Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

Tim has added two new players to the list. Both play for Georgia Impact. Nina Carcone is a shortstop from Woodstock, GA and Shayla Bahr lists herself as a center fielder and shortstop. She is from Norcross, GA. I wonder if this means Tim knows he's going to miss a couple.

 

From Keagan's mother:

 

Laura Rothrock’s post speaks volumes!

 

From a softball publication….
Florida head coach Tim Walton announced the additions of Gabi Comia, Layla Lamar, Katelynn Oxley, Taylor Shumaker and Townsen Thomas to the program during national signing day. The five additions to the program from the 2024 signing class hail from the states of Florida, California, Indiana, Texas and North Carolina. The Gators class featured four players ranked in the Extra Elite 100 rankings led by Comia who is ranked third. Shumaker is ranked fourth, while Lamar is sixth and Oxley is ranked ninth.

 

Kylie Shaw is in the class that signs this November. I am impressed on how hard she works:
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So, at this point, another day goes by and there has been no movement in any direction from the top prospects on our list. Seems strange that none of them are making a decision. You would think their options are clearly defined and they just need to pull the trigger one way or the other.

 

The first group of top hs prospects in this sport holding out for the biggest offer? It’s coming, and once it gets here, it’s only going to get worse in the years to come.

 

Gator Tales with Sean Kelley: Emmitt Smith & Amanda Lorenz - Florida Gators
What we learn is Sophia Reynosa came up with Mandy Softball as the nickname for Amanda Lorenz. The two of them were roommates as teammates.

 

Interesting. Shayla Bahr is one of the two Georgia Impact players Tim added late to the list. While I don't know much about her and I am far from addicted to various rankings, Softball America thinks she's a pretty good player:

 

Things overall remain very quiet on the recruiting front. None of the kids still active on my list for us have moved. Three that we dropped some time ago have committed. Two to FSU...Ava Lorenzatti, a rhp from Illinois playing for Beverly Bandits (Comia's old team) (we got Stanton so that could be why we dropped her) and Kaylee Goodpaster, a kid from Panama City playing for the Thunderbolts. The other was Aubrey Moore, a two way player from Ackworth, GA who camped with us twice but committed to A&M.

 

And travel teammates before roommates and teammates

 

I sort of didn't really register this when it was posted but....so Caroline Stanton has been coached by Keagan's mom, probably others, and is now in the hands of Cat Osterman!!!!! Wow. What an education.

 

Duh...I'm old and slow. Now I'm trying to remember. I think it was the Alliance All-American game and Cat was directly talking to a pitcher that was her protege and the pitcher was talking back to her WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO PITCH. I said at that time "this is nuts...how is this kid, who is now struggling some, supposed to pitch and talk on tv with Cat at the same time"? Was it Caroline? I'm not sure.