Bill Hillhouse mentioned this in another thread, but I thought it was worth some discussion in its own thread.
Bill pointed out that the screwball pitchers at the CWS ended up faring poorly against good hitting. It appeared that the batters anticipated getting a screwball, so they adjusted their position in the batters box and their swing.
University of Washington pitcher Daniele Lawrie ended up using her riseball when she need the outs. During the last inning of the CWS, Lawrie was throwing off-speed (59 mph) when she needed a strike, and then she would go with the riseball for the K.
The last two UF batters she faced apparently were in "take one" mode, and Lawrie ate them alive. She threw a middle of the plate fastball or off-speed fastball on the first pitch to get ahead, and that was the only strike she threw. Larie then kept throwing riseballs and they chased them.
If you want to see Lawrie pitch the last inning, go to:
Bill pointed out that the screwball pitchers at the CWS ended up faring poorly against good hitting. It appeared that the batters anticipated getting a screwball, so they adjusted their position in the batters box and their swing.
University of Washington pitcher Daniele Lawrie ended up using her riseball when she need the outs. During the last inning of the CWS, Lawrie was throwing off-speed (59 mph) when she needed a strike, and then she would go with the riseball for the K.
The last two UF batters she faced apparently were in "take one" mode, and Lawrie ate them alive. She threw a middle of the plate fastball or off-speed fastball on the first pitch to get ahead, and that was the only strike she threw. Larie then kept throwing riseballs and they chased them.
If you want to see Lawrie pitch the last inning, go to:
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