I’d like to see us look in the portal for a power bat in the outfield and maybe another contact/power bat in the infield. Mia could move back to the OF to make room for Hunter if she shows she can hit SEC pitching and can field. If I’m MW, one thing to take away from these playoffs is we can’t roll out slap hitters in the OF and expect to keep up with OU. Slapping works ok in todays game a) situationally, b) if you can swing away or slap like JJ, or c) if you are playing Kansas. Against elite pitching and defense, which is what you are going to see in the playoffs, straight slapping is virtually an automatic out. We need a Pickering in RF, not a Maloney.
In the infield, LG is a great fielder with a meh bat, particularly for a MW team. She was great the first half of her freshman year before she faced conference pitching, and really struggled this year after an offseason surgery. She had the lowest batting average on the team among hitters with meaningful ABs. We have Brister as a MIF coming in as a freshman, but we have no idea if she can hit D1 pitching. We need some insurance here IMO. We can’t afford to have roster holes if we want to be the king.
Of course, we could also use a true Ace, but those are pretty hard to come by.