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#151

I saw some polls in the fall with us as at 2 and Tech at 1.

We bring back almost all important pieces, except for Mia Scott, who was seemingly our only hitter that was good at hitting offspeed (our kryptonite under Singleton). New hitting coach and some exciting youngsters. Positional battles will include 3B to replace Scott as well as what happens with CF/LF. Everything else is pretty much locked down, assuming Martinez is back to form after her ACL injury. Pitching, after TK, should also be interesting.

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#152
Just now, bschoolprof said:

I saw some polls in the fall with us as at 2 and Tech at 1.

We bring back almost all important pieces, except for Mia Scott, who was seemingly our only hitter that was good at hitting offspeed (our kryptonite under Singleton). New hitting coach and some exciting youngsters. Positional battles will include 3B to replace Scott as well as what happens with CF/LF. Everything else is pretty much locked down, assuming Martinez is back to form after her ACL injury. Pitching, after TK, should also be interesting.

  • We will downgrade at 3B with Scott gone, but the freshman duo of Lawson/Crabtree were elite recruits. I would expect a similar season to Mia's freshman year - good at the plate, average defensively.

  • I would assume an upgrade at 1B, defensively - loved Joley, but she had a rough time fielding her position. But we will miss her clutchness at the plate too. Hannah Wells will bring a lot of pop at the position.

  • Don't forget Texas was a revolving door of shitty DP options all season long. The options are way better this year - Wells can DP when she pitches, 1-2 candidates depending on how the OF rotation shakes out, whoever loses the 3B battle between Crabtree/Lawson. I swear to God, if I have to see Vic Hunter take another swing at DP in a close game, I am going to break my TV.

  • High hopes that EE can get the offspeed timing for our hitters going good again. He is an elite hitting coach.

  • TK is obviously the ace, but it is hard to overstate how much improved Cam was by the postseason. Think she slots in at #2 and Citlaly at #3, with Brenlee as the change of pace lefty we have all been dying for. Not sure how much Wells will pitch in her freshman year while she acclimates to high level hitting, while also playing 1B/DP. Here's hoping Citlaly has a bounce back season.

  • Our OF situation is very interesting - we basically have 4 true outfielders and Stewie for 3 positions. Maloney and Henry seem like they'll have their positions locked down as multiyear starters, but then you have Stewie, Sneed and Altmeyer for that last spot. Sneed's bat was so good in the fall.

  • Vivi was injured in fall ball 2024 - she's had over a year to recover, and there was a brief time heading into the postseason that Mike said she could play if they needed her, but he wasn't going to burn her medical redshirt.

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#153

One thing to note - our non-conf is not as difficult as year's past. This team doesn't really need to be thrown in the fire, but they also can't coast on their trophy and fancy new championship sticker on the OF wall (gonna love looking at that all season!) But Mike seemed to hint with his quote about being the hunted that the team's mindset is getting to OKC again and winning another title.

The season starts difficult - Nebraska and UW twice, but outside of that, maybe only Stanford/Arizona will be a challenge, but not sure OKST or Baylor will be much to write home about. Mike understands now how difficult SEC play is: at South Carolina, Ole Miss, aggy, at Bama, OU, at Georgia, at Kentucky, arkansas.

We took some lumps in SEC play last year, as we acclimated to not be able to play your least and still sweep, like we could in the Big 12.

The non-conf is good to get our freshman acclimated to this level of play, but also provide some challenges for our returners.

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#154

Not to be missed - Mike on Bordi’s eligibility

However, Texas coach Mike White said Tuesday, January 7, that Bordi still has a chance at eligibility this semester, depending on whether she qualifies for an NCAA's transfer exception. Bordi was originally ranked as the No. 1 pitcher in the country in the 2026 recruiting class after earning two Gatorade Player of the Year honors in her native New Jersey, but she reclassified to 2025 and enrolled early at Oklahoma. She did not play last season while drawing a redshirt.
She's kind of like an unknown at this point, but we plan on having her for sure next year in the program," White said. "This year, she'll more than likely redshirt (but) that's to be seen yet. We'll see what we're going to do there. But if she joins the team, great. If she's not able to play, that's fine, too!

#155
2 hours ago, Js1 said:
  • We will downgrade at 3B with Scott gone, but the freshman duo of Lawson/Crabtree were elite recruits. I would expect a similar season to Mia's freshman year - good at the plate, average defensively.

  • I would assume an upgrade at 1B, defensively - loved Joley, but she had a rough time fielding her position. But we will miss her clutchness at the plate too. Hannah Wells will bring a lot of pop at the position.

  • Don't forget Texas was a revolving door of shitty DP options all season long. The options are way better this year - Wells can DP when she pitches, 1-2 candidates depending on how the OF rotation shakes out, whoever loses the 3B battle between Crabtree/Lawson. I swear to God, if I have to see Vic Hunter take another swing at DP in a close game, I am going to break my TV.

  • High hopes that EE can get the offspeed timing for our hitters going good again. He is an elite hitting coach.

  • TK is obviously the ace, but it is hard to overstate how much improved Cam was by the postseason. Think she slots in at #2 and Citlaly at #3, with Brenlee as the change of pace lefty we have all been dying for. Not sure how much Wells will pitch in her freshman year while she acclimates to high level hitting, while also playing 1B/DP. Here's hoping Citlaly has a bounce back season.

  • Our OF situation is very interesting - we basically have 4 true outfielders and Stewie for 3 positions. Maloney and Henry seem like they'll have their positions locked down as multiyear starters, but then you have Stewie, Sneed and Altmeyer for that last spot. Sneed's bat was so good in the fall.

  • Vivi was injured in fall ball 2024 - she's had over a year to recover, and there was a brief time heading into the postseason that Mike said she could play if they needed her, but he wasn't going to burn her medical redshirt.

I could see the DP position be revolving again this year. If Sneed is in the OF then Altmeyer is an option, Wells is an option, If jaycie plays good D at 3rd Lawson could be an option. Almost using it based on matchups and who is hot.

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#156
12 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

I could see the DP position be revolving again this year. If Sneed is in the OF then Altmeyer is an option, Wells is an option, If jaycie plays good D at 3rd Lawson could be an option. Almost using it based on matchups and who is hot.

Yeah, but all of those DP options >>>>> Hunter and Quiroga

#157
2 hours ago, Js1 said:
  • We will downgrade at 3B with Scott gone, but the freshman duo of Lawson/Crabtree were elite recruits. I would expect a similar season to Mia's freshman year - good at the plate, average defensively.

  • I would assume an upgrade at 1B, defensively - loved Joley, but she had a rough time fielding her position. But we will miss her clutchness at the plate too. Hannah Wells will bring a lot of pop at the position.

  • Don't forget Texas was a revolving door of shitty DP options all season long. The options are way better this year - Wells can DP when she pitches, 1-2 candidates depending on how the OF rotation shakes out, whoever loses the 3B battle between Crabtree/Lawson. I swear to God, if I have to see Vic Hunter take another swing at DP in a close game, I am going to break my TV.

  • High hopes that EE can get the offspeed timing for our hitters going good again. He is an elite hitting coach.

  • TK is obviously the ace, but it is hard to overstate how much improved Cam was by the postseason. Think she slots in at #2 and Citlaly at #3, with Brenlee as the change of pace lefty we have all been dying for. Not sure how much Wells will pitch in her freshman year while she acclimates to high level hitting, while also playing 1B/DP. Here's hoping Citlaly has a bounce back season.

  • Our OF situation is very interesting - we basically have 4 true outfielders and Stewie for 3 positions. Maloney and Henry seem like they'll have their positions locked down as multiyear starters, but then you have Stewie, Sneed and Altmeyer for that last spot. Sneed's bat was so good in the fall.

  • Vivi was injured in fall ball 2024 - she's had over a year to recover, and there was a brief time heading into the postseason that Mike said she could play if they needed her, but he wasn't going to burn her medical redshirt.

He kept cutting out in his truck at home depot (lol), but it sounded like to me like White had Stewie penciled in at 1B, relieving Atwood at catcher every now and again.

I think DP will be a mix of Wells/Stewie/Altmeyer/Lawson, depending on the lineup that day. Agreed, huge upgrade over what we've had in the past. VH still being on the team is bizarre to me, but maybe she just wants to be a longhorn.

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#158
1 minute ago, bschoolprof said:

He kept cutting out in his truck at home depot (lol), but it sounded like to me like White had Stewie penciled in at 1B, relieving Atwood at catcher every now and again.

So Stewie at 1B, occasionally catching (which means Wells will likely play 1B those days), meaning Sneed and Altmeyer are battling for the 3rd OF spot.

My money is on Sneed - she showed off some crazy power in the fall.

#159
35 minutes ago, Js1 said:

So Stewie at 1B, occasionally catching (which means Wells will likely play 1B those days), meaning Sneed and Altmeyer are battling for the 3rd OF spot.

My money is on Sneed - she showed off some crazy power in the fall.

Laser arm too, from what I saw.

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#160
12 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

Laser arm too, from what I saw.

Stewie had a rocket arm too, so if we just get the same power and arm and move Stewie to 1B, I'm content.

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#161

Kavan and Atwood are #5 and 6 on Softball America’s top 100 players

Texas has 7 total - 5, 6, 22 Henry, 27 Stewie, 29 Maloney, 61 Vivi, 75 Altmeyer

Texas will see # 2-4 (Jordy Frahm, Pickens and Ella Parker). #1 is obvious

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#163

Couldn’t buy a title last year, but bought a preseason #1 ranking

can’t wait to beat them in OKC again

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#165
25 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Generally the defending champ gets to begin the season ranked #1 even if they lost a lot of seniors. Oh well, more motivation for us

Generally, yeah.

Ohio State lost quite a bit and was #2 in FB. UConn lost Paige and was preseason #1

Florida was defending MBB champ and started off #3

Also this is just Softball America - we typically have Softball America, D1 Softball, ESPN/USA Softball media poll and the NFCA Coaches Poll

#166

Do Tech bring a lot back or get better in the off-season??

I don’t see how they are #1 other than the obvious reason

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#167
4 minutes ago, D3zii said:

Do Tech bring a lot back or get better in the off-season??

I don’t see how they are #1 other than the obvious reason

They raided the portal, they actually put an hypothetical offense behind Canady and a #2 in Terry from UCLA.

The players have to come together and the coaching has to get them to turn into a cohesive unit

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#168
1 hour ago, Js1 said:

They raided the portal, they actually put an hypothetical offense behind Canady and a #2 in Terry from UCLA.

The players have to come together and the coaching has to get them to turn into a cohesive unit

Oooo, so they may actually be a problem this season. Got it

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#169
4 minutes ago, D3zii said:

Oooo, so they may actually be a problem this season. Got it

And they have a charmin soft schedule.

#170

One of my few fears going into 2026 is that Hunter will get some ABs that matter. I wish she'd portaled out, but not my call.

#171
53 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

One of my few fears going into 2026 is that Hunter will get some ABs that matter. I wish she'd portaled out, but not my call.

I think she will get some ABs in tournament play, but if she is still getting them once we start conference play, it means she can finally hit something other than the fastball, or no one else has stepped up and we've again got a DH problem. I think/hope we'll be ok.

#172
3 hours ago, Js1 said:

They raided the portal, they actually put an hypothetical offense behind Canady and a #2 in Terry from UCLA.

The players have to come together and the coaching has to get them to turn into a cohesive unit

All that glitters is not gold. Starting at #1 puts the monkey on their back, gets a ton of attention and additional pressure…..ending up winning it all is another matter and players can have injuries and some may not necessarily play as well as projected…..things change and there’s lots of time and games till June……so….we shall see. Horns need to just take care of their business.

#173
11 hours ago, Js1 said:

Couldn’t buy a title last year, but bought a preseason #1 ranking

can’t wait to beat them in OKC again

Everyone is focused on Tech, but we of course added real firepower ourselves. Vivi is a massive addition and hopefully fully offsets the loss of Mia's bat. Keep everyone healthy and avoid a Stewie slump and we should overpower most teams. Then it gets down to pitching and matchups in the postseason, as usual.

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#174
10 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Everyone is focused on Tech, but we of course added real firepower ourselves.

This is also the type of freshman class coming in that OU used to use to make OKC runs all the time. Pair an elite freshman class with a serious squad of upperclass talent (Kavan, Atwood, Vivi, Stewie, Henry), solid college players (Maloney, Goode) and rising stars (Cam)

#175
59 minutes ago, Js1 said:

This is also the type of freshman class coming in that OU used to use to make OKC runs all the time. Pair an elite freshman class with a serious squad of upperclass talent (Kavan, Atwood, Vivi, Stewie, Henry), solid college players (Maloney, Goode) and rising stars (Cam)

Yes, White seems to have recruiting dialed in, and now girls from all over the country want to play for us.

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#176
5 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

Yes, White seems to have recruiting dialed in, and now girls from all over the country want to play for us.

Most of our roster is Texas players or Midwest-adjacent (Illinois/Iowa/Missouri) players. We only have 2 Californians and 4 players total from out west (Arizona, Utah, California). And then Bordi is the rando from NJ.

Compared to OU - 10 players from California/Arizona/Hawaii.

#177
10 hours ago, Js1 said:

Most of our roster is Texas players or Midwest-adjacent (Illinois/Iowa/Missouri) players. We only have 2 Californians and 4 players total from out west (Arizona, Utah, California). And then Bordi is the rando from NJ.

Compared to OU - 10 players from California/Arizona/Hawaii.

And even Bordi has a Texas connection through her Lifetime Longhorn Mom.

#178
On 1/13/2026 at 12:03 PM, Js1 said:

Couldn’t buy a title last year, but bought a preseason #1 ranking

can’t wait to beat them in OKC again

Me as well, but Tech did fill the biggest hole on their roster by bringing in an arm to take some load off of Canady. Now we will see if Gerry Glasco can learn to trust his bullpen when games really matter.

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#179
2 hours ago, FloridaHorn said:

Me as well, but Tech did fill the biggest hole on their roster by bringing in an arm to take some load off of Canady. Now we will see if Gerry Glasco can learn to trust his bullpen when games really matter.

Texas still has the better staff - I will take Kavan, Salmon, Gutierrez, Gonzales and Wells (excellent ace, good #2, experienced #3, lefty specialist and a highly ranked freshman) over Canady, Terry and.... Spearman (3+ ERA in 2 seasons in the MWC) and some freshman pitcher/UTIL player from Oklahoma

The staff led us to the title last year - Salmon's outing versus Clemson in game 2, Mac's big day versus Tennessee, Cam and Mac almost getting the win in game #2, but keeping Kavan fresh for game 3

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#181

Uh okay. You’re unhinged. Please stay away from me

#184
On 1/5/2026 at 10:08 AM, Js1 said:

No I’m just sick of you pedantry and gate keeping. I’m done engaging with you anymore on this site.

Love and light bitch. Blessings to you

On 1/5/2026 at 10:26 AM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Man, this is fucking great. We will see each other on the softball thread, you better never fucking say a word.

Haha. We knew he couldn’t stop.

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#185
1 minute ago, bschoolprof said:

Schitts Creek Wtf GIF by CBC

Apparently saying things is gate keeping. I guess I should call people dumb retards or something

#186

Apparently you should stick to your own words, but that has been proven you can’t.

js, you typed this, no one else did.

I’m done engaging with you anymore on this site.

But you’re not strong enough to follow through, gatekeeper.

Edited by shadow_operative2.0

#187

Js offers a great deal of insight into softball with facts to back it up. He does this in all Texas women's sports. I appreciate his knowledge. Just because he disagrees with a take doesn't make it gatekeeping per se. No need to bicker. Just move on.

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