Softball Transfer Portal

I think Sam is fine in the field. The moments she's been put there have not been ideal.

 

Sam at third isn't happening. Could be Mia. Could be Lefty. Could be Alyssa Hovermale. Or any of those three could be at second. I don't know how it will shake out and nobody else does either. As for catching...Emily probably has a leg up but Ariel Kowalewski may surprise. Probaly Reagan at first but Walton may want to work both Keagan and Ava Brown in to the lineup when not pitching. DP or first at times. Ava already has plenty of experience playing first. Walton told Keagan to learn how to play first while in her last year in high school.

 

While young people often look at what seems best *right now,* hopefully the coaching staff is selling this to the parents. Unless you are Montana Fouts or at that uber level, the current NIL money is meaningless compared to what a UF degree will do for you for the rest of your life.

 

I will bet my last dollar that Olivia is about to enter the portal. All references in her bio to UF are gone and she is retweeting things like "worst feeling is doing your best and it isn't good enough" and "whatever happens, happens."

 

That’s pretty telling. Hopefully she will find a new home and thrive, wherever that may be.

 

Back home to San Diego State would be my guess.

 

That's indicative that the staff has suggested she isn't likely to see playing time at UF

 

My sources say Olivia to the portal.

 

Emily has announced she is staying. I am happy for her. She has a chance to be the starting every day catcher and, more than that, she seems to be a wonderful kid from everything I know.

 

True. Someone mentioned San Diego State earlier. Given what SD has done this year, not a bad move.

 

She's from San Diego. There is also UC San Diego there.

 

This is not a dig at Liv, but she will not do better than here.

 

Hate to see people leave but we want people who want to be gators.

 

In the last few years the major players that have transferred in are Kendyl, Charla, Skylar and Pal. Lexie, Julia and Cali transferred out. I think we are ahead of the game.

 

I know.

 

So basically our transfers have been better than our recruiting classes.

 

Makes sense to me, as a proven player in college is a far easier task to assess than a young teen working their way through the myriad of high school divisions, etc. All the more reason a team needs top notch assistants with the skills to recognize whose got the skills, heart and fight to survive at the D1 level. Kenny and Rocha were integral to CTW finding the Best players, and it showed in the results.

 

So we did rather well in the transfer portal?

 

Aubrey Barnhart, sophomore infielder/catcher, has transferred from Alabama to Texas Tech.
https://twitter.com/barnhartaubrey?lang=en