Beaubien Top-10 Finalist for National Freshman & National Player of the Year
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released the lists of the top-10 finalists for the National Freshman of the Year award and the National Player of the Year award. Fresh off taking down the Big 10 Freshman of the Year and Pitcher of the Year titles, Meghan Beaubien continues her assault on the trophy case.
Beaubien is one of only 3 freshmen to make it onto both lists, indicating that she has a legitimate shot at the Freshman of the Year award. She'll probably have to wait a year or two before making a serious run at National POY, but you never know. The top 3 for both of these awards will be released on May 23, and the awards presented at a banquet before the WCWS on May 29.
Beaubien is the first Wolverine to be in the top-10 as a freshman since Sierra Romero. I'll just leave that fact out there for you to ponder.
Links (sorry, I'm a luddite & still don't know how to hyperlink):
https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7829:schu…
https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7828:top-…
Going from Betsa to Beaubien is like going from Favre to Rodgers.
Or like Manning to Luck!
oh wait... *cries*
- colts fan
She lives up to her name in that she pitches beautifully well.
Big Upset tonight in the B1G softball tournament. #12 Iowa eliminates #5 Thee Ohio State University 5-1. Most of the Iowa runs came in on passed balls and wild ptiches.
We play Staee tomorrow at 5:30 Eastern time
Why do you feel walking Piper there was not a credible strategy? Piper was 2-2 on the day with the rest of the team having only 2 hits on the game (1 of which had just happened). I fully expected them to walk her whether intentionally or semi-intentionally. It was probably the right call considering the numbers against Doocy for Piper vs. the rest of the team.
You're up 4 with 2 runners on. In the last inning, the team with the lead has 2 basic responsibilities on defense: keep the tying run from advancing, and keep the winning run from advancing.
If you pitch to her, there is about a 40 percent chance that the tying run comes to the plate (assuming her OBP = .400). If you pitch around her, there is a 100 percent chance that the tying run comes to the plate.
12:00 #2 Minnesota vs #7 Wisconsin
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2:30 #3 Indiana vs #6 Illinois
4:30 #1 Michigan vs #8 Michigan State
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8:00 #4 Northwestern vs #12 Iowa
The Iowa-OSU game was crazy. It looks like our RPI will get no help, though. I was reading on another forum, most people believe that Michigan will be treated as one of the top #2 seeds by the committee no matter what happens here on out (A few still believe if Michigan wins the B1G Tournament, the committee would consider them for the 16 seed). They have done it in the past with teams that are known to be extremely dangerous with their ace pitcher but have a lower RPI.
I have a strong feeling we will get paired with a 3-seeded Notre Dame (The RPI match up almost perfectly for this) and go to whichever team is in the 10-16 range of #1 seeds close by. This sets up a Kentucky-Michigan-Notre Dame regional, which the committee has booked a million times.
Michigan's game is at 5:30 EDT. The other games in your post have the EDT times listed correctly.
I don't get the logic of M being treated as a high 2. Michigan will be a low 2--one of the lowest. They have given the committee zero reason to elevate them above where their RPI puts them. If they lose to MSU, they might end up as a very high 3-seed instead.
Also, the west coast has such a deficit of 2-seeds that I think the most logical trip for Michigan is to a Pac-12 team. That's almost always what happens when Michigan is a 2. Look for UCLA or Washington as their regional host.
I'm going to stand by my prediction of last week: UCLA v Fullerton, Michigan v Mississippi.
She is the most dominant pitcher (by far) at the most important position in the game.