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When this team is locked in, they are tough. The problem is, and has been all year, they seem to lose focus too often and this has led to some losses to teams they shouldn’t ever lose to. There’s no way to sugarcoat it — not sweeping the Spartans is a horrible outcome. Maybe this will finally...

Also documented in this thread was the commitment of Cameron Chard of Belle Plaine. I suspect she was their #1 target among in-state players for 2024, although there are always several local/regional players out there who project as a potential contributor in a P5 conference so we will probably...

It’s always a little difficult to know how to respond to posters who call for more playing time for players who mostly ride the pine. Are these impartial assessments, friends of said bench players, former bench players with an axe to grind? We just don’t know, so I usually refrain from...

Yes, I too noticed some of that quirky behavior. A lot of people who have followed Stanton’s career think her demeanor on the recruiting trail and her in-game tactics are a little over the top at times. She’s been around for a long time with some decent success at Marshall, and it appears...

In February, I admit I agreed with another poster that maybe Ehlke’s role would be limited to occasional pinch hit duties again this year, as despite some positive signs in fall ball, in her first two years she had mostly either walked or struck out, albeit in very limited opportunities, and it...

Anything other than a sweep at Michigan State would be horrible for this team. Iowa played Northwestern tough and has beaten good teams all season. They have really solid pitching but their offense still lacks power and consistency. They can make you pay for poor defense, as they have some...

When I saw Copeland was 14-0 I was hoping we would pin a loss on her, but even though Copeland gave up the Ehlke triple, Kleiman started the inning and allowed the first two baserunners before Copeland came back in. So Kleiman took the loss. Nevertheless, another gritty come-from-behind win...

That was the kind of gritty, never-say-die win I’ve been looking for from this team for most of the year. Kudos to the entire pitching staff, and especially Jess Oakland, who had been mired in a dreadful slump, and was dropped from 2nd to 5th in the order, but we had more good at bats throughout...

I can’t answer your question, but can offer my perspective. She dominated until Copeland hit the HR on what I thought was a good pitch (good velocity, good location). Maybe that played with her mind a bit and she thought she needed to change speeds more because they were timing her highest...

Indiana has been a very streaky team under Stanton. One season they looked like they had arrived in non conference and totally fell apart during B1G play. Another year, they were terrible in non-conference and did very well in B1G play. But Indiana is still looking for their elusive first NCAA...

Chavez has a will to win that needs to rub off on the rest of the team (except for Pease; she’s unflappable when she’s on). We did manage to go 2-2 on getting bunts down in this game, so that’s another little positive takeaway. Hats off to Pease and Chavez! Did anyone else notice Strelow...

Lindsay, Carly, and Kelly did much to repair the relationships between the U and local HS and AAU programs that Marlene inexplicably allowed to whither. The culmination of this effort was the 2022 class ranked Top 10 in the nation. That’s the good news. The bad news is that class is now looking...

Maybe that’s the problem, John. Pease’s change up is so good they just flail at it and never learn to reset and go opposite field with it. :unsure:

I agree but technically we don’t have any transfers in yet. Grocholski is Coach P’s first Gopher recruit. But speaking of potential transfers, has anyone heard anything concrete about Lauren Ware being in the portal? She’s been hurt for two straight seasons at Arizona, but played a decent...

Thanks. I wasn’t doubting whether she actually got it, just that they had to go find it while the game was still in progress.

Not to downplay Clark’s accomplishment at all — she was simply fantastic on the big stage last night. But I chuckled when the announcers said they had “found” an additional rebound with about two minutes left to give her the requisite 10 needed for the triple double, after ESPN had posted the...

Based upon what I’ve heard Coach P say about her preference for a large roster, I think she wants to have the ability to go with offensive and defensive-oriented lineups based upon opponent and game situation. Based upon her track record, I think she will be able to figure out how to utilize her...

I’m sure the coaches talk about these with BTN or ESPN before the games where they do the interviews. And I’m sure they talk about making the answers pithy, if you will. Some coaches, like Yvette Healy or Drohan, may need this reminder. Others, like Piper or Tyra Perry, really don’t. She did...

I like this Gopher team overall talent pitching and hitting but they really need to tighten up the little things — advancing runners by making productive outs and getting bunts down, making the proper throw from the outfield to hold a runner at first, getting down to block balls in the dirt with...

Easy DP there if Cox makes a great play like Chavez did a few innings earlier. Leschber and Ehlke, who were both billed as potential 1B coming into the program, must not impress over there in practice. If Cox is doing it in practice, it just isn’t translating to game conditions. I do want to...