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Yeah our baseball stadium is quite a bit smaller than the big ones in the SEC.  And there's really not much to be done to increase its size, it's pretty much land-locked.  It's already just off campus, to make it any larger it would have to move well outside of campus.

Miss State has a really cool feature, it's basically like outdoor suites or club boxes in the outfield, with built-in smokers and grills.  I think they have "owners" that can outfit them as they like.  A Longhorn friend of mine went and attended the series when we played them there this year and showed me pictures, it's really cool, if a bit dodgy-looking.

I don't have a lot of interest in LSU softball, but I've loosely followed it over the years (emphasis on "loosely") because a short recap is included in a daily update I read about LSU sports.  The team appeared to have some talent this year but was thought to have too many ups and downs, and now has been bounced from it's own regional for the second time in three years.  Coach Beth Torina is speculated to need a more productive season next year, maybe a deep tourney run, to stay off the hot seat.  Most of this team comes back and an injured arm or two is supposed to return. 

I have no idea what "arm injuries" mean in softball and if/how they affect the pitchers the same as in baseball. 

A&M softball, #1 seed, got booted from their own regional by Liberty.  After being co-champions of the SEC, didn't even make it to the super regionals.  What a shame, lots of people wanted to see them matched up to OU since we didn't get to in the SEC CCG.  

I don't have a lot of interest in LSU softball, but I've loosely followed it over the years (emphasis on "loosely") because a short recap is included in a daily update I read about LSU sports.  The team appeared to have some talent this year but was thought to have too many ups and downs, and now has been bounced from it's own regional for the second time in three years.  Coach Beth Torina is speculated to need a more productive season next year, maybe a deep tourney run, to stay off the hot seat.  Most of this team comes back and an injured arm or two is supposed to return. 

I have no idea what "arm injuries" mean in softball and if/how they affect the pitchers the same as in baseball.

To your last point, supposedly, the underarm softball pitching motion is much easier on the arm than pitching a baseball. I think softball pitchers tend to get tired arms--or maybe just worn down in general--if they throw too many innings. But you seldom hear of pitching-induced injuries

My issue with softball pitching is they are off the rubber when they release the ball.

Balk,  every time.

More softball stuff......the times we live in.


"In softball news, LSU suffered a big blow yesterday when two-time All-American pitcher Sydney Berzon entered the transfer portal. Her departure will undoubtedly leave a significant void and has me regretting writing just a few days ago that LSU would return virtually all of its pitching. I also mentioned that I expected Coach Beth Torina to return next season but noted that she should be on notice, so to speak. Suffice it to say, she’ll need to hope Berzon’s departure isn’t the first of many.

As for the reason behind Berzon’s decision, I really don’t know. She may view this as her last opportunity to secure a strong NIL deal. Then again, there could be more to it. For what it’s worth, Justin Broussard of Daily LSU News reports on X that it’s a mutual parting that has been in the works for some time, though I can’t confirm that one way or the other."

My issue with softball pitching is they are off the rubber when they release the ball.

Balk,  every time.

Sort of how for many decades in baseball the classic double-play started with an imaginary out at 2nd base?

I responded to a post by Utee by noting that the OU baseball team seems to be sucking.

But, oddly, this year's team has virtually the same win percentage as the 2022 team that lost to Ole Miss in the CWS finals. 64% vs. 65%.

But the '22 team played well down the stretch, while this year's team had a 5-game losing streak in the process of losing 6 of the last 7 regular-season games.

OU beat Kentucky 5-1 to start off the SEC tournament. A couple of guys who had been injured have become available. Maybe the team is not as bad as it looked ending the regular season.

A bad streak is bad until it isn't.  Headed into Game1 in Norman, the Horns were 1-5 against SEC competition, 0-2 in SEC series.