2019 Texas Softball - Connie's overboard, Anchors Aweigh!

[torre 1284]

Parking info.

 

 

Thank you for purchasing tickets to Texas Softball vs Oklahoma (Thursday, April 18-Saturday, April 20).  This weekend's series is sold out and we anticipate parking congestion.  Please see below for helpful parking information.

 

-    Season and individual game permits for softball are permitted to park in lots 109, 113, 114, 119 or 121 on a space available basis

 

-    Single game permits are available to pre-purchase (until midnight the night before each game) and may also be used to park in above surface lots - https://utparking.clickandpark.com/

 

 

-    On site (day of game) parking will be available for purchase as you enter the East Campus Garage for $5

 

 

-    ADA parking is available on first-come, first-served basis in designated spaces in East Campus Garage with guidelines for $5

 

For additional questions regarding 2019 Softball Parking Permits/Information:

https://parking.utexas.edu/softball

(512) 471-PARK (7275)

parking@utexas.edu

 

Thank you and Hook 'em!

 

 

 

[Js1 85095]

I'm guessing we will see the following

Thursday: Elish (TX) vs. Juarez (OU)

Friday: O'Leary (TX) vs. Lopez (OU)

Saturday: Elish (TX) vs. Juarez/Saile (OU) - will depend probably on how they first 2 games go - if its a split, Gasso will probably throw Juarez again and if OU is going for the sweep, probably Saile

Both coaches are going to treat this like a super regional.  

[torre 1284]

Game time weather forecast 74 degrees,  NNW wind @17mph.     May help negate some of OU's power - ours also.

 

6:00 PM   THU	Sunny	74°	74°	0%	33%	NNW 17 mph
7:00 PM   THU	Sunny	72°	72°	0%	34%	NNW 15 mph
8:00 PM   THU	Sunny	68°	68°	0%	38%	NNW 11 mph

 https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/78711:4:US

[Js1 85095]

We aren't a power hitting team though - we play gap to gap - 74 doubles and 12 triples versus 34 HR.  Plus Janae small-balling the shit out of teams (12 bunt singles)

McCombs is pretty well set up for gap power but not long ball power - really high fences

 

Edited April 18, 2019 by Js1

[bschoolprof 6232]

I has excite.  I'm not going, but wish I could.

 

 

[FloridaHorn 4735]

At the risk of sounding like Captain Obvious, this is a really big series for the Horns. With a couple of wins, Texas will gain a bunch of confidence heading to the end of the season. Lose this series, and God forbid, get blown out, and it maybe too late in the year to get our Mojo back. Mike White and Patti will both coach as if this is the WCWS. 

[Machinator 32097]

 

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

4 hours ago, Js1 said:

We aren't a power hitting team though - we play gap to gap - 74 doubles and 12 triples versus 34 HR.  Plus Janae small-balling the shit out of teams (12 bunt singles)

McCombs is pretty well set up for gap power but not long ball power - really high fences

 

So a premium on defense then?  Super. 

[Js1 85095]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

So a premium on defense then?  Super. 

Don't need defense if Elish and Shae throw no-hitters. LOL. 

 

[Machinator 32097]

 

[Js1 85095]

Shae is on the top 25 list for National Freshman of the Year.  And she leads the nation in ERA. 

OU's Grace Green (yes, same name as the one we have coming in next year) is also on the list. 

Winner of this series is probably the favorite for Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Sydney Romero is probably POY.  But Shae could end up Pitcher of the Year 

[Goodman 3273]

Good luck ladies, pretty nervous for them. 

Hook'em!

[Js1 85095]

Shae actually listed as P for tonight but that could be because Elish is DP/P

[RoundRobin 828]

OU’s coach has a pretty good herpes outbreak going on. 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Juarez has a heater damn

[perfectchaos007 6596]

OU had a woman on 3rd with no outs but Elish gets out of the jam!

[Js1 85095]

She’s good. So good 

[LTtxfan 48962]

Dang, would have been great to score in bottom of the 4th after Elish's great pitching effort in top half of the 4th.......

[spystud13 2371]

Good chance that dropped popup fucks us. 

 

And before I even hit reply... 

[Js1 85095]

This D is garbage

Edited April 19, 2019 by Js1

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

Holy shit

[LTtxfan 48962]

Dang that hitter that bunted wasn't even close to 1st base on that bad throw by Horns third baseman...

 

Edited April 19, 2019 by LTtxfan

[bschoolprof 6232]

Our D is sucking, but the way the OU pitcher has us so mind fucked at the plate, I'm not sure it's going to end up mattering. Iokopa is the only one in the box that looks halfway comfortable.  

[Js1 85095]

That’s game 

[FloridaHorn 4735]

2 runs might as well be 10 in this game. Dropped pop up on the bunt was a killer

[LTtxfan 48962]

1 minute ago, FloridaHorn said:

2 runs might as well be 10 in this game. Dropped pop up on the bunt was a killer

Bad throw by third baseman equally as damaging..

Hold 'em to just 2 runs, and Horns Still have a shot.

Edited April 19, 2019 by LTtxfan

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

Hey cool Burke got out of the way of the rbi hit. 

This lady color commentator is right about the tight corners. Why?

[spystud13 2371]

There is no bad throw without the dropped popup. 

[spystud13 2371]

Tried to throw that one away too. 

[bschoolprof 6232]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Hey cool Burke got out of the way of the rbi hit. 

This lady color commentator is right about the tight corners. Why?

No idea, but that "lady color commentator" is Megan Willis, the longhorn Helen of Troy that led to the term "no sex at all" and ultimately the downfall of hornfans.  csb.  

[LTtxfan 48962]

12 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

No idea, but that "lady color commentator" is Megan Willis, the longhorn Helen of Troy that led to the term "no sex at all" and ultimately the downfall of hornfans.  csb.  

 

http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/8269131/espnw-megan-willis-more-cat-osterman-catcher

Edited April 19, 2019 by LTtxfan

[Machinator 32097]

3 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

No idea, but that "lady color commentator" is Megan Willis, the longhorn Helen of Troy that led to the term "no sex at all" and ultimately the downfall of hornfans.  csb.  

Verdad.

[bschoolprof 6232]

in her prime

 

[spystud13 2371]

78 is an appropriate # for that one. 

[LTtxfan 48962]

Bottom of the 6th.... 

LET'S SCORE SOME RUNS HORNS!!!! 🤘

[FloridaHorn 4735]

32 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

There is no bad throw without the dropped popup. 

Exactly....they were bunting, we threw the perfect pitch and got the perfect result and we botched it

[spystud13 2371]

She almost got herself thrown out at 2nd there. 

[spystud13 2371]

That was a brilliant AB. 

[spystud13 2371]

And she almost made an out at the plate. 

[Js1 85095]

Not a bad performance losing 3-1. Hope we look better at the plate tomorrow. 

We have to do work the first 2 times through the order. Can’t keep waiting to break through the 3rd time. 

Edited April 19, 2019 by Js1

[spystud13 2371]

That’s one way to end it. 

[bschoolprof 6232]

-We were an absolute mess at the plate tonight.  Juarez is a great pitcher, but we helped her out a ton tonight by swinging at almost everything.

- OU has a much better roster than we do, top to bottom. Not much we can do about that.

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

-We were an absolute mess at the plate tonight.  Juarez is a great pitcher, but we helped her out a ton tonight by swinging at almost everything.

- OU has a much better roster than we do, top to bottom. Not much we can do about that.

Oh yea?  How 'bout crutin' some great players?

[LTtxfan 48962]

Elish pitched a quality game vs that blOU lineup.....

[perfectchaos007 6596]

1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Oh yea?  How 'bout crutin' some great players?

Anyone else on the Oregon roster we could use? Mike could make the phone call

[Js1 85095]

10 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Oh yea?  How 'bout crutin' some great players?

He’s working with the best hand from the shit he was left. 

[Cairn Horn88 8165]

27 minutes ago, Js1 said:

He’s working with the best hand from the shit he was left. 

I understand, completely.   I think he did a great job in bringing in those players from O.  He'll need some time, and I am sure he will be getting HIS players in place to compete against the likes of OU.  We will get better.

[torre 1284]

Did the TV broadcast mention or did anyone hear the status of Bekah Alcozer ?

Tedder played RF against UTA,  Hayter last night.    Would like to have seen Bekah take a couple of hacks against Juarez  -  leftys were at a great disadvantage.

 

Tough to admit,  but OU is in the upper echelon of college softball built on Gasso's California recruiting pipeline and an excellent coaching staff.   The adjustments they made to Elish (8 hits) were impressive,  though certainly the errors were significant.

Patience,  we will get there. 

 

[Goodman 3273]

Based on what Coach did with the ducks, I expect our roster to continue raising the floor of our program for the next few years. In 3 years we should have a roster that can compete every day with any team. 

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

Gasso didn’t exactly seem like a magnetic personality during her short interview yesterday. It’s the only time I’ve seen her speak, maybe she was just put out having to do the interview.