(SB) Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

FYI....Since tournament changed in 2005 three non seeded teams have made it to the WCWS.

 

Probably to Duke as a #2. Clemson won't be a regional host now. All but assures UF to Tally.

 

A nice post season run last year covered up the worst regular season in a number of years. It’s not just this year.
We will see if next year starts to show a turn around, but we will be relying on freshman pitchers probably without a big name transfer or big improvement from LD, so I would expect us to be 2 years away probably if things go well.
My larger concern is that the recent high profile recruits haven’t really panned out to where we would hope they would be. The “recruits are coming” mantra only matters if they develop while they are here.

 

I'm watching the Texas/OK game-the sooners are a "pro" SB team. LOL.

 

I'm watching the SC/Tenn game -- SC has heart, but the Cinderella story just came to an end. But what a huge turnaround for their program.

 

I remember that at the time and thinking what a big ouch to the program. I just looked up their facilities and found this on their media site: "The Duke Softball Stadium, which completed construction in late August 2017, has capacity for 500 fans in the stands along with additional lawn spaces down the right field line."

Yikes.

 

Actually they played each other in back to back years (21/22). In 2022, Durham was the regional site so the NCAA is okay with the size of their stadium.

 

Covid. That year the committee predetermined 20 sites and Duke wasn’t one of them because of protocols there.
Hosed us too because UGA won that home regional and then beat us.

 

We will know for sure tomorrow

 

Ocalamam, much has been written about why she left. Cali would have sat the bench no matter how poor #52 was. Cali knew it and left. Makes me wonder even more about player development. I almost would bet $100 that Tim keeps his staff intact. If he doesn't, I will gladly donate the $100 as an addition to my FAST commitment for 2023.

 

Gosh! I hope you are wrong about that. After this season I would have so many questions.

 

Believe Decker was originally from Cali but moved to Lake Mary for high school since she was committed to Uf. Good offensive player no doubt, but she played behind the plate so little last year because of the hand cut, hard to say what level of defender she was.

 

Correction think Deckers family went back and forth from Cali and Fl. Still a Cali connection but not total childhood.

Also for comparison Longley fielded .987 this year. Very similar.

 

How many innings did 52 play at catcher last season? To suggest that's why Decker left is a stretch of epic proportion