Right. As I stated, "great pitchers are most often recruited rather . .
. . . than developed". The problem is you never know who's going to be 'great' until they are. HS and even TB performance is only a rough indicator of D1 performance. Said another way pitching 'greatness' is likely pretty much a fixed quality by the time a player is 16 or 17 years old. However, revealing that 'greatness' can only occur in the D1 crucible. Given that belief, the best investment of every NIL dollar a program has is to buy a pitcher with proven D1 success from the portal.
** Edited by MidloHokie at 3/14/2026, 11:47:26 AM
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Mazz control issues by the numbers
-- MidloHokie
Mar 14, 2026 at 09:07 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/14/26 09:07 AM ET
Listened to softball podcast discussing the tiny strike zones in general
-- hokiepro
Mar 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM ET
hokiepro
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03/14/26 12:36 PM ET
Well, if Mazz is getting squeezed (maybe?) she invites it because . . .
-- MidloHokie
Mar 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM ET
MidloHokie
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03/14/26 12:56 PM ET
She does miss big because she overthrows sometimes
-- hokiepro
Mar 14, 2026 at 01:23 PM ET
hokiepro
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03/14/26 01:23 PM ET
The good news is that clown won’t be behind the plate again today
-- HolidayInnHokie
Mar 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM ET
HolidayInnHokie
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03/14/26 12:54 PM ET
Clowns to the left of me jokers to the right stuck in the middle with you.**
-- william floyd
Mar 14, 2026 at 01:08 PM ET
william floyd
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03/14/26 01:08 PM ET
And there are two real issues that come with control problems. Your defense
-- VT One
Mar 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM ET
VT One
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03/14/26 10:48 AM ET
Few pitchers make lots of improvements after high school.
-- william floyd
Mar 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM ET
william floyd
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03/14/26 10:01 AM ET
Right. As I stated, "great pitchers are most often recruited rather . .
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-- MidloHokie
Mar 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/14/26 11:37 AM ET
That is a very good post. Would be
-- VTSweaterMan
Mar 14, 2026 at 09:48 AM ET
VTSweaterMan
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03/14/26 09:48 AM ET
Yes, her "control" issues actually make her hard to hit. The batters are
-- vatechcowpatty
Mar 14, 2026 at 10:40 AM ET
vatechcowpatty
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03/14/26 10:40 AM ET
Well, not quite. Bree has started a couple of games with mixed success.
-- MidloHokie
Mar 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/14/26 11:26 AM ET