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Thanks. My response corresponds to yours. I wondered, though, if I missed things the fans around me saw. Both pitchers seemed miffed by various Ball/Strike calls. The line score of that game looks pretty cut and dried, but MN walked a fine line all 7 innings. Adams did a smart job both days...

At one point late in today's game, there was a lengthy delay in play while the Iowa male (assistant, I assume?) coach conferred with the umpire, the waiting batters talked on the sidelines, and fielders huddled in the infield. Does anyone know what that was about? A few fans in the stands...

Against Iowa today, DenHartog, Oakland, Strelow, Krapf, and Valencia's hits were screaming liners. Add in Chavez's 2 hits. Hopefully that can start the Gophers on a winning streak. Just some help from the bottom of the order would be needed.

I think we're all banging our heads against a brick wall trying to pinpoint specifically what's "wrong," why Gopher softball 2000-2013 isn't producing results we expect anymore. It's surely what academics call multiple causation: lack of pitching depth; weak or inconsistent hitting esp. with...

I comment on what I perceive happening on the field. I seldom, if ever, mention any player by name in a negative way. The program? yes. I do mention individuals by name for good play. Plus I'm a season ticket holder and follow or see every single game, except one this year, play by play. I'm...

So many dumb plays, like trying to bunt the ball on the ground vs. rise balls or making the final out in an inning at 3rd base. A myriad of similar basics should be second nature to college-level players. The only thing I can blame it on is poor coaching or poor recruiting of players...

Yes, we agree on the role of pitching. If we had 2 pitchers of Pease's caliber, the past weekend would've been a sweep of 3 straight shutouts. Given decent run support, Pease would be a 20-game winner now, and a second pitcher near her level a winner in the double digits. And, yes, similar...

I for one seldom, if ever, think about her. Just for the sake of curiosity, why do you ask?

Does anyone know the status of Chavez's injury? Btw, I felt some of the Indiana's squad's mannerisms were unusual. For example, their endless number of TOs, and their intense huddles during TOs in the circle; they seemed to defy the umps to come out and break it up. It also seemed some of...

Interesting comments. I too thought it unusual folks were saying that Copeland was the losing pitcher. Yet Copeland did lose some things during the weekend, like her complete mastery of the Gophers' hitters and her accurate throwing from 3rd base. As for forging their own identiity, I thought...

Sorry I missed it. Are any replays showing?

Pease started out yesterday's game with great velocity and also pinpoint control on her changeup. She had hitters missing badly for 3 innings. In the 4th, her velocity was suddenly nolticeably down and her off-speed stuff was out over the plate. From my seat behind home plate, it seemed like...

Regardless of what she was thinking, pitching was not a problem. Giving up only 2 runs, a team should expect to win almost any game. But except for Chavez, the entire batting order is lifeless at the plate, notably even DenHartog. MN hit lots of popups and squibs to the infield, which PSU...

What can we expect and/or look forward to in Sundays' DH? Any ideas?

I try to comment only on what I perceive happening on the field. As an old-time pitcher myself, I mainly notice what's going on in the softball circle or baseball diamond, but I am no expert. I appreciate being corrected, if indeed it is a correction.

I agree about the miniscule strike zone, especially on pitches at the belt or only slightly above (invariably called balls). But I see exceptions. RH pitchers' screwball-type pitches to RH hitters are almost always called strikes, even when appearing to be 6" inside. I'm keep reminding myself...

Amidst the interesting discussions of hitting, I'm reminded of Ken Burns' comment, though maybe not original with him, that baseball/softball is the only sport in which the defense has the ball. Good/outstanding teams are anchored in good pitching. The old baseball axiom was: good pitching beats...

Maybe a combination of the two? The one attracts the other?

NW's Williams dumped two horrendous changeups high & over the middle of the plate. They both went for huge HRs that should've won the game for MN......but we gave it away.

I'm not in a situation to agree or disagree with you about most specifics, but the past 3 Gopher softball seasons have been a pale & disappointing reflection of the 10-12 years before. And it's not just my male ego; my wife also gets distraught. The last 3 years in Softball & Volleyball have...