Because you’re reasonably certain you can save your ace for next game vs
Alabama ( probably) or winners bracket team whom you will have to probably beat twice. Good chance to beat Belmont with one of your other pitchers or committee.
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Why are people asking why Pete started Lemley?
-- VAHokie89
May 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM ET
VAHokie89
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05/16/25 10:13 PM ET
Because you’re reasonably certain you can save your ace for next game vs
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-- DonHo-kieHi
May 17, 2025 at 01:37 AM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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05/17/25 01:37 AM ET
Hard to do that in a #2-#3 matchup because teams are pretty evenly matched**
-- 133976Hokie
May 17, 2025 at 07:42 AM ET
133976Hokie
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05/17/25 07:42 AM ET
Wrong. Good chance we needed to win a 1-0 or 2-1 type game
-- hokiepro
May 17, 2025 at 06:52 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/17/25 06:52 AM ET
If walks are spread out instead of bunched together, they are no more
-- laphroaig
May 17, 2025 at 09:15 AM ET
laphroaig
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05/17/25 09:15 AM ET
is Emma our out right ace?
-- VermontDDS
May 17, 2025 at 05:00 AM ET
VermontDDS
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05/17/25 05:00 AM ET
Because #messageboardgeniuses**
-- King of Hokies
May 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM ET
King of Hokies
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05/17/25 12:14 AM ET
I am more so referring to media and analysts, but yes**
-- VAHokie89
May 17, 2025 at 08:43 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/17/25 08:43 AM ET
Not that I agree but the thinking was to try and beat Belmont with
-- IV_Hokie12
May 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM ET
IV_Hokie12
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05/16/25 10:46 PM ET
She is still going to be fresh tomorrow
-- VAHokie89
May 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM ET
VAHokie89
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05/16/25 11:45 PM ET
Workload doesn't matter, it's how much she's pitched against the same team.
-- vatechcowpatty
May 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM ET
vatechcowpatty
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05/16/25 11:21 PM ET
Except they saw her earlier in the year. I was hoping Tech would get a host
-- dallasvt
May 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM ET
dallasvt
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05/16/25 11:50 PM ET
I understand that point of view but it is so important to win the first
-- WestEndHokie39
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM ET
WestEndHokie39
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05/16/25 11:01 PM ET
Pete could start Mazz against Bama
-- Hokieman1987
May 17, 2025 at 06:32 AM ET
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05/17/25 06:32 AM ET