Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

If you can stomach it, go to the portal thread. Everybody, most in the SEC, are just pounding the portal. Except us.

 

Makes NO sense to me.

 

Are you really going into a season with 14 players? That is rediculous but seems where we are heading.

 

Do you really think that will happen lol?

 

Seems about as likely as starting the football season with 50 players like some folks were losing their shit over in December.

 

While I agree with most everything in that, someone needs to explain Oklahoma to me, and some of these other places such as Arky that just pound the portal. OU is, of course, with a loaded roster every year and that doesn't stop transfers. I always thought Gasso's heavy use of the portal would discourage high school recruiting but it doesn't seem like it. NIL money at OU could be a factor. Arky has a good roster, Deifel recruits well, and they still get a bunch of transfers. Why is UF any different? And, yes, I know as well as anyone (perhaps more than most as I spend the time watching them) the talent level of our incoming kids. But, they are still freshmen making the jump from elite travel to the SEC. That remains a big jump and I tend to simply believe we should give them a chance to show what they can do rather than continually turn the team over to them before they even hit campus.

 

And those fans were proven correct by a 6-7 season.

 

I don't see you having Rothrocks's bat on the lineup. She's comparable to Brown and I would find a place for her bat. If Ava and Keagan have bats as good as I've heard I would find a place for their bats. That is just my opinion though.

 

Lol, I don't think you understood the post

 

Not even a little bit. The season hasn’t started so they haven’t won or lost any games. The roster is also full and not anywhere close to 50.

 

Team USA Announces Japan All-Star Series Roster, Featuring Current Collegiate Stars - Extra Inning Softball

Why would Skylar not be selected for this team?
Also, why 4 male coaches?

 

If you can figure out what USA Softball does most of the time you're a better man than me. For instance, with a short 15 person roster, they consistently cut Savannah Jaquish, a high average and high power hitter, who is a multi-faceted player who on a short roster can catch or play any infield position. Never made any sense whatsoever.

 

You beat me to it. That would be my thought. She simply declined. She is clearly better than virtually everybody on the team and she has been with USA National before which usually is a ticket for a repeat.

 

It may be family or personal, but I would not think academics. She is starting a master's this fall.
Also, look on EIS tracker for May 23rd for Otis.

 

My guess is Skylar declined because she wants to devote all her focus to the Gators next season.

 

Skylars softball days are far from over and team USA will always be there but you only get one senior season.