SB Super Regionals are underway

[lcitsh]

i dont know how you make the move to that girl going to the bottom of the seventh for nebraska, i know they gave up 4 runs but they were all unearned. you bring a girl in and the first batter she sees places one beyond the fence to tie it up, man, i know hindsight is 20/20 but it didnt feel right at the time

I've seen coaches make pitching changes throughout the season when they had a multi-run lead and their pitcher had not allowed any offense in several innings. Of course, they went on to lose the game. When your ace has been effective enough to give you a lead after 5-6 innings, making a change makes no sense. Some of these coaches overthink things and post season is not the time to stop trusting those who got you to this point.

[lcitsh]

I don't see it happening now. Nebraska gave that game away, the first 4 runs were all unearned but the game was lost in the 4th with 2 outs when the 3rd baseman for Nebraska got a ground ball her way and only needed to scoop it and step on the bag. She booted it and a run scored. The next batter hit a high chopper that scored another run and they got the 3rd out at home on a girl trying to score from second.

Do not think that Nebraska will lay down and die for the Tide. Alabama may win the next game, but they will have to work for it.

[lcitsh]

If Lacey Waldrop wins Player of the Year after that performance it will be a farce.

Which is why I like Sierra Romero to win it, but, most likely, it will be Ally Carda that gets it.

[jllanclos]

I've seen coaches make pitching changes throughout the season when they had a multi-run lead and their pitcher had not allowed any offense in several innings. Of course, they went on to lose the game. When your ace has been effective enough to give you a lead after 5-6 innings, making a change makes no sense. Some of these coaches overthink things and post season is not the time to stop trusting those who got you to this point.

I understand the thinking, I think.
1. Same reason Mike put in Jordan in game 1 of the Super Regional: see if you can get an extra pitcher some post-season experience. Erase the jitters in a somewhat less pressure packed situation. Of course, Mike did this with a 7 run lead against a Texas Southern team he wasn't going to lose to, but whatever.

2. Keep the same team from seeing your best pitcher's pitches too often. If memory serves me right, we blew out Arizona St. and Michigan in game 1 of the SR the last 2 years. Once they figured out our one pitcher, we were headed to the house (especially vs. ASU).

3. Save your pitcher's arm for game 3.

But in a SR, when the game's tight and you only need 3 outs, I think it's dumb to take out a hot pitcher. I think history shows that's the case.

[cajun4life]

If we win game 1 I would throw Wallace in game two and bring in Brown if she gets in trouble. We have the bats to punish their pitching so we can afford to get Wallace some work.

[wcd35]

Hamilton pitches every inning unless the score is out of hand either way

[MelRock]

You may have seen coaches switch pitchers and lose the game, but how many times have they done it and not lost the game. The point is that it is done a lot through the season but no one remembers except for the bad outings.

I agree Hamilton pitches every inning of every game. They are not going to take any chances.

[GeauxCajuns]

If we win game 1 I would throw Wallace in game two and bring in Brown if she gets in trouble. We have the bats to punish their pitching so we can afford to get Wallace some work.

so the exact same thing we did in arizone state two years. nope, nope, nope, nope, do not want, nope.

[jllanclos]

Baylor is smashing #4 Georgia 6-zip. Boys and girls, ALL the favorites are struggling.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MelRock]

Well in all fairness not quite the same, but I get the point. Jordan woke up Friday morning not feeling well, Mike had planned on pitching her again.