Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

You are correct. See post #1454 on the previous page where I gave all of Haeger's stats to back it up.

 

Agree. We have to beat somebody with a pulse to get more recognition. All those gaudy offensive numbers didn't play well vs. UCLA & Oregon. UCF tomorrow night will be a step up and then 2 games over the weekend against Louisiana will be s decent test. But our pre-conference schedule has been very week, especially compared to other ranked teams, most of whom have all play a bunch of games against each other.

 

Who would make up your All-Time Gator Softball Team? Here's mine to get it started:

DH/Pitcher/1B - Lauren Haeger
Pitchers - Stacey Nelson & Kelly Barnhill
Catcher - Aubree Munro
First Baseman - Amanda Lorenz
Second Baseman - Aja Paculba
Shortstop - Kelsey Stewart
Third Baseman - Stephanie Toftt
Outfielders - Francesca Enea, Michelle Moultrie, Meagan Bush
Super Sub - Nicole DeWitt
Relief Pitcher - Delanie Gourley

2nd Team
DH/Pitcher/3B/OF - Aleshia Ocasio
Pitchers - Hannah Rogers, Chelsey Sakizzie
Catcher - Jannell Wheaton
First Baseman - Ali Gardiner
Second Baseman - Hannah Adams
Shortstop - Skylar Wallace
Third Baseman - Charla Echols
Outfielders - Kelsey Bruder, Kim Waleszonia, Kirsti Merritt
Super Sub - Ashley Boone
Relief Pitcher - Stephanie Brombacher

Although Lorenz was primarily an outfielder and Stewart a second baseman, they both did play some at 1B and SS respectively, so I put them there to try to maximize the lineups. This is subject to a lot of second guessing and alternative opinions, but these are 2 pretty impressive teams, IMO. Have fun!

 

Understand what you're saying. Adams was great. But I remember Paculba very well and from 2008 - 2011, she was excellent as well. And when you compare the career stats, Paculba comes out on top - but it's pretty close. Incredibly, Paculba played in 271 games, Adams 272 so the comparisons are pretty valid.

Career Batting Average - Paculba .339, Adams .325.
Slugging Percentage - Paculba .547, Adams .473
On Base Percentage - Paculba .448, Adams .433
Home Runs - Paculba 34, Adams 23
Fielding Percentage - Adams .986, Paculba .970
Most at bats in a career - Paculba 2nd all time to Kelsey Stewart with 821, Adams 5th with 804.
Most runs scored - Paculba 2nd to Stewart with 253, Adams 6th at 196.
Most hits - Paculba 3rd behind Stewart & Lorenz with 279, Adams 6th with 262.
Most doubles - Paculba 5th with 48, Adams tied for 7th with 45.
Most triples - Paculba 6th with 10, Adams not in the top 10 with 3.
Most RBI - Paculba 7th with 176, Adams not in the top 10 with 142.
Most Total Bases - Paculba 5th with 452, Adams 9th with 382.
Most walks - Paculba 4th with 160, Adams 7th with 136.
Most stolen bases - Paculba 4th with 67, Adams not in the top 10 with 38.
Most defensive assists - Adams 3rd with 461, Paculba 4th with 451.
Most double plays turned - Adams 2nd with 65, Paculba 7th with 47.

 

Adams is fresher in all of our minds, for sure. Aja had power and speed and was very good defensively. Hannah was slightly better with the glove and both are all time Gator greats. But I had to pick 1 for 2nd base on my first team, compared the numbers and made my call. That's why I moved Kelsey Stewart to SS because she HAS to be on the 1st team, even though she was primarily a 2nd baseman as well. That's the fun in discussing these subjective lists.

 

Yeah I know. She started her career at shortstop, then moved to first base after Ali Gardiner graduated. Brittany Walker and then Cheyenne Coyle took over at SS. I guess I should have put Bush at first and left Lorenz in the outfield, huh?