[ballcoach15]

LU gives one away. 7-5 final.

[thesportscritic]

Disappointing.

[Cider Jim]

LU gives one away. 7-5 final.

Were there LU errors involved, or just some timely clutch hitting by the Hokies?

[Chippy]

Hitting! They lead the nation in HRs.

[flamehunter]

A lot of the damage was done by the 3-4 bottom of their order

[ballcoach15]

2 outs, 2 strikes on a batter hitting below .190, you've got to "put her away". We failed at this twice late in the game.

[Cider Jim]

2 outs, 2 strikes on a batter hitting below .190

Sounds like the visiting batter was more focused and had a will to win (over a team with a very high RPI). She should be congratulated rather than insulted by this "gave it away" attitude.

[Chippy]

My 3 cents (inflation) Keeney's arm must be made out of rubber. Leads the nation in innings pitched and must be far ahead in pitches thrown given she goes 3-2 on most batters and they foul her off a lot. Lacks a put away pitch. Needs to develop a rise ball or change-up. Everything is in the same plane with the same speed. They definitely timed her up those last 2-3 innings. A lot of hits (10) and a lot of loud outs. Unfortunately, we don't have an Emily Kirby, a 1-2 punch like every other team seems to have, to come in once Keeney tires or bats get barreled up. I think she is averaging 125-130+ pitches each outing. I really feel for her. I sure hope Dot gets a pitcher here next year to help out. If we had that this year we would be in a better place record wise, for sure.

[Chippy]

My 3 cents (inflation) Keeney's arm must be made out of rubber. Leads the nation in innings pitched and must be far ahead in pitches thrown given she goes 3-2 on most batters and they foul her off a lot. Lacks a put away pitch. Needs to develop a rise ball or change-up. Everything is in the same plane with the same speed. Beginning of the year she was 64-67 and now it's 61-63. They definitely timed her up those last 2-3 innings. A lot of hits (10) and a lot of loud outs. Unfortunately, we don't have an Emily Kirby, a 1-2 punch like every other team seems to have, to come in once Keeney tires or bats get barreled up. I think she is averaging 125-130+ pitches each outing. I really feel for her. I sure hope Dot gets a pitcher here next year to help out. If we had that this year we would be in a better place record wise, for sure.

[Purple Haize]

LU gives one away. 7-5 final.

Were there LU errors involved, or just some timely clutch hitting by the Hokies?

Obviously the umpires

[ballcoach15]

The plate umpire was bad for BOTH teams. Seems as if he was guessing on every pitch thrown, as to whether it was a ball or strike. Except for 1 pitch, I thought he actually helped LU in late innings. The umpires did not cost us the game.

[Stevev]

The concerns around our pitching, or lack thereof, are very concerning. I am thinking that coach Richardson expected more out of Emily Estroff than what she has provided. Our only 2 reliable pitchers right now are Bachman and Keeney. Estroff has shown that she is anything but reliable and the freshman has been a "no show".