Shocker SB at Razorback Invitational

[WuShock16]

Very nice win!

[shocks02]

We may have a pitcher.

[1972Shocker]

Maybe.

Maybe not. The Shockers knock off the Razorbacks 3-1 behind a fantastic performance in the circle by freshman Chloe Barber. A 7 inning complete game, allowing 5 hits (all singles) and 4 walks but striking out 15.

The Shocks may have themselves a power pitcher if they can keep her.

i am a little worried about the offense but we at least got some production our of the bottom half of the order in this one.

[Critter's Pa]

Down goes #14.

Really nice win.

Chloe Barber- complete game with 15 Strike Outs. Wow.

Their only score was on a wild pitch. Do you think she loads the bases just to toy with the opposition?

[SubGod22]

Can Chloe get an NIL deal with Vornado? With all those strikeouts she knows what a good, generated breeze feels like.

[BAShocker]

That’s how you win a ball game. Nicely done!

(wish baseball could have won too, grrrrr)

[WuDrWu]

Q1 DUB.

15 wins may have been too conservative.

[wichshock65]

Fantastic effort by the ladies! 2 top 25 wins already? Watch out world!

[1972Shocker]

Alison and Chloe were both very solid today in the circle. Lauren Howell not so much.

The offense really did not do all that much. Illinois State pretty much just gift wrapped the Shocks 7 runs on only 3 hits (2 singles and a double). Over the next 13 innings against Illinois State and Arkansas the Shocks only scored 3 runs on 8 hits (7 singles and a double).

With offense like we had over the last 13 innings of play today we might be able to win games with Chloe in the circle but it will be tough to have a successful season with that kind of output.

[Stickboy46]

15 of 21 outs being strikeouts .. on the road at a Top 15 team .. for a Freshman .. .wow...

[flyingMoose]

It is a little early to be sure, but Chloe may be pitching on Fridays and Sundays during conference play - against the top half or two-thirds of the conference at least.

[shoxlax]

Barber initially committed to Kansas City.

[1972Shocker]

Barber initially committed to Kansas City.

I'm betting that Arkansas may already be recruiting Chloe and working on a nice PTP (NIL) package for her.

And she keeps pitching like she did last night others will be doing the same.

[flyingMoose]

Barber initially committed to Kansas City.

Apologies, but do you have a source for that? Throwing mid-60s, I am a little surprised Wichita State would be in the hunt for her much less the Roos.

I did a little Googling, but I could not find anything about commitments other than the Shockers. There was a Showcase in KC, but that is not what you are talking about.

It is hard to tell from a dozen or so Showcase pitches, but it appeared Chloe mostly throws hard. Was she throwing rises? Drops? Curves, etc.? Hard to see. Definitely no changes. If mostly just hard, that may be why she is available to a (strong) mid-major. New pitches can be learned, but it takes a lot of time.

With the few Twitter/X videos we have seen, you can see the difference in styles between Chloe and, for example, Alison. Speed v movement.

We shall get to see her soon enough.

[shoxlax]

Apologies, but do you have a source for that? Throwing mid-60s, I am a little surprised Wichita State would be in the hunt for her much less the Roos.

I did a little Googling, but I could not find anything about commitments other than the Shockers. There was a Showcase in KC, but that is not what you are talking about.

It is hard to tell from a dozen or so Showcase pitches, but it appeared Chloe mostly throws hard. Was she throwing rises? Drops? Curves, etc.? Hard to see. Definitely no changes. If mostly just hard, that may be why she is available to a (strong) mid-major. New pitches can be learned, but it takes a lot of time.

With the few Twitter/X videos we have seen, you can see the difference in styles between Chloe and, for example, Alison. Speed v movement.

We shall get to see her soon enough.