2019 Softball Season Thread

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 10, 2019 6:29 pm

Damnit. Just as I got my stream working.

For anyone who doesn't have PAC-12 Network and is looking to stream, I found a new way.

Use a VPN, and connect to a server in another country.

Then go to the PAC-12 International channel on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/pac12networksintl" target="_blank

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri May 10, 2019 6:47 pm

Thanks Eebs! That is genius

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:06 pm

Bases loaded, Harper at bat, top 7th, no outs

AZ 3; ucla 5

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:19 pm

Ladies lose 5-4. Left the bases loaded

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:20 pm

That's too bad, they had several opportunities.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:21 pm

Harper flied out to left (count 3-2); 1 out

Martinez K; 2 outs

Mulipola HBP (AZ 4; ucla 5)

Pierce ground out (count 3-2) 3 outs

FINAL - AZ 4; ucla 5

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat May 11, 2019 5:20 am

Ucla worked their pitching staff like that was a playoff game, and it got them the W.

Still we put in a good fight and we can take the series today. Here's hoping

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat May 11, 2019 12:44 pm

Bowen hits a homer to put the Cats up 1-0 and then Malia hits a 2-run homer. Cats up 3-0 in the top of the third

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat May 11, 2019 1:20 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat May 11, 2019 1:43 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat May 11, 2019 1:59 pm

3-1 final, Cats take the series

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:00 pm

Cats win and take the series. Snyder pitched extremely well and got the win.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:03 pm

Of course we somehow win this series. Prayers that Palomino is fine for next week.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:03 pm

That should solidify a top 8 seed.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:07 pm

Amazing to think that just maybe they go caught looking ahead to UCLA thus the sweep at home by UDub. Great series win. 6seed maybe?

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:58 pm

84Cat wrote:

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat May 11, 2019 2:59 pm

Awesome win today to take the series from UCLA.

Going into the post season strong!

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat May 11, 2019 10:37 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun May 12, 2019 11:36 am

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun May 12, 2019 12:16 pm

azgreg wrote:

Sucks that it's at the same time as Game of Thrones.
https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/so ... acketology" target="_blank

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun May 12, 2019 6:11 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun May 12, 2019 6:12 pm

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sun May 12, 2019 7:10 pm

Yeah let's go!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun May 12, 2019 7:30 pm

All 13 teams from the SEC got in.

Interactive bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1" target="_blank

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun May 12, 2019 8:09 pm

I like that the Cats game starts at 8:30PM. That means it's 11:30PM back east. Not a lot of time for Harvard to get adjusted to the time zone change, especially if they arrive on Thursday.

ALASKACAT · Post by **ALASKACAT** » Mon May 13, 2019 2:05 am

Will need a light jacket for the evening games. Weather will be unseasonably cool this weekend.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon May 13, 2019 10:40 am

If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon May 13, 2019 3:21 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Tue May 14, 2019 8:13 am

Well Deserved

I like the look of thse

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Tue May 14, 2019 8:15 am

Irish27 wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.
Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

I'm aware, but I think it'd be silly to throw Taylor vs an Ivy league school.

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Thu May 16, 2019 11:26 am

Irish27 wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.
Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

True, but the game is changing, and the days of the #1 powering through the regional are nearly over.

Candrea has shown a lot more flexibility here, going deep to the bench in a huge series with UCLA. Of course, his most well-known pitching sub, sadly, may be pulling Danielle for Tay when Danielle had pulled it together and we were 3 outs from OKC.

But so many teams regularly throw 2 and even 3 pitchers. I understand you have to win the first one, but seeding is also there for a reason, and you earned your way to #1. If the choice is Tay in that game or Tay in game 2 or 3, I think you have to shift with the winds of the game.

I hope he sees it that way. But you can also pull a pitcher and re-insert, so maybe Tay or Alyssa and pull if we jump up early.

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu May 16, 2019 4:14 pm

I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu May 16, 2019 5:45 pm

prh wrote:I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.

I think you answered your own question.

You always start your ace in the first game because 1-0 is 1000x better in double elimination than 0-1. If you go 0-1 then you are playing elimination games the rest of the way so no margin for error.

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu May 16, 2019 5:56 pm

EastCoastCat wrote:
prh wrote:I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.
I think you answered your own question.

You always start your ace in the first game because 1-0 is 1000x better in double elimination than 0-1. If you go 0-1 then you are playing elimination games the rest of the way so no margin for error.

Maybe I'm confused but I wasn't really wondering about it. I say start #2. Even more in this double elimination setup because really, starting 2-0 is all that matters. In terms of pitching and games, there's no practical difference between losing game 1 or losing game 2. It's all mental and how losing game 1 is hyped up as major thing.

However, there is an argument that you'd rather throw your #1 in game 3 on a full day's rest.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Thu May 16, 2019 7:59 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu May 16, 2019 8:36 pm

Save her for the Supers

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri May 17, 2019 5:05 am

If she can swing a bat then play her at DP and keep Bowen at 2B.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:08 am

Gameday. Let's F'ing GO WILDCATS!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri May 17, 2019 3:50 pm

Just 36 more hours to first pitch.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri May 17, 2019 8:57 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:02 pm

Saw we are down 1-0 in the second. Kind of surprising

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:34 pm

Tied at 1

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:41 pm

1-1 going into bottom 5.

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:48 pm

Who is first base coach?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:10 pm

Cats lead 2-1

EDIT: Make it 3-1

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:15 pm

Postmaster wrote:Who is first base coach?

Last year I think it was Caitlin Lowe, not sure if she's still there.

EDIT: Yeah, that's not Caitlin

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:23 pm

Lowe and mowat are listed as coaches and Iveson is recruiting coordinator

But first base coach isn’t listed

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:23 pm

Ladies up 5-1 going to the last inning.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:32 pm

Ball game. Cats win 5-1

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:35 pm

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