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  1. May take less than a week! This was from yesterday! My wonder about Green and My transferring is about playing time only.
  2. Is Storako-to-OU known? Agree, a Storako-Bahl (if healthy) combo would incredible, if it happens.
  3. OU won't dominate like this again next year. This year the Sooners beat ranked teams by an average of more than 5 runs and run-ruled 8 of 19 ranked opponents. In addition to those you've mentioned, Grace Lyons (1st AA SS, 401, slg 864, ob 479, 20 HR) has said she's coming back for her Covid year. Jennings could stay at 2nd or move to 3rd. Where she plays will likely be determined by the other options at those positions. Much OU's fortunes in 2023 may be determined by Kinsie Hansen's play. The catcher was injured for much of 2022 but hit 438, slg 893, ob 495, 24HR in 2021. OU loses 1st base, 3rd base, #1A pitcher, a catcher, and Alo. The amongst those departures, they lose 65 HR, 3 players who hit > 350, 3 players who slugged > 600, and an ERA of 0.77. Amongst known names who could leave, Makenzie Donihoo is in the portal and has already been removed from the roster (438, slg 762, ob 527, 9 HR in 105 AB 2021). Grace Green will have a Covid year if she wants it at OU or somewhere (359, slg 712, ob 442, 17 HR in 170 AB 2019). I can see her moving on because there isn't space in OU's outfield right now. Nicole May may want to go somewhere she can be a #1 or at least #2 option (15-1, 1.3 ERA, WHIP 0.93, but only 91 IP). All 3 would have a lot of options. After that, you've basically got freshman and upper class non-contributors. Some of these players will likely leave for other programs. From the 2021 team, OU had 6 non-contributors portal out. Three went to P5 schools and played Tennessee (started every game, hit 281, 14 HR), Ole Miss (ERA 2.6 over 59 IP), Tx Tech (ERA 4.9, 50 IP). I'd expect more attrition at the bottom of the roster again this year. It really is like Alabama FB.
  4. Also, probably won't see a national champion return all but three important contributors like OU did this year (Sooners only lost Juarez, Saile, Mendez from 2021 team). OU brought back several Covid super seniors (Alo, Snow, Johns, Elam) who played important roles this year. Sooners will look significantly different next year.
  5. I think Storako would be the plan regardless of May. I'm assuming Gasso will want a one year rental for #1A or #2 pitcher. Bahl would be #1 as she was this year but may have lingering injury issues. They also apparently have another hotshot high schooler coming in, but of course, you can't count on that person to come in be ready like Bahl.
  6. Eventually, there'll be someone who transfers from OU to UT or vice versa in a sport people care about. Donahue may fit the profile. Oklahoma kid who succeeded at OU, appears to have gotten sideways with the coaches, and wants to do something different.
  7. No inside knowledge, but you've gotta think Nicole May would be ready to leave too. She'd be a number #1 pitcher at most places and would be a great #2 everywhere (as proven this year). At OU, she'll be #3 again next year most likely.
  8. Watching UT last night reminded me of watching OU play USC in the 2004 Orange Bowl. Both the UT softball team this year and that OU football team were excellent and had shown resiliency throughout the year. Neither of those team showed any that night on the biggest stage. The build up to these games is so big that emotional deflation by early adversity appears devastating, unrecoverable. I didn't like UT's attitude coming into the game. UT was asking "Why not us?" while they should've been coached to visualize "IT IS US." Another prescription would include visualization for persistence despite early adversity because OU's so good at getting ahead early. A lot went right for the OU yesterday, and there may have been nothing stopping them. It'll be interesting to see if UT's coaches can prevent last night's loss from costing the Horns tonight's game also.
  9. Jefferson happens to play the same position as Jennings (400 average, 950 slugging, 29 HR, 85 RBI, 977 fielding as a sophomore) so starting Jefferson would require some juggling. Jennings apparently prefers to play 3rd so you could have Jefferson at 2nd, Jennings at 3rd and move Johns from 3rd to 1st to keep her bat in the lineup.
  10. Didn't know this. Is this for real?
  11. FSU did just that last year, beating OU in the first game 8-4. OU came back and won games 2 and 3 of course. Record is 0 - 0. It'll be fun!
  12. Not the point. It seems that Alo remembers.
  13. "Jocelyn Alo's college career will end against Mike White, the coach who took away a scholarship offer from her" It's okay. Alo doesn't really remember or care or anything. https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/jocelyn-alos-college-career-will-end-against-mike-white-the-coach-who-took-away-a/article_098eae7a-e68d-11ec-8fcc-8faa2d1dc51f.html
  14. As an OU fan, UCLA's pitching depth made them the biggest challenge in WCWS. Good game, at least the first one.
  15. https://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/index.php?id=943397 If Baylor didn't have a Greek scene, it would strengthen my point.
  16. Two private schools that share a lot in common, USC an Baylor. The only things I can think of is strong Greek life and recent scandals that got their top administration fired.
  17. High variance sport and all that. That said, OU's average score vs ranked teams is now 6.8 - 2, almost the same as last year vs ranked opponents, and the same as today's score. Consistency. Trautwein did a great job avoiding walks, which has been an issue for her at times.
  18. Their stacking awesome classes now and having quality players transfer out. The Bama-football comparison is apt. Makes me wonder if there is another draw.
  19. Apparently, OU's softball NIL is, on a relative level, better than OU football.
  20. Yeah, I have a sense that Gasso is deep with whatever the equivalent of the "street agent" game is for softball. She gets a lot of great players who would seem to be a natural fit for UCLA, the Arizona schools, UW, or Oregon. The other thing is that Gasso outwardly pushes is religion. You'll see that in her post-games frequently.
  21. She's my favorite player. Her passion lifts the rest of the dugout.
  22. And in the first game, Bahl gave up only 7 total bases (including walks, HBP) in 7 innings (total over 13 innings, 20) = 1.5 per inning. By the same metric, Trautwein, gave up 1.9 over 2.2 innings May gave up 3.5 over 2.1 innings.
  23. If/when Trautwein gets into trouble, it'll be interesting to see if Gasso brings in Bahl or May. Bahl (13 innings) and Trautwein (2.1 innings) did considerably better than May vs the Horns in Austin. Should be a great game.
  24. I'd be surprised if it's not Trautwein.
  25. Arkansas seems like a true program on the rise. Process is more important than results. Deifel's best days are ahead of her. This is when you want to get her.
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