HonkEm Posted June 21 Posted June 21 4 hours ago, Buck Travis said: Nice interview with Kayden Henry and her mom. Thanks for posting - That interview was exactly what you want to hear....a kid who’s locked in, a mom who actually understands the process, and a family that clearly isn’t here for drama. Kaden talks like someone who expects to compete from day one. If this is the tone‑setter for next year, White’s about to have a whole roster full of killers 4 Quote
HonkEm Posted June 22 Posted June 22 Player of the year: Lorelei Gamble The junior catcher from Dripping Springs bashed 23 home runs this season, making her one of the top power hitters in the country — the Texas Longhorns commit led the nation in homers for half the season. She earned District 26-6A MVP honors after hitting .574 with 60 RBIs, 12 doubles and four triples along with her homers. She also scored 34 runs and was walked intentionally 30 times. Player of the year finalists: Weiss INF Jordynn Booe, Leander OF Rachel Grundei, Smithville P Addison Otto, Hutto INF Kaelyn Price May be behind a paywall, but will post the AAS link anyway https://www.statesman.com/sports/high-school/softball/article/high-school-softball-2026-all-central-texas-team-22295644.php 1 1 Quote
AusMOJO Posted June 23 Posted June 23 2 minutes ago, HonkEm said: Both the Baseball and Softball pitching is going to be nuts next year. 5 Quote
Buck Travis Posted June 23 Posted June 23 16 hours ago, HonkEm said: With the new five year rule the 2028 pitching staff could look a lot like this. Including the Back To Back headline. 2 Quote
LonghornFan4Ever Posted Tuesday at 10:02 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 10:02 PM 1 hour ago, Buck Travis said: With the new five year rule the 2028 pitching staff could look a lot like this. Including the Back To Back headline. Probably, but in this era, any one of these pitchers could get a massive offer they can't refuse and be gone at the drop of a dime. But Texas spent big on player retention last offseason, and it obviously paid dividends. I think Texas will do everything they can to keep their homegrown players (Kavan, Henry, Martinez, and Stewart) for 2028. It will be a while before the AUSL $$$ can match or surpass NIL + Rev Share $$$ in college. 4 Quote
GoHorns1 Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago 1 hour ago, LonghornFan4Ever said: Fantastic great for Women’s Sports 2 Quote
.45s Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, LonghornFan4Ever said: Wow. I didn't realize that. Must be because Texas was in it! Hook'em. 1 Quote
BornOrange Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 12 hours ago, .45s said: Wow. I didn't realize that. Must be because Texas was in it! Hook'em. If they want good ratings, NCAA needs to put us in every championship game Quote
HookemTexas Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Interesting thing about the new 5 for 5 rule is that some colleges are pulling offers from current commits. Word is that Memphis and Texas Tech has done that already so they can keep their transfers that they paid a ton for. Don’t think Texas has since their recruits are elite tier. Quote
chennups Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago I will say that i am now of the opinion that college softball is more exciting that college baseball. The smaller field means more HRs and the potential for infield (slap) hits. The dominance of previous pitchers used to make the games pretty boring because nobody was getting on base. Also, the shorter games make each inning and at bat more important and there's less breaks for pitching changes to specialists (someone coming for one lefty batter or the set up man and closer). I also like how there are some transfers but a lot of 4-year players (reese atwood, stewie, kavan, vicky martinez, goode, etc). You really get invested in the team. Baseball still has a bit of the mercenary feel with players coming in for one year and then leaving for the draft (although that could change i guess with recent proposals from MLB). Softball has evolved so there is more hitting and offense now as well. There is also a premium on good defense as we saw in the CWS where errors and mental lapses can cost you. Finally, the potential of a run rule is also fun to watch--i wish we could have run-ruled Tech in Game 3 last year! But happy that we won two years in a row now! Hook 'em. Quote
GoHorns1 Posted 56 minutes ago Posted 56 minutes ago (edited) 3 hours ago, chennups said: I will say that i am now of the opinion that college softball is more exciting that college baseball. The smaller field means more HRs and the potential for infield (slap) hits. The dominance of previous pitchers used to make the games pretty boring because nobody was getting on base. Also, the shorter games make each inning and at bat more important and there's less breaks for pitching changes to specialists (someone coming for one lefty batter or the set up man and closer). I also like how there are some transfers but a lot of 4-year players (reese atwood, stewie, kavan, vicky martinez, goode, etc). You really get invested in the team. Baseball still has a bit of the mercenary feel with players coming in for one year and then leaving for the draft (although that could change i guess with recent proposals from MLB). Softball has evolved so there is more hitting and offense now as well. There is also a premium on good defense as we saw in the CWS where errors and mental lapses can cost you. Finally, the potential of a run rule is also fun to watch--i wish we could have run-ruled Tech in Game 3 last year! But happy that we won two years in a row now! Hook 'em. Softball also moves faster than baseball. The pitch and batters clock is faster and definitely enforced. I don’t think the run is applied in the WCWS. Edited 54 minutes ago by GoHorns1 Quote
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