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OKLAHOMA CITY — Kaitlyn Terry didn’t last long in the circle in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series final.
Texas Tech head coach Gerry Glasco called for an early pitching change, subbing in ace NiJaree Canady, after Terry gave up a two-run homer to Texas slugger Katie Stewart. The homer Stewart hit was a no-doubter, traveling 263 feet into deep center field with an exit velocity of 80.8 miles per hour. Terry then gave up singles to Viviana Martinez and Hannah Wells before Canady came in.
Terry threw just 16 pitches in 0.2 innings of work before being replaced by Canady. Texas’ early offensive surge continued when Canady gave up a single and then a base-clearing triple to Ashton Maloney, putting the Longhorns up 5-1 at the end of the first series. Canady was removed in the bottom of the third in favor of freshman Samantha Lincoln, who has a 3.43 ERA and is 7-0 this season with 66 strike outs in 71 innings.
Canady or Terry relieving each other early in games isn’t a new thing with Texas Tech this season. All season long, Glasco has utilized a somewhat obscure rule governing designated players (DPs) and flex players (FPs), allowing the Red Raiders to bounce between the two pitchers multiple times per game.
The rule has a lot of wrinkles to it, but ultimately it allows Glasco to utilize a pair of incredibly strong pitchers in the same game and rotate them in and out based on matchups. Both Canady and Terry rank in the top 20 nationally in ERA this season with figures below 1.86. They’ve also combined for 421 strikeouts.
And Terry is a good hitter too, batting .438 this season with 84 hits and 10 home runs.
When Glasco made the pitching change, Terry became the designated player, Canady moved to the pitching circle, Jazzy Burns moved to catcher and Victoria Valdez came out of the game.
Canady is the highest-paid player in college softball this year, earning more than $1 million in NIL from Texas Tech’s collective, the Matador Club.
Terry was one of the many high-profile transfers that Texas Tech landed in the portal last offseason, bringing the two-way player over from UCLA. Burns came from Ohio State, Mia Williams transferred in from Florida, and Taylor Pannell previously played at Tennessee.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady enters WCWS, move backfires
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Texas Tech head coach Gerry Glasco called for an early pitching change, subbing in ace NiJaree Canady, after Terry gave up a two-run homer to Texas slugger Katie Stewart. The homer Stewart hit was a no-doubter, traveling 263 feet into deep center field with an exit velocity of 80.8 miles per hour. Terry then gave up singles to Viviana Martinez and Hannah Wells before Canady came in.
Terry threw just 16 pitches in 0.2 innings of work before being replaced by Canady. Texas’ early offensive surge continued when Canady gave up a single and then a base-clearing triple to Ashton Maloney, putting the Longhorns up 5-1 at the end of the first series. Canady was removed in the bottom of the third in favor of freshman Samantha Lincoln, who has a 3.43 ERA and is 7-0 this season with 66 strike outs in 71 innings.
Canady or Terry relieving each other early in games isn’t a new thing with Texas Tech this season. All season long, Glasco has utilized a somewhat obscure rule governing designated players (DPs) and flex players (FPs), allowing the Red Raiders to bounce between the two pitchers multiple times per game.
The rule has a lot of wrinkles to it, but ultimately it allows Glasco to utilize a pair of incredibly strong pitchers in the same game and rotate them in and out based on matchups. Both Canady and Terry rank in the top 20 nationally in ERA this season with figures below 1.86. They’ve also combined for 421 strikeouts.
And Terry is a good hitter too, batting .438 this season with 84 hits and 10 home runs.
When Glasco made the pitching change, Terry became the designated player, Canady moved to the pitching circle, Jazzy Burns moved to catcher and Victoria Valdez came out of the game.
Canady is the highest-paid player in college softball this year, earning more than $1 million in NIL from Texas Tech’s collective, the Matador Club.
Terry was one of the many high-profile transfers that Texas Tech landed in the portal last offseason, bringing the two-way player over from UCLA. Burns came from Ohio State, Mia Williams transferred in from Florida, and Taylor Pannell previously played at Tennessee.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady enters WCWS, move backfires
Continue reading...
