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  1. 16 hours ago, torre said:

    Hopefully,  the sweep of OkSt last year at McCombs will lead to confidence and victory in Stillwater.   

      Went back and looked at the schedule.   Atwood had a game winning single in the 8th in game 1 (1-0) and a game winning 3 run HR in the bottom of the 7th in game 2 (3-2).   Game 3, 5-2.    Mac pitched game 1,  Citlaly game 2,  and Czech game 3.     We will introduce Teagan Kavan this year.    And Mitchell and Stewart.

    Kenny G is a good coach and will find a way to pressure our defense,  perhaps with small ball.    That said,  Ok St has hit 44 HRs to our 43.   

     

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

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

    Kenny is from the Tim Walton school of coaching. He would rather hope for a 3 run HR than play small ball and manufacture runs. Texas can compete with anyone in the country, but I am a bit concerned that Stewart has cooled off considerably and Reese has come back to earth a bit as well. We are going to need TK and Mac to show up big time this weekend.

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  2. On 3/12/2024 at 9:38 PM, CycleTex87 said:

    Semolina flour is what many places use. Honestly, I started using parchment paper and it’s a game changer.  No more sticking period.  Yes it gets a little dark at 500 deg but just throw it away. 

    This is the trick. I use parchment on the Green Egg pizza stone and have never had an issue. Pizza never sticks and paper never burns.

  3. On 3/12/2024 at 11:50 AM, The Dog said:

    There are rumors that the Patriots don't like Maye and don't rate him as a first rounder. If the Commies take Daniels then the Pats might trade out of the spot rather than roll the dice on one of the others. 

    and as a former fourth round pick. 

    Reverse Katfid....they are scarred from the Mac Jones debacle.

  4. 13 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

    Well BYU is looking like a contender for last.

    Maybe if their coach wasn't a dipshit, the team would play better. I have been following softball for 30 years and have never had this much trouble trying to keep up with line up changes, and substitutions. 

     

    As far as the towel goes, the gorilla towel is allowed, but my guess is she had added extra rosin or pine tar to the rag. The coach had a hard time wiping his hand after taking the towel from her.

  5. 1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

    Some dude posted a link to the weight differences from last year to this year over at OTF:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Bxb5zfOTGbuXkUCVIcAzAWYuA6fItA9O6VTsX9tutbU/edit?pli=1#gid=0

    We have 4 guys at 360 or over. That's ridiculous. Sydir Mitchell is not a "good" 372. Sweat could have played with less weight too, so whatever. 

    Red at 240 is disturbing. They are going to have to change the name of Redcat to Redfat.

    Red is going to look like Gary Coleman out there. We need to immediately stop all NIL deals with Cane's.

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  6. Sydir suffers from endurance issues, and was supposedly using last year to get into shape....He gained 35 lbs????? His getting in shape routine must be similar to mine.

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  7. 3 hours ago, Js1 said:

    So last night they showed Baylea Brandon and Alyssa Popelka in the OF watching the game.  Love having some players we wanted to stick around still showing support!

    Though I thought Popelka was going to UW - she isn't on the roster. UW announced her signing on July 31.  Wonder what happened there...

    Popelka's mother is battling cancer. Wouldn't be shocked to hear she stayed home to be close to her.

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  8. Maybe Arch and the Manning's are going to come out with their own video game, based on the Manning passing academy. Maybe Arch doesn't want to be a back up video game QB. Maybe I don't give a shit and will buy the game anyways. 

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  9. 16 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Gonna guess Kavan is starting. This is their best start in a long time. Monday evening softball is nice 😎 

    Agreed on the hot start....

     

    Kavan has been better than I had hoped, and has the looks of a legitimate staff ace

    Atwood has elevated her game to an entirely different level and should be in all conversations for POY this season

    Stewart has adjusted quickly to collegiate pitching and seems to hit the ball hard every AB

    Goode is starting to look like the player she was last year and now White has to find a way to get them all in the line up.

    Mitchell has proven to be a solid portal pick up, but she may be the odd man out by the time this line up is settled

    Scott's speed is a must in the order, but she makes us worse where ever she plays defensively

    Henry has been really solid at the top of the order and can run, slap, and hit for power

    Dayton is back to looking like she did her first season on the Horns, and is a spark plug on offense

     

    This roster has so much positional versatility along with speed and power. It must make Coach White feel like he has 35 girls on the roster.

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  10. 11 hours ago, hornag said:

    Another thing about the Stanford game last night involving a lack of focus or a brain fart is when Atwood was batting with runners in scoring position and 2 strikes.  She was called out for not being in the batter’s box by the time the pitch clock reached the 10 second mark.  Although we have no idea what would have happened if she had not made such an egregious mistake, it is a mental error that should never happen!!! 🤘

     

    I wouldn't put too much stock in that one. The player clock is new, it is early in the year, the clock start time was very inconsistent all night. Alyssa Washington steps out of the box and removes her gloves and meanders around and yet never got a call against her. Atwood backed out of the box, took a sign from the coach and got back in and was charged with the 10 second violation. It was a ticky tack call that you won't see more than 10 times all year, if you watch a lot of softball.

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  11. 6 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

    great thoughts.  I do like that we are rotating Stewart at catcher, if for no other reason to take some wear off Atwood.  It's tough . . . she's got a great arm and can hose runners with it, so she's not a bad defensive catcher at all.  She's just not a great blocker IMO.  Her bat is something else though - she's a beast.  

    I did notice that Mitchell's footwork at 1B needs work.  I actually like her better at third as well, which is weird because it's a much harder position than 1st. One note on Mitchell and Stewart: they are both surprisingly fast for big hitters.  Stewie in particular is a big chick, but she can scoot.  What an athlete.    

    Mia's a tough one. She has the athleticism to play 3B, but she Roger Dorn's too many instead of squaring up and working through the ball.  I would also consider some rotation at RF with Maloney (Henry, Mia, Hunter?). Ashton gets on base, which is great for the 9 hole, but her short game/slapping tends to get shut down against good pitching/defenses.  Mike has some tough choices to make, but it's great to have so much talent to make the choices tough.

    Stewart has the strongest arm on the team. I too am a catchers dad. Daughter played D1 softball as a 4 year starter behind the plate. Blocking pitches is a mindset and sometimes kids get a little lazy back there. Atwood is also 6’ tall and that can be a challenge as well. I would like to see Atwood get more time at first and keep her body fresh so her bat stays in the lineup. Feels like we actually have a team that can win a game or two against OU.

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  12. On 2/21/2024 at 1:12 PM, Js1 said:

    One thing some of these Big 12 schools have a bad habit of doing is cupcake-y non-conf schedules and then they get destroyed in the Big 12 and miss the tournament

    Tech has been infamous for doing this - they'll roll into conference play at something like 26-3 or 28-1 and then finish 5-13 and miss the tournament. 31-22 last year but 5-13 in the Big 12.  You don't typically see Tech, KU, ISU, UH at the big tournaments in Clearwater or Mary Nutter. 

    Yes, the Big 12 will get a little easier without Texas/OU, but Utah is good and Arizona/ASU have access to that good Cali talent. 

    Very true, but both of those tournaments are invitationals and I’m not sure those teams have the draw to get invited. 

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