OTF Premium NCAA Softball National Championship Game 1 Thread | Texas vs. Texas Tech

[.45s]

Thank you OU for letting another team win the world series this year.

[HenryJames]

 

[chennups]

2 minutes ago, qaertyisthatdude said:

She got a hit to pitch lol

Just about to say that too. Lol. 

[horns96]

45 minutes ago, Ace Recruiter said:

Granted, I don't watch a ton of softball, but that was the craziest game I've ever seen.

I've watched a ton of NCAA softball over the years and that was one of the craziest games I've ever seen.

As non-revenue sports get more exposure, we see how awful so much officiating truly is....  These are part-time jobs for almost all NCAA officials.

...and I don't really even blame the umpires on the field with cameras and drones looking over their shoulders, but there's no excuse making such terrible calls with replay. It's been going on for 20 years, since Henry Melton was denied that TD at the pylon at OSU in 2005. 🤘

[Hashtag]

2 minutes ago, horns96 said:

I've watched a ton of NCAA softball over the years and that was one of the craziest games I've ever seen.

As non-revenue sports get more exposure, we see how awful so much officiating truly is....  These are part-time jobs for almost all NCAA officials.

...and I don't really even blame the umpires on the field with cameras and drones looking over their shoulders, but there's no excuse making such terrible calls with replay. It's been going on for 20 years, since Henry Melton was denied that TD at the pylon at OSU in 2005. 🤘

Softball is without a doubt the most fun women’s sport

[f1revo]

14 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

Softball is without a doubt the most fun women’s sport

I'm all about the volleyball!

[MikeH]

Reese Atwood is an absolute legend for pulling that off in that spot. After the first two were almost strikes (I’m pretty sure the second one was tbh), I swear I could see the gears turning in her head through the TV and I wondered if she’d take a hack at one if Canady kept leaving it in there and sure enough she did. Big time guts and big time talent. 

What an awesome game! 

[f1revo]

Think Mac pitches tomorrow to preserve Kavan for a close role or potential game 3 while Tech has to wear down Canady more?

[TXFF]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

 

Muscle memory is an amazing phenomenon. She literally didn't have the control to throw four intentional balls.

[Steamboat Willie]

That was some crazy stuff for sure. Why in hell would anyone put the ball out over the plate in that situation, let alone the greatest player to ever put on a pair of cleats. Hook ‘Em 

[TXFF]

Atwood's game winning hit off the attempted intentional walk is one of the most clutch heady gutsy (...) plays I've seen in decades of watching sports. Amazing and stunning. What a game!

[TexasFanatic]

Canadys post game interview…

She seems rattled. 

[harveycmd]

The obstruction call was something. White said the way the rule is written made the call necessary. That's some stuff when you gotta beat the best player and the rules. That said, I don't think I've ever seen a play like Reece Atwood hitting a pitch during an intentional walk. 

[texcoyote15]

Reese’s hit will go down as the softball 4th  and 13 Matthew Golden catch. Man that’s coming up big in a huge moment.  THAT’S Texas Fight. This is the reason kids come to Texas. 

[Thanos72]

Uhh, we lost the next game. Let’s burn some sage and delete this post. 🤘🏽

[Hashtag]

20 minutes ago, texcoyote15 said:

Reese’s hit will go down as the softball 4th  and 13 Matthew Golden catch. Man that’s coming up big in a huge moment.  THAT’S Texas Fight. This is the reason kids come to Texas. 

I hope it doesn’t go down as 4th and 13 because that means no championship. 

[HookemTexas]

4 hours ago, harveycmd said:

The obstruction call was something. White said the way the rule is written made the call necessary. That's some stuff when you gotta beat the best player and the rules. That said, I don't think I've ever seen a play like Reece Atwood hitting a pitch during an intentional walk. 

Not in softball, but Bo Jackson hit a double when they tried to intentionally walk him in the pros.  And there the catcher was standing outside the box.

Doesn’t take away from Reese though, that was clutch and some next level thinking on the spot.

[texcoyote15]

I saw a big debate on another site. 
 

You’re the coach of the Texas Longhorns.

Do you start Teagan tonight or do you go like they did against Tennessee and start Mac with Teagan in relief? 
 

 

[Jarveaux]

Oh what a night ! All we heard from the commentators was Canady, Canady , Canady ! 
perhaps they will respect Kavan now that she’s beat Canady 4 straight times. My wife & I so enjoyed the win ! Can’t wait until tonight! Thank you OTF for the wonderful coverage of our Ladies Softball team . Mike White & our team representing our University well .

[HookemTexas]

28 minutes ago, texcoyote15 said:

I saw a big debate on another site. 
 

You’re the coach of the Texas Longhorns.

Do you start Teagan tonight or do you go like they did against Tennessee and start Mac with Teagan in relief? 
 

 

I'm thinking Mac starts and Kavan comes in to close, else she goes game 3 if necessary.  Late in the WCWS, White said that Kavan lost some velocity when she was tired, so it makes a difference for her to get rest.

[Hashtag]

2 minutes ago, HookemTexas said:

I'm thinking Mac starts and Kavan comes in to close, else she goes game 3 if necessary.  Late in the WCWS, White said that Kavan lost some velocity when she was tired, so it makes a difference for her to get rest.

She hasn't pitched that much this WCWS though. Definitely think they give Mac the start though to give Tech a different look to start.

Edited June 5 by Hashtag

[Hashtag]

1 hour ago, texcoyote15 said:

I saw a big debate on another site. 
 

You’re the coach of the Texas Longhorns.

Do you start Teagan tonight or do you go like they did against Tennessee and start Mac with Teagan in relief? 
 

 

Answered it above but you give Mac the start and 1 run through the lineup as long as her drop ball is low in the zone. If she cleans up like she did vs Tennessee then you let her go another. At any point if her drop ball starts elevate in the zone you talk to her and watch another batter. If it's still high then you pull and bring in TK. Have to give Tech a different look in this game to start to throw their hitters off and then you can bring TK in to throw them off again midway through the game.

[Paul]

I have a question for this group.  Are there no rules around visits by the coach to batters?  It seemed the Tech coach had a huddle with each batter that came up.  I always thought the umpires were break those up after multiple visits in the same inning.