[d4cohn]

Game being replayed on Pac-12 national this evening, if anyone wants to watch.

I may, just for fun :).

VG

I am definitely watching. :)  I was flying home to San Diego, so I had to follow the end of the game on game-tracker. Thanks for handling the summary of this remarkable game VG. If this team makes the postseason (or maybe even hosts a regional as a top 16 seed, with their RPI at 22 prior to this weekend's series), sharpie this game along with the LSU game. 

This game was all the more impressive (given it is on the road, in packed stadium, against the archrival who we haven't beat since 2014, and won us our first series in 6 years), as well as the fact that this game was Cal's season. They threw their ace for a second straight game after their #3 spotted us a 6-0 lead because their RPI was #69 prior to this weekend's series, and they had already dropped a road series at Utah (who is by far the worst team in the conference this year). If they lost this game, they would lose a home series, and with a very difficult remaining Pac-12 schedule (UA, UCLA, UW, ASU all on the docket, and only Oregon remaining as an easier series), their postseason hopes would be all but over.

Ninemire throwing Conley for a second straight complete game, on top of 150+ pitches she threw yesterday, was the equivalent of her pushing all of her chips into the center of the table in poker. And even though I wouldn't have gambled like that, particularly when Cal had to dig itself out of a 6-0 hole, it nearly worked for her and Cal. Until it didn't. :) 

Stanford is in great position to sweep, because Ninemire really has no good options to start tomorrow, and our ace Carolyn Lee only threw 39 pitches in relief, so she should be good to go for at least a significant part of tomorrow's game. Though Ninemire might get bailed out by the weather report (rain is forecasted for much of the day in Berkeley, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a postponement to Tuesday).

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If you all watch one highlight, watch Teghan's seemingly 50th great catch in RF. And it ended up being more than
just an outstanding play; the run she robbed from Cal ended up being the margin in this game.

https://twitter.com/StanfordSball/status...9614990336

[d4cohn]

Game being replayed on Pac-12 national this evening, if anyone wants to watch.

I may, just for fun :).

VG

I am definitely watching. :)  I was flying home to San Diego, so I had to follow the end of the game on game-tracker. Thanks for handling the summary of this remarkable game VG. If this team makes the postseason (or maybe even hosts a regional as a top 16 seed, with their RPI at 22 prior to this weekend's series), sharpie this game along with the LSU game. 

This game was all the more impressive (given it is on the road, in packed stadium, against the archrival who we haven't beat since 2014, and won us our first series in 6 years), as well as the fact that this game was Cal's season. They threw their ace for a second straight game after their #3 spotted us a 6-0 lead because their RPI was #69 prior to this weekend's series, and they had already dropped a road series at Utah (who is by far the worst team in the conference this year). If they lost this game, they would lose a home series, and with a very difficult remaining Pac-12 schedule (UA, UCLA, UW, ASU all on the docket, and only Oregon remaining as an easier series), their postseason hopes would be all but over.

Ninemire throwing Conley for a second straight complete game, on top of 150+ pitches she threw yesterday, was the equivalent of her pushing all of her chips into the center of the table in poker. And even though I wouldn't have gambled like that, particularly when Cal had to dig itself out of a 6-0 hole, it nearly worked for her and Cal. Until it didn't. :) 

Stanford is in great position to sweep, because Ninemire really has no good options to start tomorrow, and our ace Carolyn Lee only threw 39 pitches in relief, so she should be good to go for at least a significant part of tomorrow's game. Though Ninemire might get bailed out by the weather report (rain is forecasted for much of the day in Berkeley, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a postponement to Tuesday).

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If you all watch one highlight, watch Teghan's seemingly 50th great catch in RF. And it ended up being more than
just an outstanding play; the run she robbed from Cal ended up being the margin in this game.

https://twitter.com/StanfordSball/status...9614990336