Bear Down Wildcats

Damnit. Just as I got my stream working.


For anyone who doesn't have PAC-12 Network and is looking to stream, I found a new way.

Use a VPN, and connect to a server in another country.


Then go to the PAC-12 International channel on YouTube.


https://www.youtube.com/pac12networksintl" target="_blank

Thanks Eebs! That is genius

Bases loaded, Harper at bat, top 7th, no outs

AZ 3; ucla 5

Ladies lose 5-4. Left the bases loaded

That's too bad, they had several opportunities.

Harper flied out to left (count 3-2); 1 out

Martinez K; 2 outs

Mulipola HBP (AZ 4; ucla 5)

Pierce ground out (count 3-2) 3 outs

FINAL - AZ 4; ucla 5

Ucla worked their pitching staff like that was a playoff game, and it got them the W.

Still we put in a good fight and we can take the series today. Here's hoping

Bowen hits a homer to put the Cats up 1-0 and then Malia hits a 2-run homer. Cats up 3-0 in the top of the third

3-1 final, Cats take the series

Cats win and take the series. Snyder pitched extremely well and got the win.

Of course we somehow win this series. Prayers that Palomino is fine for next week.

That should solidify a top 8 seed.

Amazing to think that just maybe they go caught looking ahead to UCLA thus the sweep at home by UDub. Great series win. 6seed maybe?

84Cat wrote:

Awesome win today to take the series from UCLA.

Going into the post season strong!

azgreg wrote:

Sucks that it's at the same time as Game of Thrones.
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Yeah let's go!

All 13 teams from the SEC got in.

Interactive bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1" target="_blank

I like that the Cats game starts at 8:30PM. That means it's 11:30PM back east. Not a lot of time for Harvard to get adjusted to the time zone change, especially if they arrive on Thursday.

Will need a light jacket for the evening games. Weather will be unseasonably cool this weekend.

If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

Well Deserved
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Irish27 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

I'm aware, but I think it'd be silly to throw Taylor vs an Ivy league school.

Irish27 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:If I'm Candrea I start Gina Snyder vs Harvard with Hanah Bowen on standby, Taylor vs AU/CSU, Denham game 1 of the finals and Taylor if needed for game 2.

Candrea never does that. He pitches his #1 starter in game one of the regionals.

True, but the game is changing, and the days of the #1 powering through the regional are nearly over.

Candrea has shown a lot more flexibility here, going deep to the bench in a huge series with UCLA. Of course, his most well-known pitching sub, sadly, may be pulling Danielle for Tay when Danielle had pulled it together and we were 3 outs from OKC.

But so many teams regularly throw 2 and even 3 pitchers. I understand you have to win the first one, but seeding is also there for a reason, and you earned your way to #1. If the choice is Tay in that game or Tay in game 2 or 3, I think you have to shift with the winds of the game.

I hope he sees it that way. But you can also pull a pitcher and re-insert, so maybe Tay or Alyssa and pull if we jump up early.

I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.

prh wrote:I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.

I think you answered your own question.

You always start your ace in the first game because 1-0 is 1000x better in double elimination than 0-1. If you go 0-1 then you are playing elimination games the rest of the way so no margin for error.

EastCoastCat wrote:

prh wrote:I'm strongly of the notion that if you can't beat Harvard with your #2 pitcher, you're going to have a lot of problems anyways. Including, potentially, that I'd rather have my #1 in an elimination game 2 than my #2 going.

Sadly, my HS baseball career ended by setting up our pitching 2-1-2-1 for 4 playoff games and having it not work out. But I still think that's the better way to do it.

I think you answered your own question.

You always start your ace in the first game because 1-0 is 1000x better in double elimination than 0-1. If you go 0-1 then you are playing elimination games the rest of the way so no margin for error.

Maybe I'm confused but I wasn't really wondering about it. I say start #2. Even more in this double elimination setup because really, starting 2-0 is all that matters. In terms of pitching and games, there's no practical difference between losing game 1 or losing game 2. It's all mental and how losing game 1 is hyped up as major thing.

However, there is an argument that you'd rather throw your #1 in game 3 on a full day's rest.

Save her for the Supers

If she can swing a bat then play her at DP and keep Bowen at 2B.

Gameday. Let's F'ing GO WILDCATS!

Just 36 more hours to first pitch.

Saw we are down 1-0 in the second. Kind of surprising

Tied at 1

1-1 going into bottom 5.

Who is first base coach?

Cats lead 2-1


EDIT: Make it 3-1

Postmaster wrote:Who is first base coach?

Last year I think it was Caitlin Lowe, not sure if she's still there.

EDIT: Yeah, that's not Caitlin

Lowe and mowat are listed as coaches and Iveson is recruiting coordinator

But first base coach isn’t listed

Ladies up 5-1 going to the last inning.

Ball game. Cats win 5-1