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MidloHokie
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MidloHokie
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Well there was Maddie Penta.

You're right about Fleet. Great kid and recognizes that JMU provides a great education. "Great" rise balls "sluffing" after high school? Quite frankly many do. That's why I'm recruiting down pitchers first. It's most often not the pitch that has changed it's the batter's the P is facing. In high school at Auburn Fleet may have seen one D1 capable batter per game, but most likely none. Penta was, of course, a very successful pitcher at Auburn who was recruited and developed by none other Mickey Dean making her
Link: natural hire for Loren
Posted: 06/06/2026 at 07:38 AM ET
(In response to this post by U2Hokie)

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Kavan is best pitcher I have seen entire tourney! Surgical and 3 great
U2Hokie • 06/03/26 09:17 PM ET
Student of the late Bill Hillhouse. I've written here before the most . . .
MidloHokie • 06/04/26 06:17 AM ET
I believe he died recently. I used to follow him on
public knowledge • 06/04/26 09:25 AM ET
Yes, unfortunately.**
MidloHokie • 06/04/26 12:00 PM ET
Line Drive Media did a very nice tribute to him (linked)
VTChip • 06/04/26 11:12 AM ET
Where was Bill Hillhouse from?**
U2Hokie • 06/04/26 08:28 AM ET
Erie, PA...
VTChip • 06/04/26 11:14 AM ET
I was impressed with Lincoln also on TT - but had to notice what the rise
U2Hokie • 06/04/26 08:26 AM ET
On the rise ball . . .
MidloHokie • 06/04/26 11:12 PM ET
Per JMU, Sam Scruggs just got hired in 2025 as a pitching coach right out
U2Hokie • 06/05/26 06:55 AM ET
Look. You cannot say Scruggs is not a "real" pitching coach. Every . . .
MidloHokie • 06/05/26 07:19 AM ET
no burr really - but I dont view Herzig as one to coach pitchers or a pitch
U2Hokie • 06/05/26 08:15 AM ET
Well, how many non-P4 teams have three All-American pitchers in 8 years?
MidloHokie • 06/05/26 05:38 PM ET
Look - Libby Bowman was the JMU pitching coach when they beat Oklahoma and
U2Hokie • 06/05/26 10:07 PM ET
I never claimed she was a pitching coach, simply that she mentored . .
MidloHokie • 06/05/26 10:39 PM ET
Got it - so guilt by association = mentor. Go back and read what I said -
U2Hokie • 06/06/26 06:07 AM ET
Well there was Maddie Penta. ◄
MidloHokie • 06/06/26 07:38 AM ET
Denny T says I cant argue with that! **
U2Hokie • 06/04/26 08:19 AM ET
She has recently been clutch in big games
VTChip • 06/03/26 09:40 PM ET
She does seem to lock in in the clutch
hokiepro • 06/03/26 09:51 PM ET