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Post by shorthaircut on Feb 25, 2024 14:55:12 GMT -6
Ladies bounce back after 3 tough games in Jacksonville with a nice win against the home team 5-4. USI bats are starting to heat up a bit. Great win today. I think we might be ok by conference time, but these early southern trips are hard on northern teams. We are now 3-7 against good teams. If our 2nd and 3rd pitchers can improve it will go a long way in conference play. Hoping that can happen and the bats can continue to improve. My goal is to finish the season above 500 and be top 4 in OVC. That would be considered a good season in year 2 of a transition. I think so too. This time is all about finding out who will be the #2 pitcher.
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Post by eaglepride on Feb 25, 2024 15:22:45 GMT -6
Ladies bounce back after 3 tough games in Jacksonville with a nice win against the home team 5-4. USI bats are starting to heat up a bit. Great win today. I think we might be ok by conference time, but these early southern trips are hard on northern teams. We are now 3-7 against good teams. If our 2nd and 3rd pitchers can improve it will go a long way in conference play. Hoping that can happen and the bats can continue to improve. My goal is to finish the season above 500 and be top 4 in OVC. That would be considered a good season in year 2 of a transition. I agree with you on the southern trips. Even UE is struggling with a 0-12 record.
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Post by shorthaircut on Feb 25, 2024 15:23:23 GMT -6
Great win today. I think we might be ok by conference time, but these early southern trips are hard on northern teams. We are now 3-7 against good teams. If our 2nd and 3rd pitchers can improve it will go a long way in conference play. Hoping that can happen and the bats can continue to improve. My goal is to finish the season above 500 and be top 4 in OVC. That would be considered a good season in year 2 of a transition. I agree with you on the southern trips. Even UE is struggling with a 0-12 record. Good! 😆
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Post by eagle87 on Feb 25, 2024 15:28:43 GMT -6
When our teams have to practice inside and we don’t have a big indoor facility with turf it just makes it tough to prepare this time of year. With the weather being unseasonably warm, maybe we can get more practice outside before our next series.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 2, 2024 11:45:45 GMT -6
Not a great showing first game of the Spring Games. USI didn’t start Newman and we got roughed up. Only 2 hits certainly won’t win you many games. Let’s see if they can bounce back against Western Michigan.
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Post by eagle87 on Mar 2, 2024 12:57:38 GMT -6
Not a great showing first game of the Spring Games. USI didn’t start Newman and we got roughed up. Only 2 hits certainly won’t win you many games. Let’s see if they can bounce back against Western Michigan. We really need one more quality pitcher so it might be a challenge this year to win many series over 3-4 straight days of games. Hopefully our 2nd and 3 rd pitchers will both improve quickly. In softball the pitching can make you a winner or loser without much else. Finding true D1 level pitchers has to be priority number one. Easier said than done because EVERY D1 team wants the same.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 2, 2024 13:35:42 GMT -6
Not a great showing first game of the Spring Games. USI didn’t start Newman and we got roughed up. Only 2 hits certainly won’t win you many games. Let’s see if they can bounce back against Western Michigan. We really need one more quality pitcher so it might be a challenge this year to win many series over 3-4 straight days of games. Hopefully our 2nd and 3 rd pitchers will both improve quickly. In softball the pitching can make you a winner or loser without much else. Finding true D1 level pitchers has to be priority number one. Easier said than done because EVERY D1 team wants the same. Little worried about the offense too. Gooden did so many things for us last year.
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Post by eagle87 on Mar 2, 2024 13:44:17 GMT -6
Bats are OK but we lack that true power hitter that Goodin gave us. I talked to a guy at the baseball game this week that’s daughter is coming to our softball team next year. She is supposed to be a power hitter so m hoping we can replace Goodin’s power as early as next season. The good news about this season is that the non conference games are basically meaningless since we can’t get a bid regardless. But, I do want to use these games to get the team ready for conference season…which is about all we have to play for. We will definitely take our lumps like we did today with our 2 nd and 3 rd pitcher, but we have to get them game experience and hope they learn from it and develop by conference game time.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 2, 2024 13:54:23 GMT -6
Bats are OK but we lack that true power hitter that Goodin gave us. I talked to a guy at the baseball game this week that’s daughter is coming to our softball team next year. She is supposed to be a power hitter so m hoping we can replace Goodin’s power as early as next season. The good news about this season is that the non conference games are basically meaningless since we can’t get a bid regardless. But, I do want to use these games to get the team ready for conference season…which is about all we have to play for. We will definitely take our lumps like we did today with our 2 nd and 3 rd pitcher, but we have to get them game experience and hope they learn from it and develop by conference game time. 2 hits first game and struggling again to get any hits other than bunts in game #2. I was hoping the transfer from Purdue would be a big time player. Maybe she is hurt or something, but I don’t think she has played yet.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 2, 2024 14:52:12 GMT -6
USI loses game #2 3-0. Another strong outing from Newman. Ironically she also had 3 of the 6 hits on the day. Need more than her to start playing well.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 3, 2024 10:22:59 GMT -6
USI was in command 6-0 over Monmouth. They take Newman out to likely use her in next game. Now game tied and we are on the ropes in a blink of an eye.
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Post by shorthaircut on Mar 3, 2024 11:28:04 GMT -6
USI had game winning runner gunned out at the plate. But push across the winning run in extra innings.
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Post by eagle87 on Mar 3, 2024 13:05:47 GMT -6
USI was in command 6-0 over Monmouth. They take Newman out to likely use her in next game. Now game tied and we are on the ropes in a blink of an eye. Without Newman in the circle we are going to struggle. Really need to get the backup’s pitching better.
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Post by eagle87 on Mar 3, 2024 14:55:25 GMT -6
Great day today as we win both. Helps the record and now sit at 5-9 on the southern non conference swing.
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Post by eaglepride on Mar 3, 2024 17:47:50 GMT -6
View AttachmentGreat day today as we win both. Helps the record and now sit at 5-9 on the southern non conference swing. My goal was for the softball team to go 3-2 in the spring trip and we are one win away from that happening.
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