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

[Nueces River Rat 5529]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

All the blues were equally shitty today. 

This shithead is probably proud of their efforts

[kingkoopa6 8312]

If I’m coaching 3rd.  I’m jumping up and down waving and yelling Goooooooooo

[Eskimohorn 5613]

I know i missed it. But wtf was all that trash in the outfield fence? Homeless camp?

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

6 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

If I’m coaching 3rd.  I’m jumping up and down waving and yelling Goooooooooo

[bschoolprof 6232]

 

[Js1 85095]

11 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

If I’m coaching 3rd.  I’m jumping up and down waving and yelling Goooooooooo

Don’t got wave our gals home because we will be launching them out of the park en route to OKC

[D3zii 3641]

So do we know who’s getting the start today?? 
 

I honestly feel we rip the hearts out of the aggies yesterday, an they might break today

[Js1 85095]

Just now, D3zii said:

So do we know who’s getting the start today?

Lineups get posted about 10 min prior but I’m guessing Citlaly just based on her not pitching since Friday. Or maybe White goes nuts and starts Sophia, a la Arkansas 2022 game 3 😂

[kingkoopa6 8312]

77 55 99

[D3zii 3641]

Dp

Edited May 26 by D3zii

[dcar00 14031]

coaching 3rd isn't that difficult but there is a reason a lot of baseball managers don't do it.

I'm not sure what our signs are but I've never seen a point to the bag mean anything other than stay on the bag, in fact it usually means to come in standing up.

you can have a player turn hard but you have to get down the line.  We also had a player slide to the wrong side of the bag I think.

this is a good video.  MIke should watch it.

 

[kingkoopa6 8312]

He def assumed she was headed home and was signaling the next runner to come to 3rd cuz he knew the throw was headed home. MW brain fart along with Bella not running home as she’s done 99% of her career 

[D3zii 3641]

10 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

He def assumed she was headed home and was signaling the next runner to come to 3rd cuz he knew the throw was headed home. MW brain fart along with Bella not running home as she’s done 99% of her career 

This!!!
you can see he did signal home, But He started signaling to early for the next runner while Bella was still on her way to third 

[dcar00 14031]

7 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

He def assumed she was headed home and was signaling the next runner to come to 3rd cuz he knew the throw was headed home. MW brain fart along with Bella not running home as she’s done 99% of her career 

that was totally on Mike.  It had nothing to do with Bella.  He even slipped in the post game and said ball was hit hard.  He was concerned she was going to get thrown out at the plate and panicked,  because she didn't get a real good jump off second.  take a look at when the ball is thrown and where Bella is.

what he should have done is windmill her home and then move up the line towards left field so it is clear he is talking to the runner going to second and not in Bella's vision.  He didn't do that at all and was looking at Bella the whole way.

the ball is behind Bella so she has to trust her coach and not guess if she should be going home or not.

100% on Mike.

 

[tx 3 putt 76315]

20 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

coaching 3rd isn't that difficult but there is a reason a lot of baseball managers don't do it.

I'm not sure what our signs are but I've never seen a point to the bag mean anything other than stay on the bag, in fact it usually means to come in standing up.

you can have a player turn hard but you have to get down the line.  We also had a player slide to the wrong side of the bag I think.

this is a good video.  MIke should watch it.

 

[tx 3 putt 76315]

Go out and give it hell. No better match up then your rival of 100+ years 

that stadium will be rocking today 

[D3zii 3641]

DP

Edited May 26 by D3zii

[Js1 85095]

33 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Gary Pettis ain’t walking through that door 

[Js1 85095]

1pm - Baylor/UF (ESPN)

3pm - Bama/Tenn (ESPN)

5pm - Duke/Mizzouri (ESPNU)

6:30pm - aggy/Texas (ESPN2)

8:30pm - LSU/Stanford (ESPN2)

[bschoolprof 6232]

Ford said in her PC they pulled Kennedy for matchup reasons, knowing for sure she would come back in to face our spate of lefties.  It's why I'm not a fan of so many consecutive lefties against a lefty ace, especially with softball's liberal sub rules.  The good news is our lefties are seeing Kennedy better and there's a great chance her spin will be down today. Surprisingly, the batter that is struggling the most is Stewie.  She's getting too picky on the inside curve and chasing outside shit.  She needs to hunt the inside curve, knowing for sure she's gonna see it, turn on it, and fucking crush it. 

I think we've shown our hitting will get us the runs we need to beat TAMU.  The big issue is pitching.  CG make sense as the freshest arm, but man she does not look comfortable to me in the circle.  I'd go with someone else to start the game more comfortably for us.  

 

[HuntinHorn 975]

Kavan is starting

Scratch that that was yesterday that popped up on me today …

[Js1 85095]

Citlaly - 42 pitches 

Mac - 109 pitches

Kavan - 77 pitches 

Czech - 57 pitches 

Kennedy - 254 pitches 

Vestal - 27 pitches 

[Js1 85095]

7 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

The good news is our lefties are seeing Kennedy better and there's a great chance her spin will be down today.

Yeah we put up 6 ER and 14 hits on her yesterday in 7.2 IP.  Good news is we have figured her out and she’s thrown a lot of pitches against us. It’s really hard in this day and age with all the advanced batter analytics to throw 3 consecutive games against the same lineup. 

[kingkoopa6 8312]

Ok. Maybe I was wrong about some of the student body. 
 

Was doin some diggin on the opps

 

[Hard Times 296]

14 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

 

She saw Mike White's face instead of a softball and crushed it.

[Hard Times 296]

1 hour ago, dcar00 said:

coaching 3rd isn't that difficult but there is a reason a lot of baseball managers don't do it.

I'm not sure what our signs are but I've never seen a point to the bag mean anything other than stay on the bag, in fact it usually means to come in standing up.

you can have a player turn hard but you have to get down the line.  We also had a player slide to the wrong side of the bag I think.

this is a good video.  MIke should watch it.

 

Why should someone who's been playing and coaching some 40+ years have to watch someone else's video? This is something he should execute 1 million X out of 1 million. You never ever ever give the runner any type of signal that could possibly be confusing. They have .1 second to make a decision.

[Hornsbay22 463]

31 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Ok. Maybe I was wrong about some of the student body. 
 

Was doin some diggin on the opps

 

Shes in the portal too 

[dcar00 14031]

17 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

Why should someone who's been playing and coaching some 40+ years have to watch someone else's video? This is something he should execute 1 million X out of 1 million. You never ever ever give the runner any type of signal that could possibly be confusing. They have .1 second to make a decision.

It was a joke...about watching the video.

[troph 24562]

2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

 

He handled that well. Sounds like he came around to realizing pointing at third is easily misconstrued as stay at third. He said he apologized to Bella. Gave her credit for bouncing back. Good deal.*
 

* still a boneheaded signal. 

Edited May 26 by troph

[troph 24562]

2 hours ago, dcar00 said:

that was totally on Mike.  It had nothing to do with Bella.  He even slipped in the post game and said ball was hit hard.  He was concerned she was going to get thrown out at the plate and panicked,  because she didn't get a real good jump off second.  take a look at when the ball is thrown and where Bella is.

what he should have done is windmill her home and then move up the line towards left field so it is clear he is talking to the runner going to second and not in Bella's vision.  He didn't do that at all and was looking at Bella the whole way.

the ball is behind Bella so she has to trust her coach and not guess if she should be going home or not.

100% on Mike.

 

As usual you are on point.

hands down like bowing down or slapping something down means slide into third and the more animated the closer the call will be.

windmill and pointing to home or tomahawking toward home means go. And once again the more animated the motion the closer the call will be at the plate.
 

single hand stop sign or pointing to the base means stay.

shit even in early stage little league when touching the base isn’t a given you give the hand signals for where to go and yell “touch the base!!” 
 

pointing at third means hold up at third 10 out of 10 times.

Edited May 26 by troph

[AbeFroman 2110]

18 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Shes in the portal too 

Something tells me she's going to be just fine.

[Davis Lane 5552]

37 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Shes in the portal too 

[Js1 85095]

Gata alll over Baylor, 4-0

[dcar00 14031]

18 minutes ago, troph said:

As usual you are on point.

hands down like bowing down or slapping something down means slide into third and the more animated the closer the call will be.

windmill and pointing to home or tomahawking toward home means go. And once again the more animated the motion the closer the call will be at the plate.
 

single hand stop sign or pointing to the base means stay.

shit even in early stage little league when touching the base isn’t a given you give the hand signals for where to go and yell “touch the base!!” 
 

pointing at third means hold up at third 10 out of 10 times.

I will say one thing about this situation.  IMO, the field size for softball makes it a bit tougher these days because these girls are much much better athletes and stronger than the previous girls of 25-30 years ago.  I personally think field sizes should get bigger and bases should be farther apart.  they can handle it and I think it would make the game more interesting.  for example, a high chopper to short off dirt shouldn't be auto hit even for a fast player.  again only my opinion as all I really watch of softball is Texas. 

[troph 24562]

8 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

I will say one thing about this situation.  IMO, the field size for softball makes it a bit tougher these days because these girls are much much better athletes and stronger than the previous girls of 25-30 years ago.  I personally think field sizes should get bigger and bases should be farther apart.  they can handle it and I think it would make the game more interesting.  for example, a high chopper to short off dirt shouldn't be auto hit even for a fast player.  again only my opinion as all I really watch of softball is Texas. 

I agree the field is too small - I don’t think as many fly balls should be automatic outs either, i think poorly hit balls should be more opportunities for double plays. I also think they can handle 9 innings. I have the same view about tennis, wtf men grand slams are 5 sets and women stay at 3 (men at at 3 for most other tournaments). 

Edited May 26 by troph

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

UT Tyler Patriots wins the 2024 DII softball championship!  58-8 record

[dcar00 14031]

4 minutes ago, troph said:

I agree the field is too small, I also think they can handle 9 innings. I have the same view about tennis, wtf men grand slams are 5 sets and women stay at 3 (men at at 3 for most other tournaments). 

my guess is tennis won't change because they are trying to get matches in, in a certain amount of time and it is much easier to leave the women at 3. they could start making semis and finals matches 5 sets though.

[troph 24562]

11 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

my guess is tennis won't change because they are trying to get matches in, in a certain amount of time and it is much easier to leave the women at 3. they could start making semis and finals matches 5 sets though.

They just need to stop treating them differently that’s all. The level of competition has dramatically increased and with that athletic ability. Heck there are volleyball players I have no doubt could dunk the basketball with ease. It’s just a different era now. It’s time to make the sport match the level of competition and athleticism. 

Edited May 26 by troph

[D3zii 3641]

1 hour ago, troph said:

He handled that well. Sounds like he came around to realizing pointing at third is easily misconstrued as stay at third. He said he apologized to Bella. Gave her credit for bouncing back. Good deal.*
 

* still a boneheaded signal. 

Happy he admitted he was in the wrong a lot of coaches wouldn’t do that. 

[Js1 85095]

Here comes Baylor. 4-3

[troph 24562]

Man those Florida unis are so bad it makes the green and yellow or Baylor look fine

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

1 hour ago, dcar00 said:

I will say one thing about this situation.  IMO, the field size for softball makes it a bit tougher these days because these girls are much much better athletes and stronger than the previous girls of 25-30 years ago.  I personally think field sizes should get bigger and bases should be farther apart.  they can handle it and I think it would make the game more interesting.  for example, a high chopper to short off dirt shouldn't be auto hit even for a fast player.  again only my opinion as all I really watch of softball is Texas. 

This has been brought up on the softball threads before, and the general feeling is that softball isn’t baseball and there’s no reason to change it to make it more like baseball.  Those choppers and the slapping are part of the strategy of softball. 
 

I mean Ichiro took some of the concept of slap hitting and speed and got like 6000 professional hits in 2 leagues. 

Edited May 26 by Pato del Muerto

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

Baylor in big trouble B5 bases loaded…nobody out.

[Js1 85095]

6 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Baylor in big trouble B5 bases loaded…nobody out.

Only a run given up 5-3 Gata

[SameSame 1692]

21 minutes ago, troph said:

Man those Florida unis are so bad it makes the green and yellow or Baylor look fine

I was thinking the opposite.  I love that football look that Florida goes with on their uniforms, good stuff.  To each his own.

[Js1 85095]

Bama quickly up 4-0 on Tenn

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

I wonder how things go if Texas hosted bama and Tenn hosted aggy, as many would believe that seeding would have been more correct. But gotta get those rivalry matchups to maximize ratings. 

[troph 24562]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I wonder how things go if Texas hosted bama and Tenn hosted aggy, as many would believe that seeding would have been more correct. But gotta get those rivalry matchups to maximize ratings. 

It don’t make a shit. 

Baylor got something going on in the 7th.

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Bama quickly up 4-0 on Tenn

Grand slam

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

Why, why, why, why, can’t a player at this level bunt the ball?

Edited May 26 by Cairn Horn88