IMHO, it's primarily related to the quality of pitchers ....

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lately VT has not scored many runs against quality pitching (UVa, FSU, and now LSU). At this point, not going to advance without a change.

Posted: 05/16/2026 at 04:16 PM ET

(In response to this post by HokieAvalanche)

I just remain mystified how our hitting just seems to vanish off and on. -- HokieAvalanche May 16, 2026 at 04:14 PM ET

HokieAvalanche • 05/16/26 04:14 PM ET

IMO, combination of several factors. Seeing better pitching, I agree. But -- Joe Hokie May 16, 2026 at 06:15 PM ET

Joe Hokie • 05/16/26 06:15 PM ET

IMHO, it's primarily related to the quality of pitchers .... ◄ -- hokietony May 16, 2026 at 04:16 PM ET

hokietony • 05/16/26 04:16 PM ET

Yes, but then other teams have raked against the quality i -- VAHokie89 May 16, 2026 at 05:43 PM ET

VAHokie89 • 05/16/26 05:43 PM ET

I would argue it’s not only the quality of the pitcher but also the pitcher -- WestEndHokie39 May 16, 2026 at 04:59 PM ET

WestEndHokie39 • 05/16/26 04:59 PM ET

Agree, when you get to top 15 team pitchers, so far they have shown -- VTCALS72 May 16, 2026 at 04:34 PM ET

VTCALS72 • 05/16/26 04:34 PM ET

I had the same thought. We're up against much stronger pitchers. ** -- atticus555 May 16, 2026 at 04:26 PM ET

atticus555 • 05/16/26 04:26 PM ET

Yep. The ACC likely has no truly elite pitching. See Jazzy . . . -- MidloHokie May 16, 2026 at 05:24 PM ET

MidloHokie • 05/16/26 05:24 PM ET

Absolutely that. Look at location -- Vippie1 May 16, 2026 at 04:22 PM ET

Vippie1 • 05/16/26 04:22 PM ET