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5 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

How crazy is it that we didn't give up a single home run all of WCWS?  I know that's  obvious with the zero ERA for Kavan, but even the others kept the ball in the park. 

I could be wrong but doesnt our ballpark play a lot smaller? I would guess thats a big reason our pitchers had more success. 

 

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8 minutes ago, avidhornslurker said:

I could be wrong but doesnt our ballpark play a lot smaller? I would guess thats a big reason our pitchers had more success. 

 

No it plays a lot bigger bc of the high fences. 

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It’s amazing to think of the hurdles they overcame and all the ways it could have fallen apart.  It takes so much to get to OKC and especially to a championship series and if you fail, you’re never guaranteed to have that opportunity again.   I think about what if Lendale White converts 4th and 1 or any of the other plays that could have ended the National Championship game with USC hoisting the trophy.  Your legacy is completely different when you win it.  They can never take it away from you.  Second place is mostly forgotten except for the die hard fans.  
Thank you for a thrilling ride and adding significantly to the legacy of Texas sports.  It was a pleasure to have watched it.  

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13 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

Would that be a first?  Aggy would be so torqued off. 

Maybe they should make their softball players take pictures with goats?

Hook’em!!!

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14 hours ago, orangeut said:

Tech NIL in action picking up Jazzy Burns, catcher from Ohio State with 25 HRs and .455 average, but only 5'3  with 2 years left.   

So what are they going to tell all the transfers and Freshmen they brought in last year waiting their turn? It seems like the Freshmen will eventually will realize if you go to Tech, you're going to get recruited over and go elsewhere.   

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1 hour ago, Hard Times said:

So what are they going to tell all the transfers and Freshmen they brought in last year waiting their turn? It seems like the Freshmen will eventually will realize if you go to Tech, you're going to get recruited over and go elsewhere.   

OU has been recruiting over players for years.  They seem to be doing okay.

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1 hour ago, Hard Times said:

So what are they going to tell all the transfers and Freshmen they brought in last year waiting their turn? It seems like the Freshmen will eventually will realize if you go to Tech, you're going to get recruited over and go elsewhere.   

Doesn't matter they're paying to try and win a championship. Oklahoma does this all the time.

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15 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

OU has been recruiting over players for years.  They seem to be doing okay.

Yep. To be around the upper end of nearly every team sport you have to keep trying to make your existing roster obsolete. Hard job for the coaches to make it all work, but bringing in better talent is the only way to become great and stay that way. Gasso continues to teach a masterclass in that.

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Just now, Gut Wagon said:

Yep. To be around the upper end of nearly every team sport you have to keep trying to make your existing roster obsolete. Hard job for the coaches to make it all work, but bringing in better talent is the only way to become great and stay that way. Gasso continues to teach a masterclass in that.

Yes and no. I’m glad Texas was a home built team. Only 3 transfers with significant playing time, and 2 have been here for more than a year (Mac and Joley). KB came from ACU and was not supposed to be playing every day 

Reese, Goode, Mia, Stewie, Henry, Maloney, TK, Cam, Cit, Katie C - Longhorns through and through.

Mike built a championship team instead of buying it in the portal 

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17 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

OU has been recruiting over players for years.  They seem to be doing okay.

Ou is about the only program that can do some unethical things and it never having a negative impact. But the programs trying to do the right thing need to make HS recruits well aware of who is selling them ocean front property in AZ. Tech is now taking it to a whole new level.

MW only brought in Bennett for depth and publicly stated he would not go after Canady. Tech thought they could buy a NC and failed. Nothing is better than seeing the sad faces on their players and fans. Just hope the honest coaches are doing a very good job of pointing out the dishonest. 

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Gasso has basically given up on developing HS pitching since Paige Parker. Just rent-an-ace every year now, and your top pitching recruit comes in, doesn’t develop and leaves or languishes for years in Norman 

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13 hours ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

 

https://fb.watch/A5QQhwSFcx/?
 

 

Don’t forget about this moment. 🤘 Texas was on the brink of elimination in Game 2 of Supers against Clemson. But the Longhorns found a way. Two weeks from that moment, they were crowned NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

Posted by Texas Sports Unfiltered on Saturday, June 7, 2025

 

Every time I think about this moment (winning run on 3rd, no outs, about to get sent home early), it reminds me of Tennessee having match point on Texas Volleyball in 2023.  We come back to win that set, win the match and then waltz our way to the title, including getting to the champ game against some teams that should have, on paper, kicked our ass (Stanford, Wisconsin = OU, Tennessee) 

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35 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Are we expected to be active in the portal? 

It would likely depend on departures, and I really only expect players like Citlaly or Hunter to be on the way out.

We bring in a big freshman class of 7 really good players.  

Roster (? means staying or going) 

Pitcher - TK, Cam Salmon, Hannah Wells, Citlaly (?)

Catcher - Reese, Anne Wallace (Stewie can catch as well) 

Infield - Goode, Vivi, Bennett, Brister (?), Caigan Crabtree, MaTaia Lawson, Jaycie Nichols, Aundrea Wilson

Outfield - Stewie, Henry, Maloney, Alisa Sneed

Utility - Hunter (?), Wallace (?), Rachel Wells (?)

If Cit leaves, we will likely be interested in a pitcher, and I hope we go for a lefty.  We should probably aim for an OF and corner IF, since we are replacing both Mia and Joley. 

I do not think we will be super active - Mike has not been the most active portal coach.  Only 2 seasons has he picked up more than 2 transfer (year 1 and 2022).  The transfer list is littered with busts who basically ended up giving up softball. 

2019 - Burke, Elish, Iakopo and Rhodes transfer with him
2020 - Colleen Sullivan
2021 - Bri Cantu, Molly Jacobsen
2022 - Bella Dayton, Lou Gilbert, Estelle Czech, Logan Hulon, Hailey Dolcini 
2023 - Baylea Brandon, Mac Morgan
2024 - Joley Mitchell
2025 - Kaydee Bennett

 

We do need to go after someone who can DP/1B and hit above .350 at that position with power. first and foremost, because how we won the title with 3 DPs hitting under .250 is insane. 

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28 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It would likely depend on departures, and I really only expect players like Citlaly or Hunter to be on the way out.

We bring in a big freshman class of 7 really good players.  

Roster (? means staying or going) 

Pitcher - TK, Cam Salmon, Hannah Wells, Citlaly (?)

Catcher - Reese, Anne Wallace (Stewie can catch as well) 

Infield - Goode, Vivi, Bennett, Brister (?), Caigan Crabtree, MaTaia Lawson, Jaycie Nichols, Aundrea Wilson

Outfield - Stewie, Henry, Maloney, Alisa Sneed

Utility - Hunter (?), Wallace (?), Rachel Wells (?)

If Cit leaves, we will likely be interested in a pitcher, and I hope we go for a lefty.  We should probably aim for an OF and corner IF, since we are replacing both Mia and Joley. 

I do not think we will be super active - Mike has not been the most active portal coach.  Only 2 seasons has he picked up more than 2 transfer (year 1 and 2022).  The transfer list is littered with busts who basically ended up giving up softball. 

2019 - Burke, Elish, Iakopo and Rhodes transfer with him
2020 - Colleen Sullivan
2021 - Bri Cantu, Molly Jacobsen
2022 - Bella Dayton, Lou Gilbert, Estelle Czech, Logan Hulon, Hailey Dolcini 
2023 - Baylea Brandon, Mac Morgan
2024 - Joley Mitchell
2025 - Kaydee Bennett

 

We do need to go after someone who can DP/1B and hit above .350 at that position with power. first and foremost, because how we won the title with 3 DPs hitting under .250 is insane. 

Looking at this list in terms of Burnt Ends NIL opportunity girls like Maloney, K-Stew, or Goode would be the best for that. TK and Reese will get theirs.

I saw that Crabtree girl tore it up in the state tourney. 

Would probably be smart to get a legit #2 to go with TK, especially if Cit leaves. TK, Salmon, and a portal addition could be pretty good. Salmon looked solid for a freshmen. 

 

Any corner IF's in the portal? Is there actually a good portal website for softball to look at this stuff? 

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4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Looking at this list in terms of Burnt Ends NIL opportunity girls like Maloney, K-Stew, or Goode would be the best for that. TK and Reese will get theirs.

I saw that Crabtree girl tore it up in the state tourney. 

Would probably be smart to get a legit #2 to go with TK, especially if Cit leaves. TK, Salmon, and a portal addition could be pretty good. Salmon looked solid for a freshmen. 

 

Any corner IF's in the portal? Is there actually a good portal website for softball to look at this stuff? 

Softball America and D1 softball have them. But behind paywalls 

the corner IF I am watching is Tallen Edwards at OKST. She entered early and hasn’t picked anywhere yet. I’m sure some may have been told to wait until Texas got back to Austin 

I read we are also pursuing OF Dakota Kennedy from Arizona. Career .398 with 27 HR, more walks than strikeouts and 22 SB. Would be a huge get to move Stewie back to the infield at 1st, to pair with Edwards.  We’d have one of the fastest OF trios in softball 

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Just now, Js1 said:

Softball America and D1 softball have them. But behind paywalls 

the corner IF I am watching is Tallen Edwards at OKST. She entered early and hasn’t picked anywhere yet. I’m sure some may have been told to wait until Texas got back to Austin 

I read we are also pursuing OF Dakota Kennedy from Arizona. Career .398 with 27 HR, more walks than strikeouts and 22 SB. Would be a huge get to move Stewie back to the infield at 1st, to pair with Edwards. 

Do either of those subs give you access to the baseball side or are they completely separate? 

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35 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It would likely depend on departures, and I really only expect players like Citlaly or Hunter to be on the way out.

We bring in a big freshman class of 7 really good players.  

Roster (? means staying or going) 

Pitcher - TK, Cam Salmon, Hannah Wells, Citlaly (?)

Catcher - Reese, Anne Wallace (Stewie can catch as well) 

Infield - Goode, Vivi, Bennett, Brister (?), Caigan Crabtree, MaTaia Lawson, Jaycie Nichols, Aundrea Wilson

Outfield - Stewie, Henry, Maloney, Alisa Sneed

Utility - Hunter (?), Wallace (?), Rachel Wells (?)

If Cit leaves, we will likely be interested in a pitcher, and I hope we go for a lefty.  We should probably aim for an OF and corner IF, since we are replacing both Mia and Joley. 

I do not think we will be super active - Mike has not been the most active portal coach.  Only 2 seasons has he picked up more than 2 transfer (year 1 and 2022).  The transfer list is littered with busts who basically ended up giving up softball. 

2019 - Burke, Elish, Iakopo and Rhodes transfer with him
2020 - Colleen Sullivan
2021 - Bri Cantu, Molly Jacobsen
2022 - Bella Dayton, Lou Gilbert, Estelle Czech, Logan Hulon, Hailey Dolcini 
2023 - Baylea Brandon, Mac Morgan
2024 - Joley Mitchell
2025 - Kaydee Bennett

 

We do need to go after someone who can DP/1B and hit above .350 at that position with power. first and foremost, because how we won the title with 3 DPs hitting under .250 is insane. 

You add in the number of errors and unearned runs given up it's even more insane. I doubt if another team has ever given up as many errors and unearned runs in the WCWS at all, much less giving up so many and still winning it all.

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3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Do either of those subs give you access to the baseball side or are they completely separate? 

Not sure

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5 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

You add in the number of errors and unearned runs given up it's even more insane. I doubt if another team has ever given up as many errors and unearned runs in the WCWS at all, much less giving up so many and still winning it all.

Makes what TK did even more impressive 

We went 10-2 this postseason with basically 1 elite starting pitcher, some above average pitching behind her, and what was basically an 8 woman offense playing kickball on the infield defense 

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1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Makes what TK did even more impressive 

We went 10-2 this postseason with basically 1 elite starting pitcher, some above average pitching behind her, and what was basically an 8 woman offense playing kickball on the infield defense 

Mac finally getting her head out of her ass in post season especially against Tennessee was a life saver IMO.

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56 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Softball America and D1 softball have them. But behind paywalls 

the corner IF I am watching is Tallen Edwards at OKST. She entered early and hasn’t picked anywhere yet. I’m sure some may have been told to wait until Texas got back to Austin 

I read we are also pursuing OF Dakota Kennedy from Arizona. Career .398 with 27 HR, more walks than strikeouts and 22 SB. Would be a huge get to move Stewie back to the infield at 1st, to pair with Edwards.  We’d have one of the fastest OF trios in softball 

This was mentioned upthread (long before WCWS tho), but does Edwards have enough pop for us to be interested?  She is great in the field, but only batted .282 with 3HR, which may be too low for MW.  I think he wants a bigger bat in that role.  As we discussed, Mia only recently blossomed into the vacuum at 3rd.  

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2 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

This was mentioned upthread (long before WCWS tho), but does Edwards have enough pop for us to be interested?  She is great in the field, but only batted .282 with 3HR, which may be too low for MW.  I think he wants a bigger bat in that role.  As we discussed, Mia only recently blossomed into the vacuum at 3rd.  

I’ve not been overly impressed with OKST’s hitting coaches and philosophies. She did hit 6 HR in 2024

Joley’s hitting stats at ND her first2 years were .234 and 0 HR, .340 and 1 HR

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