It’s about CLUTCH pitching and hitting
We had pitching that had proven to be good enough (see uva & Duke games) to get us to Supers if they were a) healthy and b) clutch enough to hit their spots at the right times in the right games
Our offense actually let us down in the last 5 games aside from one magic inning vs a team we had no business trailing 6-1
We have great hitters but so far they’ve not proven to be able to rise to the biggest of occasions (key moment vs FSU, runners on vs LSU) in postseason like we saw from UCLA, Texas, Bama, TT who time and again extended or won games with huge moment hits or HR late
** Edited by hokiepro at 6/2/2026, 7:00:33 AM
Thread Replies (12)
So, what aspect(s) most separates VT softball from the teams that . . .
-- MidloHokie
Jun 01, 2026 at 10:16 PM ET
MidloHokie
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06/01/26 10:16 PM ET
Money cures all your problems with the team Mid lo but you know that, but..
-- HokieMama18
Jun 02, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
HokieMama18
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06/02/26 12:57 PM ET
Your answer is in ERA. You need 2 elite pitchers. TxTech 2.16; TX 2.40.
-- UTPr0sim
Jun 02, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
UTPr0sim
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06/02/26 11:09 AM ET
We don't have an elite pitcher or batter(s)
-- VAHokie89
Jun 02, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
VAHokie89
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06/02/26 11:04 AM ET
Situational depth. Did you see the way they were just plugging players in
-- HokieAllMyLife
Jun 02, 2026 at 09:53 AM ET
HokieAllMyLife
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06/02/26 09:53 AM ET
From what I can see its two-fold: pitching and ability to hit high quality
-- U2Hokie
Jun 02, 2026 at 06:59 AM ET
U2Hokie
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06/02/26 06:59 AM ET
I think there are a few things. The obvious is consistent pitching.
-- Hokie_Forester
Jun 02, 2026 at 06:56 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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06/02/26 06:56 AM ET
It’s about CLUTCH pitching and hitting
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-- hokiepro
Jun 02, 2026 at 06:59 AM ET
hokiepro
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06/02/26 06:59 AM ET
Hokie Avalanche is 100% correct.
-- Atlee Hokie
Jun 01, 2026 at 11:54 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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06/01/26 11:54 PM ET