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Great game, Sophia !

May be tough to eliminate. Can only assume the horn is endorsed by Marc and the OccupyLF crowd. Maybe a group should talk to Marc.

I may have spoken too soon. Ok St routed by LSU 10-2. Miranda started 3.1 IP/3R/4BB/2K/65 pitches

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1st out on an attempted steal down 4 runs. Terrible !

He has a .771 overall win percentage, every team has advanced to the super regionals. 5 CWS appearances but teams have never advanced beyond semifinals. Reports were he signed a 5 year contract which would expire in '23. not sure, I think salary is about 450K. Will be interesting to see if he wants to face the SEC gauntlet, though I believe he is in the top 5 or 10 salary wise. He seems to be the type always looking for opportunities. Previously, he had outstanding assistants (Jimmy Kolaitis, Chelsea Spencer) and that may be showing. Singleton seems to be a good hitting coach but not sure why the other asst (Megan Bartlett) was hired. Midwest connections, not sure of her forte other than being a ND grad with a J.D. from Northern Illinois. tl:dr; No idea

Parker in LF ? And miscommunication on a popup. You be You, Mike. 🙄

Why do you think he went the transfer route ? Lack of talent, prev committed to other schools, failure to recruit, all of the above ? Simpson appears to be the 2nd best pitcher behind Dolcini. She has alot to learn but awesome pitch repertoire.

6:30 Check the game thread tonight. Someone may post a link.

Oh noooooo, you're back ! 🙂 Look forward to your posts.

Cantu has never played the outfield. lB, 3B, DP at Tech. Can't recall if she played OF here last year. Example of offense over defense. That low liner in the 2d inn was very catchable. Why save Dolcini for #25 Auburn vs #6 Florida St. Don't anyone jump, old cliche "It is a marathon, not a sprint"

Ok St ace Kelly Maxwell pitched a 1 hit shutout vs Michigan. 4-0 Ok St. Ok St is tough.

Cam Williams may not have received the credit he deserved for providing leadership and maturity to a young team. He loved Texas and played like he loved Texas. I will miss him.

https://www.hookem.com/story/analysis/podcast/2022/02/17/texas-baseball-coach-david-pierce-discusses-2022-season/6831408001/ Today's podcast with Pierce discussing opening game/season. Good insight on the pitching staff and other questions. Approx 22-25 minutes.

Burbank transferred to San Jac after 1 year for PT. Transferred to Rice to play with is younger brother (infielder). Starter for SanJac, good stats. NJCAA

McNeese hosted a tournament last weekend and went 5-0 against UNT, Tulsa, UAB, and Texas Southern (2). Had 3 shutouts. Pretty solid club, made regionals last year at 35-26. Clearwater games will be televised. Good to see college softball getting its due. (sry for large print, copied from schedule)

siap: The Cardinals have their own concerns about Murray, with sources describing the 2019 No. 1 overall pick as self-centered, immature and someone who points fingers. Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury is said to be self-scouting where he can provide better alternatives to help Murray, according to sources. Meanwhile, select veterans on the team hope to reach out to Murray on how the 24-year-old can better handle adversity, sources said. Despite the acrimony, the Cardinals expect things to calm down and for Murray to be their quarterback of the present and future. https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-reported-friction-with-kyler-murray-cardinals-say-they-have-high-regard-for-franchise-qb-203902387.html

Ordered this AM. $20 for GA (yikes !, inflation) up from about $12.

https://twitter.com/texascollegebsb - Texas College Baseball twitter is a neat little site that has info on all college teams in Texas. Good publicity for the smaller schools. - Lance Berkman makes his college head coaching debut this weekend as Houston Baptist hosts Rutgers. Host Rice, 23 Feb, visit Texas, 3 May. 14-38 last year. Tough schedule, play most of the P5 schools in Texas. D1, Southland Conf, aggy Corpus, McNeese, Incarnate Word and that bunch. https://hbuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule

🙂 No, want Chelsea Spencer back and to not finish in last place in B12 defensive stats. We had 8 errors in 3 games last year vs OU at the debacle in Norman.

https://txstatebobcats.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:TXST:BS22:BS08:&linkID=txstate&RSRC=SIDEARM&RDAT=sgl&_ga= Texas St game in San Marcos, 8 Mar, 6PM. Tickets go on sale Tuesday @ 9AM. Pre pandemic this was always a sellout with SRO. Tickets go fast. Always a good game, nice venue, and Texas St does a great job of hosting. Short trip for those who may not have the opportunity to see the team in an "away" atmosphere.

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2022/02/03/texas-college-baseball-picked-no-1-preseason-coaches-poll/6642249001/ If you did not see, the above article and excerpts were previously posted. Gives a cursory summary. Hopefully, more info this week.

And 7 HR's and 3 shutouts. That is Mike White softball, pitching and offense over defense. He seems to rotate players based on their hitting streak. Can get away with that in the outfield, but not the infield. At first I thought his intent was to solidify a lineup, but he seems to do it all year. Could be why he has never won it all. We will see what this year brings.

Happy 91st birthday, Gus ! Thanks !

Opening game against Clemson should be a test. ACC Champions last year, return all of their pitching staff which led NCAA with 1.50 era. They beat FGCU today 11-0. Note radio coverage on FM105.3 and FGCU games will be streamed on their YouTube channel. Click link on Texas schedule. https://texassports.com/sports/softball/schedule Friday, February 11 4 p.m. #15/14 Clemson vs. #10/8 TEXAS 6:30 p.m. #10/8 TEXAS at FGCU Saturday, February 12 4 p.m. #10/8 TEXAS vs. Boston College 6:30 p.m. #10/8 TEXAS at FGCU Sunday, February 13 10:45 a.m. Kent State vs. #10/8 TEXAS Live Stats: Available for all games – links on the softball schedule at TexasSports.com: Television: The only available broadcasts will be YouTube web streams of Texas' two match-ups against FGCU: Radio: Texas' games are scheduled for radio broadcast via web stream with Andrew Haynes on the call via this LINK. The Texas broadcast can also be heard locally on 105.3 FM as part of the Austin Radio Network supported by the flagship radio station of the Longhorns, 104.9 FM The Horn. https://texassports.com/news/2022/2/10/no-10-8-softball-visits-the-fgcu-kickoff-classic.aspx FGCU is coming off a 28-19 record in 2021 which included a 15-3 record in conference play en route to claiming the ASUN South Division. Seniors Reedy Davenport (St. John's, Fla./Bartram Trail HS), McKenna Batterton (Norco, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt HS), and Emily Estroff (Coconut Creek, Fla./Coral Springs Charter HS/Villanova) are three key returners for the Eagles after all hitting over .300 in 2021. Davenport also shines in the field as she was the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year a season ago and was picked to repeat in this year's preseason vote Clemson TigersThe Tigers began their softball program in 2020 and have hit the ground running as they went 44-8 last year in their first full season and enter 2022 as the 15th-ranked team in the country.Pitching was the strength for Clemson in 2021 as they were fifth in the country with a 1.50 ERA, led by All-American Valerie Cagle. Cagle had a 1.16 ERA and 267 strikeouts in 216.2 innings pitched last season while earning 28 wins in the circle. She was also one of Clemson's top hitters as well as she hit .404 with 17 home runs, 12 doubles, and 45 RBI.This will be the first meeting between the two schools.LIU SharksLIU is coming off a strong 25-7 season in 2021, advancing to the Northeast Conference championship game. In the preseason poll this season, the Sharks were picked second behind Saint Francis.They return five All-NEC players from last season while also adding Alyssa O'Donnell, the 2021 NFCA National Pitcher of the Year while playing at Florida Southwestern.The Eagles lead the all-time series, 13-4.Boston College EaglesThe Eagles return to the field after a 13-32 season playing in the tough ACC. This weekend will be the first of two straight weekends that Boston College will be in Fort Myers as they will return for the FGCU Invitational.Seniors Ellie Mataya and Susannah Anderson return to the Eagles after being named All-ACC in 2021. Mataya led BC in batting average (.373), at bats (153), runs (20), hits (57), doubles (9), triples (3), total bases (78), slugging percentage (.510), on-base percentage (.411) and stolen bases (12-for-12). In the circle, Anderson led the team in ERA (2.72), innings pitched (175.0), wins (9), appearances (30), games started (26), saves (1), complete games (19), shutouts (3) and strikeouts (107)FGCU leads the all-time series 4-1.Kent State Golden FlashesKent State is coming off a 27-26 season, which included a 23-16 record in the MAC, good enough for third place. The Golden Flashes were solid offensively last season as they finished in the top-75 in the country in batting average (.289) and hits (423).Five players earned All-MAC honors a season ago with sophomore pitcher Jessica LeBeau and senior outfielder Brooklyn Whitt returning to the team in 2022. https://fgcuathletics.com/news/2022/2/9/softball-ready-to-open-2022-season-with-fgcu-kickoff-classic.aspx