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  1. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    FSU's Dick Howser stadium hit by tornado this morning. FSU is at Pitt this weekend. Weather looks good at present in Orlando for our series. FSU Baseball’s Dick Howser Stadium devastated by Friday morning tornado (msn.com)
  2. Ideal time to pitch Simpson to see if she can contribute in the postseason. Maybe she will come in later. Much respect for Sophia but she may be this year's Lauren Burke. May have lost interest in the game.
  3. Congrats to BYU (winner 7-2) who also took 2/3 from OkSt during the regular season. Hope they make the postseason. Great game by BYU Pitcher Temples. Transfer from Stetson, from Marianna, Florida. She did not pitch against us.
  4. @Js1 Do you know what Mike is referring to concerning "new formula" ? Perhaps you have mentioned and I may have missed. And Mike is making comments to get team to focus. (I realize you have presented stats that strongly favor Texas as #1 seed, just curious about his comments) “That's a really hard thing to say,” White said when asked whether the Big 12 champion seems like a lock for the top overall NCAA seed. “I mean, there's a new formula coming in, and I'm not sure how all that is going to figure it out, and there’s always the human factor in there as well. So we’ll just have to wait and see; all we can do is control what we control on the field and just play good softball.” https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/softball/2024/05/08/will-the-big-12-tournament-champion-earn-the-no-1-overall-ncaa-softball-seed-texas-says-yes/73568174007/
  5. Very likely. I also think the NCAA likes fan attendance which may be a factor. Closer, the better for attendance. Certainly conur with the above comments about @Js1. Besides his vast knowledge, the thing I respect is he credits his source. Does not act like a "super insider".
  6. aggy hitting coach Jeff Harger above was also ejected at our Regional game last year. Obvious anger issues. Let's see if SEC takes any action. Props to the UF fans for not engaging. Surely UF has a visitor locker room he should have been limited to ? Not a good look. As you may expect, idiot aggy reaction. https://texags.com/forums/8/topics/3459018
  7. Wondered about Mike White's contract since his 5 year original contract ($525K) was set to expire this year. Emailed Danny Davis at the Statesman and he informs that Mike signed an extension in '22 for 5 years thru '27 for $625K. Did not ask about performance bonuses but he surely will receive some this year. And possibly another extension and raise. Well done, Mike !
  8. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    12:36 More of a general comment/question, but would love to hear some thoughts on the overall state of college pitching? ERA's feel very high this year nationwide. It's eye opening to see only a handful of teams have ERA's under 4.00. Is the pitching quality taking a step back? Are the hitters just getting better and better? Strike zones getting smaller? Kendall Rogers 12:36 Jim -- great question. We are in the TrackMan era when it comes to strike zones. I think umpires have very tight zones, and when you have very tight windows to throw into, hitters know that. Combine that with a current ball that absolutely flies and it's the perfect storm for the offense ... and the pitching. That's what makes what guys like Hagen Smith are doing seem remarkable -- and Paul Skenes last year.
  9. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    https://d1baseball.com/chats/d1baseball-weekly-chat-may-6-2/ D1 Baseball Chat. Open until placed behind paywall. 11:40 If Texas wins their last 2 conference series and wins the Big 12 conference tournament, will they host a regional? Kendall Rogers 11:40 Robert -- highly unlikely. Unfortunately, the Longhorns have so many Q4 losses that it has really dragged down its RPI -- whether fair or not is to be debated. Texas is 50 right now and would need to get to about 20-25 to even have a shot. That's going to be tough to accomplish. I do really like the way the offense looks, and the pitching staff is piecing things together about as well as they can right now.
  10. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    https://d1baseball.com/chats/d1baseball-weekly-chat-may-6-2/ D1 Baseball Chat. Open until placed behind paywall.
  11. Bump this to the top for someone with knowledge to answer. @closetojumping may choose to opine on NIL goals at Texas. Saw the below link online. Supposedly from NCAA, though looks somewhat suspect. https://nil-ncaa.com/sec/
  12. Did all notice Kenny G going down the line and shaking hands in the dugout with each member of his coaching and support staff ? He went to them, they did not come to him. Great scene. Congrats 'Ok St !
  13. B12 and Tech will no longer be our concern, but I thought Tech would improve under Craig Snider (hitting coach @ Fl St and aggy) Looking at the coaching staff, he has one asst from Wash Univ in St Louis and 2 former Fl St grad asst coaches, one who seems to be the pitching coach. Likely no one on his staff has connections to the Texas/National travel ball circuit. Weather and Radar Map for Norman, OK - The Weather Channel | Weather.com Latest radar shows t'storms in Norman area till close to 4PM.
  14. https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/ea48f4efcd297b06fa2fcd4a98c417b20b465b386ed6e59870da3f0b6c2ef6b3 Radar shows t'storms on outskirts of Norman between 12:30 - 2PM. Heavy rain overnight but hopefully will clear for 3PM game. Lubbock looks good for Sat. @Js1 @FloridaHorn Any thoughts on why Kenny G elected to start Aycock in game 1 and then Kilfoyl ? Plans to pitch both all 3 games ?
  15. Weather and Radar Map for Lubbock, TX - The Weather Channel | Weather.com Looking at the radar t'storms/lightning in area so they probably could not warmup. Tornado watch until 10PM.
  16. https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/ea48f4efcd297b06fa2fcd4a98c417b20b465b386ed6e59870da3f0b6c2ef6b3 (Norman) https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/f79be328c6de053b0c0acc73ba8d33339b9a9fe260de22850678e33de4967770 (Lubbock) Saturday afternoon in Lubbock and Sunday in Norman do not look good if this forecast holds. And a concern with lightning delays.
  17. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    Good point ! Texas claims they have sold 7K season tickets. I really think they have made a deal with the ticket brokers like Seat Geek which may have bought alot of the season tickets. Check the prices for the Friday OKSt game. Seat Geek is trying to unload. (just my guess) and ready for a new coach. https://seatgeek.com/texas-longhorns-baseball-tickets/ncaa-baseball/2024-05-03-6-30-pm/6275540
  18. Need some help from the softball gods. OKSt first visit to Love Field, capacity 4200 which will likely be filled. Hope Kenny G can keep them focused.
  19. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/softball/bracketology (very large to c&p) Only for purpose of discussion until Friday to keep our anxious minds occupied. 😊 Very early Regional projection from College Sports Madness (only one I could find) to be taken with a grain of salt. #2 seed hosting Texas St, NCar, and Prairie View matched with #15 seed ULL. OU is #1 seed matched with #16 seed UW which could be a strong matchup. I think UW may finish higher. aggy #8 seed. Last Four In: Florida Atlantic, UCF, South Alabama, North Carolina First Four Out: Ole Miss, Kansas, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech Big 12: *Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, UCF, Baylor
  20. torre

    2024 NCAA Baseball

    Good find BGS ! Very sad ! Wes Johnson, former LSU pitching coach, is in his first year as head coach and looking at the staff seems to be the pitching coach. Coaches have to be aware, especially the bullpen coach. Georgia has a 5.45 era, 31-12, 10-11 SEC. Below is the Georgia SEC Rant comments on the subject. https://www.secrant.com/rant/uga-sports/uga-baseball-season-long-thread-31-12-10-11/112388998/page-21/
  21. Senior Day honor by starting ? Before they would honor the Seniors pregame during one of the games at the last home series. Would be introduced with their families, a video of their highlights shown, presented a framed jersey and roses. The opposing team's Seniors also received roses. Nice ceremony, sorry it apparently has been discontinued. Edit. Just saw opening clip on LHN. They still do the same.
  22. https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/ea48f4efcd297b06fa2fcd4a98c417b20b465b386ed6e59870da3f0b6c2ef6b3 As previously mentioned by zlavydra, stay alert for possible game time change. Sunday looks good for DH.
  23. From email DH 1PM and 4PM Sat Due to the inclement weather being forecasted for Sunday, Texas Softball will now be playing Sunday's game on Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm. Tickets for Sunday's game will be honored for the Saturday 4:00pmgame, the stadium will be cleared between games.
  24. https://weather.com/weather/weekend/l/354aafe37aa0a42c04081ebbb93de8ee7531422ba721abc3ff758f434c2587ab Showers/T'Storms forecast for the weekend. Possibly not enough for cancellation with the most questionable day being Sunday. Hope the weather does not affect the attendance so the Seniors can be given well deserved recognition on Senior Day. They were key participants in elevating this program. (help me out @Js1 Some may have a Covid year or I may have missed someone) Jordyn Whitaker Bella Payton Joley Mitchell Alyssa Washington Estelle Czech
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