(03-09-2023, 06:43 PM)Softball Fan Wrote: Stanford was up 7-0 after six innings. They scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning. I think that would explain it. d4cohn can give an authoritative answer.
BC's explanation was perfect.
What a great result in Wichita today! 5 more walks today for the Card on top of the 13 hits. It really is amazing how synergistic being patient at the plate and taking pitches can lead to not only base runners via the free pass, but also better pitches to ultimately get hits.
We just dismantled a top 20 offense in the country (according to Massey) in their park, and all but won the contest in the 1st inning.
UCA will be confident off their win in Fayetteville against Arkansas, so they won't be unnerved by facing our elite pitching talent. And Kansas already has a win over SEC school Mississippi, so they certainly could challenge us in Lawrence if our pitching doesn't get the necessary run support.
And it looks like we have a last minute third opponent that we are very familiar with from the Fayetteville Regional in '21: South Dakota State. It took an entire team effort to win in extras to advance over them to the regional final; and they won the first game of that regional against us. SDSU already has a win over a solid Nebraska side.