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1 hour ago, FloridaHorn said:

The best possible outcome is that we have recruited enough good players that Stevie can be the DP. Give her an occasional start at 1B, but let her main focus be on breaking 2nd story windows beyond LF

My concern with Stewie at 1st is speed and ability to cover and handle bunts….ya gotta be able to charge a slow roller towards 1st and pick up and fire to the bag or home…as well as side to side coverage of ground balls….I could be wrong…Mike will obviously have to figure this out.

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28 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Mia is a pro softball player. She will play for Cat Osterman's team 

Don't remember who we played on May 8, but I knew the announcers were wrong then. 

On 5/8/2025 at 4:40 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Has Mia just said she's not interested in any pro ball? 

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4 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Don't remember who we played on May 8, but I knew the announcers were wrong then. 

SEC QF against Ole Miss

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Des Spearman has narrowed her top 3 schools to Texas, Texas Tech, and UCLA 

Dakota Kennedy has narrowed her schools down to UCLA, Texas Tech, Texas, and Arkansas.

Taylor Pannell has narrowed her schools down to Florida, South Carolina, Texas, and Texas A&M

Kaiyah Altmeyer has narrowed her schools down to Texas and Arkansas

 

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1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I wonder if glasco just gives the same canned “you’re the one missing piece” sell to everyone, or just lets the matador club do all the work. 

He’s just letting the Matador Club pay them off.

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10 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

I think I heard players will make $50K-$80K, which is quite a bit more than minimum wage. The MLB is subsidizing the league now, so that helps.

$40-45k, before bonuses, which can get them up to $75k or so

https://www.wsj.com/sports/athletes-unlimited-softball-soros-2eccacee

The AUSL is going to grow - touring different cities this year as they play before moving to a city-based model for 6 teams starting in 2026 (up from 4 teams this year). 

Kim Ng and MLB's financial backing is going to turn this into the pro league we've been waiting for. 

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Boo

So far the only confirmed player in the portal is Rachel Wells, but she was a walk-on and I do not believe was going to be allocated a scholarship for 2026.  No more walk-ons with the new scholarships.

Enjoy your ring and hope she finds a scholarship somewhere

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It's gonna be hard for us to find a top-flight portal pitcher wiling to come in a back up Kavan.  It makes sense Pannell would choose tamu given that Kennedy has finally graduated at 35 years old.  I'd settle for a lefty curve thrower like Czech.  

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45 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

It's gonna be hard for us to find a top-flight portal pitcher wiling to come in a back up Kavan.  It makes sense Pannell would choose tamu given that Kennedy has finally graduated at 35 years old.  I'd settle for a lefty curve thrower like Czech.  

Yeah, I agree. Hard to ask a top-flight pitcher to come in and have to split innings with Cam, Wells and maybe Cit. 

aggy lost Kennedy (157.2 IP) and Lessentine is their top returner (66.1 IP).  There's a clear gap for a #2 pitcher after Lessentine, since Peters (36), Leavitt (41.1), Sparks (49) and Munnerlyn (26) kind of split the #3 role.  It's probably a battle for staff ace.

Whereas Texas returns Kavan (207 IP), Cit (82) and Cam (62).  There's definitely a very established #1 and battle between 2 pitchers who got a lot of time in the circle for #2 than at aggy. 

Cam was basically our #4 pitcher most of the year and got as many innings as aggy's #2. 

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11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Yeah, I agree. Hard to ask a top-flight pitcher to come in and have to split innings with Cam, Wells and maybe Cit. 

aggy lost Kennedy (157.2 IP) and Lessentine is their top returner (66.1 IP).  There's a clear gap for a #2 pitcher after Lessentine, since Peters (36), Leavitt (41.1), Sparks (49) and Munnerlyn (26) kind of split the #3 role.  It's probably a battle for staff ace.

Whereas Texas returns Kavan (207 IP), Cit (82) and Cam (62).  There's definitely a very established #1 and battle between 2 pitchers who got a lot of time in the circle for #2 than at aggy. 

Cam was basically our #4 pitcher most of the year and got as many innings as aggy's #2. 

Mike goes much deeper with his staff than most coaches. Maybe it is out of necessity, but he usually has an ace and then #2 is by committee.

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2 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

How much will Wells contribute when she gets here?

My guess is 45-65 innings, if she adapts to D1 hitters well.  But she will probably hit more often in the DP role. 

I think she will get a similar load to Cam last year - some spot starts against bad teams, some 1 or 2 inning relief when we are up big against other teams.  Work her way up in the circle of trust by postseason play, like Cam did. 

This is assuming we Cit doesn't leave and/or we don't get a portal pitcher. 

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42 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

How much will Wells contribute when she gets here?

This is a tough question because the answer can literally be on both ends of the spectrum and for totally different reasons. A smart man would say that if she plays a lot, then that means our season has gone sideways. However, I think she has enough talent to break into the lineup as an every day hitter and reliable #3 on the mound. Mike will spend this fall getting her drop ball to his liking. The quicker she learns how to use that pitch effectively, the more she will pitch. She has tremendous power at the plate, but it will take some time for her to hit on a consistent basis against SEC competition. I think we will see some tape measure shots from her in the fall against lesser competition.

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1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

One thing is for sure….you don’t sit The Gatorade National Player of  the Year on the bench.

Although she plays travel ball at a high level, it is important to remember that the stats that won her that award were achieved against 3A competition. 

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On paper, Pannell's role at Mizzou made her a good fit for Texas: someone who could spot start but also hop in as needed to close out tight games. Of course, we already have pitchers with that potential, just not as proven. Aggy can offer more starts and total innings, but perhaps a lesser chance of playing for a ring in OKC.

Wells has a world of hitting and pitching potential. She should be great once she settles in. But I agree that if she's leaned on a lot next season, we've had something go way wrong elsewhere on the roster. Barring really bad injury luck, we'll have too many Top 100 players available to find ourselves in that predicament. 

 

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9 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

I think I heard players will make $50K-$80K, which is quite a bit more than minimum wage. The MLB is subsidizing the league now, so that helps.

This all sounds oddly familiar...

How much longer until top players turn on each other and also demand to be paid like their male counterparts?

Just kidding. That's a bad WNBA joke. I'm happy there are legitimate professional opportunities for these women.

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2 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

This all sounds oddly familiar...

How much longer until top players turn on each other and also demand to be paid like their male counterparts?

Just kidding. That's a bad WNBA joke. I'm happy there are legitimate professional opportunities for these women.

There are no bad WNBA jokes.

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Singleton posted a “hook ‘em” and SA has Altmeyer at 99% Texas 

So this gives us:

C - Atwood
1B - Stewie (?) or freshman
2B - Goode
SS - Vivi
3B - Stewie (?) or freshman
OF - Maloney/Henry/Altmeyer
DP - ?

Still hope we are in it for Spearman 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Singleton posted a “hook ‘em” and SA has Altmeyer at 99% Texas 

So this gives us:

C - Atwood
1B - Stewie (?) or freshman
2B - Goode
SS - Vivi
3B - Stewie (?) or freshman
OF - Maloney/Henry/Altmeyer
DP - ?

Still hope we are in it for Spearman 

Yep, Need a 3B and DP (I have Stewie at 1B).  Maybe MW is banking on the freshman for these roles?

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Just now, bschoolprof said:

Yep, Need a 3B and DP (I have Stewie at 1B).  Maybe MW is banking on the freshman for these roles?

Based on his comments a bit ago, it does sound like Nichols or Lawson will have a battle there for 3rd.

Though I haven't seen any destination or visits for Lindemuth yet (Tech transfer 3B)

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Also just for fun - 

2-4, RBI, R off Texas
1-3, R, K off Canady in game 1 of the series
0-3 off Riassetto (1 AB) and Canady (2 ABs) in game 2 of the series
1-4, K off Canady in game 3 of the series

Also our last OF transfer from the Arizona Wildcats is still a program favorite

Who is Bella Dayton? Stats and more on Texas softball star outfielder

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52 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

Yep, Need a 3B and DP (I have Stewie at 1B).  Maybe MW is banking on the freshman for these roles?

Incoming freshman infielder Jaycie Nichols is a top 10 national recruit from Caddo High School who will be a strong candidate to replace Scott at third base.

Nichols has crazy athleticism, winning four state championships in softball, a state title in the long jump and reaching the state semifinals in basketball. A 4.0 student, Nichols maintained a .450 batting average and stole 66 bases in three seasons of travel ball.

"Jaycie Nichols possesses speed, power and defense," White said. "When those attributes are combined with her softball IQ, she has the potential to follow in the footsteps of Janae Jefferson and Mia Scott."

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There are 4 incoming Freshmen that could possibly play 3rd. I'm sure the cream will rise to the top. Even if Texas gets Lindmuth one of the Freshmen could prove to be better. I'm not concerned about Katie having to play 3rd.

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5 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

There are 4 incoming Freshmen that could possibly play 3rd. I'm sure the cream will rise to the top. Even if Texas gets Lindmuth one of the Freshmen could prove to be better. I'm not concerned about Katie having to play 3rd.

Yep, other than DP, there's not a lot of holes in our roster between Mike's last 4 recruiting classes

2022 - Atwood, Goode, Cit, Vivi
2023 - Kavan, Stewie, Henry
2024 - Salmon
2025 - Nichols, Crabtree, Wells, Sneed, Lawson

Not to mention 2026 - two 5 stars (Abdullah and Doty) + South and Clemmer and Booe

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Altmeyer now following Texas Softball, so announcing incoming

Spearman looks Tech bound by her follows (Pannell and Canady). Tough to pry an El Paso girl from Tech.

aggy picked up 2 OKST transfers, including Tallen Edwards

Some mutual follows between Dakota Kennedy and Arkansas 

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22 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Altmeyer now following Texas Softball, so announcing incoming

Spearman looks Tech bound by her follows (Pannell and Canady). Tough to pry an El Paso girl from Tech.

aggy picked up 2 OKST transfers, including Tallen Edwards

Some mutual follows between Dakota Kennedy and Arkansas 

Is Lindemuth now shaping up to be the big question mark, at least within the region? I'd love to get one of her or Spearman, and the latter I guess is fading from us. 

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Just now, Gut Wagon said:

Is Lindemuth now shaping up to be the big question mark, at least within the region? I'd love to get one of her or Spearman, and the latter I guess is fading from us. 

My guess is yes. I think Lindemuth is likely our only other portal add, unless something random happens.

I haven’t seen any names for us except Rachel Wells (yet) 

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Obstruction rule

During the meeting, committee members clarified the obstruction rule. 

Obstruction occurs when a defensive player, neither in possession of the ball nor in the act of fielding a batted ball, impedes a batter's attempt to make contact with a pitch or impedes the progress of any runner who is legally running bases on a live ball. It can be intentional or unintentional.

It is obstruction when a defensive player, while not in possession of the ball, does one of the following: 

  • Blocks any part of the leading edge of first, second or third base or home plate (as defined).
  • Otherwise blocks the runner from advancing or returning to a base.

The defensive player is not considered obstructing if the player is in possession of the ball or if the movement or position of the defensive player did not impede or alter the runner's path to a base or home plate.

Notes: 

  1. Once in possession of the ball, the defensive player can be positioned between the runner and the base/plate. 
  2. Obstruction may be ruled even though there is no physical contact. 
  3. Obstruction can occur on a force or tag play. 
  4. Blocking the leading edge of the base constitutes obstruction unless the runner's ability to reach the base is not hindered.
  5. If the base runner would have been out, regardless of the defensive player's movement or positioning, which had no effect on the play, the runner would remain out, and the obstruction would be ignored.
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36 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

Seems like the same rule we have now. What changed?

it appears they didn't clarify anything.  they are just restating #5 because by rule that is the only way you can claim that our SS didn't obstruct the runner.  so now we will have more discussions about whether the runner would have been our or not.

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2 hours ago, dcar00 said:

it appears they didn't clarify anything.  they are just restating #5 because by rule that is the only way you can claim that our SS didn't obstruct the runner.  so now we will have more discussions about whether the runner would have been our or not.

It seems like the umpires either ignored or didn't know the "would've been out either way" part of the rule because it was buried in the footnote.

I'm assuming the discussion/clarification was just an emphasis on the common sense part of the rule: if the runner is out by 5 feet, the runner is fucking out, there is no obstruction 

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