2022 Texas Softball - Locked and Loaded

[Kel Varnsen 8748]

Lauren may need to stick to tik tok videos

[LTtxfan 49991]

Wish we had a better left fielder -- Burke is out of position

[perfectchaos007 6780]

2 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Lauren may need to stick to tik tok videos

She fields like a tiktok star attempting to "try" softball 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Clearly I'm the issue. Have only seen two of our runs scored live, but the majority of our fuckups.

[Kel Varnsen 8748]

We should stop trying to steal home

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Guess we need to stop trying to score on passed balls

[Js1 87175]

Just now, Kel Varnsen said:

We should stop trying to steal home

1 out of 150 times, it’ll work!

[LTtxfan 49991]

Bunch of stupid base running shit...

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Good again. 

[LTtxfan 49991]

Keep fuckin' scoring....  9-6 Texas leads in bottom 4th

 

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by LTtxfan

[LTtxfan 49991]

Texas players look big, slow, and clunky.  Just not very athletic...

[LTtxfan 49991]

4 straight balls to the #9 hitter by O'Leary...

Just awful

[FloridaHorn 4886]

Janae Jefferson, Mary Iakopo and Lauren Burke have all been All American type players in the past and they look just as lost as the rest of them. 

[LTtxfan 49991]

Just now, FloridaHorn said:

Janae Jefferson, Mary Iakopo and Lauren Burke have all been All American type players in the past and they look just as lost as the rest of them. 

Any observations why?!

[bschoolprof 6341]

No one says a word to the catcher on the steal? Yeah, the culture on this team is bad.

[LTtxfan 49991]

1 minute ago, bschoolprof said:

No one says a word to the catcher on the steal? Yeah, the culture on this team is bad.

Not sure who is handling strength and conditioning, but this team is not developed right either... 

[ClubWhatever 12286]

12 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Not sure who is handling strength and conditioning, but this team is not developed right either... 

is that a thing in softball?

[LTtxfan 49991]

9 errors in this game is generous from the official scorekeeper...  😋

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

We gonna fuck this up. 

[Victorious1 181]

O'Leary is really good at hitting the other teams bats

[perfectchaos007 6780]

O'Leary was a mistake

[LTtxfan 49991]

O'Leary is not right...  Not sure WTF Mike has been doing to prepare this team for this season, but this team is not ready to play.

So many fundamental issues right now...

FUCK

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Sophia is throwing like the bullpen mound is 10’ closer. 

Edited February 20, 2022 by shadow_operative2.0

[torre 1298]

16 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Not sure who is handling strength and conditioning, but this team is not developed right either... 

 

3 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

is that a thing in softball?

Very much so.    Not sure there has been a dedicated strength/performance coach for softball,  but it would help.  Melissa Schmitz, below, has the duty along with Golf and Cross Country so her plate is full.     Lance Sewell at one time did both baseball and softball.  He did a great job and was well liked.   Pierce may not want to share the baseball person.

It is very important for flexibility and proper strength training and most importantly nutrition.     Some of the players look like they have added bad weight and lost flexibility and speed.

 

https://texassports.com/sports/softball/roster/staff/melissa-schmitz/68

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

That could have been REAL bad. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

For the love of fuck, a pitch should never bounce there. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Damn, that slo-mo is scary. 

[FloridaHorn 4886]

13 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

is that a thing in softball?

It is definitely a thing. My guess is that there is some sort of divide between the younger and older players. The super seniors seem checked out, and if true, it’s gonna be a long season.

[Js1 87175]

Go ahead and take this season and 

Save ourselves the pain and stop watching. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

 

 

[Kel Varnsen 8748]

Wear a mask

[torre 1298]

Tough to bring young Simpson back same day,  mental thing.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

They waited 2 more batters before checking on Simpson? wtf

[bschoolprof 6341]

What a weird game.

[Js1 87175]

4 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

It is definitely a thing. My guess is that there is some sort of divide between the younger and older players. The super seniors seem checked out, and if true, it’s gonna be a long season.

Def something to this. And the young players are watching Mike fail to hold the older ones accountable for playing like shit 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Oh boy, another UE run. 

[bschoolprof 6341]

This team is total dogshit. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Is it too late to cancel our season due to Covid concerns?

[Js1 87175]

Just now, bschoolprof said:

This team is total dogshit. 

Mike has fully lost control of it.

[LTtxfan 49991]

13 minutes ago, torre said:

10 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

It is definitely a thing. My guess is that there is some sort of divide between the younger and older players. The super seniors seem checked out, and if true, it’s gonna be a long season.

It is very important for flexibility and proper strength training and most importantly nutrition.     Some of the players look like they have added bad weight and lost flexibility and speed.

 

This team was not ready for this early season gauntlet.  Mike White, his staff, and these players are all to blame.

It's a shame the older players aren't locked in either...  

Edited February 20, 2022 by LTtxfan

[LTtxfan 49991]

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Def something to this. And the young players are watching Mike fail to hold the older ones accountable for playing like shit 

Total failure on Mike White's part...

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Fuck, helluva AB. 

And no K pitch. 

[torre 1298]

Last year White stated the team did not know each other well and could not bond with off field activities because of Covid.    This year is no excuse.    

And as someone mentioned above,  there seems to a void in leadership.   Iakopo, Jennae, Burke, and Parker just don't have that personality.

This is where we miss you know who, now at Ok St. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

We're going to fuck around and get surprised run ruled this inning

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Of course we couldn’t make that play. 

[Kel Varnsen 8748]

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

There have been some AWFUL dives/slides by both squads tonight. 

[LTtxfan 49991]

I can't remember being this disappointed in a Texas Softball team in a long time.

Gotta go back to some times while Connie was still the Texas coach...

smdh

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

She might have been safe, but blue is tired of all this shit. 

[FloridaHorn 4886]

I watched this team all day yesterday. I have been around softball for 20 years and when I say they don’t seem to be a close knit bunch, I mean it. The team traveled around the park in small pods…I have never seen that before. There is zero emotion in the dug out, which is crazy in softball. No cheering, no picking each other up, nothing.