OTF Premium WCWS National Championships Series Thread | Game 1: 7:00 p.m.

[f1revo]

13 minutes ago, dentonhorn said:

Assume Guttierez will get the ball with Kavan well over 100 today. Close if needed.

Yes. Has earned it with her play. All pressure on Tech.

[Brho]

14 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Katie Stewart is the first player in WCWS history with a HR in 4 straight games.

Unreal.

that HR was a freaking rocket tonight !

[Ace Recruiter]

3 minutes ago, Roy Hinojosa said:

Should, but we are the defending national champions.

Someone should tell the announcers. They talk about us like an after thought.

[smokeymcbevo]

As someone who doesn’t watch a ton of softball for 51 weeks a year, can someone explain if the Tech coach yo-yo strategy with his arms is common? Feel like every game I’ve watched them play he’s had an extremely quick hook and cycled his 2 best arms. Seems kind of demoralizing for his girls. Also feel like his “surrender” move bringing in the third arm tonight could have easily backfired if we completed the run rule early — would Kavan have been able to go tomorrow if we ended the game in 4.5 innings?

[Roy Hinojosa]

Just now, Ace Recruiter said:

Someone should tell the announcers. They talk about us like an after thought.

Yeah, but what else is new? Listen to any broadcast of Texas playing in any sport, and it's no different.

My theory has always been we proved the national media wrong when we best USC, and they've never let it down.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

4 minutes ago, Brho said:

that HR was a freaking rocket tonight !

[MBHORNSFAN]

Excellent win. One more. 🤘

[HookemTexas]

6 minutes ago, smokeymcbevo said:

As someone who doesn’t watch a ton of softball for 51 weeks a year, can someone explain if the Tech coach yo-yo strategy with his arms is common? Feel like every game I’ve watched them play he’s had an extremely quick hook and cycled his 2 best arms. Seems kind of demoralizing for his girls. Also feel like his “surrender” move bringing in the third arm tonight could have easily backfired if we completed the run rule early — would Kavan have been able to go tomorrow if we ended the game in 4.5 innings?

It's not common because in order for a team to be able to do it, both pitchers have to play a regular position so that they don't leave the field.

The way it's advantageous is that they are different pitchers, so it's intended to throw off the batters because one's a lefty and one's a righty at different heights.  I think that it would disrupt any rhythm a pitcher has but what do I know, I'm sitting at home and not paid millions to do it.  Also, the other logic for the strategy is that it doesn't wear their pitcher down because they aren't throwing 100 pitches and every time they switch pitchers, the pitcher gets to warm up toss which in theory would disrupt momentum.

[Ace Recruiter]

7 minutes ago, Roy Hinojosa said:

Yeah, but what else is new? Listen to any broadcast of Texas playing in any sport, and it's no different.

My theory has always been we proved the national media wrong when we best USC, and they've never let it down.

[BurntOrangeDriller]

Was Joey McGuire or Cody Campbell available for comment after this game?

[Texas fan in Georgia]

27 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

ESPN shows that Kavan has seen 102 batters in the last five games, only 16 have reached base.

And yet espn was riding canady like a rodeo. 

[Lock n Horns]

Sorry if I missed it but why didn’t Tech start Canady?

[Hook em All Day]

Texas needs to stay loose. After hitting both Terry and Canady tonight, they should be confident! ALL THE PRESSURE falls on Canady tomorrow night like Game 3 last year. As I recall we put up 10 runs on them that night! 
Let’s go Back to Back ladies!!! 

[Ace Recruiter]

5 minutes ago, Lock n Horns said:

Sorry if I missed it but why didn’t Tech start Canady?

Elmer Fudd outsmarted himself

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[.45s]

Katie has turned into a monster this year.  Hope she continues tomorrow.  And I hope she keeps developing and getting even better next year.  That homerun she had was another blast.

Kavan pitched really well again, even though she gave up the 2 homeruns.  

Some keep saying that Atwood is having an off year but she is only a couple of homeruns behind last year.  Her average is off though.