OT: Softball

[Great White Buffalo]

Michael Mook ??

OOP's - yes

[WT_TKW]

Michael Mook ?

Yes, that's him. It would be really nice if someone would give him a microphone during these video interviews. I can hear the questions, the other coaches, and especially the commercial, but not him.

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[AmaKnight]

That's in the starting lineup. Not to mention the pitching and bench players.
I still think Moore is a good coach - it will just take time to get his type player.

I think getting his "type of player" will be the hard part.

He seems like a good guy with the very few discussions I have had with him. He is probably a softball genius. But the recruiting aspect I have my doubts about. But only time will tell . I hope I'm wrong.

[ras619]

That's in the starting lineup. Not to mention the pitching and bench players.
I still think Moore is a good coach - it will just take time to get his type player.

Michael Mook ??

[Great White Buffalo]

I was surprised they lost those last 2 games, I thought they would be easy wins. Lair got little run support in the first. In the second Lair faltered and Wilson came in and shut down the opposition. That's the first glimmer of hope I've seen for her, hopefully it's just the beginning.

There are quite a few bright spots - some of the new players and Greeson (red-shirted last year) are producing. Salzman is back from injury. We are just a couple of quality players short, maybe some will step up.

That's in the starting lineup. Not to mention the pitching and bench players.
I still think Moore is a good coach - it will just take time to get his type player.

[WT_TKW]

Well, it looks like Wt is going to use Lair till her arm falls off.

I was surprised they lost those last 2 games, I thought they would be easy wins. Lair got little run support in the first. In the second Lair faltered and Wilson came in and shut down the opposition. That's the first glimmer of hope I've seen for her, hopefully it's just the beginning.

There are quite a few bright spots - some of the new players and Greeson (red-shirted last year) are producing. Salzman is back from injury. We are just a couple of quality players short, maybe some will step up.

[Buff Fan 05]

Well, it looks like Wt is going to use Lair till her arm falls off.

Looks like they are going to be pretty lousy as a team

[Great White Buffalo]

Well, it looks like Wt is going to use Lair till her arm falls off.

[TexanFan]

Yup, forgot y'all were still d2 this season.

Our last one and it makes me sad.

[JakeTAMUC]

Tarleton beat Augustana and lost to Kingsville in Conroe. We may also be in the race for the conference title

Yup, forgot y'all were still d2 this season.

[TexanFan]

That's a good team in Kingsville. I expect it to be between Commerce and Kville for the lsc title this season. Our freshman pitcher looks legit as advertised, and Otto is returning as lsc pitcher of the year. Commerce went 4-1 in the Conroe event losing a 1-0 game to defending national champ and #1 ranked Augustana. Glad we play Kville in Commerce this season.

Tarleton beat Augustana and lost to Kingsville in Conroe. We may also be in the race for the conference title

[JakeTAMUC]

Watching Nicholson's Flying Circus (the Lady Javs) is a must.....He is one of the best coaches I have ever been exposed to. He takes his talent, puts it in the right positions, and turns the girls loose. Threatened steals, steals, double steals, interspersed by singles, triples, and an HR every so often, supported by two great pitchers with two very good back-up pitchers, great fielders, great speed.....this is a great team in the making, perhaps even better than last year's national No. 2.

Hoggetts were only undefeated team in the Conroe tournament with six wins including four ranked teams, out of 16 teams or so, and last time I looked they were batting in the mid-300's as a team.

Any thing can happen tho, as someone pointed out, softball is a game of inches....,and Commerce and Lubbock Christian could be dangerous...

lantana

That's a good team in Kingsville. I expect it to be between Commerce and Kville for the lsc title this season. Our freshman pitcher looks legit as advertised, and Otto is returning as lsc pitcher of the year. Commerce went 4-1 in the Conroe event losing a 1-0 game to defending national champ and #1 ranked Augustana. Glad we play Kville in Commerce this season.

[WT_TKW]

Watching Nicholson's Flying Circus (the Lady Javs) is a must.....He is one of the best coaches I have ever been exposed to. He takes his talent, puts it in the right positions, and turns the girls loose. Threatened steals, steals, double steals, interspersed by singles, triples, and an HR every so often, supported by two great pitchers with two very good back-up pitchers, great fielders, great speed.....this is a great team in the making, perhaps even better than last year's national No. 2.

Hoggetts were only undefeated team in the Conroe tournament with six wins including four ranked teams, out of 16 teams or so, and last time I looked they were batting in the mid-300's as a team.

Any thing can happen tho, as someone pointed out, softball is a game of inches....,and Commerce and Lubbock Christian could be dangerous...

lantana

One of those pitchers, Breanna Smith, had planned to go to WT. Her grandparents played sports there and her Mom grew up in Canyon. That all changed when they met our coach at the time, and WT was immediately ruled out. This came from Smith's Mom, who I sat next to at the game on Friday. Smith is a senior this year. Last year she was 22-4 with a 1.97 ERA.

[lantana]

Watching Nicholson's Flying Circus (the Lady Javs) is a must.....He is one of the best coaches I have ever been exposed to. He takes his talent, puts it in the right positions, and turns the girls loose. Threatened steals, steals, double steals, interspersed by singles, triples, and an HR every so often, supported by two great pitchers with two very good back-up pitchers, great fielders, great speed.....this is a great team in the making, perhaps even better than last year's national No. 2.

Hoggetts were only undefeated team in the Conroe tournament with six wins including four ranked teams, out of 16 teams or so, and last time I looked they were batting in the mid-300's as a team.

Any thing can happen tho, as someone pointed out, softball is a game of inches....,and Commerce and Lubbock Christian could be dangerous...

lantana

[ras619]

WT had an interesting weekend. They went 3-2. Lair pitched well. The pitcher new Coach Mook brought with him, Wilson, gave up 7 earned runs in her first inning of work. She has had a couple of other short appearances, so she's lowered her ERA from 49 to 21 or so. At her NAIA school, her ERA was 1.4. Hopefully she can adapt. A couple of other pitchers got in an inning of work each, and did well, but with the team way ahead. With 5 pitchers on the roster, we need to find at least 2 reliable ones. Right now we have Lair.

Salzman is not playing for some reason. Maybe she's injured, she was in the bizarre setup in Vegas running a video camera. The camera provided for web viewing was inside the fence, so it focused on the fence, causing the players and scoreboard to be fuzzy. People were standing in front of it frequently. Nothing, including live stats, worked today.

The WT infield looks pretty good. Cruz looks good in the outfield. Hopefully Salzman will be out there again soon.

Salzman broke her wrist last month in practice - not for sure when she returns, but shouldn't be too much longer unless something has changed from when it happened. Vessels did not play as she broke a thumb and looks like 4-6 weeks before she returns. We had some bumps, but the play and pitching seemed to improve throughout the weekend & we are predominantly a freshman team right now.