Answer sounded like a dismissive yes.

I mean, we knew it was a wrist injury but we weren’t certain it was a sprain and we didn’t really know on the timetable until he said it. Granted, Kenny Brooks was calling Liz Kitley “day to day” right after she pretty clearly tore the ACL, but wrist sprains kind of legitimately are day to day, especially after the first week to 10 days (which is now).

Michelle! Go Lady Hokies Softball Team!

likely to walk Cori with Michelle behind her. Cori would have many more RBI's if she batted fourth, but the coaches want to get her up to the plate as many times per game.

In the 35 regular season games since Cori McMillan became the leadoff, she has had roughly 19 RBI that were driving someone else in. We all know the reason she was made leadoff - to get more ABs. However, she does not get a lot of opportunities with people on in front of her with .220, 240, .252 hitters in front of her. So, the productivity was not as pronounced as it could have been. Yes , the stereotypical response is that someone protects a hitter, but in this case, if Cori got walked, it was more about Cori and not about Michelle. Cori GOT plenty of walks - in fact - she was walked 41 times. She was MORE likely to be walked because she hit 30 HRS and her batting average was .452 to end the season. Sure Chatfield was a factor, But McMillan got pitched to carefully at times because of Cori. She often came up with 2 outs because the people in front of her ...

Pretty typical in today's coach speak world.

. . . standard coach response to the question "when will Jane Doe play again".

Might as well say out indefinitely but opposing teams use that information.

** Edited by MidloHokie at 5/11/2025, 8:36:54 PM

Rachel had a broken wrist! The coaches may have rested her in the tourney to get her back for the regionals.