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  1. Hourly Weather Forecast for Norman, OK - The Weather Channel | Weather.com

     

    Chance of rain in Norman.

     

     

    Super Regional Schedule/TV/Eastern times

     

    Austin Super Regional

    Norman Super Regional 

    Knoxville Super Regional

    Gainesville Super Regional

    Stillwater Super Regional

    Los Angeles Super Regional

    Columbia Super Regional

    Stanford Super Regional

     

    2024 NCAA softball bracket: Women's College World Series scores, schedule | NCAA.com

     

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  2. Props to Schuessler.   Article contains photos that show the seriousness of the injury.

     

    AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Texas Longhorns catcher Kimble Schuessler was moving toward what he envisioned being a breakout season with Texas, he started to experience major discomfort in his left hand. He eventually went to get it checked out, and the diagnosis was a rare one that required risky surgery.

    “Doctors really … it was an experimental surgery,” said Schuessler. “There wasn’t really a name for it.”

     

    In August 2022, the discomfort started for Schuessler on his left index finger. It turned to discoloring and numbness. The best way to describe it is “dead finger.”

    He tried to push through the injury for months but decided for surgery in December. A 5-hour surgery kept him in intensive care for four days afterward.

    The surgery, as Schuessler said, was an experimental one. Doctors took an artery from his left thigh and attached it inside his left hand to get blood flow to his “dead” finger. They removed scar tissue and broken arteries as well which all left him with quite the scar.

     

    “Going in, I knew that it was going to be fixed but I didn’t really know if I was going to have 10 fingers when I woke up,” said Schuessler.

     

    The surgery was a success, but Schuessler had quite the road to recovery in front of him. It started with catching ping pong balls to regain strength, and then it progressed into a major test.

     

    “The moment that I really knew the surgery worked was [the] first weekend at [Texas] Tech,” said Schuessler. “Friday night I was catching Lebarron [Johnson Jr.] and it was snowing. I was like if I make it through this game, then I know the surgery worked.”

    Not only did Schuessler make it through, but he’s become an everyday player. He’s having the breakout season he’s been working for throughout college.

    “I’ve been healthy and not played and I’ve been hurt and not played,” said Schuessler. “I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum. Getting in there and really maximizing my opportunity has been great and I really appreciate it.”

    Schuessler is hitting .338 with nine home runs for the Longhorns. He and Texas will get going in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Arlington on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against Texas Tech.

    Texas Longhorns catcher Kimble Schuessler breaking through after unique injury (kxan.com)

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  3. 5 hours ago, Js1 said:

    Regional finals (2-0 team listed first)

    At least one unseeded team Is advancing from Arkansas’ regional. Unseeded team has the advantage in Lafayette, Athens, Columbia 

    #1 Texas v Northwestern.(Big 12 v Big 10)
    #16 Texas A&M v Texas State (SEC v Sun Belt)

    #9 LSU v Southern Illinois (SEC v Missouri Valley)
    #8 Stanford v Cal State Fullerton (Pac 12 v Big West)

    #5 Oklahoma State v Michigan (Big 12 v Big 10)
    Arizona v Villanova (Pac 12 v Big East) 

    Baylor v #13 Louisiana (Big 12 v Sun Belt)
    #4 Florida v South Alabama (SEC v Sun Belt) 

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    #3 Tennessee v Virginia (SEC v ACC)
    #14 Alabama v SE Louisiana (SEC v Southland) 

    Liberty v #11 Georgia (C-USA v SEC)
    #6 UCLA v Grand Canyon (Pac 12 v WAC)

    Omaha v #7 Missouri (Summit v SEC)
    #10 Duke v South Carolina/Utah (ACC v SEC/Pac 12)

    #15 Florida State v Auburn (ACC v SEC)
    #2 Oklahoma v Oregon (Big 12 v Pac 12)
     

    Thanks so much.   I was going to post this but was too lazy.    Everyone show js some rep for an outstanding job of score updates and schedule.

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  4. https://texassports.com/sports/softball/schedule/2023

     

    Went back and looked at the '23 Regional.   Kennedy relieved for 4 innings in game 1 and we only got 1 hit. (2-1 final)   In game 2 she relieved for 6.1 and we got 7 runs on 7 hits (11-5 final)  Our offense is much better this year with RH hitters Stewart and Mitchell.   Washington and Goode are coming to life.    Atwood is an All American this year.

    aggy like us has alot of speed 69/82 SB's  we are 84/97.   Can't bobble the ball.  

     

     

  5. Texas St defeats Penn St 4-2 with a 3 run rally in bottom of 6th.  Mullins pitched,  gave up a 2 run homer in top of 6th.

    Will be interesting to see if Coach Ricci Woodard rides Mullins like Connie rode Luna.   Mullins pitched when Texas St defeated aggy earlier in the year.   Only other experienced starter is freshman Madison Azua from Round Rock.   

    Postseason,  greatest time of year  ! 

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  6. 1 hour ago, .45s said:

    We have tickets for tonight, but with all the possible severe weather and 50 minutes of drive time each way we may settle in and watch the game on the big screen at home.  Hopefully they cancel and schedule a double header and make Ernie happy.

    https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/e1f6ae54c6d7fbdc88a7d286a292c86090479a89e0cccc98323014619a144d75

     

    Radar shows heavy t'storms and rain at present clearing  about 8PM.

  7. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/2024/05/16/on-second-thought-texas-softballs-mike-white-on-no-1-seed-siena/73667647007/

     

    Excellent AAS podcast with Mike White worth 17 min of your time.   He breaks down composing the team lineup,  reviews the Regional opponents,  and other great comments.    Mike is a coaching wizard and a great representative of the University of Texas.

     

    As of this hour,  TexasSports.com has not published a preview of the Regional.    Below are opponent stats if interested.   Realize there is a difference in competition,  but don't sleep on St Francis.   They won 40 ball games, hit .309,  ERA 1.67 (3 good arms), field only .963.    They beat Sienna twice in an early season tournament.

     

    https://sfuathletics.com/sports/softball/stats/2024?path=softball

    https://nusports.com/sports/softball/stats/2024

    https://sienasaints.com/sports/softball/stats

     

     

     

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  8. 5 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

     

    Santa Barbara was posting it on their social media channels. They are in one of the more notable leagues outside of the Cape Cod League so they have good coverage/social media presence. You usually have to wait until the summer season actually starts to find out where everyone else goes.

    Thanks !

    TexasSports.com does a poor job of covering Summer ball.    Occasionally, they may publish an article with assignments,  but not often.   Same for AAS.

    @.45s   If you have the time you can always search the websites for the rosters of the California Collegiate League,  Cape Cod, and Northwoods leagues.

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  9. 21 hours ago, .45s said:

     

    How do you (or does one) find out where all of the different players will be in the summer?  I don't recall that kind of information being published anywhere.  I usually have to hunt with the google machine under each players name I am interested in and that takes a while.

    @Hookem2147     Did you see this post to provide an answer to one of the new members  ?

  10. Don't recall reading.    Respect Mazey,  seems like a "good guy".   Only 58, may be tired of the NIL, transfer circus, or have TV media opportunities with his wife.   B12 Coach of the Year in '19 and '23.   Conf Champ in '19.

     

    What to know: Mountaineers coach Randy Mazey announced before the season he was stepping down when it ended. They celebrated Mazey on Sunday with a victory over Kansas State in his final home game.

     

     

    https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/05/13/oklahoma-baseball-conference-champion-in-farewell-season-big-12-baseball-power-rankings/73637512007/

    1. Oklahoma (32-17, 21-6)

    Last week: 1

    What to know: Don't bank on a seventh Big 12 series sweep. No. 15 OU finishes at Cincinnati, the surprise team of the Big 12 and one of the hottest ballclubs down the stretch.

    Related:Oklahoma baseball making tracks toward a title | Big 12 baseball power rankings

    2. Oklahoma State (34-16, 17-9)

    Last week: 2

    What to know: Too bad No. 17 OSU's series finale Sunday against slumping Texas Tech was rained out. Before then, the Cowboys were mathematically still in the race for the conference title with a head-to-head tiebreaker over Oklahoma. Oh, well.

     

    3. Texas (32-20, 17-10)

    Last week: 3

    What to know: How's this for consistency: The Longhorns have won two out of three in eight of their nine conference series. No other Big 12 team has won more than six conference series.

     

    4. West Virginia (31-19, 17-10)

    Last week: 4

    What to know: Mountaineers coach Randy Mazey announced before the season he was stepping down when it ended. They celebrated Mazey on Sunday with a victory over Kansas State in his final home game.

    5. Kansas State (29-21, 13-14)

    Last week: 5

    What to know: K-State, No. 36 in the RPI, had some momentum with recent series victories over Oklahoma State and Kansas. But after winning last weekend's opener at West Virginia, the Wildcats lost 13-0 and 12-5.

    6. Kansas (29-18, 15-12)

    Last week: 7

    What to know: Kansas, with help, could still get the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament. The Jayhawks finish at Texas in perhaps the best series of the final weekend.

    7. Cincinnati (30-21, 16-11)

    Last week: 6

    What to know: Don't be dismissive of Cincinnati at the Big 12 tournament. The Bearcats have won four conference series in a row and five of their past six.

    8. Central Florida (31-17, 12-14)

    Last week: 8

    What to know: The Knights have lost three of their past four conference series after winning four of their first five. Barring a late run, they're probably going to miss NCAA regional action for the sixth tournament in a row.

    9. TCU (30-17, 13-14)

    Last week: 9

    What to know: The Horned Frogs have gone from outside the cut line for the Big 12 tournament not long ago to a bubble team for the NCAA tournament with a No. 38 RPI and a No. 41 strength of schedule. They finish at home against West Virginia.

    10. Texas Tech (30-22, 12-17)

    Last week: 10

    What to know: The Red Raiders are going to miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 unless they win the Big 12 tournament. Kansas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have Texas Tech on an eight-game conference losing streak.

    Related:Texas Tech baseball clinches Big 12 tournament bid with rainout at OSU

    11. Baylor (21-29, 9-18)

    Last week: 11

    What to know: Texas Tech might have missed the Big 12 tournament if Baylor had had anything left. The Bears have lost 11 conference games in a row.

    12. Houston (25-26, 7-19)

    Last week: 13

    What to know: Houston hung losses on Texas's Max Grubbs and Kansas's Reese Dutton, who have two of the Big 12's five lowest ERAs among qualified pitchers. Even so, the Cougars have lost 19 of their past 22 conference games.

    13. Brigham Young (19-29, 6-21)

    Last week: 12

    What to know: Thank goodness for midweeks. The Cougars are 6-2 in their past eight non-conference games. But in conference? They've been swept four series in a row.

  11. This article may be appropriate for another forum and may be posted there,  but it will further impact parking/logistics for softball and baseball.    Especially with the expected increase in crowds with the SEC.

     

    The University of Texas will move forward with a graduate student housing project that will bring 576 beds along with entertainment, dining and grocery options. The UT System Board of Regents on Thursday approved the university's proposal to build the project at 1900 Comal St.

    The new development is the second phase of the university's plan to expand graduate student housing, UT President Jay Hartzell told the American-Statesman on Thursday. The new complex will be built near another new graduate student housing project UT plans to open in the fall with about 780 beds.

    It will also be near UT's athletic facilities and will have five new beach volleyball courts, which will allow the UT women's team to host NCAA competitions.

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/education/2024/05/13/university-of-texas-new-student-housing-scholarships-jay-hartzell/73627368007/

     

    1900 Comal St

     

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  12. TEXAS at UCF
    May 10-12, 2024
    Where: John Euliano Park
    Time: Friday at 5 p.m. CT; Saturday at 5 p.m. CT; Sunday at 12 p.m. CT
    TV: ESPN+
    Radio: AM-1300 The Zone/103.1 FM
    Live stats: Texas.Statbroadcast.com
    All-time series: First meeting

    PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
    FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-4, 3.70) vs. UCF RHP Ben Vespi (3-2, 4.45)
    SATURDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (4-0, 3.73) vs. UCF RHP Dom Stagliano (2-3, 4.07)
    SUNDAY–Texas RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-4, 5.82) vs. UCF TBA

     

    UCF's park is 320' down the lines,  390' to center, 360' to both alleys.    Only David Pierce could have designed a field that small.

     

      

     Texas returned to the Baseball America rankings at No. 25 this week and has four more conference wins than the Knights, but UCF holds a much higher RPI than Texas at 32.

    That simply means any win against UCF, especially on the road, will help Texas improve its rating and presumably its NCAA tournament seeding. 

    Texas baseball has big opportunity at UCF to improve RPI, seeding for Big 12 tourney | KXAN Austin

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  13. @Js1   Do you know what Mike is referring to concerning "new formula" ?   Perhaps you have mentioned and I may have missed.   And Mike is making comments to get team to focus.  (I realize you have presented stats that strongly favor Texas as #1 seed,  just curious about his comments)

     

    “That's a really hard thing to say,” White said when asked whether the Big 12 champion seems like a lock for the top overall NCAA seed. “I mean, there's a new formula coming in, and I'm not sure how all that is going to figure it out, and there’s always the human factor in there as well. So we’ll just have to wait and see; all we can do is control what we control on the field and just play good softball.”

    https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/softball/2024/05/08/will-the-big-12-tournament-champion-earn-the-no-1-overall-ncaa-softball-seed-texas-says-yes/73568174007/

  14. 1 hour ago, Js1 said:

     

    But I'm 99% sure the committee will just go "meh" and send TXST to Austin

    Very likely.    I also think the NCAA likes fan attendance which may be a factor.   Closer, the better for attendance.    

     

    Certainly conur with the above comments about @Js1.     Besides his vast knowledge,  the thing I respect is he credits his source.   Does not act like a "super insider". 

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  15. Wondered about Mike White's contract since his 5 year original contract ($525K) was set to expire this year.    Emailed Danny Davis at the Statesman and he informs that Mike signed an extension in '22 for 5 years thru '27 for $625K.    Did not ask about performance bonuses but he surely will receive some this year.    And possibly another extension and raise.

    Well done, Mike  !

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