PICTURE of "Ball Four" that ended the perfect game...
You be the judge...
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1y
Much taller (or at least standing up straighter). Maybe he had gotten used to the strike zone for them being so low for them.
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Rumor is it was at her belt.
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1y
No sense in being greedy, say the softball gods (TIOOTG though).
Seriously though, she will get some strikes called that weren’t strikes throughout the season. Some might close out games.
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1y
called a perfect game.
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1y
If that isn't suitable for a message board where several posters wanted to "see it again", then I'm not sure what is suitable :)
But I agree with you... balls/strikes are one of the most coin-flip parts of the game, especially since they are not challengeable. Sometimes a pitcher gets a favorable calls, and sometimes not. On this pitch, EL jeopardized the perfect game by bringing it to a 3-2 count on a hitter that only had 4 plate appearances all year (I think), and that pitch was not a "100% sure strike", even though it was more of a strike than other pitches.
Ultimately, she no hit a really good UK team, and that bodes well.
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1y
sure but I'd bet a body part that if it was uk kid 4 outs from a perfect game there would be outrage...
....and they'd be correct!
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1y
If it makes you feel better, if I were to give the ump the benefit of the doubt, I would say the catcher lunged a bit instead of immediately pulling it in... and I think that lead to the decision. Once he called that a ball, there were similar pitches in the 7th that the UK pitcher made that he started calling balls, as I think he knew he may have erred.
** Edited by jesuisvtguy at 3/12/2025, 7:51:12 PM
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1y
Point it crosses the front plane of the plate
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1y
of the plate. We were told doing hi school ball to call strikes, get the players swinging those bats.
Balls and strikes are important but it's the base umpires who really move the game. The game is measured by outs so when a base ump calls an out, the game has moved closer to the end of the game.
I've seen plenty of batters who swing at definite balls off the plate and gotten hits. Had one at Fluvanna High who swung like he was chopping wood at a pitch over his head and knocked it over the fence - first home run of his career. See the ball, hit the ball.
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1y
his car doesn't start tomorrow morning...
I keeeeed....
Sorta....
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