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Fantastic win for Coach J, her staff, and team. War Eagle!

3 hours ago, Jad0003 said:

Clearwater will likely be the team’s first big test of the year and a good gauge for the season.

We should beat Wisconsin and TT. Neither even made the NCAA tournament in 2021. Wisconsin returns basically everyone from last year’s bad team, and TT loses everyone from last year’s awful team. 

The USF game will likely be a toss up if they throw Corrick. She can shutdown good teams and has wins against good opponents in the past. However, they don’t have much else in the circle or at the plate.

I would be very surprised if we beat UCLA or Texas. Both are very good hitting teams. UCLA lost less offensive production from last year’s team, but Texas returns some very good hitters. From a pitching perspective, Faraimo (UCLA) is probably the 2nd / 3rd best pitcher in the country, but the rest of their staff hasn’t been asked to do much in the past. Texas doesn’t have anyone as good as Faraimo, but their two best pitchers (Dolcini and O’Leary) are probably better than UCLA’s number 2. 

Penta, Dismukes, and Yarbrough should be able to handle TT and Wisconsin. I’d definitely throw Lowe against USF to try to get a third win in Clearwater. I am unsure how you handle pitching against UCLA and Texas. I doubt we see either team’s ace in the circle. Do you pitch Lowe against the better #2 pitcher but not as good hitting team (Texas) or do you throw her against the better hitting team who sometimes struggles with lefties but has a little worse #2 (UCLA)? It’ll all depend on early season results and scouting, but as of now, I think you pitch Lowe against Texas then let the other three each see the UCLA lineup once or 2-3 innings max. 

Of course, all will depend on if we are improved at the plate. I have higher expectations than last season, but I think we are still a year away from a run at WCWS with the logjam of COVID players. 

Texas has to play Florida State before us on Friday, and on Saturday, UCLA has to play Texas later that day. It's possible that AU will face both teams' #2 pitchers since they both have bigger opponents on those days. 

Interesting conversations about AU pitching. Hopefully we will have more save situations this year if the offense is improved so that Penta and Lowe can relieve  each other. They are so different (spinny lefty vs flame throwing righty). 

Corrick is a beast and a true workhorse for USF. She has British heritage and is the ace of the Great Britain national team so she's used to getting the ball almost every game. 

Great field of teams in Clearwater with excellent tv coverage. We draw Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Texas, UCLA, and South Florida. 
 

https://www.stpeteclearwatereliteinvite.com/event-schedule/

13 minutes ago, blakem said:

This is going to be a very rough season….

Agreed. Coach J has her work cut out to rebuild this program. 
 

31-29 Ga Southern at half.

AU trails 13-9 at the end of the 1st Quarter. 

22 hours ago, milehighfan said:

Between him and Nessler it's hard to decide who is more in love with Saban

I like Nessler a lot. Yes, he's complimentary of Saban, but I also have found him to be very complimentary of Auburn. 

1 hour ago, AUGoo said:

Arkansas was 4 for 32 on third downs going into this game.

We gave up 10 of 19.

That was 4/32 for 3rd and LONG. They were higher than 12.5% on 3rd down overall before today. Sheesh! 😂

Great job by the band. People on twitter were upset that the AUMB got more screen time than LSU. You could tell all the AU people could sense it on LSU's final drive. Sounded more like a bowl game as @Sizzlesaid. 

On 10/1/2021 at 10:26 AM, AUBwins said:

Heck of a lineup. Probably on something paid to watch? Well I do see ESPN on logo, so maybe something more easily available. 

In the past, every game from this event has either been on an ESPN channel or streamed on WatchESPN. It would be great to see in person, but tickets are hard to come by. I've also heard of overcrowding at every field (to the point parents can't get close to the field to watch their child). There were also issues with parking, concessions, and restrooms and being able to accommodate the large crowds. 

Fantastic field of teams, and I'm glad AU is part of it though!

This week is the Wear Navy game. Everyone show up in the right color and get loud. Let’s do this! WDE!

Due to the rotating league schedule, we don’t play Bama, LSU, Mizzou, and Ole Miss this year. The SEC is still a gauntlet regardless of who rotates on/off the schedule. 

Great win! Smothering defense from AU and Haddock’s second goal was something else. 

We have 4 pitchers this year with Emmah Rolfe from Bob Jones coming in fall of 2022. I think we'll be fine as long as no one is injured: Lowe, Penta, Dismukes, Yarbrough

Here is the schedule. Live streaming is available for all games if you log in with your tv provider. It also looks like the Team USA games will re-air on NBC Sports. The games are at night here since it is day time in Japan. 
 

Schedule

https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/7/9/softball-auburn-womens-athletics-pioneer-dr-jane-b-moore-passes-away.aspx

What a legend. May she Rest In Peace. Fun fact: Jane was cousins with Mal Moore. 

This series will come down to Auburn’s offense, IMO. Arkansas was shut down by Liberty’s lefty for 10 innings. Yes, the Hogs are 9-0 in the league, but a winless State team played them very tough for all 3 games in Fayetteville last weekend. 

13 hours ago, slot canyon said:

As far as I know it has no impact on the scheduled Kennesaw State games.  They are still listed for Friday and Sunday.

Correct, but Kennesaw was driving down Friday and Sunday for double headers both days (with Charlotte and AU). Don't know if they would want to drive down twice for a single game both days so look for modifications if there isn't a replacement team. 

Our only hope is if someone else’s opponent has covid, causing them to look for games. They would also have to be willing to travel to Auburn. 
 

Maybe AU will still play 2 games vs Kennesaw State at a minimum. 

45 minutes ago, Jad0003 said:

Man, I certainly know how to kill a thread. This is like the fifth time this has happened. 

I don't think you killed the thread either. Dean wants to win, and I don't think relying on these 2 is going to wear them out. As of today, Lowe and Penta have both thrown exactly 41.2 innings. Compare that to Johnson from Troy who has already thrown 69.2 innings before conference play has started. 

If I am understanding correctly, schools can only nominate 1 player for each category (SEC player, pitcher, and freshman of the week). The league can give out co-awards based on those nominations. I'm sure AU nominated Penta instead of Lowe because she did finish with a no-hitter and had 2 complete games (Lowe had a 1-hitter and ten innings pitched). 

Also, Ashley Rogers from Tennessee won pitcher of the week, even though Kilfoyl (Alabama), Haff (Arkansas), and Penta (AU) had no hitters. There were just crazy-good performances in the league last week, and I'm glad AU and Penta were at least recognized for freshman of the week.