slot canyon 1,346 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) Preview from the Troy athletic site. We will have our hands full. Game on ESPN+. https://troytrojans.com/news/2023/2/28/softball-hosts-no-19-auburn-wednesday-night.aspx Edited March 1, 2023 by slot canyon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,107 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 They seem serious. Wonder if we go Penta, or a development game. I hope we give our best lineup on the road against a formidable foe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminbama 741 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Lost 2-1 to FSU. They are serious. This will be a good test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,107 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Very impressive display. Our Ace against their Ace. Hammered her in the first then ignited late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,107 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 This capped the scoring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,346 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 I have decided to upgrade my opinion about the team. We had a good record and good stats (fielding could use some improvement but appears to recently improved) but I felt the level our opposition was not adequate enough to get my hopes up that we might really be a good team. The Troy game has shifted my thinking in that direction. Troy has a couple of good, tested pitchers. Johnson has ERA 1.08 and Cato 2.66. They recently played FSU and lost 1-2 at FSU. They had something like a 9 - 5 record. Our pitching (Penta especially has been amazing) held them to 1 hit and 1 walk while recording 13 SO while we recorded 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5 times. Of course a number of our hits were for extra bases and included a 3 run HR. I feel we should do well in the Jane B Moore Memorial beginning this Friday. I see the 2 games against South Alabama as the most challenging. They are 9-6 but have played Northwestern and two games vs Mississippi state. Scores would indicate they were competitive games. The week after that the rubber hits the road with a game vs Georgia Tech and then beginning of conference play vs Georgia. I will re-evaluate my confidence meter after that and see how I am feeling prior to our departure out to Oklahoma. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderWhiskey 977 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I pretty much agree with your assessment. Note also that Troy has a win over Kennesaw State, who just recently beat Alabama. (1/3) The Pittsburgh loss I put on Dean. While they are probably the best team we've played, we should have beaten them, and would have with a better pitching plan. I think Dean underestimated Pitt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminbama 741 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Agree with both of you. It gets tougher from now on. BTW, y'all see where OU run-ruled UCLA? #1 vs #2. 14-0 behind Widra's former teammate from UM and 20 hits. At the Mary Nutter Classic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,107 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 12 hours ago, saminbama said: Agree with both of you. It gets tougher from now on. BTW, y'all see where OU run-ruled UCLA? #1 vs #2. 14-0 behind Widra's former teammate from UM and 20 hits. At the Mary Nutter Classic. Did UL Lafayette finish off UCLA as well? They were leading 3-2 in 7th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderWhiskey 977 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 No, UCLA beat ULL 4-3. They are 17-1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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