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.
Thread Replies (16)
Nice Regional preview from Mark Berman
-- VTChip
May 14, 2026 at 03:54 PM ET
VTChip
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05/14/26 03:54 PM ET
It seems most of the games we lost we got behind early and struggled
-- Maroon Unit
May 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM ET
Maroon Unit
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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
May 14, 2026 at 06:33 PM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/14/26 06:33 PM ET
FSU and Duke are both seeded higher. As we know, the selection committee
-- vatechcowpatty
May 14, 2026 at 09:12 PM ET
vatechcowpatty
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05/14/26 09:12 PM ET
Duke also beat LSU but here I am “cherry-picking”’again
-- hokiepro
May 15, 2026 at 05:14 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/15/26 05:14 AM ET
Yeah FSU hits .350; LSU .284 as a team
-- hokiepro
May 14, 2026 at 09:08 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/14/26 09:08 PM ET
Boo boos can be minimized if spread out and isolated
-- TomTurkey
May 14, 2026 at 07:42 PM ET
TomTurkey
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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
May 15, 2026 at 04:27 AM ET
laphroaig
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05/15/26 04:27 AM ET
And dingers are indefensible **
-- TomTurkey
May 15, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
TomTurkey
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05/15/26 08:33 AM ET
When asked about catching our pitchers, Zoe said they're difficult to hit.
-- TomTurkey
May 14, 2026 at 05:36 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/14/26 05:36 PM ET
Well you have to expect that with the pitchers we have that can move the
-- PokieHokie
May 14, 2026 at 07:07 PM ET
PokieHokie
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05/14/26 07:07 PM ET
Maz's ball often has lateral "run" in to a righty.
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-- jokeenan
May 15, 2026 at 01:15 PM ET
jokeenan
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05/15/26 01:15 PM ET
Great movement does not necessarily equate unpredicability. The best . . .
-- MidloHokie
May 15, 2026 at 07:04 AM ET
MidloHokie
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05/15/26 07:04 AM ET
Analysts keep speaking of the need to block with her body
-- TomTurkey
May 14, 2026 at 07:36 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/14/26 07:36 PM ET
It mystifies me that it hasn’t happened yet.
-- HolidayInnHokie
May 14, 2026 at 09:38 PM ET
HolidayInnHokie
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05/14/26 09:38 PM ET
I doubt this will likely change. It's pretty clear Zoe has not been . . .
-- MidloHokie
May 15, 2026 at 07:20 AM ET
MidloHokie
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05/15/26 07:20 AM ET
She's right and she has to be a warrior behind the plate.**
-- IB4TECH
May 14, 2026 at 05:47 PM ET
IB4TECH
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05/14/26 05:47 PM ET