RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BobK - 02-24-2025
One new ranking Texas 1 Arizona 7
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
d4cohn - 02-24-2025
(02-24-2025, 09:26 AM)GK3 Wrote: (02-23-2025, 01:27 PM)paloalto Wrote: Arizona wins 10-2.
We hit the ball against Texas, but did not do well against AZ in either game. Nor did we pitch well against AZ. So big question is whether Texasis really #1. We are 1 and 2 against top 20 teams. Time will tell.
Playing against UA at their home stadium is one of the toughest (I might argue toughest) homefield advantages in college softball (at least when the stadium is closer to if not a sellout for conference and NCAA tournament play).
I think we are a solid team, but even getting the win against Texas was a dramatic overachievement on my expectations for this tournament.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
paloalto - 02-28-2025
Stanford at Georgia Tech. 0-0 in second inning. GT pitcher with four strikeouts in two innings.
Video quality on ACCN+ is excellent with multiple camera angles. This is a first rate live stream production.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BobK - 02-28-2025
That was weird on the Jones bunt. Announcers had no clue me either
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d4cohn - 02-28-2025
Stanford softball starts its journey in ACC play with a disappointing loss at Georgia Tech. The Cardinal blew a 4-0 lead to lose 5-4. Still have a chance to pick up the series win, but an error and two bases loaded walks leading to 2 Tech runs are the difference today.
In other softball news, Texas Tech lost to, and I can't believe I am typing this, Idaho State. Canady didn't pitch, but the vaunted Red Raiders offense wasted nine hits to lose 3-2.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BobK - 02-28-2025
Actually Stanford pulled off a 1-2-5-4 double play when ahead 4-1. I watched the game and still don’t get why it was disallowed and the batter awarded first base. Catchers interference maybe
That was the killer.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
d4cohn - 02-28-2025
(02-28-2025, 09:13 PM)BobK Wrote: Actually Stanford pulled off a 1-2-5-4 double play when ahead 4-1. I watched the game and still don’t get why it was disallowed and the batter awarded first base. Catchers interference maybe
That was the killer.
Thanks for the context Bob. We have a very solid team that I think will be a very tough matchup in a regional (currently we would be borderline between hosting a regional and being a #2 regional seed). The pitching does need to improve on the 64 free passes (HBP + BB) in 84 innings of work. We are giving at-bats, runs, and games away with stats like that.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
Spiny_Norman - 02-28-2025
(02-28-2025, 09:13 PM)BobK Wrote: Actually Stanford pulled off a 1-2-5-4 double play when ahead 4-1. I watched the game and still don’t get why it was disallowed and the batter awarded first base. Catchers interference maybe
That was the killer.
The announcers seemed to think that the 3rd baseman was called for interference/blocking the bag on the tag play.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BobK - 03-01-2025
Yes the announcers were guessing that but they showed the replay many times and this old umpire says no way.
Of course they called something
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
terry - 03-01-2025
(02-28-2025, 09:34 PM)d4cohn Wrote: The pitching does need to improve on the 64 free passes (HBP + BB) in 84 innings of work. We are giving at-bats, runs, and games away with stats like that.
Georgia Tech scored all 5 of its runs in the 5th inning. GT got just 2 hits, but Stanford walked 4 and committed an error.
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GK3 - 03-01-2025
(02-28-2025, 09:34 PM)d4cohn Wrote: (02-28-2025, 09:13 PM)BobK Wrote: Actually Stanford pulled off a 1-2-5-4 double play when ahead 4-1. I watched the game and still don’t get why it was disallowed and the batter awarded first base. Catchers interference maybe
That was the killer.
Thanks for the context Bob. We have a very solid team that I think will be a very tough matchup in a regional (currently we would be borderline between hosting a regional and being a #2 regional seed). The pitching does need to improve on the 64 free passes (HBP + BB) in 84 innings of work. We are giving at-bats, runs, and games away with stats like that.
Exactly, we hae given up too many free trips to first and doing it with bases loaded just makes it worse. Might as well given them something to swing at and at least make them hit it somewhere we can't catch it.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
paloalto - 03-01-2025
Stanford vs Georgia Tech game 2. Prystajko leaves the game in the bottom of the third with bases loaded including two walks. She hasn't been the consistent pitcher yet I was expecting.
Stanford manages to get out of the inning with only one GT run scored.
Chan with a HR. Stanford up 3-1.
Houston walks two in a row resulting in another run for GT. Relieved by Chung. What if Chung walks too many, then what?
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
paloalto - 03-01-2025
Chung starts out by hitting the batter; another GT run.
Now a walk, another GT run.
Chung serves up a grand slam home run. Score now 8-3
Back to back home runs; hit by a freshman for her first HR of the season. Score 9-3.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
paloalto - 03-01-2025
9-8 GT up in the sixth. This is a wild one.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BobK - 03-01-2025
Grand Slam by Jones 13-9 Stanford top of 7
Whew a 16-12 win
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
GK3 - 03-01-2025
(03-01-2025, 03:34 PM)BobK Wrote: Grand Slam by Jones 13-9 Stanford top of 7
Whew a 16-12 win
Is pitching a bad word?
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
d4cohn - 03-01-2025
(03-01-2025, 07:06 PM)GK3 Wrote: (03-01-2025, 03:34 PM)BobK Wrote: Grand Slam by Jones 13-9 Stanford top of 7
Whew a 16-12 win
Is pitching a bad word?
I miss Coach Nyberg.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
paloalto - 03-02-2025
Stanford vs Georgia Tech game 3. What a difference a day makes, at least so far. After three innings 0-0, with each team having one hit.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
d4cohn - 03-02-2025
(03-02-2025, 12:02 PM)paloalto Wrote: Stanford vs Georgia Tech game 3. What a difference a day makes, at least so far. After three innings 0-0, with each team having one hit.
Ironically, over the course of a series, the offense tends to tire more than the pitching. So Game 3 of a series is very frequently very low scoring.
RE: Stanford Softball 2025 -
BostonCard - 03-02-2025
And for what its worth, yesterday through three innings, the score was 1-0.
BC