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techer1983
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Possibly but shouldn’t an elite pitcher - and she definitely is elite -

know how to walk someone intentionally? One would think that she and the catcher have seen others intentionally walk a player and seen that the glove is to the side. Regardless, after the 1st pitch, the coach and/or the pitching coach should have gone out to the mound and explained to the catcher that she needs to put her glove out the side for the pitches. It is, afterall,, their job to make sure the players are prepared. They paid Canady $1 million in NIL and didn’t work on all aspects of the game? Intentionally walking a player is something that most, if not all, pitchers do at some point in their career and even if it for some reason never come to fruition, coaches should have worked with pitcher/catcher on it. ** Edited by techer1983 at 6/6/2025, 9:00:53 AM
Posted: 06/05/2025 at 08:17 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTChip)

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TT coach outsmarted himself **
HokieHusband 06/04/25 10:03 PM ET
Those "intentional walk" pitches were so hittable
VAHokie89 06/04/25 10:39 PM ET
Well, the coach is a guy and the intentional walk was the correct call.
MidloHokie 06/04/25 10:44 PM ET
They said Canady hadn’t intentionally walked anyone all year
VTChip 06/05/25 12:13 AM ET
Possibly but shouldn’t an elite pitcher - and she definitely is elite -
techer1983 06/05/25 08:17 PM ET
Just like baseball, you should be able to tell the umpire of intentional
carhokies 06/05/25 08:01 AM ET
Tell me this, why does MLB and NCAA college baseball allow the auto
PokieHokie 06/05/25 04:47 AM ET
i don’t try to compare baseball to softball
Hokie4Life_89 06/05/25 09:24 AM ET
That's because the rules allow the runners to take a lead, plus they have
PokieHokie 06/05/25 04:49 PM ET
Didn’t mean to offend
Hokie4Life_89 06/05/25 11:49 PM ET
Canady took total ownership after the game…
VTChip 06/05/25 12:19 AM ET
Yep, and the TT pitching coach should have made sure she knew how. Of . .
MidloHokie 06/05/25 05:43 AM ET
The catcher has to set up in their box.
Hokie4Life_89 06/04/25 11:27 PM ET
With a pitch clock, why throw any “intentional balls” ?
HokiefromBedford 06/04/25 10:25 PM ET
There is actually a rule against it
Hokie4Life_89 06/04/25 11:18 PM ET
I saw Duke do it earlier this year. No violations except for the balls.
dallasvt 06/04/25 11:55 PM ET
Found in the exception to the EFFECT of rule 10.18
Hokie4Life_89 06/05/25 08:57 AM ET
It was a great idea tho**
SWVAhokiegirl 06/04/25 11:46 PM ET
High school lets you intentional walk without throwing
SWVAhokiegirl 06/04/25 10:43 PM ET
This is why the HS rule is BS
Hokie4Life_89 06/04/25 11:21 PM ET
I hate all intentional walks.....my daughter is a
SWVAhokiegirl 06/04/25 11:46 PM ET
Especially horrific in HS
Hokie4Life_89 06/05/25 11:19 AM ET
Not really. Not pitching to her was correct call. Terrible execution . . .
MidloHokie 06/04/25 10:05 PM ET
Not really, bad execution.**
hokietony 06/04/25 10:04 PM ET
Why not let the best pitcher in country get the out?**
HokieHusband 06/04/25 10:06 PM ET
Why not let her get a lesser Texas hitter?**
hokietony 06/04/25 10:07 PM ET
Exactly. We've seen the 'let's pitch to the opponents best hitter' . . .
MidloHokie 06/04/25 10:17 PM ET
So let the star pitcher do what she does best....
HokieHusband 06/04/25 10:19 PM ET
See the TT vs OU game on Sunday, top of seven or UCLA's. . .
MidloHokie 06/04/25 10:41 PM ET