Lori Blade
Lori Blade
ball changed great kept moved threw
Syd was great today. She moved the ball around, she changed speeds, she kept them off-balance and threw a great game.
ask ball behind calming change couple fell few girls great job looked moved nice strikes talking threw
She threw a great game. She moved the ball around very well and got her change up over for strikes a couple of times. She really looked comfortable out there. The girls behind her did a real nice job of talking and calming her down. There were a few times when she fell behind hitters, but she battled back and got the job done. You really can't ask for anything more than what she did today.
ball freshman hitting knows locate moving pitcher playing spots
She's a strikeout pitcher and knows how to locate her pitches. She's not playing like a freshman right now, she's hitting her spots and moving the ball around.
ball drive innings miss offense three
She got a ball to drive and she didn't miss it. Our offense comes in spurts, we did nothing for the first three innings and then exploded.
almost ball caught dive hard hustling taught
She almost caught that ball. But we're taught not to dive down the line, especially in that situation. But that's hard to do. When you're taught to always go-go, it's hard to see the ball and think you can make a play on it and not try it. She was just hustling and being aggressive.
ball fence good happens hit swing
She put a good swing on it and that's what happens when there's no fence out there. She hit the ball hard.
ball hit needed somebody step
She hit the ball hard. With Sophie (Berman) out of the lineup today, we needed somebody to step up and Kelsey did that.
ball concerned keeping lauren
That ball was really tagged. I was concerned then about Lauren keeping composure, but she bounced back just fine.
carried carry picked shooting struggled teammates time tonight
Everybody's carried Kara for a while, so it was time for her to carry us. There have been game's when she struggled with her shooting and her teammates picked her up. Tonight she picked all of us up.
break hands saying
Everybody's been saying how we got a break going north. Well, if that's a break, it's the first one we've had all year. But I don't necessarily think it's a break. We're going to have our hands full.
bats gets hit picked seems
The bats have picked up. It seems like one hit gets them started and then they just keep it going.
game kids proud somehow
I'm so proud of the kids for their effort. They didn't quit. I told them that the game wasn't over, that we just had to go out and do it. And somehow they did.
explode nervous nice run top
It was nice getting a run early. But I was still nervous with two outs in the top of the seventh, they can explode at any time.
early great settled sharp threw
Syd threw another great game. She was not sharp early on and they got a run, but she settled in after that and tossed a great game.