Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

I would rather not host a regional than be seeded 15th or 16th. That puts us against UCLA or OK. Let's take our chances.

 

@ocalaman, since there is no game thread yet, who do you think starts against FSU? If it's EH, Rylee will come in to relieve her. Does Delbrey start?

 

Except if you are 17 or 18 you are on the road AND matched with Okla or ucla

 

These pollsters never seem to penalize teams for bad losses. Example: Alabama has lost to Lehigh, Kennesaw St, Texas St and Wisconsin and they are ranked better than Gators. Florida's worst loss is Missouri which is not bad.

 

I agree. FSU has seen both EH and Rylee, as they each pitched 3 innings in Talley. It's going to be a juggling act for the rest of the season because this is all we have.

 

LSu actually 7 rpi and still baffles me why.. I know 4 SOS, again baffling looking at schedule.. similar to UK in baseball.

They are 7-9 vs Q1.. #10 rpi vols are 17-3 v Q1 for ex.

My only guess is they dont have any Q5s on schedule. But who have they beat?? C Arkansas..lol

 

E will get the start Wednesday PM in Gainesville, I am thinking.

 

I agree. I think Walton should use all three.

 

Arky is 13-8 in the SEC and has a series left with Mizzo which they should win. Even if they lose one they end up 15-9 in the SEC. They already have series wins over Bama, UF, a sweep of MSU, UK and now UT last night. Deifel had her ace return but after that had to rebuild the majority of the team. I think their ranking legit and, further, that Deifel is the best coach in the league.

 

That is what I implied, but maybe not well enough.
We will be on the road for regionals, which will be a crapshoot. If we win the regional against a ranked team, we will go play whomever they were matched with in the supers. We just have to hope it is not the dreaded two.

BTW, I would start Lex tomorrow. FSU knows the other two like a book.

 

Yeah....I was just suggesting that if you don't host you may be better offer as a 20 type seed. Not sure facing the 16 seed in a regional is all that different than a 12/13 seed. Just luck of the draw somewhat. and if you survive that you face a 5 or 6 seed that is beatable

 

I wasnt complaining on ranking(not even lsu) I was just adding the 2 SEC teams at 12 & 15, to go along w/ 13 & 14,,as in..whats the difference(to the comment)

 

I've seen some bracket predictions that have UF going to Tally as a #2 seed. Have to remember for regionals they like to select teams as close to the #1 of the regional as possible who is not in your conference. The only other #1 seed in the SE or Mid-atlantic that is a non-SEC team would be Duke. And most have SC going to Duke as the #2.

 

win the next 4 in the regular season and 1 in the tourney and tally is,imo, a moot point.

 

Would they really put us in a regional against a team we have already played twice. If are pitching improves just a little this team can beat anybody in the country with the exception of Oklahoma & UCLA on any given day.

 

Skylar just made the final 10 for collegiate softball player of the year. Congratulations to her. She deserves it.

 

If that possible regional is something the coaching staff is thinking about I wonder if that changes tonight’s pitching decisions. Why show Delbrey tonight if we might face them later when the stakes are higher.