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aggy hitting coach Jeff Harger above was also ejected at our Regional game last year. Obvious anger issues. Let's see if SEC takes any action.
Props to the UF fans for not engaging. Surely UF has a visitor locker room he should have been limited to ? Not a good look.
As you may expect, idiot aggy reaction.
https://texags.com/forums/8/topics/3459018
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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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12:36More of a general comment/question, but would love to hear some thoughts on the overall state of college pitching? ERA's feel very high this year nationwide. It's eye opening to see only a handful of teams have ERA's under 4.00. Is the pitching quality taking a step back? Are the hitters just getting better and better? Strike zones getting smaller?Kendall Rogers12:36Jim -- great question. We are in the TrackMan era when it comes to strike zones. I think umpires have very tight zones, and when you have very tight windows to throw into, hitters know that. Combine that with a current ball that absolutely flies and it's the perfect storm for the offense ... and the pitching. That's what makes what guys like Hagen Smith are doing seem remarkable -- and Paul Skenes last year.
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https://d1baseball.com/chats/d1baseball-weekly-chat-may-6-2/
D1 Baseball Chat. Open until placed behind paywall.
11:40If Texas wins their last 2 conference series and wins the Big 12 conference tournament, will they host a regional?Kendall Rogers11:40Robert -- highly unlikely. Unfortunately, the Longhorns have so many Q4 losses that it has really dragged down its RPI -- whether fair or not is to be debated. Texas is 50 right now and would need to get to about 20-25 to even have a shot. That's going to be tough to accomplish. I do really like the way the offense looks, and the pitching staff is piecing things together about as well as they can right now. -
https://d1baseball.com/chats/d1baseball-weekly-chat-may-6-2/
D1 Baseball Chat. Open until placed behind paywall.
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12 hours ago, markstanco said:
Question, with current NIL, the 11.whatever scholarships that are available are obviously a thing of the past.
So are all of the Texas players playing without paying tuition now? And also, with baseball, are most teams in the sec and acc pretty much doing this? As in all players on “scholarship “Bump this to the top for someone with knowledge to answer. @closetojumping may choose to opine on NIL goals at Texas.
Saw the below link online. Supposedly from NCAA, though looks somewhat suspect.
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Did all notice Kenny G going down the line and shaking hands in the dugout with each member of his coaching and support staff ? He went to them, they did not come to him.
Great scene. Congrats 'Ok St !
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B12 and Tech will no longer be our concern, but I thought Tech would improve under Craig Snider (hitting coach @ Fl St and aggy) Looking at the coaching staff, he has one asst from Wash Univ in St Louis and 2 former Fl St grad asst coaches, one who seems to be the pitching coach. Likely no one on his staff has connections to the Texas/National travel ball circuit.
Weather and Radar Map for Norman, OK - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
Latest radar shows t'storms in Norman area till close to 4PM.
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Radar shows t'storms on outskirts of Norman between 12:30 - 2PM. Heavy rain overnight but hopefully will clear for 3PM game. Lubbock looks good for Sat.
@Js1 @FloridaHorn Any thoughts on why Kenny G elected to start Aycock in game 1 and then Kilfoyl ? Plans to pitch both all 3 games ?
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33 minutes ago, HollidayHorn said:
Game time pushed back to 6:30 per Longhorn twitter
Weather and Radar Map for Lubbock, TX - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
Looking at the radar t'storms/lightning in area so they probably could not warmup. Tornado watch until 10PM.
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Saturday afternoon in Lubbock and Sunday in Norman do not look good if this forecast holds. And a concern with lightning delays.
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7 hours ago, Beau Vine said:
When I was there, UH had something like 4000 season ticketholders, which count every night, but about 500 people would show up for each game.
I'd really like to see a graph of a butts-in-seats attendance measure.
Good point !
Texas claims they have sold 7K season tickets. I really think they have made a deal with the ticket brokers like Seat Geek which may have bought alot of the season tickets. Check the prices for the Friday OKSt game. Seat Geek is trying to unload. (just my guess) and ready for a new coach.
https://seatgeek.com/texas-longhorns-baseball-tickets/ncaa-baseball/2024-05-03-6-30-pm/6275540
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Need some help from the softball gods. OKSt first visit to Love Field, capacity 4200 which will likely be filled. Hope Kenny G can keep them focused.
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https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/softball/bracketology (very large to c&p)
Only for purpose of discussion until Friday to keep our anxious minds occupied. 😊
Very early Regional projection from College Sports Madness (only one I could find) to be taken with a grain of salt. #2 seed hosting Texas St, NCar, and Prairie View matched with #15 seed ULL. OU is #1 seed matched with #16 seed UW which could be a strong matchup. I think UW may finish higher. aggy #8 seed.
Last Four In: Florida Atlantic, UCF, South Alabama, North CarolinaFirst Four Out: Ole Miss, Kansas, Texas Tech, Georgia TechBig 12: *Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, UCF, Baylor -
Good find BGS !
Very sad ! Wes Johnson, former LSU pitching coach, is in his first year as head coach and looking at the staff seems to be the pitching coach. Coaches have to be aware, especially the bullpen coach.
Georgia has a 5.45 era, 31-12, 10-11 SEC. Below is the Georgia SEC Rant comments on the subject.
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22 minutes ago, Js1 said:
I guess we are giving Iowa State a free out just starting Whitaker at DP. Maybe she just gets the start today and after 1 AB, will get replaced
Senior Day honor by starting ?
Before they would honor the Seniors pregame during one of the games at the last home series. Would be introduced with their families, a video of their highlights shown, presented a framed jersey and roses. The opposing team's Seniors also received roses. Nice ceremony, sorry it apparently has been discontinued.
Edit. Just saw opening clip on LHN. They still do the same.
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As previously mentioned by zlavydra, stay alert for possible game time change. Sunday looks good for DH.
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From email DH 1PM and 4PM Sat
Due to the inclement weather being forecasted for Sunday, Texas Softball will now be playing Sunday's game on Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm. Tickets for Sunday's game will be honored for the Saturday 4:00pmgame, the stadium will be cleared between games.
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Showers/T'Storms forecast for the weekend. Possibly not enough for cancellation with the most questionable day being Sunday. Hope the weather does not affect the attendance so the Seniors can be given well deserved recognition on Senior Day. They were key participants in elevating this program.
(help me out @Js1 Some may have a Covid year or I may have missed someone)
Jordyn Whitaker
Bella Payton
Joley Mitchell
Alyssa Washington
Estelle Czech
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If any ATX area fans are interested in attending.
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — One of the biggest names in baseball is set to get game action at Dell Diamond Wednesday Night.
Three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer will make a rehab start for the Round Rock Express at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday against the Salt Lake Bees.
https://www.kxan.com/sports/max-scherzer-set-for-round-rock-rehab-start-wednesday-night/
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Checked to see why a Thursday game.
Nichols St is 25-21, tied for 3rd place in the Southland Conf (McNeese, Lamar, UIW, aggy Corpus, etc). Likely asked to play on Thursday because they play UIW in San Antonio on Friday.
2024 Softball Schedule - Nicholls State University Athletics (geauxcolonels.com)
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Congrats to former Texas Asst and head coach at Kansas Jennifer McFalls. Kansas is improving under her watch, best in the future.
And to her Mom, a breast cancer survivor.
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Austin radar. Looks pretty good until about 7PM.
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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.
Texas Softball 2024 - Farewell to the Big 12 (and back to OKC?)
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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".