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Beach Hokie
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Does anyone else find it strange that no coach or pitching coach ever came

out to consult with the Akron pitcher when the wheels were obviously coming off her cart? I mean not even a little visit so she could get a breather??
Posted: 05/16/2026 at 09:29 PM ET

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Does anyone else find it strange that no coach or pitching coach ever came
Beach Hokie 05/16/26 09:29 PM ET
I am not surprised that no change was made. He said in the post-game
VAHokie89 05/16/26 09:53 PM ET
Pretty pathetic. **
ancient alien 2018 05/16/26 09:40 PM ET
Told my wife same thing. Felt bad for her. Threw 252 pitches today.**
B Hokie 05/16/26 09:34 PM ET
Agreed. That pitcher gave all she had, and simply ran out of gas...
HokieNL 05/16/26 09:34 PM ET
I remember one time they came out...
VTChip 05/16/26 09:31 PM ET
They came out once. They would not come out again unless to pull**
VAHokie89 05/16/26 09:53 PM ET
But wasn’t that pretty early on? I mean once the score had really
Beach Hokie 05/16/26 09:39 PM ET
Coaches can only go to the mound once per pitcher per inning.
nvpbrown 05/16/26 09:45 PM ET
I think they did.**
hokietony 05/16/26 09:31 PM ET
You think correctly **
TomTurkey 05/16/26 09:33 PM ET
Didn’t think about it. Good point.**
HokieHeartNSoul 05/16/26 09:31 PM ET
True. Also noticed they didn’t have the watch technology. She pitched
GBOHokie 05/16/26 09:31 PM ET
She sped up during the 7th inning
TabbHokie 05/16/26 09:58 PM ET
She sped up with every batter. Certainly needed a reset**
hokieshade 05/16/26 09:38 PM ET
Seemed strange to leave her on that island **
Hokie98 05/16/26 09:31 PM ET