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MidloHokie
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Don't think that's true. I've often said 'she's a very good pitcher'.

She'll be rightly remembered as one of the best five to play at VT through the first 30 years of the program. I think she had the pure arm-talent to be truly elite. It was frustrating to see that talent not fully developed. Yes, there was the revolving door pitching coach situation at VT but she also must have had a private coach. She did, at times, seem to be on verge of adopting a more 'down in zone' approach that would limit the extra base hits but never seem to fully commit to it. The failure to ever change speeds consistently is just baffling.
Posted: 06/14/2025 at 03:51 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTChip)

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Packed house in Chattanooga, Emma Lemley in the circle
hokiehigh2000 06/14/25 12:05 PM ET
Emma being pulled after one inning
hokiehigh2000 06/14/25 12:37 PM ET
Without some reliable change of speed it's going to be tough to . . .
MidloHokie 06/14/25 12:48 PM ET
Offspeed pitching, 6 area zone pitching, and two to three change of speeds
PokieHokie 06/14/25 05:26 PM ET
Was Lemley calling her own pitches?**
dallasvt 06/15/25 02:29 PM ET
Probably not with a sophomore catcher! I would say coach Johnson was!**
PokieHokie 06/16/25 01:17 PM ET
Except she pitched 5 inning in her last outing and gave up 1
hokiepro 06/14/25 01:11 PM ET
100% on that Hokiepro!**
PokieHokie 06/14/25 03:32 PM ET
Midlo will never give Emma credit for pitching well.
VTChip 06/14/25 03:26 PM ET
Were her non-strikes subject to ump bias or was she just off-base[sic]?**
TomTurkey 06/14/25 06:02 PM ET
Don't think that's true. I've often said 'she's a very good pitcher'.
MidloHokie 06/14/25 03:51 PM ET
Midlo 'Highlights' pitcher's shortcomings.........
Techdady 06/14/25 05:10 PM ET
I wonder how much of it was the coaching staff's shortcomings as opposed
dallasvt 06/14/25 05:26 PM ET
No need to wonder.......It's always both. **
Techdady 06/14/25 05:40 PM ET
Well, we get some more data on that question based on . . .
MidloHokie 06/14/25 07:38 PM ET
Mazz already has a nasty change. Her issue is consistent command **
hokiepro 06/15/25 08:59 AM ET
Like I said.**
MidloHokie 06/15/25 09:37 AM ET