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Last years schedule was average at best. Ms Weissenhoffer is a good pitcher but no where near established with respect to skill set (mentally and physically and experience) that both the pitchers on the 2012 NCAA team.  If she continues to improve perhaps that will change. We will have to agree to disagree on the penalty of missing the bus. We don't know if her team mates tried or not or what the specifics were, but I fully support the Coaches decision because one person is not bigger than the team.

Valpotx, first let me start by saying that we should not make excuses for unacceptable actions. Over sleeping and missing the team bus is not acceptable. The entire team, coaching staff and support personnel had the same expectation to be there on time and met it. With responsibility comes accountability and we must hold them accountable. Ms. Weissenhoffer irresponsibility hurt her team, and specifically the rest of the pitching staff that was forced to shoulder more innings this early in the season before their arms were in mid season game shape. Second, your reference to her as an awesome ace that VU can not win without disparaged (although I don't believe it was your intent) the other pitchers on the staff. This is a new year and in D1 College Athletics your place on a team has to be earned each year through performance on an off the field. Looking at the stats, in Ms. Pico's 22 innings as a starter, The offense has scored 4 runs. I believe in 3 of her 4 starts she pitched well enough to give her team an opportunity to win the game. The offense did not produce. Too many strike outs, pop ups and fly outs. Defense inconsistent at times also. I commend Ms. Pico for taking the ball, putting the team on her shoulders and doing what the coaching staff needed her to do which was give Valpo quality innings. She grew as a pitcher this weekend, mentally and physically.