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So far you are doing quite well with these predictions...well done! I like seeing the upsets. The talent is greater and spread to more teams, which makes for exciting games of high quality softball.

Agreed that the BIG is not a strong conference and if you have any recruiting and pitching you can remain at the top. They do need to find a way to get the talent to be displayed on the field in big moments.

So you are hoping for a walk with a runner in scoring position? That doesn't get you a run.

By the way, part of holding them accountable is pinch hitting for your .150 avg hitter, Brandt with a runner in scoring position late in a 0-0 ball game. Whatever level you hold a super senior (and I would argue leader) on the team to, is the level your team will rise to. Failing to do so...

Fresno State is good, but the core of this team went to the 2019 WCWS. They are not as focused or driven and you can see it. There are many ways to hold players and teams accountable without chewing them out. Coach Piper doesn't need to change her personality, but she does need to hold them...

Agreed! Terrible call to have KK try to bunt. Put her in the hole and she is one of our best hitters...and we don't have many.

I understand what you are saying about creating drama and match ups to drive more fans to increase revenues, however, that does a HUGE disservice to the hard work these student athletes and coaching staffs have invested. Plus, I would argue that you are not actually drawing more fan interest...

This is the key!! Add the Big Ten leadership into that mix as well.

Now there's a great recruiting line sure to get all the nations best fired up to go to Big Ten schools!

I agree with this. I live in AZ (obviously) and coach an elite level club softball team. We rarely play in Arizona in June, July, and August. We travel to play in national events in other states. However we do play 11+ months of the year, so we have a huge advantage over the northern club...

Heather Tarr said it best when she was being interviewed afterwards about the walk out and being disrespected by the committee, saying, "it's par for the course" in regards to the terrible job the selection committee does every year. That is ridiculous. Clearly, an SEC bias (and to be honest...

How can the NCAA put a regional in California with these requirements? They didn't have Duke host their own regional for the Covid policies that would not work to host. How can UCLA/California make these demands on the teams? This should be a MUCH bigger story.

I am not surprised by the Gophers seed or being sent out west to UCLA. I look forward to seeing this team compete in the regionals. Hopefully, they can show more than they did against the bottom of the BIG - Penn State. That was sad today. I am concerned about this staff's ability to recruit in...

I was concerned about the strikeouts earlier in the year against weaker pitching, but yesterday the strike zone was EXTREMELY GENEROUS, especially for the lefty pitcher throwing to the outside on a lefty batter! In addition, the second time through the order the team made adjustments and did a...

This is very true. It is also true that some pitchers seem to get stronger and more dialed in with more work, while others tire out and lose their movement/command. We know from previous seasons that Fiser can certainly handle a heavy load of pitching. I think most of us would agree that she...

Carlie did get the key double to open the scoring for the Gophers plating two, however if I am the Huskers I would have been very upset as she should have struck out looking a few pitches prior to the double. Everyone watching and in the stadium knew she should have been rung up, except for the...

NO HITTER FOR AUTUMN PEASE!!!

I second that!

Kinch continues to swing a hot bat this weekend with a double down the line. Then the Gophers allow Brandt to hit, she strikes out but the ball is in the dirt and she is thrown out at first. Macy Gill pinch running for Kinch takes 3rd on the throw to first and the Cornhuskers gift the Gophers...

Kinch sure had a day at the plate!! Maybe she can catch fire and get it going the second half of the B1G season. There is no doubt she has some serious power.