Some answers I believe. Emma is a very good pitcher but . . .
. . . . she does not have great movement. More than most #1's she depends on velocity and location, mostly above the waist. She seems to have gotten better down but it's not a true drop but a fairly straight down fastball. This is not something that's going change much this far into her career. Her only true deception is to change speeds, however, she's never committed to that. You rarely, if ever, see a batter completely fooled. Hence, good hitters are able to stay alive against her by fouling off what they don't like. 'Bama's hitters are mostly 4-star level kids. Eventually they will time-up someone whose velocity does not vary much. Then, if there's not much break, bad things happen for that pitcher.
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Question for you softball coaches out there.
-- 133276Hokie
Feb 27, 2025 at 09:45 AM ET
133276Hokie
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02/27/25 09:45 AM ET
Good hitters are able to narrow down what they are looking for effectively
-- NC_Hokies
Feb 27, 2025 at 08:10 PM ET
NC_Hokies
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02/27/25 08:10 PM ET
Some answers I believe. Emma is a very good pitcher but . . .
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-- MidloHokie
Feb 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM ET
MidloHokie
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02/27/25 11:29 AM ET
I'm no softball coach or expert, but...
-- HokieGAK
Feb 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET
HokieGAK
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02/27/25 10:57 AM ET
Patrick Murphy is one of the best at adjusting to pitchers
-- VTChip
Feb 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM ET
VTChip
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02/27/25 11:06 AM ET
Did he say what he saw and the adjustments **
-- VAHokie89
Feb 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM ET
VAHokie89
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02/27/25 12:13 PM ET
Well, Chip, it's really not about Murphy adjusting. It's about having . . .
-- MidloHokie
Feb 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM ET
MidloHokie
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02/27/25 11:31 AM ET