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I found the historical statistical rankings for Division 1. Yes, the bats and balls change but everyone is using the same ones. With the exception of a team ERA that ranked 27th nationally in 2022, the pitching numbers are pretty ugly for the past few years despite having some Friday night studs.

2024: ERA - 231; BB/9 - 187 (through 8 gms)
2023: ERA - 124; BB/9 - 184
2022: ERA - 27; BB/9 - 89
2021: ERA - 84; BB/9 - 112
2020: ERA - 78; BB/9 - 136 (only 16 games)
2019: ERA - 20; BB/9 - 14
2018: ERA - 2; BB/9 - 22

Those numbers look pretty good to me overall. Better than I would have guessed. 
They range from very good to okay except for last year (and this year, but the season has barely started). 

Last year was obviously pretty rough while watching.  
But even there it's mixed and a complicated story. 
Stanford was a high strikeout/high walk pitching staff (I see Stanford at #6 in Ks last year) 
More broadly, the pitching got better as the season went on. During the tournament, against the best competition, the team ERA was 4.24 which if they had done so on the season would have tied them for 14th. 
Something similar in 2022. They started out 1-5 in conference with an ERA of 7.1. They finished #2 in the Pac 12 in conference ERA at 3.90. 

Bad = slow starts, high # walks, depth
Good = improvement during season, strike outs, individual development

[CTcard]

I found the historical statistical rankings for Division 1. Yes, the bats and balls change but everyone is using the same ones. With the exception of a team ERA that ranked 27th nationally in 2022, the pitching numbers are pretty ugly for the past few years despite having some Friday night studs.

2024: ERA - 231; BB/9 - 187 (through 8 gms)
2023: ERA - 124; BB/9 - 184
2022: ERA - 27; BB/9 - 89
2021: ERA - 84; BB/9 - 112
2020: ERA - 78; BB/9 - 136 (only 16 games)
2019: ERA - 20; BB/9 - 14
2018: ERA - 2; BB/9 - 22

Those numbers look pretty good to me overall. Better than I would have guessed. 
They range from very good to okay except for last year (and this year, but the season has barely started). 

Last year was obviously pretty rough while watching.  
But even there it's mixed and a complicated story. 
Stanford was a high strikeout/high walk pitching staff (I see Stanford at #6 in Ks last year) 
More broadly, the pitching got better as the season went on. During the tournament, against the best competition, the team ERA was 4.24 which if they had done so on the season would have tied them for 14th. 
Something similar in 2022. They started out 1-5 in conference with an ERA of 7.1. They finished #2 in the Pac 12 in conference ERA at 3.90. 

Bad = slow starts, high # walks, depth
Good = improvement during season, strike outs, individual development