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VAHokie89
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It was not just trouble with the strike zone. Many of Kleiman's pitches1

were not close. Mazzarone's pitchers often tailed outside
Posted: 04/22/2025 at 04:44 PM ET
(In response to this post by nflhokie)

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All the discussions on RPI and hosting won’t make a bit of difference
TheAmishHokie 04/21/25 09:57 AM ET
We were averaging 3 walks per game prior to Pittsburgh
VTChip 04/21/25 02:45 PM ET
The other issue were a number of wild pitches/passed balls
VAHokie89 04/22/25 04:46 PM ET
And it was not because of the ump
VAHokie89 04/22/25 04:43 PM ET
Walks
nflhokie 04/21/25 09:06 PM ET
It was not just trouble with the strike zone. Many of Kleiman's pitches1
VAHokie89 04/22/25 04:44 PM ET
There's no "mound" in softball. It's a flat circle but something could
laphroaig 04/22/25 04:47 AM ET
Yep. Walk rate tripled in Pittsburgh for some reason **
hokiepro 04/21/25 07:27 PM ET
Most puzzling was Mazz having a comfortable lead and still not being able
nkhooch 04/21/25 06:00 PM ET
Every pitcher but Grizzard had issues with control
hokiepro 04/21/25 07:25 PM ET
Right, Cassie did what they told her. Throw strikes. And they couldn't
nkhooch 04/21/25 09:18 PM ET
It would be interesting to know what pitches were called vs. thrown
VAHokie89 04/22/25 04:45 PM ET
It's funny you said that, I was thinking the whole time that their was
PokieHokie 04/22/25 04:25 PM ET
Lemley has had zero issues throwing strikes this year. I'm telling you its
Hokie_Forester 04/21/25 12:55 PM ET
It is not the Pittsburgh curse. Those 2 losses were the FIRST losses to Pit
VAHokie89 04/21/25 01:46 PM ET
This isn't just a softball thing. VT Sports across the board have struggled
Hokie_Forester 04/21/25 01:57 PM ET
Don't apply it to Softball, WBB, MBB. Baseball, women's soccer, etc
VAHokie89 04/21/25 02:47 PM ET
She was way off Thursday and Friday with her command, no doubt
hokiepro 04/21/25 01:19 PM ET
Walks were a bit of an issue but they became way worse this week
hokiepro 04/21/25 12:09 PM ET
GIANT pitch clock right behind batters**
HokieAllMyLife 04/21/25 12:16 PM ET
That clock is big enough to be seen from Morgantown WV.**
laphroaig 04/21/25 01:25 PM ET
Yes, 'twas.**
HokieAllMyLife 04/21/25 01:26 PM ET
I was telling my son yesterday that it must be a VT thing. Baseball is
VTBAMA 04/21/25 10:20 AM ET