Well if the "Barnhills" meaning Mommy and Daddy are calling the shots thats on Walton. I would have told Mommy and Daddy that we are going to use kelly in a way that helps the team and if that wasn't on their list she could transfer away and I'd make sure that the softball world new that "mommy and daddy" wanted to call the shots.
I don't think, nor have I read anywhere, that there was any kind of conflict between Rocha and anyone connected with UF. I'm pretty sure Oklahoma doubled or tripled the money she was making at Florida. Oklahoma just made Patty Gasso the first million dollar softball coach and she was given the freedom to spend big bucks to hire her associate head coach. Plus Rocha went back to her alma mater to coach in a program that has won 3 titles in the last 5 years and has much better players than Florida right now. Plus Gasso is 10 years older than Walton and if Rocha is going to take over a program she's closer to it at Oklahoma than she would be at UF.
Weather delay in OKC. Washington/Minnesota game stopped in the 6th so not sure when UF/Bama will take the field. But it's a brutal task ahead, as the UF/Bama winner plays Arizona next in an elimination game and then would have to beat Oklahoma twice to advance to the championship series.
There have been slappers forever in softball, the idea though is to pound the bell into the ground so it takes a high bounce and then use your speed to get to first base. The problem with Caraway is that she hits the ball in the air 95% of the time and it barely goes 100 ft or hits a ground ball to the SS or 3B for an easy out.
I’m not sure how many in the tournament, I think every team has at least 1. The problem this year is the new rule where if any part of your foot is outside the box when you make contact you’re out. Alabama’s normal leadoff hotter got called for it a bunch in the Regionals and World Series now she is no longer their leadoff hitter. Caraway just doesn’t have the knack for hitting the top half of the ball. She needs work on standing in and swinging the bat normally and learning how to bunt before next year or take her rightful place on the bench.
They're called slappers, and like every other style of hitting, we suck at it.
Alabama had s crap season last year, they got it turned around quick. Just have to hope this new batch of recruits coming in are ready to play and maybe pick up a couple of transfers. Walton seems to have missed on some players in the last few recruiting classes. The players that should be carrying the load this year have not gotten the job done except for Lorenz, Barnhill, and Lindaman (until the last few weeks). Hoover, Roberts, Romanello, and Mathews have been pretty much invisible for most of the season.
You can kiss my ass you POS. My analysis was spot on.This post has aged well.
Harsh very harsh comments but certainly not inaccurate. coach Walton has his hands full because it looks like this team is going down the tubes fast. A lack of talent no pitching variety has crippled this team. It's a miracle they've made it to the College World Series the last two seasons.
