2023 Texas Softball - Back to WCWS

[gernblansten 3196]

26 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Is the Gasso kid adopted?

You asking if Patty picked him up in the transfer portal? 

[bschoolprof 6252]

48 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

that’s shit awareness right there by Corona.  She just walked the previous batter on 4 pitches and you swing at the first pitch, which is probably high.  At least borderline. 

sucks - I'm sure she wants so badly to take advantage of her limited opportunities.  It's hard to be patient. 

[Constant 6731]

10-2 final in bottom of 6th. 

[Js1 85310]

2 blowouts and 1 close loss. If Saturday went the other way, it would have been a successful road trip.

But alas, did not 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

2 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

 Bases  buses loaded. Did not retire a batter. 

 

[bschoolprof 6252]

3 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

I think it’s fielding.  115th in fielding, 26th in ER/.  Mac showed yesterday she is good enough to be that pitcher.  Holding them to 1 run in 6 innings is pretty special.  

Agree. But I think I’ve just resigned myself to the fact we will always suck at fielding under White. He recruits hitters and perhaps figures he can teach them to field.  He can’t. (See Scott, Mia).  It’s part of his MO. 
 

But the pitching is a real head scratcher to me given his background. 
 

Moving on, we need sweeps of ISU and Kansas before taking on OSU at home. 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Main difference between OU and UT is OU is capable of having a monster inning on offense at any given time. Texas doesn't have that ability right now

[Js1 85310]

Texas has to shake off getting swept by OU as they head to Ames for a 3 game series starting tomorrow, due to Easter Sunday.

ISU is 12-19 overall and 1-5 in Big 12 play - extra inning win over Tech in Lubbock to open the series, then lost the rest, and were swept by OU

They seem to play well in the first game - only lost 3-0 to OU to open the series, then got run-ruled in games 2 and 3 (outscored 23-3).  Beat Tech to open the series, then lost the next two 8-4 and 7-5. 

They do not have a single signature win on their schedule.  We *should* roll easily through Ames. 

[Js1 85310]

Also minimal punishment for the OU sweep - still ranked around 10/12/14 in the polls and 10 in RPI

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

[Js1 85310]

Texas strikes first. 3-0 in the third 

Scott singles, makes it to 3rd on the Washington single and scores on an errant throw 

Martinez follows with a 2 run HR to center 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Js1

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

Those houses are funny right across the street. 

[Js1 85310]

ISU has buttery gloves. Easy third out to tag Maloney and the ball just popped out of the glove of the fielder trying to make a tag 

4-0 Texas 

[Js1 85310]

And CF fumbles the ball on a Gilbert hit. 6-0 Texas

Man this team sucks 

[Js1 85310]

8-0 Texas to the bottom of the 5th

[Js1 85310]

Morgan 2 hit shutout in 5 innings. ISU commits 5 errors. Texas wins 8-0 (5)

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

8 10 0

0 2 5

That reads fun. 

[Js1 85310]

Baylor has non-conf wins over #1 OU and #5 Tennessee but also has losses to Kansas, aggy, Boston, LBSU and South Dakota State 

Weird 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

5 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

8 10 0

0 2 5

That reads fun. 

Not gonna win any games with 0-2-5  R/H/E

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

5 hours ago, Js1 said:

Baylor has non-conf wins over #1 OU and #5 Tennessee but also has losses to Kansas, aggy, Boston, LBSU and South Dakota State 

Weird 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Baylor beat UTenn again today. Most bipolar team in the country? We better be ready when we play them 

[Js1 85310]

Texas takes an early 2-0 lead

[Js1 85310]

ISU scores on an error but Washington just bombed one to make it 4-1 

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

Haven’t seen many 5-4-3 turned on the softball diamond 

[Js1 85310]

6-1 Texas in the 6th after a Quiroga 2 run homer 

[Js1 85310]

8-1 after an Atwood 2 RBI single 

[Js1 85310]

Texas wins 8-1

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

Thanks, 'Clones. 

[Hornsbay22 467]

So Day is active and able to play?  That would make White a moron?

[Js1 85310]

Texas up 7-0, b4. Citlaly on the mound

Atwood 3 run HR. Goode RBI double. Martinez 2 RBI single. Another run scored via an error 

ISU up to 3 errors today and 11 for the series. 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Handling business against a bad team all series. Easier said than done, so I appreciate this effort especially after getting swept last week 

[Js1 85310]

1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Handling business against a bad team all series. Easier said than done, so I appreciate this effort especially after getting swept last week 

If we can do it against Kansas too, that’s 9 Big 12 wins. 2-1 versus Baylor and 1-2 versus OSU would be a nice 12-6 conference season, as basically we all figured it would be. Sweep Baylor or take 2/3 from OSU and surprise at 13-5 instead 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

ISU has made a bunch of nice defensive plays today. Which is bizarre, given that they've also booted two routine fly balls. Getting blasted 8-1. 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

42 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Texas up 7-0, b4. Citlaly on the mound

Atwood 3 run HR. Goode RBI double. Martinez 2 RBI single. Another run scored via an error 

ISU up to 3 errors today and 11 for the series. 

Sounds like ISU should be playing our beach volleyball team!

[Js1 85310]

Texas wins 9-1 and sweeps the series 

Onto San Marcos next Wednesday and then 9 straight home games (KU for 3, OSU for 3, UTSA, Sam, and Baylor for 1)

Edited April 8, 2023 by Js1

[Js1 85310]

Texas drops a spot to 11th in RPI.  I don't see us falling out of hosting a regional.  I just don't foresee us being top 8 unless we take 2/3 from OSU and sweep Baylor.

Still left to play:

#39 Texas State (A)
#59 Kansas (H)
#2 Ok State (H)
#257 UTSA (H)
#137 Sam Houston (H)
#19 Baylor (1 H, 2 A)

We do have more wins so far than teams ahead of us - Stanford has 31, Duke has 30, Washington has 29, Tennessee has 30 and Louisiana has 30.  We are 2-3 against RPI top 10 - 2 wins over Louisiana and 3 losses to OU.  Expanding it out, we are 3-4 against the top 12 (1-1 versus Bama), 3-5 versus the top 14 (loss to Northwestern), 3-5-1 versus the top 20 (tie against Kentucky) and 4-6-1 versus the top 25 (1-1 versus Virginia Tech). 

We really need to sweep Baylor and grab 1 or 2 from OSU to even be in discussion about a top 8 seed and a couple of top 8 teams to stumble.  Just want to either hit that top 8 or stay in the 9-12 range and avoid OU, OSU, UCLA. 

[Js1 85310]

Rankings update:

RPI - 11 (down 1)
D1 Softball - 9 (up 3)
USA Today / NFCA - 8 (up 1)
Softball America - 13 (up 1)
Extra Innings - 13 (up 1)

[orangeut 212]

JS1, Surlyhorns needs to put you on the payroll with all of the information & insight that you provide for us.  Thanks and well done

[Js1 85310]

8 minutes ago, orangeut said:

JS1, Surlyhorns needs to put you on the payroll with all of the information & insight that you provide for us.  Thanks and well done

I have enough Best Buy coupons, thanks 

[Lostman 40]

End of one at Bobcat Stadium, 0-0, Mac walked 2, allowed 1 hit. Texas was 3 up, 3 down in the top.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Lostman

[Js1 85310]

Atwood solo HR in the 2nd of McCann

1-0 Texas

[Lostman 40]

Day with RBI single T6  2-0

[Js1 85310]

Day drives in a run and KC drives in 2

4-0 Texas. Top 6

[Lostman 40]

Cimusz with 2 RBI single, now 4-0. Changing pitchers. 2 outs.

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

Funny how much better their park looks on video than ISU’s. 

[ClubWhatever 12128]

Freshman mistake.  Goode did not cover second

[Js1 85310]

Texas wins 4-0

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

Js1…thanks for your posts of the ladies’ sports.

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Czech is not locating her pitches at all in the early going

[Js1 85310]

Bad Czech tonight. 3-0 KU already with no outs

It’s all between the ears for her