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by The Far Journey
Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: It’s OU-Texas week
Replies: 28
Views: 1026

Re: It’s OU-Texas week

Totally love your comments Tropical. Agree about the closer role. Against texas we will see if Patty/Jenn feel like calling the game loose or conservative. I highly doubt we see the merry go round of players in Austin that we have seen up to this point. I figure unless our starter pitcher starts ha...
by The Far Journey
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: The Surprising Kansas Jayhawks==Can They Steal a Game From the Sooners??
Replies: 25
Views: 731

Re: The Surprising Kansas Jayhawks==Can They Steal a Game From the Sooners??

My very quick take on yesterday's game with Kansas: It appeared to me that what we witnessed yesterday was two games within a game. The first game was the typical Sooner Power game and that game lasted all of three innings. 3 home runs, 6 singles and 6 runs scored. It looked like Hamilton was going...
by The Far Journey
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Sooner Softball: Sunday win 11-1 plus thoughts and hopes to come
Replies: 5
Views: 147

Re: Sooner Softball: Sunday win 11-1 plus thoughts and hopes to come

After a review of the career doubles by Tiare Jennings, it is clear to me that the correct total for Tiare Jennings' career doubles is now 59. I do spend a great deal of energy and time to track things. But, as you all know, I am far from perfect in my typing and sometimes in the postings. But it i...
by The Far Journey
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Portal for 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Re: Portal for 2024

My worry for next year is pitching. I think if Patty has to go with several freshmen in the lineup, they at least will be among the top in the country coming in and by May of 25, they should be seasoned performers. Coming in the fall of 25 will be two top five pitchers in Bordi and Riley Zache's sis...
by The Far Journey
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Heads Up! Mary Nutter Tournament starts Today!! Are the teams we face any good???
Replies: 4
Views: 313

Re: Heads Up! Mary Nutter Tournament starts Today!! Are the teams we face any good???

I don't know about anybody else but I thought the start times of the Friday games were a typo. OU plays Miss State in the late game, then Wisc in the later game, 10:00pm Pacific coast start but midnight for both the OU and Wisconsin teams' inner clocks. And we know that game won't start then. I'm ol...
by The Far Journey
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: So! What Do You Think So Far?
Replies: 21
Views: 1033

Re: So! What Do You Think So Far?

It's still early... What do you think about the team so far this year? Pretty much the same as I did last year. Hitting not there yet. Pitching, Jordy was struggling. Defense was often saving us. Coach was saying on a scale of one to ten we were playing at a four or five. And still we were winning....
by The Far Journey
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Jennings to Start at Short (per report)
Replies: 13
Views: 531

Re: Jennings to Start at Short (per report)

Thanks for posting your takeaways on Coach Gasso's PC last night. Even though she phrased it " I'm thinking Jennings is the shortstop" leaving the door open a tiny crack for some late maneuvering, there does seem to be a bit more verbal traffic about Jennings at short--like when Brito tal...
by The Far Journey
Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: MacKenzie Donihoo Medically Retiring
Replies: 7
Views: 985

Re: MacKenzie Donihoo Medically Retiring

Yep, two plays mark the 2021 series for me: Alo's home run to put OU up in game two and Lou's catch in left field, banging the ball against the wall, then turning around and unleashing that primal scream. That's forever Sooner.
by The Far Journey
Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: 2024 Schedule: Now That We've Had Time to Digest it--What Are Your Thoughts About Our Schedule for the Coming Season???
Replies: 11
Views: 1553

Re: 2024 Schedule: Now That We've Had Time to Digest it--What Are Your Thoughts About Our Schedule for the Coming Season

It does seem illogical for a top team to duck OU, though that seems to be what's happened over the last few years. They're not going to go undefeated and the softball committee is hardly going to penalize them for a loss to OU. In fact, they'll be rewarded for playing a tough opponent. They also get...
by The Far Journey
Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Happy Veteran's Day
Replies: 2
Views: 189

Re: Happy Veteran's Day

I did six years in the army from 1966-71, spent a year in that little southeast Asia country, then got myself assigned to Germany where I could spend my weekends skiing.
by The Far Journey
Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: So........What Do We Do With Hannah Coor?????
Replies: 21
Views: 2600

Re: So........What Do We Do With Hannah Coor?????

Some excellent posts here, thoughtful and spot on. I think most people seem to agree on what we will see next spring and only differ in small degrees. Patty said in her last post Battle series presser that she won't answer who will start because she doesn't know. But she mentioned Coor a lot. Coor's...
by The Far Journey
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: OU Fall Ball Softball vs Seminole JUCO - If the weather permits
Replies: 14
Views: 648

Re: OU Fall Ball Softball vs Seminole JUCO - If the weather permits

OUBeliever56A wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:21 am I do not think there is any TV or radio.....
Disappointing. Last year this was televised. What's changed in OU media land?
by The Far Journey
Wed Oct 18, 2023 4:00 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Battle Series on Wed 10-18-23
Replies: 14
Views: 662

Re: Battle Series on Wed 10-18-23

According to the OU softball home page schedule, it's on espn+ and the Varsity radio. Hope that's so.
by The Far Journey
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:27 am
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: General Thoughts about the team
Replies: 3
Views: 435

Re: General Thoughts about the team

Your assessment, JSull, is spot on. We've all been around softball and watched it enough to realize when the new recruits are indeed outstanding, and we're not just being hopeful fans. That's the case now. With so many talented players on the roster, I don't think we'll see a settled starting lineup...
by The Far Journey
Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: OU Softball
Topic: Battle Series 10-11
Replies: 34
Views: 1508

Re: Battle Series 10-11

Yep, the freshmen looked the part last night. They have speed, agility, and carry big bats. Right now, Parker is the only one who looks ready for prime time on defense. The others will correct their fielding mistakes, contribute this year, and be ready next year after the greatest class in college s...