Episode 4- ACC Week 3 GT & NC State Our Sleeper Teams?!

Welcome to Episode 4 of Up the Coast with Alex & BrittDuke- the only ACC team with 1 lossUNC, Louisville & Clemson are next with only 2 lossesNational notes: These #s were updated at the end of last week, before games this past weekend UNC #4 in the country in team batting average- .412 (through Feb 22, 2024)Duke #9 in the country in lowest ERA 1.02 (through Feb 22, 2024)Duke (#8), Virginia (#13), UNC (#14) all in the top 15 for best fielding percentage across the country (Feb 22, 2024)Georgia Tech- LEADING IN HRs after this weekend???!!!! 34Duke-Continues their slug fest, beat Michigan State 22-02 grand slams, 3 run blast…. SO much power!14 runs in the bottom of the third of a 22-0 win over Michigan StateJala had 14ks- career highRun ruled Villanova 8-0Total team right now- have it in the circle with Jala leading the way- the bats are on absolute fireBig inning potential4 DIFFERENT PLAYERS have hit FIVE grand slams this yearClemson- back on track?Exciting gamesbeat Charlotte midweekRun rule against Ole Miss- a run rule against any SEC team feels goodClose game- walk off win for Clemson against UCONNActually 3 walk off wins?! 2 were run rule walk off’s…**do you count those?!Mid week at Georgia!!!Florida State-Bats continuing to come alive in big moments- a lot of powerMichaela Edenfield 2 walk off wins (back to back games)- one a come from behind 5-4 win against Nicholls and the other a run rule 8-0 win against NichollsPitching still in questionCould the pitching staff be struggling more this year because they don’t have a dominant down ball pitcher? They have historically had at least one pitcher on staff that dominated the lower half of the zone- Lacey Waldrop, Meghan King, Kat Sandercock…. Now- their primary arms are more E to W and up in the zone arms Virginia Tech-Emma Lemley still looking good in the circle- pull #s of her game against Dartmouth??BEAT (#3) GEORGIA on Friday, 5-42 RBI pinch hit from Trinity MartinHOW BIG IS IT TO HAVE HITTERS COME OFF THE BENCH AND COME UP CLUTCH?HOW HARD IS IT TO BE A PINCH HITTER?!Lemley rise looked legit, one thing that I noticed..she gets ahead early, even 0-2 and then BB. Lyndsey Grein big in the circle for VT to close out the gameLost 5-7 against Georgia on Saturday- not a bad game against a great hitting team in UGAWas leading the game 3-1 in the bottom of the third UGA came back in the top of the 4th, VT tied it up in the 4thSigns of brilliance from VT this weekend…. Should be proud of their performancePossible X factor- Emma Mazzarone, fr pitcher. very nice change and throws 69/70mphUNC-Nikki Harris in the circle looks great13ks in her 2nd career start, true freshman, too!!Most K’s for a UNC pitcher in a game since 2019Loss to Lipscomb 1-0, solo shot in 5th As a team, just 14 HR’s but have scored 101 runs,  stolen 54-59 bases, .508 OB%Alex Coleman- .619ba, 14-15 SB6 players hitting over .4003 hitting over .500Georgia Tech-32 runs in 4 games at the Clearwater TourneyLost games in Clearwater but the W/L not reflective of how well GT was playing/ hittingHR’s have come from at least 9 different hittersMallorie Black- an absolute killer in the box right nowNeleman- big for the GT pitching staffNC State-a sneaky/quiet 12-3 on the yearafter losing 3 games in first weekend, they have been rollingKeep an eye on what they are doingLouisville-had two games canceled this weekend in Conway, SChad the loss to Furman, beat Coastal and Bowling Green Zabala did not throw against Furman, got CG w vs Coastal and got the W in 2IP 0er vs Bowling greenConcern over depth in the circleBoston College-playing close, low scoring games--will be beneficial heading into conf play, just learning how to win those gamesPitching staff lead by Hallie Pappion &  Haley Dunning- the entire pitching staff have only giving up 1 HR in 102 IP combinedPitt-Loss to OSU 1-0, but played really well against one of the best teams in the countryOSU only scored on a bases loaded BB! Senior pitcher Adriana Romano gave up just 4 hits and 6.2 IPVirginia-Looking solid in the circleMadi Harris ties the UVA career saves record with 9Eden Bigham sets a career high strikeouts vs Lehigh with 14struck out the first 12 batters straight to start the gameNotre Dame-Beat #20 Utah at the Mary Nutter Classic (7-1)revenge game, ND lost to Utah in clearwater week 1. Lost to a really good Baylor team on a walk off, had 1 run lead into bottom of 7thND had 4 errors that gameSyracuse- went 2-3 on the weekend in Monroe, LAJasso still swinging it, Hendrix good in the circleHendrix is 5-0 on the season, rest of the staff combined is 3-6ACC Play starts this weekend!!NC State at ClemsonPitt at GTBC at UVAND at VTOther big matchupsFSU in Eugene vs Washington, Oregon- CANCELED- FLORIDA STATE looking for games!!Clemson at Georgia