2022 Softball Season

Dolcini has been great. To me best game of the year for her. 3 hits against this team? Pretty damn amazing.
 
NBhornfan said:
I'm counting that as a win lol
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I was very impressed with Dolcini. I honestly thought ou was going to hit bombs on us but the fact we had more hits and held them to 3 shows a lot. I’m right with you and I’ll take that as a win. Ou is a great team but I’m confident we can beat Oklahoma state in that series.
 
Jacob Johnson said:
I was very impressed with Dolcini. I honestly thought ou was going to hit bombs on us but the fact we had more hits and held them to 3 shows a lot. I’m right with you and I’ll take that as a win. Ou is a great team but I’m confident we can beat Oklahoma state in that series.
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Slow down big guy...lets play this series out..lol
I thought ou was completely beatable last night. Their pitching was top shelve last night but so was ours. For Dolcini to only give up 3 hits, 2 of which left yard against that team was amazing. But 4 errors and going 0-4 with RISP will not win tough games like this.
 
I was thinking recently that we need to find a new SS next year. The everlasting search for a SS since Taylor Thom! I've noticed that both Scott and Washington have slow lateral movement when going for a ball. Scott has excellent vertical moves as she attacks a ball coming towards her if it's between third and the pitcher. Washington waits for the ball that's hit straight to her. She just doesn't have the instinct to charge that ball.
 
racerx5908 said:
I was thinking recently that we need to find a new SS next year. The everlasting search for a SS since Taylor Thom! I've noticed that both Scott and Washington have slow lateral movement when going for a ball. Scott has excellent vertical moves as she attacks a ball coming towards her if it's between third and the pitcher. Washington waits for the ball that's hit straight to her. She just doesn't have the instinct to charge that ball.
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I thought Viviana Martinez was coming in next next year as one the highest ranked short stops in the country? She may be the answer?
 
Ellis21d said:
I thought Viviana Martinez was coming in next next year as one the highest ranked short stops in the country? She may be the answer?
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Yeah Martinez is legit but, I think she may have to play 2nd base to replace Jefferson. Leighann Goode also has a strong arm so she could also compete.
 
Malcom said:
Slow down big guy...lets play this series out..lol
I thought ou was completely beatable last night. Their pitching was top shelve last night but so was ours. For Dolcini to only give up 3 hits, 2 of which left yard against that team was amazing. But 4 errors and going 0-4 with RISP will not win tough games like this.
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Ou was very beatable but, our staff has given up a lot of home runs which is why I said that. Czech most likely will get the start and we will need to see the pitcher we saw against LSU today. Offense also needs to pick it up. I’ll be happy if we come away without one game or at least give them a run for their money.
 
Jacob Johnson said:
Yeah Martinez is legit but, I think she may have to play 2nd base to replace Jefferson. Leighann Goode also has a strong arm so she could also compete.
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Goode is as defensivley ready college short stop we have had since Thom. Not sure he'll hit enough. Martinez can play the position but can flat out hit.
 

Looks like the Pomykalski family coming down with Maddie as well as fellow Chicagoan Katie Stewart to see the OU game.
 
Jacob Johnson said:
Ou was very beatable but, our staff has given up a lot of home runs which is why I said that. Czech most likely will get the start and we will need to see the pitcher we saw against LSU today. Offense also needs to pick it up. I’ll be happy if we come away without one game or at least give them a run for their money.
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You are right. They have the potential to hit 10 tonight. But IF our pitchers are the best version of themselfs we can compete. I'm not into the moral victory thing. We Are Texas...When we get a proformance like Dolcini gave us last night we must complete the circle and find a way to win. I hope there is another pitcher on our staff that can give us another shot tonight and/or tomorrow to compete.
 
Iakopo chooses the absolute wrong time to make that play. It happens so often and costs us a run most of the time. You don’t make that throw with a runner like Coleman on 2nd base. Giving this team free runs is not going to win you anything.
 
The terrible end result of all these errors is someone will probably lose their job, not scholarship....sigh
 
Well that was ugly and we shot ourselves in the foot. Our offense completely goes away when we face top 25 teams. I appreciate what Singleton has done but it’s time to move on and get a better hitting coach. Same goes for whoever is coaching defense.
 
Couple things:

Iapoko is the type of player that you know has to play but just needs to go. Just no situational awareness. Also an extreme delusion of talents.

Simpson had some bright spots but has to throw more strikes.

We need an actual defensive coach.

Also can someone tell them just bc its a hitters count doesn't mean they have to swing. (iapoko)
 
NBhornfan said:
Couple things:

Iapoko is the type of player that you know has to play but just needs to go. Just no situational awareness. Also an extreme delusion of talents.

Simpson had some bright spots but has to throw more strikes.

We need an actual defensive coach.

Also can someone tell them just bc its a hitters count doesn't mean they have to swing. (iapoko)
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Yup, yup, yup.

I didn't attend the Thursday game, but when I saw the replay of Mary picking off the OU player stealing second and Mary starting again on Friday, I sighed.

First, Mike wants the experienced veteran behind the plate for the most important set of games of the year. Unfortunately, the most experienced player is the most reckless player. Once she picked off the OU player Thursday, I knew she would try some heroic pickoffs on Friday. You could tell that after that Mike told her, "No more". Mary's the one where semi-covering my eyes and grumbling that she's always going for the HR hero ball and then suddenly she smacks the HR hero ball just when we need it.

I don't know how Simpson can go from throwing a short, sweet gem in the first inning to being totally tentative and scared in the second inning. What happened? Did someone threaten her family?

I've been thinking that one of the two assistant coaches will be "moving on" after this year. And it's not going to be Singleton, even though he has the responsibility for the IF defense. His hitting instruction can not be terminated. So, it's going to be the other one.

As I was leaving the game I was grumbling/mumbling to myself, "Bases loaded, one out. Only hitting into a double-play could end this. Mary, Mary, Mary"
 
Vol Horn 4 Life said:
Now 52 errors in 42 games. Pretty bad for an "elite" program.
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Now 54 errors in 43 games. We're going to end the regular season with somewhere between 70 to 80 errors. Let that sink in. We are ranked 194th in fielding just behind Grand Canyon, Manhattan, Valparaiso and Lamar. We are just slightly better than Cleveland St, Rider and Green Bay.
 
I really hope jefferson becomes a grad assitant next year and teachs scott to bunt. Why drag when you can just square around and get the bunt down. That would of been a sac fly by parker.
 
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