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Chloe Barber struck out 15 for Wichita State in a complete game win at Arkansas today. I know she was a top high school pitcher locally, known for her strikeouts but also for her wildness at times. Piper brought in three freshmen pitchers this year, only one from Minnesota. Does anyone know any...

Too early to get a feel for three freshmen pitchers but Schwartz, Enter, and Hambrick can all be effective if they can command the zone. Once the nerves settled, Enter looked great for about four innings before she started to miss her spots just a bit. That San Diego State lineup can hit if a...

We are now at #35 in the NET rankings, plus our Quad 1 loss to Maryland is now a Quad 2 loss as the Terps have for the time being fallen out of the Top 30. If I was doing Bracketology I would still have us in as a 10-seed but we cannot afford to lose many more Quad 1 or even Quad 2 games without...

No, Illinois is not a must win. It would be a Quad 1 win if we could get it, which means a win will help more than a loss would hurt. However, we have to win a few of our remaining Quad 1 games AND not lose any Quad 3 or Quad 4 games to stay on the right side of the bubble.

We played poorly offensively, not just shooting, but we lacked the crisp passing and off-ball movement we’d come to expect from this team. Maybe this was in part due to tired legs and mental fatigue after 4 games in 10 days, with the last one being on the road. I thought Wisconsin looked like...

That kind of assist/turnover ratio is unheard of for a post. We are very lucky to have Sophie, and she is only going to get better!

RPI is strange indeed. Whatever the Gophers RPI is after the Illinois match, we will get an RPI boost simply by playing Nebraska, win or lose, because 50% of your RPI calculation is your opponents’ winning %, which will increase by virtue of us just playing the match.

The Clearwater Invitational released its schedule today. Great opportunity to play some very well-respected teams and bolster our RPI. Gophers Clearwater opponents: 2/16 - Washington 2/16 - Georgia Tech 2/17 - Stanford 2/17 - Georgia 2/18 - LSU Historically ESPN has been a big player in this...

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I don’t recall BTN televising THAT many games anyway. It seems there are plenty of slots still available that could be dedicated to more softball. Maybe this move will get more games on regular BTN and improve the quality of both regular BTN and BTN Plus telecasts.

Last season, Utah won the PAC-12 tournament. When the tournament started, they were behind the Gophers in RPI. It’s personal preference, I understand that, but I’d rather see my team ranked in the Top 25 consistently (which I think is more likely with these additions and the quality win...

We could go back and verify, but I seem to remember that she decommited before learning who the new coach would be. That doesn’t mean there was no contact, but the fact that she publicly decommitted before the new coach was even hired indicates she had moved on mentally and nothing was going...

I think she was a mid year transfer, which means she would have to sit one semester to count as a redshirt. So that is a choice that may need to be made by coaching staff and player. Maybe someone here with more intimate knowledge of her situation can confirm or refute this.

Given the relationships I understand completely why Verdun would make a lateral move within the conference, it’s just that I couldn’t recall another B1G assistant making a similar move, but assistant moves aren’t publicized much so maybe there have been others that I missed.

NC has a new coach, from Marshall. I noticed at least one Marshall player is transferring to NC, so probably new coach combined with the numbers game. She’s a fifth year of memory serves me correctly, so the new coach probably felt that the school’s obligation to Kianna was met, and she wanted...

Wonder if she follows former Wisconsin pitching coach Kirsten Verdun to Illinois? Verdun’s departure from Wisconsin for what appears to a similar position or maybe even a lesser role at Illinois this month is somewhat unusual for assistant coaches in the conference.

Their offense isn’t their problem. No run-rules with Bahl in the circle. They are one of only three B1G teams with a returning All-America offensive player, and they have plenty of good hitters besides Andrews. Yes, they still need to trot someone out there when Bahl doesn’t pitch, but they’ll...

Instantly makes Nebraska the B1G favorite and a WCWS contender, and could pay dividends for that program for years down the road. Also enhances the entire B1G profile, and with UCLA coming the following year, we could be entering a Golden Era for B1G softball. A rising tide floats all boats...

I can’t speak for all the B1G teams but in terms of overall facilities, the Jane needs a complete makeover, including about 1,000 more permanent seats and a new state-of-the art scoreboard. Administrators aren’t making these types of upgrades without significant private donations backing them...

I am hoping that UCLA adds legitimacy to the B1G and reminds administrators that they need to up their game to be competitive and to attract the type of talent needed to compete with UCLA.