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WVHokie84
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WVHokie84

The King and his Court did an appearance in Blacksburg back in the 80s when

I attended VT. Went to see them. Pretty cool. Still have my game program somewhere in my mom's attic.
Posted: 04/09/2023 at 01:43 PM ET
(In response to this post by sacramento hokie)

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Interesting that the three best pitchers in the UVA series were . . .
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 07:23 AM ET
BIg i n loudoun county, a suburban area... though to be fair, the western
VAHokie89 • 04/10/23 08:23 PM ET
Top female suburban athletes tend to do soccer, lacrosse & track in spring
UpperQuad • 04/09/23 11:32 AM ET
Yep, women's LaX is clearly more frufru. After all, it's played . . .
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 11:48 AM ET
FruFru is hardly the word I would use to describe women’s lacrosse.
WhoDatVT • 04/09/23 06:05 PM ET
Helmets
Techdady • 04/10/23 09:25 AM ET
It's actually been a big debate.
EvDogHokie • 04/10/23 04:22 PM ET
Most lacrosse players I've have known...
Old Line Hokie • 04/09/23 01:01 PM ET
And UVA’s best position player/hitter is a Fr from Bassett**
hokiepro • 04/09/23 10:25 AM ET
The Bingham girl from Rustburg is going to be a star
sacramento hokie • 04/09/23 08:34 AM ET
As a Red Devil alum, it killed me seeing her go to uva-c***
A3genhokie • 04/09/23 01:30 PM ET
Me too even as a Gretna guy***
sacramento hokie • 04/09/23 07:17 PM ET
For one thing, the ball is coming at you from a different direction...
EDGEMAN • 04/09/23 09:38 AM ET
I played against a guy 6’6 who fast pitched
sacramento hokie • 04/09/23 07:20 PM ET
Yep, I went to a batting cage once that had fast pitch softball. It was a
UEMcGill • 04/09/23 12:58 PM ET
I played baseball as well and I coach fastpitch. Speed/distance equivalents
NC_Hokies • 04/09/23 08:52 AM ET
And 70 mph from 43’ from a 6’ tall + pitcher is another level. Actually a
VT One • 04/09/23 01:21 PM ET
Yes, ball is probably released around 36' from home plate after stride**
NC_Hokies • 04/09/23 07:40 PM ET
I played fast pitch softball and pitched. Much harder to hit.
B(ig) H(okie) • 04/09/23 09:08 AM ET
Link...**
No_Limit_Hokie • 04/09/23 06:26 PM ET
Yeah my neck of the woods. I remember all that well and Sea Biacuit **
SCHokie1103 • 04/09/23 05:38 PM ET
I remember Eddie Feignor(sp) and the King and His Court… he was a legend **
sacramento hokie • 04/09/23 09:52 AM ET
The King and his Court did an appearance in Blacksburg back in the 80s when ◄
WVHokie84 • 04/09/23 01:43 PM ET
How about Ty Stoffelt? 104 mph.**
Blobster • 04/09/23 12:51 PM ET
Eddie Feigner and.....
2hhoop3 • 04/09/23 01:54 PM ET
The King and His Court were the Globetrotters of fastpitch softball.
NC_Hokies • 04/09/23 09:18 AM ET
Legit ?
Techdady • 04/09/23 11:36 AM ET
Maybe so, but he was still a talented guy back in the day when fastpitch
NC_Hokies • 04/09/23 12:10 PM ET
Eddie
Techdady • 04/09/23 01:37 PM ET
Players who played against him, said the ball was hollowed out.**
william floyd • 04/09/23 10:14 AM ET
Wouldn’t that make it harder to throw that hard
hokiepro • 04/09/23 10:27 AM ET
Someone who played against him, told me that the ball was hollow. **
william floyd • 04/09/23 08:42 PM ET
The King and His Court were featured in Sports Illustrated, IIRC.**
Will StewartAdmin • 04/09/23 09:18 AM ET
Here is Eddie, striking out MLB All Stars...
No_Limit_Hokie • 04/09/23 06:42 PM ET
They were. I thought Eddie Feigner was actually on the front cover.**
Nortazhokie • 04/09/23 10:30 AM ET
Actually saw the act in the 1990's. By then Eddie was almost . . .
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 09:50 AM ET
My daughter took great pleasure in making her high school and collegiate .
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 08:52 AM ET
Softball is a big deal in a lot of rural areas. This is something VT should
Hokie_Forester • 04/09/23 08:22 AM ET
Our climate really hinders us in Spring sports recruiting.**
Femoyer Hokie • 04/09/23 09:31 AM ET
Could be worse
VTCC 65 • 04/09/23 11:18 AM ET
Yes but we are probably the most northern school that offers
Hokie_Forester • 04/09/23 10:47 AM ET
No question we're a cold weather destination compared to . . .
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 09:56 AM ET
We’re not colder than Oregon, Washington, NW
hokiepro • 04/09/23 10:32 AM ET
Hence the word 'most'.**
MidloHokie • 04/09/23 10:34 AM ET
I’d say we have **
hokiepro • 04/09/23 09:09 AM ET
It's definitely a rural sport. Not saying there aren't urban players **
HokieR • 04/09/23 08:19 AM ET
Very true. JMU’s next AA pitcher just might be from rural single A, too. **
VT One • 04/09/23 08:16 AM ET