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We’re hitting the ball much harder this time through the order, but right at defenders. And usually when you get a hitter guessing it’s a good thing. But on McNeese’s HR, she guessed a change up strike and she got one.

Time to use this umps puny strike zone to our advantage. No more swings at first-pitch balls.

Hope we can calm down at the plate soon and attack strikes and let the balls pass. I’m also not too happy with this home plate ump so far. All the more reason we need to be more patient in the box.

There’s a chance, as far as we know. If the NCAA has already decided the bids are on equal footing, which they usually are unless you start really splitting hairs, we have a good chance if both 2-seeds win. Unfortunately, that’s not information that is made public in advance of the scenario...

I should have added that the above rules for a pair of 2-seeds winning opposite regionals is based not just on applying to host, but the NCAA deeming both host bids equally acceptable. Potential hosts must submit a budget and complete a facility site scorecard when submitting a bid. It asks the...

Before the tournament, all teams have the opportunity to submit bids to host regionals and super-regionals. Usually, this is something most teams do routinely even if they know there is little chance they will be seeded 1-16. It does come into play if two unseeded teams win opposite regionals...

Assuming there are no key injuries afflicting a regional host, regionals are rarely won by beating a 2-0 regional host team twice in one day. It’s still probably only a 50-50 proposition for a 2-seed to win a regional even if the 2-seed is sitting at 2-0 and the regional host must win two in...

I do like the fact that Massey at least thinks we have a better chance of beating Washington than of McNeese beating us. Still have to win Game 1, especially in a road regional.

No doubt the Gophers are overdue for a win over Washington. They are so overdue, in fact, that they are due for two wins against them!

It’s a tall order to beat Washington twice in Seattle. However, after winning 28 straight, they have lost 3 games in their last two home regionals. They were one of five teams not to survive a home regional last year. As noted above, Minnesota has only advanced to a winner-take-all regional...

Yes, but I think I prefer trying to beat Washington for this group of players. I see Florida was sent to Stanford. Florida has outstanding hitting but spotty pitching. Complete opposite of Stanford. We are more balanced but I just didn’t see us scoring many runs against Stanford’s exceptional...

Regan is a pretty good pitcher. She was Stanford’s #2 last year. With Canady arriving on The Farm, she was relegated to #3 this year, but she has had a pretty good year nonetheless. Her sister must be a highly-sought prospect if she’s better than Regan, and your daughter’s team must be pretty...

It seems Washington has been the better team lately, BUT Stanford has two aces who are more consistently difficult to score against than Washington’s. That’s really tough for a team that doesn’t get to play a three-game series against those pitchers. They can throw one each game against you like...

It’s one game. In the Ohio State series, our hard hit balls and even some of our bloops found gaps. Against Indiana, they didn’t. And if Breezy’s long fly ball is called fair, it changes the entire complexion of that game. There’s a reason the NFL stations a referee under each goal post on FG...

I wasn’t trying to change anyone’s mind. Post-season is different than regular season. I think we should start Pease as well, and I’ll be surprised if she isn’t the starter. Indiana is on a 10-game win streak. We are on a 12-game win streak. This morning we moved into the 25th spot in the RPI...

We started Hambrick in Game 2 against Indiana. She pitched two innings without giving up a run. Enter came in and between an error and her inability to find the plate, Indiana scored five runs to lead 5-1 heading to the bottom of the 4th. Schwartz relieved and pitched 2+ innings without giving...

Former Badger Ally Miklesh doubles to lead off the 8th, advances to third on a passed ball, and scores on a wild pitch to win it for Clemson 2-1. In the top of the 8th, North Carolina had a runner on first and one out and pinch hit former Gopher Kionna Jones. I was rooting for her to hit a HR...

Can’t wait to watch the replay! I am entertained by all things buffoonish.

Lefty pitcher Lilli Backes of North Carolina is doing to Clemson what she did to us at the ACC-B1G challenge in Chapel Hill earlier this year. Tied 1-1 heading to extras. All-America Cagle in the circle for Clemson.

The D1 analysis measured Wins Over Replacement, which is which an attempt to see which players provided the most wins over an “average” replacement. The results would probably be similar to measuring team performance when the player is in the game vs not in the game, but it makes the replacement...