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OSU held an intra-squad scrimmage today, and I have to say the new freshman pitcher (Nichols) looked very good. I don't think she allowed anyone on base (if memory serves me correct). Her speed was up to 69 mph...........65-66 mph on her drop ball. Bodecker looked good, not sure if she is 100%, but her change up was nasty as usual , it's amazing to see Big Ten hitters fooled by this pitch time and time again, but it happens. If you want your kid to see a good change up, you can't do much better than Bo, and she topped out around 64-65 on some of her other junk (I believe screwball and curveball, drop ball). Hopefully she can stay healthy. I think the coaching staff answered some questions today where the pitching staff is concerned. I know she is young (Nichols), but she was clearly the most dominant pitcher today, and I think she is going to command a lot of innings this season, which is what they need. Pitchers dominated much of the scrimmage, of course some of that could have been how they rotated the pitchers, a couple of innings at a time...sometimes less, and they even pitched around Marder for the most part, some things never change. If Nichols can contribute considerably, this team will fare well. Good Luck Ladies. Go Bucks.