Met a young man today that just recently graduated from UF and knows Skylar pretty well. He said he thought she was hot but never asked her out for he couldn't bring himself to dating a girl that could kick his ass. He said she was in phenomenal shape.
Yeah she was! She was part of the first class I saw graduate so I was overjoyed she stayed with the program a few more years even just in the radio booth.
This is the last week without action on the diamond. Better get all the things done you wanted to get done before the season. The time is nigh.
Okay, I am going out on a limb here. I am predicting that Liv has a breakout year. She came as highly talented pitcher who first committed to Ole Miss and had second thoughts and came to her "dream university". Coach Chelsey changed her delivery. I think this worked for her but she didn't perfect her new delivery. She did have two perfect games against lesser opponents; but she had trouble with upper echelon teams. I believe that the addition of Coach Stephanie will help lift Liv to the next level. She has the personal experience and coaching know-how to do it. Coach Stephanie will also help the potential of the rest of the staff. I see great things from Keagan, Ava, Red (Katelynn) and Kara as well.
She may start in one of the early games in February against a lower echelon team depending on earlier relief appearances.
I would like to see Kara get the 1st start on thursday against UNF. Biggest game of the weekend will be against Michigan, which im pretty sure will throw their ace who shut us down last year.
Keagan and Ava will be our #1 & #2. If Oxley is at full health, she'll be #3, Miller #4. Kara was brought in for depth and unless we have injries or health issues, I expect that will be the hierarchy. I hope Miller takes a leap forward, but I expect Rothrock & Brown to do the same. Nice to have pitching depth.
I belive Kara will start. Especially until Oxley is good to go. She is a good pitcher from everything I've seen. I feel like she'll be more than capable of giving us quality innings. Depending on how she performs against competition She could be a very key piece imo. I think she's going to be more than just depth.
I think Tim and Stephanie need to find out how both Kara and Liv each have responded to their coaching and training. Observing from afar, both pitchers have worked hard with great attitudes. Now we all need to see how it has paid off. I’m optimistic that it has.
Based on the photos and videos posted on the Gator's Softball FB page, it looks like the girls have been getting after it in the gym. Ava and Mia look stood out to me... they both look particularly strong, and it's crazy to see how much these girls physically mature from year to year. Side note... I will NEVER forget the first time I saw Kendra in-person as a freshman. She walked by us and I looked at my partner and said, "Why does she have per pants pulled up so high?" Then we realized that her pants, in fact, were not pulled up high. Her legs just really are that long. Makes me giggle pretty much every time I see a new picture/video of her, and I always think about how hard it must be for her to find jeans that fit.
