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.
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Packed house in Chattanooga, Emma Lemley in the circle
-- hokiehigh2000
Jun 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM ET
hokiehigh2000
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06/14/25 12:05 PM ET
Emma being pulled after one inning
-- hokiehigh2000
Jun 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM ET
hokiehigh2000
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06/14/25 12:37 PM ET
Without some reliable change of speed it's going to be tough to . . .
-- MidloHokie
Jun 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM ET
MidloHokie
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06/14/25 12:48 PM ET
Offspeed pitching, 6 area zone pitching, and two to three change of speeds
-- PokieHokie
Jun 14, 2025 at 05:26 PM ET
PokieHokie
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06/14/25 05:26 PM ET
Was Lemley calling her own pitches?**
-- dallasvt
Jun 15, 2025 at 02:29 PM ET
dallasvt
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06/15/25 02:29 PM ET
Probably not with a sophomore catcher! I would say coach Johnson was!**
-- PokieHokie
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:17 PM ET
PokieHokie
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06/16/25 01:17 PM ET
Except she pitched 5 inning in her last outing and gave up 1
-- hokiepro
Jun 14, 2025 at 01:11 PM ET
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06/14/25 01:11 PM ET
100% on that Hokiepro!**
-- PokieHokie
Jun 14, 2025 at 03:32 PM ET
PokieHokie
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06/14/25 03:32 PM ET
Midlo will never give Emma credit for pitching well.
-- VTChip
Jun 14, 2025 at 03:26 PM ET
VTChip
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06/14/25 03:26 PM ET
Were her non-strikes subject to ump bias or was she just off-base[sic]?**
-- TomTurkey
Jun 14, 2025 at 06:02 PM ET
TomTurkey
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06/14/25 06:02 PM ET
Don't think that's true. I've often said 'she's a very good pitcher'.
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-- MidloHokie
Jun 14, 2025 at 03:51 PM ET
MidloHokie
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06/14/25 03:51 PM ET
Midlo 'Highlights' pitcher's shortcomings.........
-- Techdady
Jun 14, 2025 at 05:10 PM ET
Techdady
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06/14/25 05:10 PM ET
I wonder how much of it was the coaching staff's shortcomings as opposed
-- dallasvt
Jun 14, 2025 at 05:26 PM ET
dallasvt
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06/14/25 05:26 PM ET
No need to wonder.......It's always both. **
-- Techdady
Jun 14, 2025 at 05:40 PM ET
Techdady
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06/14/25 05:40 PM ET
Well, we get some more data on that question based on . . .
-- MidloHokie
Jun 14, 2025 at 07:38 PM ET
MidloHokie
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06/14/25 07:38 PM ET
Mazz already has a nasty change. Her issue is consistent command **
-- hokiepro
Jun 15, 2025 at 08:59 AM ET
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06/15/25 08:59 AM ET