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Painterboy

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NC State game 1 thoughts


So I and 3 other family members (B-law, nephew and daughter) made our may to the game yesterday. My first trip to the revised English field and first game since I was at VT ('95 grad).

My initial thoughts on the game and team.

1. Coward pitched an excellent overall game. Threw a lot of pitches but you can tell that he was feeling it yesterday and had some swagger on the mound as the innings progressed. I talked to the radar gun guys behind the plate and he threw his hardest pitch all day (92mph) in the 7th inning (he was 88-89 most of day). So he was definitely bringing it all game.

2. VT squad definitely appears to be hitting the weights over NC State squad. Just looking at the players VT appears to be heavy into lifting. Not saying that translates to better players but the overall size of our guys is impressive. Horanski, Freiday, Mundy, etc have some mass.

3. Play of the day was turned in by Menken in CF on a long fly ball where he laid out for an amazing catch. That was top 10 ESPN highlight if submitted (I didn't check to see if it made it - I see now it was #9). My B-law and nephew are Pack fans and they came out of their seats on that play if was so good.

4. Owens had two uncharacteristic errors during the game on two routine plays. Only runs State scored in first and I was worried those two runs were going to hurt Coward's confidence as he clearly put his head down after the error - disappointed with the runner making first base and not ending the inning. Twas not the case!

5. Hokies batting is clearly their strong suit. Lots of hard hits even when State was playing the shift. In this game our hitting was clearly the determining factor of us picking up the win. We hit it hard they didn't after the first inning. Surprised to see no home runs with the wind gusting so strong to left field.

Overall I love the renovations at the park. The seating was great and obviously the win helped make the game all the better. I would recommend to anyone to make their way down for a game this year. I hope to return soon!
[Post edited by Painterboy at 03/30/2018 10:26AM]

Posted: 03/30/2018 at 10:14AM



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