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Hokie-2x OP
Jul 04, 2026 at 09:58 AM ET
Appy has a strange tie breaker. The home team chooses to take offense or
Defense. The team then starts with a runner on first. If they score they win. If they fail to score they lose. Game ended 9-9. PULASKI chose offense. Failed to score. ** Edited by Hokie-2x at 7/4/2026, 10:02:14 AM

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HokieNL
Sooooo... what you are saying, is.... Pulaski lost, 9-9?
Sheesh. Why not at least give them 1 point, out of 3, instead of a complete 0? Like the NHL. ** Edited by HokieNL at 7/4/2026, 4:58:36 PM
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Hokie-2x OP
It was an ugly way to lose. At one point they led I think 7-3. Had bases
Loaded once with 0 ouys only scored 1. Loaded once with 1 out only scored 1. Probably had at least 10 LOB.
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HokieNL
"Bluefield beats Pulaski, 9-9"
VTChip VTChip
That is an interesting tiebreaker
It guarantees the game will end during that half inning which is probably better for players - especially pitchers. Even the international tiebreaker (putting a runner on second) can go on for a few innings. I could also see interesting strategy in play - the home team manager gets to decide whether to go on offense or defense. it's different, but I like it.
VTCC 65 VTCC 65
So you could win a 0-0 tie without scoring a run?
VTChip VTChip
I think you could
laphroaig laphroaig
More like "credit" for a win instead of a real win? Maybe the official
score becomes 1-0. In a league with real tiebreakers to determine the champion, runs scored would be one of the tiebreakers so credit for the win with no runs scored almost seems appropriate since you really didn't truly win.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
Tell me you won without really winning
A FB favorite
laphroaig laphroaig
Yeah the offense hardly scored but did their job giving the defense time
to rest, then the defense gave up one long play and we lost. Damn defense.
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HokieNL
Now, Tom. You know we won it all in 1999. Since games went only 3Qs then.