Softball advances to NCAA TOURNAMENT!

[Verdad]

I posted a thread under "other sports", but wanted to post here in case anyone who may want to follow and root for the softball team didn't see it.

 

[The Great PATSby]

Oh dang, they beat No 1. Seed St. Louis today.

 

[gmujim92]

Mason has a freaking stud pitcher and you can go a long way in softball with one of those. Nice to see other teams on campus having success even though MBB soaks up most of the attention.

 

[The Great PATSby]

Mason beat No. 2 Loyola to move on to the Finals. This is double elimination so Mason will have 2 chances to become A-10 Champs.

 

[illayin]

Two blown leads. One in the first game in extras up 2-1 with a walk-off 2-run HR by Loyola. Now after being up 3-0 going into the bottom of the 6th to tie it up. Both times all runs scored with 2 outs. Oof painful

Both pitchers from the first game now in the game for each team. Mason keeps driving balls to the warning track but staying in the park.

 

[illayin]

Bechtel clutch af once again...two run double in the top of the 10th to take a 5-3 lead

 

[illayin]

A-10 Champs! 6-3 in 10 innings!

 

[mkaufman1]

CHAMPS OF THE A10

 

[The Great PATSby]

LETS f**kING GOOOOO!!!!!!

 

[illayin]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1657513277927178240

View: https://twitter.com/MasonSoftball/status/1657513277927178240

 

[The Great PATSby]

How does Aly Rayles arm not fall off… 4 complete games in 4 days plus half of the 5th game. That’s insane.

 

[illayin]

https://securemason.gmu.edu/s/1564/GID2/16/19-giving.aspx?sid=1564&gid=2&pgid=651&bledit=1&sort=1&dids=35&appealcode=23ATGD

Just late for giving day, but donated $20.23 to Friends of Softball

 

[GMUYoda]

FYI - selection show is tomorrow at 7pm on ESPN2

 

[JPgmuswim]

So does Nena Rogers get to claim 2 A-10 Championships in her tenure as acting AD? Probably about the same as Brad Edwards did in all of his.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

That was very cool to watch. Made me feel less guilty indulging in my regular habit of watching college softball.

 

[MasonFanatic]

Wooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Pikapppatri8]

So does Nena Rogers get to claim 2 A-10 Championships in her tenure as acting AD? Probably about the same as Brad Edwards did in all of his.

Zing!!!!

 

[gmutom]

We drew Duke in the first round on Thursday. They're ranked #8 in the country, so it looks like it's time to make some national noise.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/2023

 

[TweederGMU]

We drew Duke in the first round on Thursday. They're ranked #8 in the country, so it looks like it's time to make some national noise.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/2023

They have a really tough draw.... Duke is really good this year. Duke's pitcher no-hit #15 Clemson a few days ago in the ACC tourney. They can pitch and hit.

Double elimination.... don't see anyone beating Duke in this bracket but if we can beat Campbell and Charlotte and then play 2 perfect games to upset Duke to shock the world. Tall order but we can do it.

 

[gmubrian]

How does Aly Rayles arm not fall off… 4 complete games in 4 days plus half of the 5th game. That’s insane.

On a tangent related to this, I was talking to a friend very recently that coaches teen softball and I asked if there are any pitch count restrictions like there are in baseball. He indicated there are no restrictions. The under hand motion does not have the same issues that over hand throwing does with stress on the elbow joint. It is common for pitchers to pitch multiple games in a row in softball. I am sure her arm is still tired, though.