Tennessee Softball 2025

#627
#627
M40 said:
Probably better bats than what Stanford had. They were terrible on offense
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I def agree with that and the better bats. Just wondering for next season how those bats will match up against the top teams in post season. They are going to have to do really well against a tough non-conference schedule to get a favorable draw post season. This could still be a really good team capable of it though, and with an ace like Canady and a little bit of firepower and timely batting anything is possible!! What I’m really interested in seeing is what kinda of moves they can make in recruiting high school and portal next year after this. Could make things REALLY interesting.
 
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jp1 said:
Speaking of money, I believe it was you I responded to that no way she would go to Texas Tech. Looks like I owe you an apology. I was certainly wrong on this one.
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I just feel sorry for this young woman TBH. I remember with such a smile on my face playing baseball just for the fun of it.

Then…on with real life. And I was blessed to have real success in real life. I retired young.

I’m just sad for her (1) that she feels pressure to make decisions based on money so early; and (2) that she thinks that softball is her best asset to make money…because, damn, Stanford…. Brains win….
 
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jp1 said:
Speaking of money, I believe it was you I responded to that no way she would go to Texas Tech. Looks like I owe you an apology. I was certainly wrong on this one.
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We’ve all been wrong at times. Heck when the original rumors started about Tech I thought the $ amount was bogus
 
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Seems like Dodge is still playing travel ball…I’m confused how that is possible when she was enrolled as a UT student this past spring?
 
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#637
anecwnrjcns12 said:
Seems like Dodge is still playing travel ball…I’m confused how that is possible when she was enrolled as a UT student this past spring?
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Believe it’s USA/ASA softball that allows college kids as long they don’t age out to play. Mine played in Chattanooga a few years ago and went up against a few.
 
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anecwnrjcns12 said:

Do we see Dodge cracking the lineup this year with a year of seeing college pitching under her belt?
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Probably not a regular with Dez and Barnhart. Not sure the about Florida league, the Chattanooga league was pretty bad in the small sample size I saw. I’d assume the Florida league is better overall with the talent in-state and players that get hosted. Her best experience came from intersquad last season against Pickens/Payton.

Does she convert to catcher, I know she was spot bullpen last spring. Where is her spot 1B/3B?
 
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Majors said:
Probably not a regular with Dez and Barnhart. Not sure the about Florida league, the Chattanooga league was pretty bad in the small sample size I saw. I’d assume the Florida league is better overall with the talent in-state and players that get hosted. Her best experience came from intersquad last season against Pickens/Payton.

Does she convert to catcher, I know she was spot bullpen last spring. Where is her spot 1B/3B?
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Well I saw she was playing 3rd this summer for a little bit. Not sure how quick she is over there. I think the bullpen will be fine, but I am hoping that the depth of our bench and the willingness of Karen to go to the bench is something that will play to our advantage
 
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anecwnrjcns12 said:
Well I saw she was playing 3rd this summer for a little bit. Not sure how quick she is over there. I think the bullpen will be fine, but I am hoping that the depth of our bench and the willingness of Karen to go to the bench is something that will play to our advantage
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Off the bench depth was an obvious issue last season. Leach twins were solid for true freshman…after that it was a drastic drop off, and that’s a huge problem. It seems written that Dez will be off the bench this year/fall.. how does she respond? We don’t have a Pannell/Faw freshman coming in to fight for a larger role.
 
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#645
Majors said:
Off the bench depth was an obvious issue last season. Leach twins were solid for true freshman…after that it was a drastic drop off, and that’s a huge problem. It seems written that Dez will be off the bench this year/fall.. how does she respond? We don’t have a Pannell/Faw freshman coming in to fight for a larger role.
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I think with Dez she will have good ABs, but more bad ones. Consistency is key for her. Does Clarke make some noise? She’s tall & reminds me of Boo in terms of her power. With the addition of fiedler, brown, barnhart, both leach twins, dodge, & clarke I think our depth will be okay at the very least.
 
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#647
anecwnrjcns12 said:
Tanner & Nuwer looked good for the most part tonight at the All-American game. Super excited for them both
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6 new freshman plus Dodge with no open positions. Could be interesting to see if all 7 return for sophomore season when positions open up, too many portal pickups infront of them all now.
 
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I saw a post from Brockenbrough with Pannell and Faw and noticed all three girls have put muscle and size on their frames. Maybe we will get more run production from Faw and Pannell can hit 12-15 HRs next year. Here's hoping.
 
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MrBiggles said:
I saw a post from Brockenbrough with Pannell and Faw and noticed all three girls have put muscle and size on their frames. Maybe we will get more run production from Faw and Pannell can hit 12-15 HRs next year. Here's hoping.
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I find it strange that Brockenbrough would still be posting shots with Pannell and Faw if they are now on different teams. I'm not saying these girls can't still be friends but how are they training together if that's the case. Is Brockenbrough still in Knoxville, I thought she was headed to Clemson.
 
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