(SB) Game Thread: Florida vs. South Alabama - Sat. 5/18 @ 1 pm - ESPN+

No offense to the competition, but this team is in a completely different league (well literally and figuratively) than anyone else in our regional, especially offensively.

We could play this regional 100 times and I doubt any of these three teams could score enough on us to beat us twice.

 

Well, yes, but a huge mistake by the center fielder diving for that ball. I'll take it anyway we can get it.

 

Agreed. At the time I was wondering how it would be scored.

After it got by CF, I was looking more at the base paths and figuring where the play would be, so I didn't really pay much attention to RF / LF. Did they make any effort to move to back up CF when the ball was in the air? If not, half an error to them as well.

 

I do not think they did.

 

It looked to me that Sklar missed 3rd base on her insider. Just sayin'.

 

I think Walsh has 3 hits in the last 8 or 9 games - or something like that.

 

Blasphemy!

 

I don't think so. For some reason I really noticed it because it was close but I thought she scraped the bag rather than pushing off of it.

 

I was noting how she had used everything in the tank about halfway down the third base line and was noticeably slowing. Caused me concern!

Granted there might be an asterisk by the "no error," but it was still just awesome to witness.

 

The dive was a bad decision and definitely what allowed Skylar to round the bases, but that’s never going to be called an error. Maybe warrants an “advanced on the dive” ruling like the “advanced on the throw” ruling you get sometimes, but I don’t believe that’s a thing.

 

I know almost nothing about scoring.

Let's say that the dive was a bad decision, but not an error.

Let's say that if either RF or LF had stopped picking dandelions and backed up the play, then Skyler would have been held for a double.

Can you get an error when the ball is not hit to your area, but you should have backed up a teammate "just in case?"

 

No

 

Not too sure about "getting a double". It was a hard hit sinking liner that even if backed up quickly the ball would have gotten to the fence and with wallace's speed most likely would have been a triple. JMO.

And yea no error just some chewing out by the coach for lack of hustle.

 

No, and the ball was hit to dead center. Both the lf and rf were sprinting towards the ball. Lf was a little slow to react, but rf was moving off the bat. The rf is the one who got to it first and got it in. That’s why the dive is a poor decision, because you have no backup. Same goes for rf or lf diving at a fair ball on the line. If you miss it, it’s going to be an inside the park’r or a triple. You’re never going to be given an error for a play you’re not expected to make. I could see some other type of ruling like I noted above being applied to the extra bases, but that still wouldn’t qualify as an error.

 

If she doesn’t dive and waits to catch the ball on the bounce, it’s probably a single (maybe a double with Skylar’s aggressiveness and speed). Still never gonna be get hit with an error for trying, even though trying is an obvious mistake in that situation. Once that ball is past the cf’r, it’s definitely going to be more than a double for almost every girl on our team.

 

There’s a poor video from behind home plate on youtube, but yes, that is what happened. Pretty clear cut. No rule I’m aware of to take it away from her. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an error given for the outfielder diving and missing in that situation either.

Almost all inside the park hr’s happen because someone misplayed a ball and didn’t have backup close by. You’re just never gonna see an error awarded unless the ball is fielded and bungled. Giving an error in this situation would be somewhat kin to giving the 3b an error for a ball hit down the line, while he/she was positioned in the shift. Poor position and poor angles will never be awarded an error. Just part of the game.