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Maz's ball often has lateral "run" in to a righty.

That same movement takes a catcher from their normal backhand setup to a forehand setup the farther it runs laterally. The catchers are trying to frame the pitch and therefore not rotate the glove. For a lefty pitcher like Max with so much velocity and spin and right handed catcher like Zoe, that lateral run, combined with desire to frame can cause those issues. If Maz was a right pitcher that same movement would likely not be as much of an issue IMO because the catcher would simply reach farther to their backhand side to make the catch.
Posted: 05/15/2026 at 01:15 PM ET
(In response to this post by PokieHokie)

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Nice Regional preview from Mark Berman
VTChip 05/14/26 03:54 PM ET
It seems most of the games we lost we got behind early and struggled
Maroon Unit 05/14/26 10:53 PM ET
Idk that they will have to be perfect, FSU is a better team than every team
Hokie_Forester 05/14/26 06:33 PM ET
FSU and Duke are both seeded higher. As we know, the selection committee
vatechcowpatty 05/14/26 09:12 PM ET
Duke also beat LSU but here I am “cherry-picking”’again
hokiepro 05/15/26 05:14 AM ET
Yeah FSU hits .350; LSU .284 as a team
hokiepro 05/14/26 09:08 PM ET
Boo boos can be minimized if spread out and isolated
TomTurkey 05/14/26 07:42 PM ET
The only way to score a run on a solo hit is a solo dinger. Most times it
laphroaig 05/15/26 04:27 AM ET
And dingers are indefensible **
TomTurkey 05/15/26 08:33 AM ET
When asked about catching our pitchers, Zoe said they're difficult to hit.
TomTurkey 05/14/26 05:36 PM ET
Well you have to expect that with the pitchers we have that can move the
PokieHokie 05/14/26 07:07 PM ET
Maz's ball often has lateral "run" in to a righty.
jokeenan 05/15/26 01:15 PM ET
Great movement does not necessarily equate unpredicability. The best . . .
MidloHokie 05/15/26 07:04 AM ET
Analysts keep speaking of the need to block with her body
TomTurkey 05/14/26 07:36 PM ET
It mystifies me that it hasn’t happened yet.
HolidayInnHokie 05/14/26 09:38 PM ET
I doubt this will likely change. It's pretty clear Zoe has not been . . .
MidloHokie 05/15/26 07:20 AM ET
She's right and she has to be a warrior behind the plate.**
IB4TECH 05/14/26 05:47 PM ET