Softball Super Regional Game 1 Thread - Lady Dawgs vs. Arizona

[KOdawg1]

Let's go ladies!!!

Thankful they've given me a sport to watch in late May/June. We needed this after the sports' year we've had.

[KOdawg1]

Leadoff single for Arizona

[KOdawg1]

I keep looking at the pitch count like it matters in softball lol.

3 straight Ks gets us out of the inning. To the bottom of the 1st we go

[KOdawg1]

Headed to B2.

Still 0-0

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Our CF is a cutie pie.

[ScoobaDawg]

got first hit and now bases loaded... 2 outs... Come on Paige

[KOdawg1]

We give one a ride that's caught at the CF wall with the bases loaded.

Still 0-0 going to the 4th.

[ScoobaDawg]

deep fly out cf... dangit.
0-0 to the 4th

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Warning track power

[mparkerfd20]

I've watched a ton of softball and baseball and have to say this ump behind the plate is one of the worst I've ever seen.

[KOdawg1]

Hit it off the scissor lift.

1-0 Dawgs

[Pancho]

I've watched a ton of softball and baseball and have to say this ump behind the plate is one of the worst I've ever seen.

He seem to have issues.

[KOdawg1]

Well crap

[ScoobaDawg]

tie game.

[KOdawg1]

What a play!

[ScoobaDawg]

WOW big double play there to get out of a jam. mid 6 tied 1-1

[ScoobaDawg]

BOOM! 73rd homerun of the season.. sets a record.

and a big lead 2-1

[ScoobaDawg]

2209 is the attendance... new record for MSU softball.

https://twitter.com/HailStateSB/status/1530251149126684673

[Cooterpoot]

That record will get broken tomorrow

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Best hitters for Arizona coming up with bases loaded. Contact pitcher vs power hitter

[mparkerfd20]

Gonna go like most of our losses this season and lose in the 7th?

[ScoobaDawg]

Now its bases loaded... and 3rd pitcher of inning. 1 out

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Game would be over if not for the walk and mistake by Davidson.

[ScoobaDawg]

tie game. sac fly to cf.

[KOdawg1]

Getting out of that with only 1 run allowed was pretty big. Just walk it off here

[Saltydog]

Let's go ladies!!!

Thankful they've given me a sport to watch in late May/June. We needed this after the sports' year we've had.

And it doesn't look like we're going to hold the lead........Bases juiced, one out.........Walk, catcher interference and infield hit........One thing is for sure, we need to upgrade our pitching....It's been our achilles for several years now.......

[KOdawg1]

Annnddd that's your ballgame

[CaptainObvious]

I am about ready to get a backhoe and dig up them damn Indian bones!!!! This is ridiculous!

[maroonmania]

Really surprised we didn't sacrifice there.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Just like baseball. Cant get a timely hit and walks and mistakes cost you the game.

[Bothrops]

Losing to a pitcher with 157 pitches under her belt is bad omen. Great season though.

[shoeless joe]

Somebody help me out…unless the rule for softball is different from baseball how can you get obstruction on a defender that is making a play of the ball? The batter bunts, the catcher bounces out in an effort to make a play on the ball and makes contact with the batter/runner. By definition, and based on what they put on the screen that is NOT obstruction. If anything the batter/runner should be out and the base runner remains at first. And the ump definitely called obstruction based on the signal he gave after the review.

[shoeless joe]

Unless there is something written in about the fact that the runner was in the box…I’m not currently aware of such a rule. For example if the hunt was up the first baseline and the first baseman came in to make a play and the runner makes contact they are then out for interference.

[CaptainObvious]

To be fair to the ladies, they only left 11 on base through 8 innings. The men left small villages on base in single innings multiple times. In fact, if you go over to Dudy Noble right now, you will see skeletal remains at each base.

[Cooterpoot]

We suck defensively minus a couple girls and only have three or four hitters really. We pissed that away big time. Interference, error, bad pitching change.

[Kingbarkus]

We checked a lot of MSU sports misery fan boxes today. The Indians had fun with us.

[Bothrops]

We're always gonna be down a couple of pitchers and hitters compared to our competition, it's just life at MSU sports.

[99jc]

Do you all want cheese with that whine.... geeze we have 2 win 2 games just like FSU....PLAY BALL

[maroonmania]

Somebody help me out?unless the rule for softball is different from baseball how can you get obstruction on a defender that is making a play of the ball? The batter bunts, the catcher bounces out in an effort to make a play on the ball and makes contact with the batter/runner. By definition, and based on what they put on the screen that is NOT obstruction. If anything the batter/runner should be out and the base runner remains at first. And the ump definitely called obstruction based on the signal he gave after the review.

So here is the quote from Coach Ricketts after the game: "?When they put that first replay on the board, it was pretty obvious that Mia had made contact with the runner. By rule, since Mia did not make a play it was obstruction,? Ricketts said. ?It?s unfortunate that there?s nothing in the rule book that she stood in the box for about three seconds but by the rule book that is correct. In all my years of coaching and playing I?ve never seen that happen.?

So it sounds like if Mia had been the one that had gotten to the ball and threw the runner out it would not have been interference but since she made contact with the runner and didn't make the play on the ball it was. I believe it was our pitcher that actually made the fielding play.

[Dawg2003]

We're always gonna be down a couple of pitchers and hitters compared to our competition, it's just life at MSU sports.

Sad but true. I get tired of being the underdogs and having to do more with less and "coach up" developmental players.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Im pretty optimistic on MSU Womens sports. It looks like we have good coaches in place, we just need to make sure we do everything possible, within means to support them. With the SEC money we get, and the limited number of womens sports we have we can really put some resources to them.

[Cooterpoot]

I'm going to give props to Cohen on this super regional prep. I think we did everything we could to get a lot of people at the games and they did a lot of work to make it all work. It's probably the best effort I've seen for something like this.