June 19Jun 19 What are the situations where a force out can be obstructed? Only scenario I could think of is at 1st base? Edited June 19Jun 19 by BurntOrange&White
June 19Jun 19 Author 7 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said: It seems like the umpires either ignored or didn't know the "would've been out either way" part of the rule because it was buried in the footnote. I'm assuming the discussion/clarification was just an emphasis on the common sense part of the rule: if the runner is out by 5 feet, the runner is fucking out, there is no obstruction It does appear to be a better clarification of “it’s the runner was out regardless of there being obstruction or not, she’s out” instead of a buried footnote about umpire interpretation I predict the “one foot out of the box” reviews will be the new “runner leaving early” reviews that will slow down the game. Every slap hitter is going to have their hits reviewed
June 19Jun 19 7 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said: It seems like the umpires either ignored or didn't know the "would've been out either way" part of the rule because it was buried in the footnote. I'm assuming the discussion/clarification was just an emphasis on the common sense part of the rule: if the runner is out by 5 feet, the runner is fucking out, there is no obstruction was it video reviewed by a remote location? I can't remember how the video review works. the call on the field was no obstruction. the whole "leading edge of the base" thing is stupid. they use that to try to make something definitive but then they stick in massive grey area anyway.
June 19Jun 19 Author 3 minutes ago, dcar00 said: was it video reviewed by a remote location? I can't remember how the video review works. the call on the field was no obstruction. the whole "leading edge of the base" thing is stupid. they use that to try to make something definitive but then they stick in massive grey area anyway. NCAA softball had a national review center in Pittsburgh for the postseason
June 19Jun 19 10 hours ago, Js1 said: The defensive player is not considered obstructing if the player is in possession of the ball Is this new language? Seems like this would have applied as well as the clearly out language. unless blocking the leading edge can be called when a runner is only halfway to the base, and they decided that the half second she stepped in the base path before catching the ball constitutd obstruction.
June 19Jun 19 10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: Is this new language? Seems like this would have applied as well as the clearly out language. unless blocking the leading edge can be called when a runner is only halfway to the base, and they decided that the half second she stepped in the base path before catching the ball constitutd obstruction. I don't believe that is new language. and you are correct. they decided that the half second she stepped in about 20% of the base path/leading edge, 5 feet from the base, to field the throw, without the ball, constituted obstruction.
June 19Jun 19 Author Spearman officially to Tech. Glad she visited but west Texas kids grow up in the shadow of Tech. More of a surprise she got away from Snider
June 19Jun 19 Popular Post Wonder when Mike White is gonna make all those staff changes I was calling for earlier this year.
June 19Jun 19 Some of White’s staff most likely have open offers to be head coaches at smaller programs
June 19Jun 19 Author 25 is the number for the new roster Assuming nobody entered, and we haven’t heard about any scholarship players entering, our roster is: SR: Bennett, Maloney (RS), Gutierrez, Goode, Atwood (5) JR: Martinez (RS), Henry, Kavan, Stewart, Hunter, Ad. Wallace (6) SO: Brister, Salmon (2) FR: An. Wallace, Wells, Lawson, Crabtree, Nichols, Sneed, Wilson (7) If we did indeed get Altmeyer, she puts us at 21 scholarships.
June 20Jun 20 Ole Miss softball on Tuesday evening lost Freshman All-American RHP Miali Guachino to the NCAA Transfer Portal.
June 20Jun 20 Author 12 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: Curious if that is Altmeyer's official announcement or someone else. Not a lot of big names left in the portal.
June 20Jun 20 4 hours ago, Js1 said: Curious if that is Altmeyer's official announcement or someone else. Not a lot of big names left in the portal. Only one that makes sense....is the Tech chick considered a big name?
June 20Jun 20 29 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Only one that makes sense....is the Tech chick considered a big name? Think Maya Johnson or Dakota Kennedy would be the big name?
June 20Jun 20 Author 23 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said: Think Maya Johnson or Dakota Kennedy would be the big name? Think Maya Johnson turned us down for Bama
June 20Jun 20 Johnson's a volume pitcher. And barring a key injury we don't want to consider, Texas couldn't offer her a lot of innings.
June 20Jun 20 Author 3 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said: Johnson's a volume pitcher. And barring a key injury we don't want to consider, Texas couldn't offer her a lot of innings. Texas is returning 3 of its top 4 pitchers and bringing in Wells. I just don’t see why we’d take a pitcher after Cit decided to stay. And that’s fine
June 20Jun 20 Author 2 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: Outfield is set with Altmeyer, Henry and Maloney. Stewie into the IF, so really the final ? of the defensive rotation is who plays 3rd (Lindemuth or freshman) And of course, who wins the DP spot
June 20Jun 20 1 minute ago, Js1 said: Texas is returning 3 of its top 4 pitchers and bringing in Wells. I just don’t see why we’d take a pitcher after Cit decided to stay. And that’s fine So do you think we even offered Johnson? Seems a stretch, given she's such a bellcow and unlike us, a bunch of teams need one. Hadn't heard she has Lupus, but her 2025 stats are even more amazing in light of that condition.
June 20Jun 20 Just now, Gut Wagon said: So do you think we even offered Johnson? Seems a stretch, given she's such a bellcow and unlike us, a bunch of teams need one. Hadn't heard she has Lupus, but her 2025 stats are even more amazing in light of that condition.
June 20Jun 20 Author Just now, Gut Wagon said: So do you think we even offered Johnson? Seems a stretch, given she's such a bellcow and unlike us, a bunch of teams need one. Hadn't heard she has Lupus, but her 2025 stats are even more amazing in light of that condition. Maybe we kicked the tires if there were questions about Cit coming back. If she does end up at Bama, she’s going to be behind Briski, who pitched 166 innings. Bama had a smaller staff, with two pitchers going 166 and 119 innings. So she’s going to get 100+ easily at Bama. Nobody else at Texas got over 100 innings besides TK and I don’t foresee that changing in 2026. TK will get the bulk, Cam and Cit will get 80-90 each and Wells probably 60-70ish (what Cam got this year)
June 20Jun 20 13 minutes ago, Js1 said: Maybe we kicked the tires if there were questions about Cit coming back. If she does end up at Bama, she’s going to be behind Briski, who pitched 166 innings. Bama had a smaller staff, with two pitchers going 166 and 119 innings. So she’s going to get 100+ easily at Bama. Nobody else at Texas got over 100 innings besides TK and I don’t foresee that changing in 2026. TK will get the bulk, Cam and Cit will get 80-90 each and Wells probably 60-70ish (what Cam got this year) Adding a portal pitcher potentially scares off Cambria. Her upside is really high. Ive never understood the thought process of adding a portal pitcher unless Citaly transfers. You have a clear ace in TK and then 3 talented pitchers behind her.
June 21Jun 21 Author 3 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: Always good to have a lefty arm for certain teams/innings Mike White in Chip Brown’s piece about Altmeyer committing "We are also looking for a possible left-handed pitcher to give us some variety from the bullpen and starting rotation," White said.
June 21Jun 21 On 6/19/2025 at 1:42 PM, perfectchaos007 said: Some of White’s staff most likely have open offers to be head coaches at smaller programs
June 21Jun 21 13 hours ago, avidhornslurker said: Adding a portal pitcher potentially scares off Cambria. Her upside is really high. Ive never understood the thought process of adding a portal pitcher unless Citaly transfers. You have a clear ace in TK and then 3 talented pitchers behind her. Hopefully Cit has a really solid senior year. Would be great to have confidence in her and Cam being somewhat interchangeable behind TK. Part of the allure of Spearman was her ability to pitch but not "need" many innings to be a contributor. Oh, well. Still wish we had a proven lefty arm for situational relief, but I guess aggy offered Pannell more coin and playing time.
June 21Jun 21 16 hours ago, Js1 said: Texas is returning 3 of its top 4 pitchers and bringing in Wells. I just don’t see why we’d take a pitcher after Cit decided to stay. And that’s fine I mean it’s not like Cit was just lights out smh. Definitely would t have mind if she did go but I guess. Luckily Mac had herself a hell of a tournament. think Cam can be a good one, PRT needs to develop these girls.
June 21Jun 21 Agreed. Is Cit staying a good thing if we get more of what we saw last year? She better get her shit together. She was pretty solid two years ago. We need more of that.
June 21Jun 21 1 hour ago, HuntinHorn said: Agreed. Is Cit staying a good thing if we get more of what we saw last year? She better get her shit together. She was pretty solid two years ago. We need more of that. Yes. Who are you going to convince to be the 3rd option with her talent?
June 21Jun 21 1 hour ago, avidhornslurker said: Yes. Who are you going to convince to be the 3rd option with her talent? Not my job... Cit's "talent" was suspect this year. Hopefully Cam can take up the slack if Cit doesn't improve in the offseason or at least go back to what it was ... Edited June 21Jun 21 by HuntinHorn
June 22Jun 22 13 hours ago, HuntinHorn said: Not my job... Cit's "talent" was suspect this year. Hopefully Cam can take up the slack if Cit doesn't improve in the offseason or at least go back to what it was ... She is a #3 that should only see innings in mop up blow out situations. She has talent, has shown she can get people out and can eat meaningless innings. She is a luxury, not a necessity and I’m glad she stayed.
June 22Jun 22 2 hours ago, FloridaHorn said: She is a #3 that should only see innings in mop up blow out situations. She has talent, has shown she can get people out and can eat meaningless innings. She is a luxury, not a necessity and I’m glad she stayed. exactly, you arent going to convince any good pitcher to come here to be #3. All-Big 12 first teamer from 2 years ago as your #3 is a luxury.
June 22Jun 22 Author My plan for weekend SEC series would be TK (with Cit ready to relieve if/when we get up big or need a change of pace) Cam (Cit/Wells in relief) TK (same as Friday, with Cit ready to relieve) All depending on Wells’ development by the time we hit SEC play Edited June 22Jun 22 by Js1
June 22Jun 22 2 hours ago, FloridaHorn said: She is a #3 that should only see innings in mop up blow out situations. She has talent, has shown she can get people out and can eat meaningless innings. She is a luxury, not a necessity and I’m glad she stayed. Plus she held a top 25 team (OK State) to 6 scoreless innings. 99% of number 3 pitchers can't do that.
June 22Jun 22 Author 1 minute ago, Aleemay said: Plus she held a top 25 team (OK State) to 6 scoreless innings. 99% of number 3 pitchers can't do that. Brilliant starts and games mixed in with an inability to throw strikes in other appearances. It has to be mental with her
June 22Jun 22 45 minutes ago, avidhornslurker said: exactly, you arent going to convince any good pitcher to come here to be #3. All-Big 12 first teamer from 2 years ago as your #3 is a luxury. With enough nil you can convince anyone anything in softball
June 22Jun 22 14 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: With enough nil you can convince anyone anything in softball Pony up then
June 22Jun 22 12 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: With enough nil you can convince anyone anything in softball It’s a waste of resources to pay a substantial amount of money for a #3 that might only pitch a couple innings in the postseason. If youre going to spend money do it on someone that helps you win. Nobody is breaking the bank for a #3 pitcher.
June 22Jun 22 1 minute ago, avidhornslurker said: It’s a waste of resources to pay a substantial amount of money for a #3 that might only pitch a couple innings in the postseason. If youre going to spend money do it on someone that helps you win. Nobody is breaking the bank for a #3 pitcher.
June 22Jun 22 4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Please show me the #3 pitcher they spent money on.
June 22Jun 22 1 minute ago, avidhornslurker said: Please show me the #3 pitcher they spent money on. Are you autistic or something? You can’t realize obvious sarcasm?
June 22Jun 22 Author Looks like we offered a lefty from Tech - freshman Brenlee Gonzales FRESHMAN SEASON (2025) Appeared in 12 games making one start in collegiate debut… finished the season with a 2.84 ERA in 12.1 innings of work… was a perfect 2-0 on the season and had 12 strikeouts while allowing just five earned runs… picked up her first win of the season against Penn State at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, coming in to shut the door for the final four outs, which included two strikeouts, to help Tech complete a big comeback. HIGH SCHOOL The 11th ranked pitcher in the 2024 class according to Extra Inning… In her senior year, she recorded a 0.81 ERA while recording 173 strikeouts and hit eight doubles, four home runs and recorded 21 RBI… In travel ball, she pitched 30.1 innings in 17 appearances while recording a 0.46 ERA and striking out 39 batters… Named to the TGCA Class 5A All-State Team and All-DFW Team twice… Two-time District 5-5A MVP and helped her team advance to the Class 5A State Qualifier round twice… Played travel ball for Texas Bombers Gold under coaches Scott Smith and Cat Osterman… Named to the 5-5A Academic All-District Team for her work in the classroom.
June 22Jun 22 27 minutes ago, Js1 said: Looks like we offered a lefty from Tech - freshman Brenlee Gonzales FRESHMAN SEASON (2025) Appeared in 12 games making one start in collegiate debut… finished the season with a 2.84 ERA in 12.1 innings of work… was a perfect 2-0 on the season and had 12 strikeouts while allowing just five earned runs… picked up her first win of the season against Penn State at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, coming in to shut the door for the final four outs, which included two strikeouts, to help Tech complete a big comeback. HIGH SCHOOL The 11th ranked pitcher in the 2024 class according to Extra Inning… In her senior year, she recorded a 0.81 ERA while recording 173 strikeouts and hit eight doubles, four home runs and recorded 21 RBI… In travel ball, she pitched 30.1 innings in 17 appearances while recording a 0.46 ERA and striking out 39 batters… Named to the TGCA Class 5A All-State Team and All-DFW Team twice… Two-time District 5-5A MVP and helped her team advance to the Class 5A State Qualifier round twice… Played travel ball for Texas Bombers Gold under coaches Scott Smith and Cat Osterman… Named to the 5-5A Academic All-District Team for her work in the classroom. There you go!....get better and not just stay put with fingers crossed. We could use a lefty.
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