WSU @ SIU-Edwardsville

[flyingMoose]

Kasha has another HBP to lead off the bottom of the seventh. For me, it is her game to lose - she has to learn to fight through these situations and come out good on the other side.

Foul out, fly out, caught stealing. We go to the eighth, still 1-1.

[shoxsoftball]

And how many has she got into the outfield?

[flyingMoose]

And how many has she got into the outfield?

?? Tiffany? We had a runner on second, we needed a base hit, not just a fly ball. Or do I misunderstand the question?

[flyingMoose]

Kiersten leads off the eighth with a walk, and the 3B fumbles Kara's sac bunt - two runners on with no outs. Gert moves them over with her sac bunt. JamieH and Bobo have a chance to deliver.

Ouch! Kiersten leaves early on Jamie's fly ball to left - DP!!

[1972Shocker]

Jamie H. flies to left, but Kiersten called out for leaving 3rd early attempting to score on the Sac Fly and the Shocks blow a great chance to take the lead.

[flyingMoose]

I hope this was a shallow fly ball that she tried to "get a jump" on, because she is much too fast to leave early on any normal fly ball.

[flyingMoose]

Single, sac, pop up, IBB.

Then an infield single to Kara, but she throws out the runner trying to score from second to end the inning.

On to the ninth, tied 1-1.

[1972Shocker]

I wonder how close that play at the plate was to end the 8th? Whew!

[1972Shocker]

Do they use a tiebreaker at some point in NCAA softball?

[flyingMoose]

With one out, JamieS gets her second single of the day, but two outs follow.

In the bottom half, SIU-E gets a walk and single with one out. After a strike out, a single scores the game winner.

SIU-E, 2-1 (9).

This may have been Kasha's last inning anyway - she has conference games to pitch this weekend.

[flyingMoose]

Do they use a tiebreaker at some point in NCAA softball?

A tiebreaker rule is available, but it is typically not used until the 10th inning. Conference rules or tournament rules may dictate another inning or (most likely in the case of a conference) may dictate that it is not used at all.

The rule says that the batter scheduled to bat ninth in that half-inning is placed at second base to begin the half-inning.

[Quick Pitch]

Kasha pitched a very good game. All we can ask of any pitcher is to keep us in it and give us a chance to win. She certainly did that. I am surprised that we didn't hit better. We will probably break out with about 10 runs in the next game.
On another note, I would not want to be anywhere near Pooch after those players got called out for leaving early. You can probably hear the F Bombs all the way from Wichita. :whistle:

[shoxsoftball]

Game 2 Lady Shocks have 4 errors in 2 innings that leads to 4 runs. Down 4-1 after 2. Looks like Breezy geting the ground balls but we cant handle em

[flyingMoose]

Did QP say 10 runs or 10 errors? Three unearned runs - talking about an unhappy coach ...

[shoxsoftball]

Theres number 5 an Holly E. goes in for Bobo