Gopher softball 2023
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That was my assumption as well. It looks like they have some lines spray painted as "out of play" lines because otherwise the foul territory would be astronomically large.
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An exciting ending to a really boring game.
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I don’t know about “saved the season” (too dramatic of language?) but that home run sure didn’t hurt.
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Chavez has really become a very good player in her second year. She was solid on D last year, but took into year two to get the hitting down. On the flip side, why did Strelow come to the plate in the 7th.
Ehh really not that dramatic. Minnesota is likely going to be a bubble team come NCAA tournament selection. Teams that have multiple bad losses do not get selected.
Take 2019 Indiana for example. They had great, season-defining wins over #6 Georgia and #10 LSU, but they also had losses against the likes of SF Austin and Furman. Their RPI was in the low 40s and did not get selected.
Minnesota already has a loss to Colgate. If they had lost to Central Michigan, giving them two losses to teams likely to finish in the high 100s/low 200s RPI (which would be worse losses than 2019 Indiana), it would be an uphill battle to make the tournament.
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Good for Pease - I'm sure that felt very full-circle for her. So close to the no-hitter!
Good for Ceynowa. She has put in her dues.
Good for Ceynowa. She has put in her dues.
Amen to that. She's been a real trooper. Last year I saw her warming up a pitcher by catching pitches with her glove and rolling the ball back to the pitcher with (what I assume was) an injured throwing hand.
Chavez performed the heroics for sure; Bradley was the unsung hero using her speed to beat out the swiinging bunt.
The second game was better with the 2 guys.
Glad to see Ceynowa getting a chance to hit. Now that coach knows what she can deliver maybe we’ll get to see her more often.
13 straight strikeouts, just amazing.
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One of their better weekends in a long time.
Yeah, she's strong and can drive the ball.
Glad to see the offense coming alive after the first two games. Great to see Ehlke and Ceynowa playing well. They’ve waited a long time for their opportunity.
This was the weekend I was hoping for. First chance I got to watch the team. Was hoping to see Schwartz for a least one more inning. Only complaint is the female broadcaster. What was she talking about most of time? If you’re going have someone broadcast a sport, at least make sure they know the terminology and the fundamentals of the game. I think she just started talking to fill airspace. Broadcasters don’t need to talk nonstop. Just describe the action as it happens and fill in relevant stats and history.
Pease named pitcher of the week:
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Pease Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week - University of Minnesota Athletics
It marks her second career weekly honor from the league and the first this season
At the very least she is getting PH opportunities for Strelow. Guessing that will continue.
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This is going to be a tough weekend. Wichita State and SDSU are playing very well.
Leschber better be in the regular lineup. As she is one of our 5 or 6 strongest hitters.
Leschber better be in the regular lineup. As she is one of our 5 or 6 strongest hitters.
Got even tougher as due to weather, they are now playing SDSU, Wichita, Arizona State, and Oklahoma State this weekend. That's a very very tough slate of games.
Lol John you literally posted the schedule change as I was writing the very same thing. Gophers will only play the two games in Wichita against South Dakota St. and Wichita St. on Friday before heading south to Stillwater OK for Saturday games against ASU and Oklahoma State.
These are all extremely tough games. I like this though because under the prior schedule we were pretty much forced into starting Pease once and Hambrick once against both Wichita and SDSU. Now playing four different teams Piper can decide how she wants to set her rotation based on factors other than familiarity with the previous game’s starter.
As an aside, Wichita is playing like a Top 10 team right now. They’re just crushing everybody. Can’t wait to see how we fare this weekend. Now is the time to start our push if we want to be relevant nationally this year.
Where did you find the stats?
you have to google "2023 gopher softball stats"