(03-29-2019, 09:04 PM)d4cohn Wrote: Stanford comes all the way back to take an 8-6 lead! Oregon's coach makes an mind-boggingly
silly decision to pull her starter after only giving up a leadoff walk (albeit she had thrown 98 pitches). However, the reliever she brought in, who sports an ERA
8.00+ and has struggled to even record outs against most competition, only records 1 out, forcing
the Oregon coach to turn back to her original starter.
Five runs later, Card take the lead.
And Stanford takes advantage of a 1st year Oregon HC's ill-advised decision (sound familiar :) ) to win Game #1 8-6!
Card improves to 24-4 on the season, and 3-0 in Pac-12 play.
It was great to get the win, though Stanford's struggles in the circle against Pac-12 competition worries me (even if the offenses are really good this year). Carolyn Lee allowed 3 HR's today, including a grand-slam on an 0-2 pitch (which frankly cannot happen, and nearly ended the game before it really started). Stanford also stranded 12 baserunners today, which also nearly cost them. It is nice to see that we can still win playing a relatively poor game. However, today's game shows that any team can win in the Pac if you don't bring your best.