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re: SEC softball tourney: LSU-Bama

Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:30 pm to
Posted by King BRLA
Member since Jan 2024
231 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:30 pm to
Need to keep it going and get back to our early season dominance.
Posted by outerstater
Member since Jan 2022
775 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 4:54 pm to
This reminds me of the cars we use to have. Say you drive them a long distance at a high speed and basically no stopping, it really took something out of the engine .That engine was never the same. Hope this doesn't happen to her arm. That to me is a lot of punishment to the arm. Hope she is ok.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
33518 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 5:42 pm to
quote:

This reminds me of the cars we use to have. Say you drive them a long distance at a high speed and basically no stopping, it really took something out of the engine .That engine was never the same. Hope this doesn't happen to her arm. That to me is a lot of punishment to the arm. Hope she is ok.


Walljasper threw 236 pitches in a 19-inning game in 2018 and was fine. She didn't pitch the next day, though.
Posted by 18handicap
Member since Jul 2014
5370 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 7:17 pm to
In the old days, we used our #1 pitcher as much as we could. Softball doesn't create the strain on the shoulder as baseball, but the elbow and wrist can be vulnerable depending on the spin and snap of the pitch.

As we started getting a greater number of good pitchers, having a staff was a good thing. Berzon could definitely go again tomorrow, but I doubt Beth does that as she likes having a staff
Posted by Basshole7
Lake Charles
Member since Mar 2017
184 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 7:54 pm to
Fast pitch is a much more natural motion than overhand baseball. I was a mens fast-pitch pitcher til age 40. Our team won state 4 times and won 5-state regionals twice to go to nationals. My last state tourney at age 40 I pitched 5 games one weekend, last one losing in 10 innings. Sure I was sore but only a couple of days later.

Point is, in fast pitch it is not close to being as taxing on the arm as baseball. If you have just two aces they can carry the team thru the WCWS.
Of course it would be much easier if the team scored in bunches. As a pitcher I can testify that the more tired I got, the more my pitches moved. Couldn’t throw harder to get SOs but it was hard to barrel up on me. It didn’t hurt that I had a fantastic defense behind me.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71726 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 9:14 pm to
Longest game in tourney history record lasted for about 8 hours. Aub/UGA now in the 14th. Auburn just reached on a bunt for their first hit in 10 innings.
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