Records- stolen bases

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Lots of interesting figures there ... here is the link for anyone interested ... State Records : Softball

One girl from Keystone did get 62 SB in a season, but knowing the Keystone program, I am inclined to believe it.

As for the career hits, the top 2 are way out in front of anyone else and played for the same school at the same time for 3 of their 4 years. They are not listed under career batting average or hits in a season, but all that probably means is that no one submitted them for those categories. I don't know these girls and they very well may have been great hitters, but it does make one wonder ...

 

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Carol was correct. 50 for one girl with three in paper for a total of 90 for three kids. Joe caught it right away it is almost impossible. I have a dd that is on base 485% , and steals when she has a chance. She is very fast and isn't a third of what the kid above has. Hard to steal when have a kid ahead of you, close to 50% of the time. Plus no credit for first and third attemps. So lets do the math , lead off batter has 108 AB. We can use 50% as on base % 52, if you have someone in front of you during the game cut that to 26, then take away the first and third and passed balls. If you are close to 20 , you are doing good.

 

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Yeah, I'm trying to piece together a 50 SB season in 30 games. One thing that makes it difficult is that you assume most teams won't steal bases with a huge lead. Even if they do, those games are shortened to five innings. And if games are close, you assume the other team is capable of throwing out a runner attempting to steal.

Given all of that, if a girl stole 50 bases in 30 games, that's 1.67 steals per game. One game of not reaching base and you need 3.34 steals in the next game to make up for it. If one reaches base 60% of the time (very difficult) and averages 4 plate appearances per game, that's 200 plate appearances with 120 times reaching base. Eliminate all triples and HRs and most times when she reaches with a runner one base in front of her and you're probably down from 120 to maybe 80 opportunities. So, 50 SBs is possible, but one would need to be reaching base all the time and stealing on the first pitch or two almost every time.

 

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Joe ... you might want to check the math again on the 200 plate appearances ... in a 30 game season, max plate appearances would be 120 and applying the 60% thing is only 72 times on base. 50 legitimate SB's would still be possible, but very unlikely.

 

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Oh yes, thanks, that's right! I think I had 50 games on my mind since that's about what we play in D2 college. So, yes, 72 times on base (which is generous) would make 50 SBs extremely difficult. Let's say you have 0 triples and HRs, but that a runner is on in front of you for only 15 of those times, that leaves 57 times on base (again, very generous). One would have to steal second almost all the time and never get thrown out, or steal both second and third many times, to get to 50 SBs.