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  1. So there's a switch causing/allowing the seat to move forward quickly enough to cause an instant zero gravity dive? Is it next to the "wings fly off" switch?
  2. I agree in general, although Kavan is definitely a swing and miss pitcher (she has 55Ks this year). I think she will be considered "elite" by the time she leaves.
  3. I agree with his recruiting philosophy overall and that seems to be the way college softball is going - hitting is king. I like it; the games are more exciting in my opinion. The key, though, is you have to have a Ron Washington-type on staff that can teach good hitters to be decent fielders because it's more feasible to take someone who has a great bat but shaky fielding and improve their fielding than vice versa. Obviously, you're never gonna turn an iffy fielder into a starting SS, but you can definitely do it at the corners.
  4. But like last year, those numbers are heavily influenced by crappy teams. 8 of her 12 hits came in games against LMU, Northwestern State, Tarelton State, and Hofstra. We won't see pitching that bad now that conference play has started. Against decent teams (Stanford, Colorado State, Louisiana, Texas State, Penn State, Houston), which is what we will see the rest of the way, she is 4/19. Not atrocious, but not that great either. I think that's why she hasn't seen more time.
  5. I went back and looked. She batted .206 last year after conference play started with Tech. She did well when the pitching was weaker and teams had no film on her. She's done better not chasing out of the zone as much as she did as a freshman. Still, she is not squaring up balls when they are there. She has some bat drag in her swing, but I've noticed lots of softball chicks do, so I'm not sure that's a huge issue. We need her though. She's a really good fielder, but her bat just hasn't been there, and I'm sure the surgery didn't help.
  6. I'd like to see some rotation. I agree with @Js1 that it seems as though Mia and Ashton have 3B and RF on total lockdown, and I'm not sure why that's the case. Down to our last 3 outs. We fucked ourselves in this one with Kavan's poor start, but LSU is good and she is a freshman after all. Still, you gotta love the fact this team doesn't fold.
  7. it's total bullshit. He's not giving us those calls. I'm amazed Bella even got a barrel on that last pitch. Blue is a clown.
  8. LSU and blue killing us with the outside pitch off the plate
  9. great inning for mac. Best she's looked all season imo.
  10. LSU pitcher is quite good. She has great command and offspeed, which is our kryptonite. Also Mac is now in the circle.
  11. let's see if we have any fight left and can avoid the run rule.
  12. We have no real 1B and no one on staff that's great at teaching fielding. I am ok with recruiting primarily hitters and not fielders, but you have to still work on fundemantals and coach them up. Footwork at 1B is basic stuff.
  13. There's an epidemic of bad blocking in softball (and baseball to a lesser extent) right now. Kids these days.
  14. We have the tools to contend, but we are in a funk right now and have been for some time. We looked great on the road to start the season, but struggled a bit once we came home. Now the wheels are kinda falling off.
  15. It's been answered above, but I'll elaborate more on the why. Ignoring covid-era inventory-shortage mania, they often make very little on the car sale itself due to competition and price transparency on the internet. Sometimes as little as several hundred dollars. They have very high margins on financing: 1) they will often mark up the interest rate from the bank (called the buy rate); 2) they get origination commissions/fees from the bank for facilitating the loan; 3) they often get folks to buy all sorts of shit in the finance office, like extended warranties, tire protection packages, etc., that have huge markups. Consumers have very little idea what the fair market price of these products should be (because, unlike the car, they've done no research on these items), and the dealers won't quote you the full price, just what it does to your monthly payment, making it sound far cheaper than it is. Almost all of this can be bought third party after the sale is over and proper research can be done. Always refuse the shit they try to sell you in the finance office.
  16. Well at least we won the series. We are not the best team in the country, however. Lol.
  17. I’d like to see her get more looks there. I love Ashton, especially in the field, but hate slapping, especially straight slapping. on another note, it looks like Kavan brought her A game today.
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