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Good job based on what we know at this point i would agree.

I always liked Carlee and maybe she should have had appearance on senior day but she hit .154 in SEC play this year. Im not a big Dean supporter or distractor but it is his job to put the best players on the field that he thinks will help the team win. Carlee hit a midseason slump and just never came out of it.

It was pribably along shot but one can always hope.

I hope Brie hits 30 home runs for Arkansas however I hope Arkansas loses every game they play.

I agree Dean needs to make a splash in the portal. So far he’s brought in some players that have helped but haven’t been difference makers. We have some real needs going into next season and the portal is the only way to fill them. So I think we find out for sure this summer whether Dean is cut out for recruiting in the portal. I hope he is.

There are a lot of good players in the portal. NIL and a chance to play on a contending team will play a big role on where these players go. Im afraid we are down in the pecking order when it comes to getting elite players from the portal. However, I think we will get a couple of good players that can really help this team. Kelly Lynch who was a one time Auburn commit is in the portal and would be an excellent replacement for Brie Ellis at first base and is a really good pitcher. She is a Washington graduate transfer and is from Georgia I hope Auburn is trying to get her. It’s hard to get any reliable information because no one wants these things public until it’s a done deal.

I think the only stats that matter now are SEC stats. If I remember correctly we hit .235 in conference play last year which the best since I believe 2016 but I could be wrong. I was hoping for about a .260 average in SEC play this year and the way we are hitting that’s gonna be a stretch. I’ve never like the approach Lenti is teaching of being aggressive and swinging for the fence. When it works it works well but when we need just a fly ball or base hit with runners in scoring position we are not doing very well. We have 9 home runs I think we are last in doubles and have no triples, we are I believe last in walks. Part of the reason is some our better hitters are underperforming and I have to believe they will come around in the remainder of SEC play. So at this point I’m a little disappointed but not ready to throw in the towel.

https://a.espncdn.com/sec/softball/2023/lgconf.htm

Well that didn’t come out the way I planned it.

Conference only stats 2023 SEC Softball SEC Leaders Summary as of Apr 03, 2023 (SEC games only) TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia............. 11 .323 313 62 101 19 0 24 24 46 8-9 Kentucky............ 9 .315 251 51 79 15 3 4 27 41 9-11 Arkansas............ 12 .262 302 60 79 14 2 12 33 78 3-3 Florida............. 9 .253 229 43 58 7 3 6 33 50 8-10 LSU................. 9 .250 240 24 60 11 3 1 27 61 1-2 Texas A&M........... 12 .247 299 53 74 15 2 10 35 79 14-17 Auburn.............. 9 .239 226 28 54 5 0 9 21 50 6-8 Alabama............. 9 .239 247 27 59 7 0 9 27 51 4-6 South Carolina...... 9 .228 224 30 51 13 0 3 24 50 8-13 Tennessee........... 12 .215 307 58 66 6 0 14 50 68 13-15 Missouri............ 12 .206 301 26 62 12 0 6 35 95 8-11 Mississippi State... 8 .182 181 25 33 5 2 7 22 39 3-3 Ole Miss............ 9 .155 213 14 33 5 1 3 19 65 4-6 Totals.............. 65 .243 3333 501 809 134 16 108 377 773 89-114

I’ve been told that Shelby is unavailable this weekend whether that’s true or not I don’t know. It wouldn’t matter Penta will be pitching tomorrow.

44 strikeouts in 118 at bats in those 5 games. I never understood the Lenti hiring and now all of a sudden Lenti is costing us games as the third base coach. I’ve never called for the firing of Dean but I’m very disappointed in the results so far this season.

I have to agree with you on McCondichie she really looked good at second. I believe she could almost play anywhere.

I’m not sure of her catching ability but It would be great to have Blaine behind the plate. We would finally have a catcher who could hit.

I don’t really have a link. Phillip Marshall reported in one of his articles on another board.