Can someone explain what we saw in Friday's softball game with KY?
Mattie giving SIX home runs is beyond belief. :thud::thud::thud::thud::thud::thud:
It appeared to me that the ump behind the plate was really squeezing Mattie and Mattie was having to groove the ball to get a strike called,ie,the same pitches on the corners were being called strikes for the Kentucky pitchers especially in the last 4 innings but balls for Mattie.
Having said that,it is a real mystery why either Arnold or Sprang was not called in to relieve particularly after the 6th homerun and Matties pitch count had reached 180,ie top of 7th inning still leading 8-6.The only explanation I can think of is that both Arnold /Sprang were just not available for some reason...maybe their arms fell off......If Arnold starts today ,then I would have to say that our managers have lost their ever loving minds by not bring her in to relieve in the 7th inning....
It was sooooo obvious the umpire was not giving Mattie anything but right down the middle as a strike! And you could tell the UK players knew it!!!! Only one player called out on strikes without swinging. NO PITCHER leaves that many homerun pitches right down the middle of the plate!
Just pitiful umpiring and to top it off.... they change a foul ball called when it happened to a home run five minutes later? Where were these guys from ?
Someone said that Ralph stated after the game that Matty was the only one available to pitch. Crazy!! Morgan is not a pitcher and i don't blame her very much at all. Gabby has been screwed up since she has been on campus by something or someone! Lack of pitchers is the Weeklys fault pure and simple. This pattern has gone on for many years . I don't know if it is an evaluation thing or a Holly thing. I dare say we have the fastest team anywhere because that type of slapper player is basically all we have. Now that slapping is getting called so much for the front foot out of the box lessens that effectiveness. I bet we have been called out for that more that any team. They just do not recruit power hitters per say and lord forbid a RH power hitter to come on campus. The ump at home was a DI** and squeezed both teams but us much more, And then he reversed a HR call that the 3rd base ump called from down the line is unreal.
I told yall a long time ago. You think fans are the only ones that notice the pitching issues. The word has been out for some time on travel circuits that Tennessee is a great place to gounless you are a pitcher.
It appeared to me that the ump behind the plate was really squeezing Mattie and Mattie was having to groove the ball to get a strike called,ie,the same pitches on the corners were being called strikes for the Kentucky pitchers especially in the last 4 innings but balls for Mattie.
Having said that,it is a real mystery why either Arnold or Sprang was not called in to relieve particularly after the 6th homerun and Matties pitch count had reached 180,ie top of 7th inning still leading 8-6.The only explanation I can think of is that both Arnold /Sprang were just not available for some reason...maybe their arms fell off......If Arnold starts today ,then I would have to say that our managers have lost their ever loving minds by not bring her in to relieve in the 7th inning....