(04-08-2023, 12:39 PM)Softball Fan Wrote: Yes, but with two matches scheduled before Stanford plays, you can anticipate the Oregon match will probably start a hour or more late.
Not as bad as yesterday. I think the last dual was only about 20 minutes late getting started. And the Pac-12 network stayed with it past 6:00pm, until the dual was decided. They didn't show the Stanford 3s' win, which finished later.
I am a bit disappointed by the season this far. Stanford is 20-9 (19-9 if you don't count their win over NAIA Vanguard); ranked 10th, though I expect them to fall a spot or two with their loss to Arizona. I had hoped they could get a top-8 seed in the NCAA tournament, but that's not looking good at the moment. They do have eight more duals (including a rematch with #9 Cal, and duals with #5 LSU and #6 GCU) before the Pac-12 Championship Tournament, which will be held at Stanford. So there are still opportunities to build their resume.
Seems like Stanford needs more consistency from their top two teams. Hodel & Kriz beat UCLA, but lost to Arizona and Cal. Ekstrom & Harvey went 1-3 this weekend, beating only the lowly Ducks.
Belardi & Vincent did set a school record by getting 20 wins in one season as a team (including winning at the 3s against Oregon).
I did not get down to campus to watch in person today. On the broadcast, the announcers (McPeak & Anderson) mentioned talking to Coach Fuller, and that he said something about hoping to expand the beach stadium to five courts. That would be great, if they could play all five matches at once. It would really speed things up. I have long though it was a shame they didn't build five to start with. Not sure if this is just pie-in-the-sky speculation, or something more concrete.