Great thing about these early season tournaments is that there are some
easier games and it allows everyone to get to play. As a fan, I like to see that. A lot of players saw some action this past weekend. At this point only 1 player who is not injured has not played yet. Cassie Grizzard. She pitched 26 innings last year and had a 3.15 ERA. It's not like she can't pitch. She is a Senior, been with us for 3 years and it almost seems disrespectful to not have given her some innings at this point. The game Sunday would have been a perfect chance. Instead, we pitched Mazz and Bree against a team we clearly overmatched. And Mazz had pitched a complete game, 125+ pitches the day before. Why not let Cassie pitch and have Bree and Mazz in reserve if we needed them?
This weekend will be our last tournament. I really hope she gets in.
I wish there was a way to start a TSL campaign to "pitch Cassie". It reminds me of crowds at basketball games chanting the names of bench players to get in when the games decided. The difference is those players aren't good enough to get playing time in most contests. In this case, Cassie is.
** Edited by nkhooch at 3/3/2026, 1:54:32 AM
Posted: 03/03/2026 at 01:49 AM ET
Thread Replies (18)
Great thing about these early season tournaments is that there are some
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-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:49 AM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 01:49 AM ET
For all we know the coach may have had a meeting with her at the
-- SHPHOKIE
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:50 PM ET
SHPHOKIE
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03/03/26 03:50 PM ET
After the limited role she has played the last two years I don't believe
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 04:05 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 04:05 PM ET
I agree, I have been wondering where she has been this season. Is she
-- PokieHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 12:53 PM ET
PokieHokie
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03/03/26 12:53 PM ET
Hard to know about “deserves”
-- Hockeydad
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:50 PM ET
Hockeydad
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03/03/26 01:50 PM ET
I get that. But, I think he wants to get the 3 new pitchers as much time
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:18 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:18 PM ET
Coach Pete is putting the team in the best position to win.
-- RVAHokie05
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:56 AM ET
RVAHokie05
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03/03/26 09:56 AM ET
I agree that his likely his strategy. When a basketball team is up
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:40 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:40 PM ET
Apples and oranges comparison with basketball
-- VTChip
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:58 PM ET
VTChip
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03/03/26 02:58 PM ET
I see the freshman thing. And I would put Bree
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:53 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 03:53 PM ET
For me - Trusting in Pete and the other coaches is the only thing to do. **
-- laphroaig
Mar 03, 2026 at 08:10 AM ET
laphroaig
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03/03/26 08:10 AM ET
I do trust in Pete to do what's best for the team and avoid
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:26 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:26 PM ET
Grizzard has only pitched 87 innings in her three years of college ball.
-- MidloHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 06:28 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/03/26 06:28 AM ET
Right, not her #1 priority. She clearly wants to stay at VT. It's also
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:31 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:31 PM ET
I was thinking the same thing
-- philvt93
Mar 03, 2026 at 07:09 AM ET
philvt93
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03/03/26 07:09 AM ET
But he's got two pitching commits in the Class of 2026
-- VTChip
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:17 AM ET
VTChip
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03/03/26 09:17 AM ET
Yes, I agree Chip! We lost Grein because she wanted to be the Alpha, which
-- PokieHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:05 PM ET
PokieHokie
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03/03/26 01:05 PM ET
Turns out she made a pretty good alpha. Although they had a second pitcher
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 03:00 PM ET