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MidloHokie
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FSU leads the conference in fewest BB surrendered by a wide margin . . .

. . . I like the numbers put up by TX Kavan. She's average 1.2 K's/inning and 2.5 BB/game. Yes her ERA is about 3.00 but TX SOS is around 14 and you can bet she's faces the toughest opponents. VT has two good pitchers but I characterize both as somewhat 'fragile'. Not physically, but performance-wise. Mazz often pitches on the edge having one of the highest pitches thrown per batters faced in NCAA softball. This results in high pitch counts and lots of pressure on the defense. Bree is a 'smoke and mirrors' pitcher. She's very effective but depends on the lack of discipline from opposing hitters. That said, there's no arguing with the statement that "VT has two good pitchers".
Posted: 04/21/2026 at 05:47 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTChip)

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I think sometimes we forget how young this team is...
gdot 04/21/26 12:00 PM ET
See Chip’s post on strike outs. Would you be willing to give up the
vatechcowpatty 04/21/26 04:31 PM ET
I understand what your are saying, but how many times have those walks
PokieHokie 04/22/26 01:26 PM ET
What i would want is less wildness. Many of the walks are not borderline
VAHokie89 04/21/26 05:25 PM ET
Per my post above, VT gives up the fewest HRs in the conference**
VTChip 04/21/26 04:40 PM ET
More evidence we have a good pitching strategy.**
vatechcowpatty 04/21/26 04:42 PM ET
Yes and no. Giving up HRs isn't the best evidence
VAHokie89 04/21/26 05:26 PM ET
Here's an interesting stat on walks
VTChip 04/21/26 02:33 PM ET
Chip, how do we stand in walks allowed compared to the the nation's top 20?**
gdot 04/21/26 08:15 PM ET
Duke is a surprise on that list.**
Hockeydad 04/21/26 07:31 PM ET
I'd be curious about strike outs **
TomTurkey 04/21/26 03:30 PM ET
VT is actually leading the conference by a decent margin
VTChip 04/21/26 03:57 PM ET
FSU leads the conference in fewest BB surrendered by a wide margin . . .
MidloHokie 04/21/26 05:47 PM ET
We must be giving up more than our fair share of RBI's usually with
IB4TECH 04/21/26 04:40 PM ET
Thanks. Batter stat?
TomTurkey 04/21/26 04:15 PM ET
Pitcher stats.
RJHokie 04/21/26 04:28 PM ET
Actually, VT is second in the conference in fewest strikeouts
VTChip 04/21/26 04:42 PM ET
Yeah, only FSU is ahead of us. **
RJHokie 04/21/26 04:51 PM ET
Thanks. I was looking for both per the OP. **
TomTurkey 04/21/26 04:30 PM ET
For the most part college pitchers are 80% or more of what they . .
MidloHokie 04/21/26 01:45 PM ET
Even more amazing considrring what Lemley went through and accomplished **
TomTurkey 04/21/26 04:32 PM ET
Lemley was pretty good as freshman but was limited by her illegal . . .
MidloHokie 04/21/26 05:28 PM ET