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24 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I didn't realize Steve was from Oakland and went to Bishop-Gorman.  Guess the pull of going back home was too much and he was never going to stay an assistant coach forever.  He really rose up the ranks fast under White to someone people really wanted to hire. 

No one here wanted him fired around March or April 2025 that’s for sure 👀 

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24 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

No one here wanted him fired around March or April 2025 that’s for sure 👀 

Hahahahaha I was going to mention that but figured after a championship all would be forgotten and I'd be roasted

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

They can graduate and transfer, or else it won't open again until December for 2 weeks? 

Mike built the culture, I don't think anyone is going to bolt because Steve left.  The hire timing sucks for Cal, because he's going to just have to work with what he's got, pending any grad transfers or post fall-ball transfers. 

No one is leaving Texas for Cal for softball reasons. If they leave for playing time, that means they weren’t playing here.

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3 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

No one is leaving Texas for Cal for softball reasons. If they leave for playing time, that means they weren’t playing here.

Oh I know. If they left to follow Steve, they weren’t going to be a starter at Texas

It ain’t happening. Mike built the culture and no one is leaving a team that will be top 3 to start 2026 and another title favorite 

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Big, big loss though we knew it was inevitable.     Singleton was noted for his recruiting prowess as well as hitting coach ability.   Tireless worker at both,  very difficult to replace.   Will be a bonus if the replacement is familiar with the softball recruiting landscape to include NIL and transfers in the new era of college athletics.

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Am I crazy to think Texas can upgrade? 

Maybe its a dumb take but our overall hitting has beengood for most of the year but has generally let us down at the World Series. Our deep runs in recent years have been primarily because we've rode a dominant pitcher----see Kavan and Dolcini. Its weird because I would say our pitching has generally underachieved in the regular season but has been really good when it mattered. The complete opposite with the hitting imo. 

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Tyler Bratton (MSST) would be a good hire.  Also a baseball guy.

Or.... DJ Gasso (Arkansas).  Could you imagine?  That would make the OU games so much more fun.  I loved what he did with Ellis and Day - give him an offseason with Atwood, please.  

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Tyler Bratton (MSST) would be a good hire.  Also a baseball guy.

Or.... DJ Gasso (Arkansas).  Could you imagine?  That would make the OU games so much more fun.  I loved what he did with Ellis and Day - give him an offseason with Atwood, please.  

Hard pass for me on DJ. He is by far the worse coach in the Gasso family. I agree Bri Ellis was really good under him, but take a look at his lackluster career before that. I hope Mike really thinks outside the box and goes after someone not many people would think of, similar to what he did with Singleton. I hope for someone with a strong travel ball connections for recruiting....I wonder why someone like Stith or Rico have never gotten college jobs. Those guys have been producing D1 talent for years with the Batbusters and Firecrackers.

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The well travelled Jimmy Kolaitis (Mike's hitting coach at Oregon) left Ariz St and is now the AD/Head Coach at a small community college in his home state of Alabama.   When Mike left for Texas,  he got the head coach at UAB job.

I think he is under the age of 50 so no idea if he wants to retire in Alabama or get back in the grind of D1 softball.    And not sure of the relationship with Mike and there may be some baggage there due to his many moves that  @FloridaHorn may know.    A positive seems to be his West Coast connections.

Fall workouts will likely begin in Sep.   First Fall game was the first week of October last year,  so good to have someone in place then. 

 

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