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The portal window closed on Monday. Schools had 48 hours to enter the athlete's name. That ended last night. Unless no one has been looking or adding names recently, Neither Oakland, Krapf nor Chavez entered the portal. I hope that is the case.

Elena Hoecke commits to the Gophers!

St St. Paul Pioneer Press had a few quotes from Darwitz regarding the physical nature of PWHL play. She thought it was more physical than she anticipated it would be and that it intensified in the playoffs. Perhaps, the conflict between her, Klee, and the league centered around that philosophy...

Minnesota did all they could to keep her. They renovated the field at JSC. They offered her a substantial raise and incentives. The lure of her alma mater was too much to overcome

Competition

Strib article on her transfer: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gophers-volleyball-alex-acevedo-transfer-oregon/600371097/ I hope it's not subscriber only content.

Alex Acevedo a highly rated OH transfers from Oregon after a red shirt year!

This summer, college players will have a chance to play for one of four teams located in Madison, La Crosse, Mankato, and Minot. Rosters are not complete, but Jessa Snippes will be playing for Mankato. Unless leagues like these fail, it will eliminate any chance of moving the college softball...

Now that 48 teams have been eliminated from the tournament, there may be more activity in the portal.

I liked Addie and hoped that she would improve. As a lefty, her chances to play in the field were the outfield or first base. Unfortunately, she was not able to win a position in the field and was in a battle for the DH. She won the battle part way through the season. However, she hit around...

Addie Leschber has entered the portal. The portal officially opened today. There will be many more players entering in the next few days. Hopefully, the Gophers will keep theirs. Thanks, Addie. Good Luck!

MacKenzie Denson had a good year at Tulsa. Wish she would have gotten more of a chance at MN.

June 17

End of Season interview with Taylor and Jess:

There are already some entries in the portal - mostly mid-major schools so far. Here is a link to the players that have announced their entry: https://twitter.com/SoftballPortal

Not sure what it means, but Oakland just signed for another year with Dinkytown Athletics. MARA BRAUN AND JESS OAKLAND ARE BACK WITH DINKYTOWN ATHLETES Thank you to those who are supporting Gopher Women’s Basketball and Softball NIL. Mara Braun and Jess Oakland will be back for another year with...

Great analysis!

I agree that the Gophers need to get better hitting for average and power at a lot of different positions. Actually, Valencia did do well at the plate this year - she hit .287. At the senior day recognition, I noticed that Cox had a heavily taped thumb. She hit well for average but not much for...

This is the article that I found describing a crowhop. https://www.fastpitchpower.com/what-causes-crow-hopping/ Yes, leaping off the rubber during delivery is legal. Maybe the original poster thought leaping and crowhopping were the same.

No idea.