I'm proud of what these girls have accomplished over the past two seasons. A lot wins and a lot of memorable plays. Last year we finished the regular season number one. That's based on the entire regular season. tu happened to get hot at the right time. Maintaining high level play over the course of an entire regular season is much more difficult, in my opinion.
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GigMe03 said:
Not sure how long you have been on this thread, but the season she came, this was heavily talked about. ASU tanked the following season, which is likely why the girls left ASU. It was more eyebrow raising that no one followed her immediately.
That is not really uncommon in women's sports. You have players who are close to graduating in a field and comfortable in their new "home" and they just don't want to move.
I have been also around softball for a good while and can promise you that her players love playing for her. There is a reason kids like Scout Lovell and DD Baldwin stick around instead of leaving in search of more playing time.
And unfortunately what matters is being hot in May. As long as you play well enough to get in the tournament none of those earlier games really count much if you can't turn it on come tournament time. ASU is a perfect example, they finished regular season mid of the Big 12 like we did, but they have won I think 9 in a row now including the Big 12 tournament and a Regional.
They have an ace we have a bunch of 3rd and 4th game pitchers.
taylorswift13_ said:
Embarrassed in our own regional in back to back years
This is nothing like last year. Not even close, IMO.
aggiedrjdub said:
Lessentine the home run queen
Well - at least this is better than Jo Evans. Right?
100%
phatty26 said:
They have an ace we have a bunch of 3rd and 4th game pitchers.
There's the issue. I said after the first tournament this year, we're gonna have pitching issues. Turns out we had pitching issues.
The more athletic team won. They were leaner, faster, and looked fresher all game. Look at the slide they made at home. Perfect example.
BaseballAggie13 said:
I'm proud of what these girls have accomplished over the past two seasons. A lot wins and a lot of memorable plays. Last year we finished the regular season number one. That's based on the entire regular season. tu happened to get hot at the right time. Maintaining high level play over the course of an entire regular season is much more difficult, in my opinion.
Its a catch 22. You are correct that maintaining is more difficult but the mission should be doing what's necessary to peak at the end of the season. I don't necessarily see where we didn't try to do that but sometimes you need a little help or you need to make your own momentum. Win the series against OU (and we certainly had a chance to do so) and go into the SEC Tournament on a high note and maybe things are different. Or get fortunate and play Kentucky or Missouri in the final series and now you have confidence. Softball is one of the biggest games of momentum I can think of and our last 2 regionals have demonstrated that. 2 teams that came in riding a high note vs us not getting a chance to play for the outright conference championship and then getting bounced in our first tournament game the following year.
Positivelyag512 said:
AZ State vs. TX, that is going to be a great series!
Who was the best NIL pitcher this year? TT kid was last year? OU is all offense, UCLA is the same, trying to think.
The statuesque Tennessee pitcher undoubtedly was paid handsomely. Hot and brings the heat.
GigMe03 said:
Time to root against all the other seeded teams LOL!
Other news: tune into the women's tennis team in the national final at 7pm ET
Too bad its on ESPN+ (which I don't have).
Good season for the team. Now the staff has a chance to hopefully shop the portal for some BADLY needed pitching help. Provided the funds necessary are available.
GigMe03 said:
Our team has been solid throughout the season, but just really fell off at the end of the season. I think she does make some questionable pitch calling choices and waits too long to dig into the bullpen though. Our coaching staff is especially solid with Harper and Heffley.
Yep, I bet if you re-watch all the games and chart when she goes out to talk to the pitchers and lets them stay, its the wrong choice. They end up giving up more hits, hit players, etc.
Drundel said:GigMe03 said:
Time to root against all the other seeded teams LOL!
Other news: tune into the women's tennis team in the national final at 7pm ET
Too bad its on ESPN+ (which I don't have).
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Gap said:12Power said:
Could Catcher not have dove in front of the plate when she had the ball??
Yes she can. She just can't block it when she doesn't have the ball yet.
Yes, the Aggies were still run ruled, at home, though.
i'm sorry i dont laugh at the right times.
92Ag95 said:SchizoAg said:92Ag95 said:
This type of sh.t is becomming increasingly aggie. I'm so fking tired of rolling out the red carpet for opponents.
Anyone who uses "aggie" as a disapproving adjective should be permabanned. What are you even doing here, if that's what you think "aggie" means?
come on man....you remember Dabo getting upset a few years back about people using the term "Clemsoning" don't you?
Yeah, and? What's your point?
You think being a ****ty fan in the same way some Clemson fans are ****ty will somehow help A&M's athletic teams?
I would say you're inferring causation where there is only coincidence.
SchizoAg said:92Ag95 said:SchizoAg said:92Ag95 said:
This type of sh.t is becomming increasingly aggie. I'm so fking tired of rolling out the red carpet for opponents.
Anyone who uses "aggie" as a disapproving adjective should be permabanned. What are you even doing here, if that's what you think "aggie" means?
come on man....you remember Dabo getting upset a few years back about people using the term "Clemsoning" don't you?
Yeah, and? What's your point?
You think being a ****ty fan in the same way some Clemson fans are ****ty will somehow help A&M's athletic teams?
I would say you're inferring causation where there is only coincidence.
I guess my point is that fans get upset and it's nothing to get your panties all tangled up over.
92Ag95 said:SchizoAg said:92Ag95 said:SchizoAg said:92Ag95 said:
This type of sh.t is becomming increasingly aggie. I'm so fking tired of rolling out the red carpet for opponents.
Anyone who uses "aggie" as a disapproving adjective should be permabanned. What are you even doing here, if that's what you think "aggie" means?
come on man....you remember Dabo getting upset a few years back about people using the term "Clemsoning" don't you?
Yeah, and? What's your point?
You think being a ****ty fan in the same way some Clemson fans are ****ty will somehow help A&M's athletic teams?
I would say you're inferring causation where there is only coincidence.
I guess my point is that fans get upset and it's nothing to get your panties all tangled up over.
Find a way to vent your anger that doesn't devalue your degree from Texas A&M. How stupid do you have to be to think that popularizing the term "aggie" to mean "loser" is a good idea?
DGrimesAg92 said:Killzone3abc said:
I don't follow softball as closely as I do baseball, but I do follow along. I think Ford deserves another year, but have seen several people calling for her job now. What do you softball diehards think?
Time to turn the page, she needs to go. "Back to Back" bed shattings is a NO-NO!!
Tard has a better program than we do and it's all "MONEY". They spent a "1,000,000.00 on a pitcher they throw damn near every game. Find one and PAY HER!!!
You or your wife writing that million dollar check, big boy?
People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living.
While it's obviously correct that a $1M pitcher would be amazingly beneficial, I think the core question is whether the rest of the teams that will be advancing in the tournament are doing so by spending more $ or by more effectively using what they've got. If the former, then there's clearly a money issue. If not, then Coach Ford and her staff need to improve.
Though I find several of Coach Ford's pitching decisions baffling, there's no question that the program has been significantly improved since the end of the Evans era. She shouldn't and won't be removed at this point.
Echoing what has been said by others, the primary 'results issue' is underperformance in the postseason not the regular season. Time will tell if we'll continue to have deja vu all over again come tournament time.
Though I find several of Coach Ford's pitching decisions baffling, there's no question that the program has been significantly improved since the end of the Evans era. She shouldn't and won't be removed at this point.
Echoing what has been said by others, the primary 'results issue' is underperformance in the postseason not the regular season. Time will tell if we'll continue to have deja vu all over again come tournament time.
DGrimesAg92 said:Killzone3abc said:
I don't follow softball as closely as I do baseball, but I do follow along. I think Ford deserves another year, but have seen several people calling for her job now. What do you softball diehards think?
Time to turn the page, she needs to go. "Back to Back" bed shattings is a NO-NO!!
Tard has a better program than we do and it's all "MONEY". They spent a "1,000,000.00 on a pitcher they throw damn near every game. Find one and PAY HER!!!
Well, go find an Aggie billionaire former football player married to an Aggie former softball player who's willing to pony up.
Our defensive performance was terrible all weekend. That isn't a NIL issue. It is something you have control over.
And you better put a good defense behind the best ace in the world. A million dollar arm wouldn't have gotten us a win today.
And you better put a good defense behind the best ace in the world. A million dollar arm wouldn't have gotten us a win today.
Gap said:
Our defensive performance was terrible all weekend. That isn't a NIL issue. It is something you have control over.
And you better put a good defense behind the best ace in the world. A million dollar arm wouldn't have gotten us a win today.
Bad defense, horrible base running, and pitching we know is bad. It's not a recipe for success
ASU was leaner and quicker all around. I watched their base running compared to ours. We looked like plow horses. Of course, we didn't get enough hits to really have any base running, lol.
92Ag95 said:Aggies2009 said:92Ag95 said:Aggies2009 said:
Except that's not what you're doing. You're throwing a little tantrum.
I dread the day I don't get upset at these things.
Man... If your self-worth and mood are tied to games played by 18-22 year olds, I don't know what to tell you. I hope you find peace.
Every Aggie should hate losing. I'm just not real good at handling it. I apologize.
I hope tennis winning softened the blow of the softball loss. National champs!!
Bucketrunner said:
ASU was leaner and quicker all around. I watched their base running compared to ours. We looked like plow horses. Of course, we didn't get enough hits to really have any base running, lol.
We have 2, maybe 3 girls that don't have great speed. Of all the dumb comments from today, this may be the worst.
GigMe03 said:
I don't think we are anywhere near "fire her" territory.
I'm not sure why anyone would say this. She's been here 4 years and was hired to do better than the previous coach. Results: 3 regional losses and a Super loss. Previous coach's last 4 seasons: 3 regional losses and a Supers loss. But that was after a CWWS appearance.
Is getting to OKC the goal or not? If not, let's stop spending ANY money on softball. If it is, we have to do better and not just hope to do better.
Ask yourself: would OU, t.u., even 'Bama or Florida settle for these results? If not, why do we?
cevans_40 said:Bucketrunner said:
ASU was leaner and quicker all around. I watched their base running compared to ours. We looked like plow horses. Of course, we didn't get enough hits to really have any base running, lol.
We have 2, maybe 3 girls that don't have great speed. Of all the dumb comments from today, this may be the worst.
What starter on our team has great speed outside of KP? Our outfielders come next, but they generally have like 7 out of 10 speed. Outside of KP, a starter didn't attempt a steal in the 2 games against AZ St. KP had 17 steals on the season. Our next best starter had 5. Golden and Groce are fast as pinch runners but they got like a combined 3 ABs on the season.
The consistency or lack thereof of Ford's teams the last years provides further support for the belief that the softball program doesn't warrant a separate section on texags. The program underachieves during the post-season. If it didn't do that, we'd still be telling ourselves, "My gawwsh. This program is so consistently stellar. It deserves its own space." No one is saying that. And no one will be talking about our softball program in more than a couple of days.
Gap said:cevans_40 said:Bucketrunner said:
ASU was leaner and quicker all around. I watched their base running compared to ours. We looked like plow horses. Of course, we didn't get enough hits to really have any base running, lol.
We have 2, maybe 3 girls that don't have great speed. Of all the dumb comments from today, this may be the worst.
What starter on our team has great speed outside of KP? Our outfielders come next, but they generally have like 7 out of 10 speed. Outside of KP, a starter didn't attempt a steal in the 2 games against AZ St. KP had 17 steals on the season. Our next best starter had 5. Golden and Groce are fast as pinch runners but they got like a combined 3 ABs on the season.
Our 1st baseman is the only person on the field who isn't fast. We stole 46 bases to their 54 this season. Lets not act like we have 9 players that can't run and are unathletic.
But that is just 15 steals in 57 games by the 8 starters not named KP.
I'll exit this discussion as I think different things are being discussed: "great speed" and "fast" where it is just a judgment on what one thinks those things are. I'd apply generic "fast" to only 4 of our regular batting lineup, 3 as "neutral", and 2 as "slow".
I'll exit this discussion as I think different things are being discussed: "great speed" and "fast" where it is just a judgment on what one thinks those things are. I'd apply generic "fast" to only 4 of our regular batting lineup, 3 as "neutral", and 2 as "slow".
Gap said:
But that is just 15 steals in 57 games by the 8 starters not named KP.
I'll exit this discussion as I think different things are being discussed: "great speed" and "fast" where it is just a judgment on what one thinks those things are. I'd apply generic "fast" to only 4 of our regular batting lineup, 3 as "neutral", and 2 as "slow".
Thats fair. I would also say that's not an issue for our offense as we have more power than most.
I'm not in the "know" but I'm very curious how concerned we should be about a lot of our girls hitting the portal.
I think that is a telling metric of what's going on behind the scenes.
I think that is a telling metric of what's going on behind the scenes.
ashleymac said:
I'm not in the "know" but I'm very curious how concerned we should be about a lot of our girls hitting the portal.
I think that is a telling metric of what's going on behind the scenes.
I could see some non starters entering the portal. I expect our coaches will encourage some players to enter the portal. I don't expect any key players leaving.
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