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MidloHokie
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MidloHokie
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You'll do it until you get hit a 67 mph rise ball. Then you'll . .

. . . realized you should have been steered!
Posted: 02/23/2026 at 05:01 PM ET
(In response to this post by laphroaig)

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All I have to say is- Carrico. What a start to the season. She will
VT One • 02/22/26 10:08 PM ET
She keeps the ball in the zone and lets her teammates back her up...
KiloZulu • 02/23/26 12:27 PM ET
Bree had to be Coach Pete's best kept secret.
Hokieman1987 • 02/23/26 06:38 AM ET
She's done well in all situations but...
jokeenan • 02/23/26 09:30 AM ET
Crazy how well things can go when you don't issue many free passes**
Diehard Hokie • 02/23/26 07:55 AM ET
Need to limit free passes (BB + HBP) to 3 or fewer per seven innings.**
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 10:28 AM ET
I don't tend to worry about 1 walk any inning if there's nobody else on
laphroaig • 02/23/26 11:29 AM ET
You'll find very few successful D1 pitchers averaging a walk . . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 04:59 PM ET
Said any inning, not every inning**
laphroaig • 02/23/26 05:08 PM ET
With the umps, they're an occasional occupational hazard
TomTurkey • 02/23/26 12:52 PM ET
She's at least our Mike Mussina if not our Greg Maddux and my money says
laphroaig • 02/23/26 07:30 AM ET
Well, we really will not know that until conference play when . . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 10:27 AM ET
Two way street. We'll have film study of the hitters and she's done pretty
laphroaig • 02/23/26 10:42 AM ET
The film stuff and metrics are far more helpful to the hitters than the . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 11:23 AM ET
Most games there's not much that happens in the first three innings.
laphroaig • 02/23/26 01:14 PM ET
Being pitcher's Dad I'm will aware of the 'fifth inning curse'. **
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 04:57 PM ET
Mixing pitches to the batters' weaknesses will be scouted thoroughly.
TomTurkey • 02/23/26 11:13 AM ET
Or his best surprise? The truth is one (including coaches) rarely can . . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 06:59 AM ET
Was thinking (for me that can be a dangerous thing but hear me out).
laphroaig • 02/23/26 07:27 AM ET
Don't need a batter. Every team has simulated batters (plastic players) . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 07:34 AM ET
Questions are - do they work, will they work in this case, have we tried
laphroaig • 02/23/26 01:17 PM ET
Well, virtually everybody uses them and I think I've seen them in the VT .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 04:55 PM ET
I'll do it. I ain't skeered.**
laphroaig • 02/23/26 04:57 PM ET
Furless 🙄**
TomTurkey • 02/23/26 05:15 PM ET
You'll do it until you get hit a 67 mph rise ball. Then you'll . . ◄
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 05:01 PM ET
Been hit with 90 mph pitches. . . . of course that was long time ago.**
laphroaig • 02/23/26 05:10 PM ET
If you're anything like me the hematoma that would form today would be . .
MidloHokie • 02/23/26 05:15 PM ET