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Burns has been up and down all year. We need him and that means taking the good with the bad. He didn’t cost us a win last night and can still help us win another game or 2 this year.

Thats understood, but that’s exactly what he’s in to do. He’s in to throw it by them with bases loaded under 2 outs. They’ve worked with him the entire year. He’s only needed for 2/3 outs. I think the staff knows it’s in him. If he has to dial it back to 94 fine, but his game isn’t bending spin. I’d like to see him succeed here, not a lot of 96/99 arms floating around.

He is arguably the reason we won the UCSB game.

I’m just relaying what folks in the building at the time told me on Brooks and Murphy specifically.

How else is one to proclaim “I’m a man” other to make such a proclamation on a message board?

Hate to see good kids leave but there's not much room. She'll be solid wherever she lands.

Ah, thanks, she's listed as a Junior on the ASU roster site I looked at, but good news for us that she's a graduate.

His delivery is so violent he's never going to have control throwing 97. You have to be a special type of athlete to throw 97 in the zone with a repeatable delivery.

Other teams pitchers can be awful, ours just need some work.

Drayton was on Brooks early when no one else was. Everyone including initially Texas was looking at Earl's grandson and everyone else. Drayton made the call on Brooks. Then there was this guy from Tuscon, Robinson. Shermar Stewart was the 5 ⭐ DL prize everyone wanted. Byron Murphy was considered the consolation prize that fell to Texas. Oscar Giles was the primary DL Coach for all the DL who went to the NFL since Dark took over. All from my not in the know fan perspective.

@Matthew Hutcheson always putting in the hard work to make blake look good.

No pitcher is any good unless he can throw strikes. Bottom line.

Not necessarily. With Brooks specifically, the staff didn’t know about him until the recruiting department brought his name to the table. Giles didn’t recruit interior defensive linemen. Mark Hagen was the defensive tackles coach Herman’s last year.

Gotta love me some Malcom Brown - and Byron Murphy - I can't choose.

Oscar Giles on DL and Stan Drayton on RB!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

Correct assessment on all accounts. Specifically, Burns missed with a cutter on the 3-2 pitch to Smith. They felt Smith was in swing mode and the cutter didn’t bite enough to convince him to take a hack. Someone mentioned it earlier in the thread, but Burns seems better when coming in for a clean inning or with less traffic on the bases.

Don’t think Texas will pursue this one. Now if Alexis DeBoer for some reason wanted to leave U-Dub, I would take her in a heartbeat. She has a great bat. But she plays first base on defense and would probably transfer to Alabama if she decided to leave.

😆 yeah he is!! But he was putting what he had up and down

I just noticed the first comment. 👀

https://x.com/softballportal/status/2063614706129277074?s=46