I'll admit that when I was first told that I would be covering softball for Cardinal Points this semester, I wasn't exactly thrilled like most men in my position wouldn't be. I had covered the sport briefly during my internship at a hometown paper and during my last semester at the community college I attended before Plattsburgh. As the season went on and Plattsburgh's performance improved I found myself becomming more interested in the sport.
A big part of this can be credited to the team's three freshmen pitchers who have performed exceptionally well this semester. Allen, Fedyshyn and Loughran have Plattsburgh State second in the conference in strikeouts with 244 and fourth in the conference in both ERA (1.94) and opponent's batting average (.236). I think it's fair to say that the freshmen's performance this season is a huge reason why the Lady Cardinals find themselves in the postseason. The fact that they managed to keep their opponents average lower than their own .254 average is quite impressive.
For a better understanding of how impressive their opponents average would be, their opponents' combined average would put them in a third-place tie in the MLB. Clearly I am not saying they would be able to pitch against an MLB team, but for holding that average against opponents of the same skill level (or better considering Plattsburgh's 19-21 record) is very impressive. These pitchers have very much kept Plattsburgh in contention for a possible SUNYAC and division III championship. I applaud their efforts and consider covering them next season so I can see how well they perform with a year of experience under their belt.
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