Epidsode 5- RPI, Rain & Opening weekend of ACC play!

Episode 5- Opening weekend of ACC Conference PlayFirst week of ACC MatchUpsReminder: not EVERY team played conference this weekend, some are still trying to get a few more out of conference games in on their schedule1st RPI of the season was released!Rating Percentage IndexDifferent than rankings you have been seeing each weekRPI is a mathematical formula that takes in to consideration:Winning percentageStrength of schedule (opponents winning percentage)Opponents strength of scheduleThis is a major tool that the selection committee uses to seed teams in postseasonDesired changes to RPI?come selection show you want to be in top 40Conference RPI1. SEC 2. PAC12 3. BIG 12 4. ACC 5. AAC 6. BIG10Team RPI#6 Clemson #11 VT #20 Duke- #30 FSU#32 NC State#35 Virginia-Mid-week updatesClemson fell to UGA (#5 / #3) 2-1 on Wednesday night last week11 Clemson players getting playing time16 Bulldogs getting in the lineup3 UGA pitchers used (all averaging about 2 innings) - could depth be what allowed Georgia to win?13 LOB for Clemson vs GeorgiaACC Play-StrategyInformationExecution-Duke vs Syracuse- at Duke Softball StadiumDH Saturday- 3 GAMES IN 24 HOURS; thoughts on playing double headers?Duke won the first two games 7-0; 6-0Jala Wright reaches career milestone- 300 career strikeouts2-0 on the weekend, 10 innings pitchedShut out sweep of Syracuse5 diff pitchers= 0 runs0 errors on the weekendCassidy Curd #1 in country with K’s per 7 innings w/ 12.5-Clemson vs NC State- at Clemson— did we learn more about Clemson or NC state?!Clemson drops GAME 1 to NC STATE 6-1Surprised Cagle didn’t start…games pushed to DH on Saturday3 GAMES IN A 24 HOUR TIME SPANGame 1 NC State: had short leash on Madison Inscoe in Game 1 of the series… 1 inning and then only 1 batter faced in the secondAlisha Weixlmann came in and closed it out with 6 shutout inningsWeixlmann last year vs Clemson, beat them giving up just 1 hitClemson Secured game 2 victory 8-0, Valerie Cagle 5.0ip, 1 hGame 3NC state early lead 5-0--Clemson 3 errors in T14 Homeruns in Game 3- by 4 different playersAlia Logoleo stays hot… swinging a powerful bat right nowClemson scored 8 unanswered then NC state responds T3 to take 9-8 leadCagle goes 2.1 IP, 9r, 7er, 6h, -VT vs Notre Dame VT went on to sweep Notre Dame outsourcing the Irish 29-9Saturday DHANOTHER 3 GAMES PLAYED IN A 24 HOUR TIME SPANVT hit 8 HR’s on HR’s DH vs ND. 40 HR’s through 19 gamesFr Emma Mazzarone 0ER, Emma Lemly 0 ER- pitchers looking legitSundayLindsey Grein w/ the startVT had timely hitting game 3… Notre Dame actually outhit VT but VT executed when they had runners in scoring positionMaija Louko; pinch hitter, hit a grand slam in the 5th, shutting the door for any other potential comeback for NDVT #3 in country with 40ND Karina Gaskins #1 in country with BB/Game 1.5--teams not letting their best player beat them-GT vs PittGT had their first ever run rule sweep of an ACC opponent in program historyrun ruled Pitt in all 3 games of the series; out-scoring Pitt 32-611 game winning streak for the Yellow Jackets right nowGT- 43 HR’s… #2 in country- #1 in the power 5 conferences Madison Dobbins- first player in ACC to reach 30 RBI this seasonMallorie Black- 18 game on base streak… stays consistent-Virginia vs BCVirginia lost the 1st game on Friday, came back to get the next two wins.. Game 1 was a pitchers duel Abby Dunning for BC is legit..her rise ball that runs in to righties is a filthy pitch when it’s onBigham (UVA) rise and change were on pointGet this…only 2 hits on the afternoon; between BOTH teams!Game 2- Virginia used 4 different pitchers.. 6 errors between the two teams. BC with 4Sunday- Virginia won 1-0Hylton singled to left center, Boggs scored the only run in the game-Florida StateTrip to Oregon canceled…didn’t play Oregon or Washington2 wins vs Nicholls on Saturday; first W on Saturday- 5-4game vs Jacksonville (6-11)- FSU loses 5-6fell behind 6-2 in 1stJU scored all 6 runs with 2 outs4 BB and 2 hits 3 runs for Royalty, Danley comes inDanley gives up a bases loaded double-UNC5-1 on the week; a couple wins against NCCU, Oakland, Rider, Lafayette & Campbellonly gave up 1 run in their 5 victories…Shut out by Rutgers 4-0UNC leads the country with a .417 BA- last year they hit .27571 stolen bases on the year so far, last year they had 70 on the whole yearLouisville- 3 - 3 on the weekplayed in the South Florida tournamentextra innings win vs Georgia SouthernLouisville- looking for consistency?Look aheads for this week….Clemson has Tennessee on Tuesday, March 5; 6pm ET at homeGame time changed to 2pm for weather; Clemson lost 2-1 in 9 innClemson has a DH vs Minnesota on Thursday, March 7th at homeVT and Louisville series this weekend (@ Louisville)Virginia and UNC series this weekend (@ Chapel Hill)NC State vs GT (@ Raleigh)Spring Break tourneys for the rest of the conference