Texas Softball 2024 - Farewell to the Big 12 (and back to OKC?)

[Js1 85,337]

 

You lost 2 of 3 lol

[Js1 85,337]

11 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

All the schools Softball America had ahead of us in the polls this week took a loss. Lets see if they do the right thing on Monday.

OKST lost 2 of 3

Georgia lost 2 of 3

LSU lost 2 of 3

Duke lost to Campbell

OU lost to BYU

[Js1 85,337]

Mike said postgame that the team will get a nice 2 days off this week since we have no midweek game. Next game is Friday night in Lawrence. 

Considering we just went OKST-OU-TXST-Baylor in 10 consecutive games, team deserves it. Went 7-3 in that extremely hard span of games 

Edited April 14 by Js1

[bschoolprof 6,254]

@ KU will not be a walk in the park. 

 

Also, Kaitlyn Slack is now a paid coach there.  Good for her.

[Js1 85,337]

Texas remains #1 in this morning's D1 Softball RPI report

1 Texas
2 OU
3 Stanford
5 LSU
9 Tenn
10 aggy
11 OKST
12 FSU
13 Louisiana
20 TXST
21 Baylor
28 Penn St
31 UCF
33 Tech
34 KU
59 BYU
82 Iowa State
91 Houston
135 Nicholls

Texas is 15-5 against the top 25, 4-0 against 26-50 and 8-1 against 51-100.  We have no more top 25 teams left until the Big 12 tournament - 3 versus 34 KU, 135 Nicholls, 3 versus 82 Iowa State and 3 versus 33 Tech

[torre 1,285]

Watched aggy beat Alabama tonight winning the series.  3rd in SEC, #10RPI,  remaining series vs Ole Miss and @ Florida.     So they will likely host,  could be in discussion for a top 8 seed should they win the Florida series and win or make finals of SEC tournament.   Regardless,  we may again be paired with them in the postseason.   

Last year media projections began around the 3rd week of April.

Selection show: May 12 at 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2

• Regionals: May 16/17-19
• Super Regionals: May 23-25 or May 24-26 
• Women's College World Series: May 30-June 6/7 in Oklahoma City 

 

  

 

 https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2024-04-12/2024-ncaa-softball-bracket-womens-college-world-series-scores-schedule

[Pato del Muerto 52,498]

No way they match them up with Austin if/when we are a top 3 overall seed. 

[LTtxfan 49,187]

Any way TXST ends up in aggy hosted regional???   

 

Edited April 16 by LTtxfan
damn autocorrect

[Js1 85,337]

9 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Any way TXST ends up in aggy hosted regional???   

 

Yes it’s a possibility. Really depends on what they do with TXST and Baylor. They should send TXST to aggy and Baylor to Arky if they host or TXST to OU and Baylor to aggy

But I’m fully prepared to see them in Austin yet again 

Texas is likely going to be seeded between 1 and 3 nationally. Aggy would have to drop in the 14-16 range to be a super regional matchup then 

Now they could try to match us up to face each other game 1 in OKC (1v8, 2v7, 3v6) 

[Js1 85,337]

Consensus #1

[Js1 85,337]

5pm on ESPN+ today. Little earlier than usual 

[bschoolprof 6,254]

Left one stranded headed to B1. 0-0.  

[perfectchaos007 6,642]

Kavan gets out of a jam. 0-0 still

[Js1 85,337]

TK strands 2

[torre 1,285]

Looking at the Kansas stats,  Ludwig (starting today) is a soph starting her first game this year with only 8 IP, 5.88era.    Their aces are Hamilton and Brooks who have started 38 of their 42 games.    Perhaps injury or McFalls is gambling on game 1 or knows something we don't.

Kaitlyn Slack is now Kaitlyn Chiles.  

Edited April 19 by torre

[Js1 85,337]

Texas scores on an error by KU

[bschoolprof 6,254]

And shockingly there’s a review. 

[Js1 85,337]

I cannot wait until next year. SEC centralized reviews out of the SEC office. No umps running off the field to look at the video 

[Js1 85,337]

Also Mitchell needed to pay better attention on that. Stewie should have been on second but Mitchell was late to break. (Stewie got 2nd on a steal)

[Js1 85,337]

2-0

[Js1 85,337]

TK has worked out of many jams but she’s already at 64 pitches through 3

[LTtxfan 49,187]

29 minutes ago, Js1 said:

2-0

 

[perfectchaos007 6,642]

Texas with a base running error well I never

[Js1 85,337]

Scott 2 run blast

4-0

[bschoolprof 6,254]

We finally learned to sit on the changeup. 

[Gut Wagon 8,069]

I question that Mitchell is trying to hit her way on base. 

[Js1 85,337]

4-2

Time to yank TK

[Iguana 229]

Hook 'em!

 

[Js1 85,337]

Texas wins 4-2

[TrashMaster G 17,557]

🤘

[HuntinHorn 975]

Nice win ladies. Watched but couldn’t post. Good to see

[bschoolprof 6,254]

I’ll take it. 

[LTtxfan 49,187]

30 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Texas wins 4-2

 

[Js1 85,337]

15 hours ago, torre said:

Looking at the Kansas stats,  Ludwig (starting today) is a soph starting her first game this year with only 8 IP, 5.88era.    Their aces are Hamilton and Brooks who have started 38 of their 42 games.    Perhaps injury or McFalls is gambling on game 1 or knows something we don't.

Kaitlyn Slack is now Kaitlyn Chiles.  

White said that KU switched SPs about half an hour before game time. Texas wasn’t that prepared to face Ludwig. Maybe she has a better change up than the other 2, which is our weakness.

TK threw 5 innings, Mac threw 2 for the save. Ludwig threw all 7 for KU

Citlaly will likely start today with Czech ready to go. If Czech is not needed today, perhaps we go Morgan/Czech or Czech/Morgan tomorrow. Here’s hoping we have a huge lead and Sophia gets some work today, saving Czech and Morgan for Sunday 

2pm ESPN+

[Js1 85,337]

A week after ISU takes the series from OKST, they’ve dropped the series to BYU already, 1-5 and 7-8

Color me shocked UCF lost to Baylor as well, 1-2. UCF looked like they were going to work their way up to #4 in the Big 12, though they are only a game behind KU 

The league is perfectly split - 5 teams above .500, 5 teams below. After this weekend, Texas finishes Big 12 play with  the 9th and 6th place teams 

[torre 1,285]

33 minutes ago, Js1 said:

 

Citlaly will likely start today with Czech ready to go. If Czech is not needed today, perhaps we go Morgan/Czech or Czech/Morgan tomorrow. Here’s hoping we have a huge lead and Sophia gets some work today, saving Czech and Morgan for Sunday 

2pm ESPN+

Let's hope Citilaly has a strong performance.    She and TK haven't been their sharpest as of late.   

I thought TK may be tiring as she has thrown 82 IP (most, Mac 63, Citilaly 60) but checking her bio she threw 128 IP in '22 Spring/Summer travel ball circuit.

[Js1 85,337]

Mac actually starting today. Interesting 

[Js1 85,337]

Scott single but that’s it 

[Js1 85,337]

Maloney with another big botch 

1-0 KU

[Cairn Horn88 8,264]

Long fly ball to center field…fielder appears to catch up against top of fence, but hitting the fence jars ball loose.  May have been a HR  if she doesn’t get a glove on it.  Runner on first scores, batter ends up at third.

[Js1 85,337]

Gonna have a review on this 2 run HR by Henry 

[Js1 85,337]

No challenge! 2-1 Texas. Good job by Joley to go back and touch 2nd 

[HuntinHorn 975]

Nice HR!! Trying to watch both this and the spring game.

[Js1 85,337]

Ugh sometimes you just eat it, Reese. Makes a rushed throw to catch a runner on a passed ball, runner ends up at 3rd with no outs 

[bschoolprof 6,254]

Not ideal defense. 

[Cairn Horn88 8,264]

Kansas batter saws off a puny single.  Next pitch, catcher bobbles pitch, runner takes 2nd, bad throw sends runner to 3rd!  At least one error.

[Js1 85,337]

Wow Mac really held it down there. Runner on third no outs does not score 

[Js1 85,337]

RBI machine goes yard. Reese #14

4-1 Texas

[Js1 85,337]

4-2. Leadoff solo shot for KU

[perfectchaos007 6,642]

Scott and Atwood need to communicate better