kady Self comes up and is 1-1 with a clutch pinch hit single to drive in a run. She looked great on the base paths as well.
Paige Parker can hit.
Of course, Lauren 1-1 with a Hr 3 walks. The funny thing is that when you walk her, more often than not she comes around to score. I think her aura really impacts the opposing pitcher.
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Everyone knows this team can hit and has pitching. What I also expect is a team that makes a lot of great defensive plays and very few errors.
They turned two double plays during the game also. Gasso is starting a freshman at 3rd base which tells you she can play. One of the most difficult positions to play. Kelsey Arnold is at 3rd and she started the first double play to get them out of an inning. :woot
Hey Syb,
Kady Self comes up and is 1-1 with a clutch pinch hit single to drive in a run. She looked great on the base paths as well.
Paige Parker can hit.
Of course, Lauren 1-1 with a Hr 3 walks. The funny thing is that when you walk her, more often than not she comes around to score. I think her aura really impacts the opposing pitcher.
I noticed that. Both are 1-1, but a bit differently. I was a bit disappointed that we couldn't get a hit to drive in all those walks for four innings. If the rest of the lineup doesn't hit, they may walk Lauren every time. First game jitters. I couldn't see enough on the livestream to know how they looked.
They turned two double plays during the game also. Gasso is starting a freshman at 3rd base which tells you she can play. One of the most difficult positions to play. Kelsey Arnold is at 3rd and she started the first double play to get them out of an inning. :woot
This says a ton because both Shelby Pendley and Georgia Casey have played 3rd base in the last couple of years (almost exclusively last season) and Jessica Vest is still around and is a great SS.
Can't wait to see Paige Parker pitch today.
The most fascinating thing about the women's game to me is their ability to hit while running.
In men's softball (fast pitch), the top pitchers throw somewhere just over 80 mph, possibly as high as 85. But, even if they are "slow," they are usually throwing around 70 mph. If you factor in the difference in distance between the rubber and home plate in softball (43 feet) vs baseball (60.5 feet), a baseball pitch is 1.407 times as far. Thus, a 70 mph softball pitch would get to home plate as rapidly as a 98.5 mph in fastball. In men's softball, it seems that two-thirds of the outs are strikeouts. It is difficult for the average guy to react to a 98 mph fastball. But, this is about the speed of the top women's softball pitchers.
Maybe the top speed pitchers like Monica Abbott throw at about 76 mph. OK. That doesn't seem like it's all that fast. But, that is about 107 mph in fastball. Nobody to my knowledge has ever thrown 107 mph. Most pro hitters have difficulty keeping up with a pitcher who throws 100 mph. You are considered pretty fast if you throw over 96. A lot of pro baseball hitters can't hit that.
But, here are college softball players doing something that I never would have thought of trying. They are running out of the batter's box as they swing at a 70 mph pitch (remember that this is the equivalent of a 98.5 mph fastball in major league baseball in how fast it gets to home plate. Instead of striking out while concentrating on just meeting the ball, they are in the act of running as they lay the bat on the ball. I'm too old to try this to see how it works (it's also to swing with a prosthetic leg), but I am fascinated that they can hit the ball.
In some cases, it's almost like bunting, which would make it easier. But, some of them are taking full swings through the ball as they stride out of the box. I am impressed. In men's softball, when good pitchers met each other, it seemed like a couple of hits or errors would win a game because nobody was really hitting the ball that well. The box score would show fourteen strikeouts in seven innings. We would never have tried to hit it on the run.
In men's softball (fast pitch), the top pitchers throw somewhere just over 80 mph, possibly as high as 85. But, even if they are "slow," they are usually throwing around 70 mph. If you factor in the difference in distance between the rubber and home plate in softball (43 feet) vs baseball (60.5 feet), a baseball pitch is 1.407 times as far. Thus, a 70 mph softball pitch would get to home plate as rapidly as a 98.5 mph in fastball. In men's softball, it seems that two-thirds of the outs are strikeouts. It is difficult for the average guy to react to a 98 mph fastball. But, this is about the speed of the top women's softball pitchers.
Maybe the top speed pitchers like Monica Abbott throw at about 76 mph. OK. That doesn't seem like it's all that fast. But, that is about 107 mph in fastball. Nobody to my knowledge has ever thrown 107 mph. Most pro hitters have difficulty keeping up with a pitcher who throws 100 mph. You are considered pretty fast if you throw over 96. A lot of pro baseball hitters can't hit that.
But, here are college softball players doing something that I never would have thought of trying. They are running out of the batter's box as they swing at a 70 mph pitch (remember that this is the equivalent of a 98.5 mph fastball in major league baseball in how fast it gets to home plate. Instead of striking out while concentrating on just meeting the ball, they are in the act of running as they lay the bat on the ball. I'm too old to try this to see how it works (it's also to swing with a prosthetic leg), but I am fascinated that they can hit the ball.
In some cases, it's almost like bunting, which would make it easier. But, some of them are taking full swings through the ball as they stride out of the box. I am impressed. In men's softball, when good pitchers met each other, it seemed like a couple of hits or errors would win a game because nobody was really hitting the ball that well. The box score would show fourteen strikeouts in seven innings. We would never have tried to hit it on the run.
They will probably be just a bit late starting tonight's game. St. Mary's just finished off DePaul, 11-9, holding off DePaul after scoring 8 in the first inning.
Hawaii beat St. Mary's last night, 3-1.
We get St. Mary's now, and Hawaii tomorrow at 7:00 PM, Hawaii time.
Link:
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball&
Hawaii beat St. Mary's last night, 3-1.
We get St. Mary's now, and Hawaii tomorrow at 7:00 PM, Hawaii time.
Link:
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball&
Monica Abbott was throwing in the low 80's last summer.
Injury bug has hit - Georgia Casey was spiked on her wrist yesterday and is not in the lineup tonight for the 1st game vs. St. Mary's. Jessica Vest is playing 2nd base and Paige Parker is pitching. Kady Self is the DP and Paige is batting. Vest is not hitting.
Injury bug has hit - Georgia Casey was spiked on her wrist yesterday and is not in the lineup tonight for the 1st game vs. St. Mary's. Jessica Vest is playing 2nd base and Paige Parker is pitching. Kady Self is the DP and Paige is batting. Vest is not hitting.
Monica Abbott was throwing in the low 80's last summer.
Injury bug has hit - Georgia Casey was spiked on her wrist yesterday and is not in the lineup tonight for the 1st game vs. St. Mary's. Jessica Vest is playing 2nd base and Paige Parker is pitching. Kady Self is the DP and Paige is batting. Vest is not hitting.
Hope not serious with Georgia. Do you know if it was a cut or a jam on her wrist? I know they spent a lot of time with her on the field yesterday.
Nice double by Nicole, and Paige got a nice liner into right center for a two-run sngle. They aren't going to pitch to Lauren, Shelby, or Kady.
edit. Ellis almost had a grand slam for a sacrifice fly. We got three out of it. 3-0 for Paige.
another edit. Paige looked good in the bottom of the first. They didn't score 8 off her like they did off DePaul. She does remind me a bit of Ricketts. Throws hard with an easy motion.
edit. Ellis almost had a grand slam for a sacrifice fly. We got three out of it. 3-0 for Paige.
another edit. Paige looked good in the bottom of the first. They didn't score 8 off her like they did off DePaul. She does remind me a bit of Ricketts. Throws hard with an easy motion.
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