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Alabama tops Oklahoma 5-3 in Game 3 - Off to OKC
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:49 pm
Melissa Runyon hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th to take the lead, after winning a 2-0 game earlier on a one-hitter by Osario. Just when it looked like there was no chance, we pull off the miracle.
Now up - Michigan
Now up - Michigan
This post was edited on 5/23/15 at 9:50 pm
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Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:50 pm to skrayper
Congrats
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:51 pm to skrayper
At least get her name right. 
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:59 pm to Korin
My bad - I was trying to get it off of the announcers :)
Marisa Runyon hit the grand slam, and Alexis Osorio pitched the one hitter in game 2.
Marisa Runyon hit the grand slam, and Alexis Osorio pitched the one hitter in game 2.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:59 pm to Korin
thank goodness i quit watching after the sooners took the lead. i'm a jinx, apparently. btw
ROLLFREAKINGTIDE
P.S. I DO MISS BETH MOWINS CRYING,i'm sure she broke down in tears after spending 3 games basically doing an oklahoma sooners infomercial.
ROLLFREAKINGTIDE
P.S. I DO MISS BETH MOWINS CRYING,i'm sure she broke down in tears after spending 3 games basically doing an oklahoma sooners infomercial.
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Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:13 pm to skrayper
I don't watch much softball. How hard is it to hit a home run (I assume it wasn't inside-the-park if they stretched it into a grand slam) in softball? Are the fences closer? Am I underestimating how far someone can hit a big ol' softball?
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:21 pm to randomways
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How hard is it to hit a home run (I assume it wasn't inside-the-park if they stretched it into a grand slam) in softball?
Pretty hard. While the pitches are not as fast as baseball, the distance to the plate is much closer (40 feet as opposed to 60 ft, 6 in). That said, your power hitters in a collegiate softball season will have more home runs than your baseball power hitters at the top of the pack, and averages will be higher. That's why true softball aces are hard to come by, and end up playing a LOT more games. The leader in starts in the SEC had 43; in baseball, the leader had 16. Wilkinson played in 48 of UGA's 59 games.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:23 pm to skrayper
Congrats Bama
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:25 pm to randomways
The fences are closer. A little too close I believe. I have seen some of the bigger girls hit pop ups that carry out of those fields. And I watch a lot of softball.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:26 pm to skrayper
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:27 pm to PLaneTiger
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The fences are closer. A little too close I believe. I have seen some of the bigger girls hit pop ups that carry out of those fields. And I watch a lot of softball.
I think they're a little too close also... AU hitter hit an opposite field HR today that I thought was gonna be a pop out..
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:30 pm to skrayper
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Pretty hard. While the pitches are not as fast as baseball, the distance to the plate is much closer (40 feet as opposed to 60 ft, 6 in). That said, your power hitters in a collegiate softball season will have more home runs than your baseball power hitters at the top of the pack, and averages will be higher. That's why true softball aces are hard to come by, and end up playing a LOT more games. The leader in starts in the SEC had 43; in baseball, the leader had 16. Wilkinson played in 48 of UGA's 59 games.
Thanks. I just looked it up and, surprisingly, softballs apparently tend to have a lower drag coefficient than baseball. They gave the numbers, but it seems completely counter-intuitive to me. But numbers don't lie, I guess.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:40 pm to AU4real35
Yea and you also see balls that clear the fence by 40-50+ feet. I think they could move them back a little and still see plenty of homers.
Posted on 5/24/15 at 8:37 am to PLaneTiger
Cal had a big girl a few years ago that used to hit 300-400ft bombs that would bounce off of busses and cars in the parking lot. She was too big to run much but she could really bomb it out of the park.
Posted on 5/24/15 at 8:42 am to skrayper
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Alabama tops Oklahoma 5-3 in Game 3 - Off to OKC
Posted on 5/24/15 at 8:45 am to tigerfan in bamaland
I will officially deny ever having said this... but Roll Tide.
Posted on 5/24/15 at 8:57 am to randomways
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I don't watch much softball. How hard is it to hit a home run (I assume it wasn't inside-the-park if they stretched it into a grand slam) in softball?
I would say really easy since you have girls with 20 homeruns. You just have to get solid contact and the short distance to the wall will turn a routine fly into a homerun. I'm glad the field is short. It makes girls softball somewhat watchable.
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Posted on 5/24/15 at 10:16 am to skrayper
Screw Oklahoma
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:20 am to Chazzy McRamzee
the same logic behind closer tees in w golf, lowering the net in Volleyball, so there's more spikes.... and why women's bball should lower the basket. The result is a usually a more watchable sport.
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