HauntedGator
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No, he didnt play Barnhill. Can him.#firetimwalton
Too soon???
Walton is a great recruiter and good coach and ambassador but too many times his team as #1 come up small like this series. Never a plan B on offense.No, he didnt play Barnhill. Can him.
So you're saying he's the Calipari of softball...with the exceptuon of the ambassador thing.Walton is a great recruiter and good coach and ambassador but too many times his team as #1 come up small like this series. Never a plan B on offense.
OU went back to back but they are not great. Oh well atleast womens tennis won the ncaa title ending the Gator NC drought.
Better than Cal more likable too. ;)So you're saying he's the Calipari of softball...with the exceptuon of the ambassador thing.
#firetimwalton
Too soon???
I agree UF got out coached in this series. They also got outplayed. Kvistad was a disaster after a great year, Walton hid POY Barnhill in an elimination game. Even if she was a little tired she should have been out there. Somewhere Danielle Lawrie and Jennie Finch are shaking their heads, Lorenz needs to hit 3rd her final 2 years at UF and build around her and Kvistad. This loss was frustrating becaaue OU was not a great team they were 10 seed for a reason. But they saw the finish line and kicked it up a notch.OU beat us at the plate, getting clutch hits when the Gators choked. Give credit to the OU coach for making the right moves in the circle.
For the second consecutive game, Kvistad was hitless. In my opinion, she is the big bat that Haegar and Castro used to be. She just had a bad series.
I understand the logic behind giving Ocasio some pitches in the circle. She is one of the top pitchers in the country. I get the theory of giving the OU hitters a different look after seeing Barnhill and Gorley so much on Monday. But I think it was too big of a moment with too much on the line to put in a pitcher who hasn't pitched in weeks. Maybe that would have worked against other teams, but not against these highly productive OU hitters. I thought Gorley did very well in relief, holding OU scoreless in the final 4 innings.
UF's three pitchers are in the top 6 in the nation in ERA. OU wasn't intimidated at all. In this series, good team pitching lost.
After listening to the players comment on the crowd in the Monday night press conference, I paid close attention to the wide crowd camera shots and the audio of the crowd noise. I don't think it should be underestimated the impact a home crowd (OU is the host team) of 8K plus people has on a visiting team. I'd guess the crowd was 85% OU fans or more. Anytime OU makes the WCWS, they should, and will be, the undisputed favorite.
Great season though. I just hate losing.
POY Barnhill. If you go out on your sword your best needs to be a part of it. Strange finish to the season. A great season became a good season because of a 2 game losing streak to end the year.My speculation but I think Barnhill was to be the closer if UF got the lead late. The exact role that Lowrey played for OU.
Still though, in hindsight, hard to believe that Barnhill got no pitches in a elimination game.
She's so fresh and will be rested for next season. ;) She had a very good year and postseason but a bad finish.Well, at least Barnhill is now fresh, right next to Puk.