CajunsWin SB Louisiana 10, Northern Iowa 2

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[VObserver]

With Norwood at the plate, two on and a chance for the Cajuns to end the game in a run rule with a home run, coach has Norwood bunt. She misses it. THANK GOODNESS! Two pitches later she hits the three-run homer. The bunt attempt was such a head scratcher.

90% of the times we bunt it is a head scratcher.

[VObserver]

I have nothing against Ms. Mackles, but the win last night should have been given to Hoover. She started the game, pitched 3 scoreless innings, facing only 11 batters [1 hit, 1 walk] and handed Mackles a 6 run lead.

Mackles also pitched 3 innings, gave up two runs on 2 hits, walking 5.

[ragin50]

I have nothing against Ms. Mackles, but the win last night should have been given to Hoover. She started the game, pitched 3 scoreless innings, facing only 11 batters [1 hit, 1 walk] and handed Mackles a 6 run lead.

Mackles also pitched 3 innings, gave up two runs on 2 hits, walking 5.

It's a dumb rule. I think you have to pitch more than 3 innings to get the win

[CajunsSball22]

Starter has to pitch 4 innings in a game that goes more than 5 innings, to be eligible for the win. Had the game ended in 5 innings, Sage would have been the winning pitcher.

[VObserver]

Starter has to pitch 4 innings in a game that goes more than 5 innings, to be eligible for the win. Had the game ended in 5 innings, Sage would have been the winning pitcher.

Thanks for the clarification. It is a dumb rule.

[CajunSID]

Thanks for the clarification. It is a dumb rule.

Yeah it’s interesting. In baseball, you can give it to the starting pitcher even if they did not go the required 5 innings if there was a predetermined rotation and they did not break from it (as long as they led the entire game).

Softball doesn’t have that rule. They should.

In this case, it obviously wouldn’t apply. But I agree: dumb rule.