NCAA Regionals hosted by the Lady Vols Softball Team

#26
#26
I think Upstate is a better team than Ohio State better pitching and about equal on offense.
 
#28
#28
OriginalCoach said:
I wouldn't consider sending 4 teams to OKC as a sign of conference dominance as much as the numbers/odds are in favor of the conference to send that many teams.
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Isn't it a sign of conference dominance to send all 13 teams to begin with?
 
#29
#29
Our game will be starting late as this game has been slow and is just now in the seventh Upstate leading 4 to 3 with bases loaded.
 
#30
#30
I have never seen as many errors from one team in an inning in all my life. Wheels coming off.
 
#38
#38
Fine job by our top three hitters--two runs--and would have had more but Vines was robbed of a double by good defensive play.
 
#39
#39
sccshortstop said:
Geer still Geer.
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to lash the first pitch if it is right down the middle. Geer took it and fell behind, then tried to bunt (?), and then struck out on a good pitch. She has got to get it going. Stop looking at pitches right down Broadway.
 
#40
#40
We really need Geer to start hitting in the games coming up. She can take tonight off and looks like she has but we'll need her in that game tomorrow.
 
#41
#41
Gregg with an absolute bomb---I'm not sure where it landed, but it was way out of the park. And we lost a run because Holcomb got called out (correctly, it would seem) for leaving early. She had a funny expression after stealing second--it almost looked like she was smirking at how easy it was to steal the base--but turns out she was frowning at being caught.

One key reason that Gregg a big-time hitter ---and you cannot be a good hitter if you don't do this--is that she takes outside pitches to the opposite field. She gets an outside pitch--she drives it to left. She gets a pitch inside middle, she hits it up the middle or to right. That is textbook--and yet so many hitters cannot do it. Lockman and McSwain definitely don't hit to the opposite field, and I don't think Geer does it much either. They try to pull everything, and trying to pull pitches away from you will almost always result in an out (often a weak ground ball).
 
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#42
#42
armchair said:
Gregg with an absolute bomb---I'm not sure where it landed, but it was way out of the park. And we lost a run because Holcomb got called out (correctly, it would seem) for leaving early. She had a funny expression after stealing second--it almost looked like she was smirking at how easy it was to steal the base--but turns out she was frowning at being caught.

One key reason that Gregg a big-time hitter ---and you cannot be a good hitter if you don't do this--is that she takes outside pitches to the opposite field. She gets an outside pitch--she drives it to left. She gets a pitch inside middle, she hits it up the middle or to right. That is textbook--and yet so many hitters cannot do it. Lockman and McSwain definitely don't hit to the opposite field, and I don't think Geer does it much either. They try to pull everything, and trying to pull pitches away from you will almost always result in an out (often a weak ground ball).
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Agree all the way around!!! Geer in my opinion has had her worse season. Has seemed to be confused a lot . She has saved our butt a time or too and I give her credit for that but I would surmise she would say she has not had the year she would have thought.:thud:
 
#43
#43
Ralph does some weird things sometime. Takes out Lockman puts in Weimer then puts Lockman back in to bat for Weimer. Why?
 
#44
#44
Geer's had some big hits but this has been her worst season other than freshman. She was hitting around .360 as a soph and junior now .309 this season and dropping.
 
#45
#45
Moss doesn't get a lot of these pitches in the SEC. Especially the strike at the knees most call it a ball.
 
#46
#46
Volfan2012 said:
Ralph does some weird things sometime. Takes out Lockman puts in Weimer then puts Lockman back in to bat for Weimer. Why?
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It's fine to use your depth--but don't get carried away with switches. I'd like to see our coaches stick with this lineup. Even though we've gotten no hits from the bottom of the order, I would stick with Lockman and McSwain. A good defensive catcher is important, and let McSwain keep hitting. She's got power and who are we going to play who's going to do better?

Thought that was a questionable out call on McLain....
 
#47
#47
As I think back I do not remember seeing our runners being called for leaving early, however the last several games I remember 3 times. I don't know if it is a loss of concentration or what. The runners have all been pinch runners or one of our slappers if I am not mistaken!
 
#48
#48
armchair said:
It's fine to use your depth--but don't get carried away with switches. I'd like to see our coaches stick with this lineup. Even though we've gotten no hits from the bottom of the order, I would stick with Lockman and McSwain. A good defensive catcher is important, and let McSwain keep hitting. She's got power and who are we going to play who's going to do better?

Thought that was a questionable out call on McLain....
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Well Wiener gave it a try for 2 or 3 games and did hit but she looked bad a couple of games in a row. I guess by using Lockman and McSwain and Geer to some extent:mf_surrender: the old adage to swing hard you may hit it is applicable.
 
#50
#50
Hopefully the bottom of the order is saving it all for tomorrow. SC Upstate has some very good pitchers and we'll need some runs to win tomorrow guess Arnold is the pitcher.
 
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