Lady Vols Softball

I feel like Ashley Rogers deserved SEC pitcher of the year. Led the league in every important category, yet Haff and Fouts won it.

If it was going to be a co-POY, it should’ve been Fouts and Rogers.

I absolutely cannot believe Morgan and Kowalik were named 2nd team.
 
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If it was going to be a co-POY, it should’ve been Fouts and Rogers.

I absolutely cannot believe Morgan and Kowalik were named 2nd team.
They only gave it to Haff because of the team she was on. Like someone said earlier it’s more of an MVP award which isn’t how it should be.
 
Really sad Rogers can lead in almost every category for a pitcher but still not win a pitching award. Who voted and elected?
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Believe the answer is right here for W/L SEC Record

Haff 11-3
Fouts 11-2
Rogers 9-7
 
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They only gave it to Haff because of the team she was on. Like someone said earlier it’s more of an MVP award which isn’t how it should be.

In the past, that actually hasn't really been the case when it comes to the softball awards. Looking at the conference stats, Fouts shouldn't be sharing the award with her. Not to mention, Arkansas got a share of the conference championship due to their weak conference schedule.
 
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(SEC GAMES ONLY)
PLAYER..............ERA....W-L..APP-GS..CG..SHO..SV....IP....H...R...ER...BB...SO...2B...3B...HR...AB....B/AVG...WP..HBP
Montana Fouts, UA...1.80..11-2...16-14..11..3/0...1...97.1...78..31..25...34...132...9....1....6...369... .211....4....3

Ashley Rogers, UT...2.00...9-7...17-14..12..1/0...1..101.2...60..38..29...26...105..11....1...12...360... .167....3...12
Mary Haff, AR.......2.01..11-3...19-11...7..1/1...4...87.0...63..26..25...15....79...7....1....9...320... .197....1....7

I see the argument for Fouts, but I am not convinced. It should have been Rogers, in my opinion.
 
As for Morgan not making first team, when you compare the stats of the other infielders, I have to say I understand why they were selected over her, even if by a very small margin. She was clearly penalized for having lower HR and slugging % numbers vs. the rest of the infielders on the team, and slightly lower RBI numbers.

BA:
Laird: .410
Morgan: .400
Pleasants: .368
Echols: .358
Adams: .349
Burnside: .286

HR:
Burnside: 10
Adams: 7
Pleasants: 7
Echols: 6
Laird: 4
Morgan: 2

RBI:
Echols: 21
Burnside: 19
Adams: 19
Pleasants: 19
Laird: 16
Morgan: 15

Slg%:
Burnside: .825
Pleasants: .711
Echols: .687
Adams: .627
Laird: .614
Morgan: .585

OB%:
Burnside: .494
Echols: .477
Morgan: .474
Laird: .462
Pleasants: .442
Adams: .417

I will say that I wish they would stop doing these teams by position. There's no reason for someone like Herzog to be on the first team, but she gets on there because of her position. Her in-conference stats aren't remotely worthy of all-conference, let alone first team. It also makes someone like Kayla Kowalik fall to second team because she plays the same position as Hemphill, and also left Haley Lee at A&M off the teams completely because she also plays catcher. I couldn't imagine how she's feeling right now knowing she was left off but her teammate made first team with low key garbage stats. There should be three pitchers and then the twelve best position players in the conference. There's no doubt, when you look at the stats, that Morgan deserves first team over every single outfielder on the team, Kiki included. Mack, Brown, and Andrews are all small ball players and they all have lower in-conference BA than her, not to mention all the other numbers, too. Ashley Morgan, Haley Lee and Kayla Kowalik should all be first team over all the outfielders on the list.
 
(SEC GAMES ONLY)
PLAYER..............ERA....W-L..APP-GS..CG..SHO..SV....IP....H...R...ER...BB...SO...2B...3B...HR...AB....B/AVG...WP..HBP
Montana Fouts, UA...1.80..11-2...16-14..11..3/0...1...97.1...78..31..25...34...132...9....1....6...369... .211....4....3

Ashley Rogers, UT...2.00...9-7...17-14..12..1/0...1..101.2...60..38..29...26...105..11....1...12...360... .167....3...12
Mary Haff, AR.......2.01..11-3...19-11...7..1/1...4...87.0...63..26..25...15....79...7....1....9...320... .197....1....7

I see the argument for Fouts, but I am not convinced. It should have been Rogers, in my opinion.

There's really no argument against Fouts. This actually just highlights that Fouts was a correct selection, and actually makes the case that she should've been the sole selection for pitcher of the year given her lower ERA and higher K totals in fewer innings.

Looking at those stats, I honestly have zero clue why Haff was selected as co-pitcher of the year. Given the W/L record I can see Ashley not being seleected for it, but if I'm Fouts I'm pissed that I'm sharing this award instead of just getting it outright.
 
gonna be 6p or later before the LVs game gets going

P.S. I could live without the videotape reviews -- generally a waste of time --- human error is part of life, let it be
 
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