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A positive perspective on this situation would likely be the following. Our

staff probably thought that with an eight run lead, and only five outs to get, they could put some struggling or unproven arms in there to close it out. That would theoretically save more good arms for the (likely) rubber match on Sunday. By using Swift we now likely won’t have him for the deciding game. To say ZERO arms is a bit hyperbolic, imo, but we obviously don’t have enough good, consistent, reliable arms for all roles. Lazaro has been coming on and he was a lefty on lefty situational match up attempt. Grim is our highly touted freshman who was a surprise weekend starter who was recently injured and is working back into form. None of these guys are zeros but they were not good yesterday.
Posted: 03/29/2026 at 12:50 PM ET
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This is absolutely inexcusably ABSURD. How can you be a D1 team and have
hokiepro 03/28/26 05:47 PM ET
A positive perspective on this situation would likely be the following. Our
VT One 03/29/26 12:50 PM ET
If you can’t throw a strike with an 8 run lead…
hokiepro 03/29/26 02:26 PM ET
I will agree that a P by your name on the roster doesn’t make you a pitcher**
VT One 03/29/26 05:31 PM ET
Looking at this board I thought we lost. Then I checked the score.
7Hokie1 03/28/26 10:00 PM ET
If you had followed the game Friday night and our bullpen this year you
U2Hokie 03/29/26 07:52 AM ET
What if we’d had Swift to use late in game 3?? It matters **
hokiepro 03/29/26 09:13 PM ET
Sure - but lets put the dang bunt down in fair territory and WIN in the 9th**
U2Hokie 03/30/26 08:04 AM ET
I could understand if it was a tight game
HokiesACC2004 03/29/26 02:52 AM ET
Can you give it rest sometime?**
HokiesACC2004 03/28/26 07:11 PM ET
Swift said to calm down**
La Gargola 03/28/26 05:54 PM ET
I needed to calm down…was I being too loud? 🎶 😂 **
hokiepro 03/28/26 05:58 PM ET
Yeah. I knew when he came in we’d be ok but the problem is he shouldn’t
hokiepro 03/28/26 05:57 PM ET
He'll be fine for midweek**
La Gargola 03/28/26 06:01 PM ET
Sweet. We'll takate it!**
hokieshade 03/28/26 05:55 PM ET