OlderWhiskey 958 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I missed CMD's comments after the game; he may have answered my question, which is: Why start Penta again today, with 3 rested pitchers in the pen? She remarked after the game that she did not have her best stuff, due to arm stiffness from yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU1947 157 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, OlderWhiskey said: I missed CMD's comments after the game; he may have answered my question, which is: Why start Penta again today, with 3 rested pitchers in the pen? She remarked after the game that she did not have her best stuff, due to arm stiffness from yesterday. I believe the intention was to get the freshman experience going into a tough season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,077 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I think he wanted to see how she would do on a short rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4AU 379 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Postgame audio from today (Coach Dean, Makenna Dowell, and Maddie Penta): CMD mentioned that some kids hadn’t found their groove yet. He was specifically referring to Makenna being placed lower in the lineup and then busting out today. Not sure if any of that comment was eluding to why Sam and Lexie didn’t pitch this weekend, but we’ll see how the pitching rotation plays out moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,113 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 5 hours ago, OlderWhiskey said: I missed CMD's comments after the game; he may have answered my question, which is: Why start Penta again today, with 3 rested pitchers in the pen? She remarked after the game that she did not have her best stuff, due to arm stiffness from yesterday. @OlderWhiskey noted AU softball fan from the bunker, NumberNineteen, said his suspicion is Dean wants to see how Penta reacts to starting twice in a weekend. Thinks Dean will want her on the mound as often as he can if she keeps pitching the way she did this weekend. Jay Tate liked the post FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,671 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I'd want to use these preliminary games to develop some pitching depth and see what the others can do. However, he's making a lot more money coaching ball than I ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,343 Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 4:47 PM, OlderWhiskey said: I missed CMD's comments after the game; he may have answered my question, which is: Why start Penta again today, with 3 rested pitchers in the pen? She remarked after the game that she did not have her best stuff, due to arm stiffness from yesterday. On 2/14/2021 at 11:32 PM, Mikey said: I'd want to use these preliminary games to develop some pitching depth and see what the others can do. However, he's making a lot more money coaching ball than I ever made. There was a post game "news conference" with reporters which featured Penta, Dowell and CMD. Like others mentioned I wondered why he did not put others into the rotation. I was expecting to at least see some innings of Yarbrough and/or Handley. I will post the link below but basically he said the other two pitchers were healthy but had been struggling in scrimmages. Then he said he had committed to the team that he was going to coach every game as though it was the last game of the season and their preparation should be as though it would be the last game they would play. Stated wanted to see more consistency in the scrimmages. some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,113 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, slot canyon said: he said the other two pitchers were healthy but had been struggling in scrimmages. Then he said he had committed to the team that he was going to coach every game as though it was the last game of the season and their preparation should be as though it would be the last game they would play. Stated wanted to see more consistency in the scrimmages. Translation. Maddie is our #1 & we will pitch her as much as she can handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99TGR 26 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 26 minutes ago, ellitor said: Translation. Maddie is our #1 & we will pitch her as much as she can handle. No doubt he is very high on Penta. She followed him from James Madison to Auburn. I believe he showed a lot of confidence in Shelby Lowe as well. Her game two start was very good, considering this was her first college game as well. I also think he was sending a message to the other 3 pitchers that he isn't afraid to go with the freshman if they don't step up their game. At the end of the year I believe 4 pitchers will be relied on heavily and all 5 will get time. I also expect at times there will be a new pitcher used every time through the lineup as a strategy. I also wonder how the fielding lineup and batting lineup will play out over the season. There are not enough repeatable swings in the lineup for us to have a ton of success at the plate in SEC play. I am very high on Schmidt. That kid will be in the hitting lineup all season and will find a way to get on the field as well. Geraghty, Horton, Rivera, Dowell and McCondichie I believe will bats we rely on. I love Packers speed but have not seen enough from a batting standpoint to make a judgment. Outside of the ones I mentioned, who else can step up their game at the plate to help us score runs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,113 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, 99TGR said: Outside of the ones I mentioned, who else can step up their game at the plate to help us score runs? Tannon. Any one know her injury status & time frame for a return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4AU 379 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, ellitor said: Tannon. Any one know her injury status & time frame for a return? I don’t know of an expected return time, but my guess is that it’s still a long way away (torn ACL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU1947 157 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Going to be interesting to see how the freshman do when we get into SEC play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,113 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 47 minutes ago, AU1947 said: Going to be interesting to see how the freshman do when we get into SEC play. We'll get a taste of it this weekend with 2 games vs South Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99TGR 26 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 hours ago, ellitor said: We'll get a taste of it this weekend with 2 games vs South Carolina. South Carolina lost a ton of talent over this past year and now they are very young. They have some great freshman but it will take them a while before they jell together. When we start seeing the first tier of SEC teams like; Bama, LSU, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida that will be a true test of where we are as a program. The second tier of SEC schools like Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M , Tennessee, South Carolina in my opinion will be where we compete best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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