fastpitch101

Congrats to all the Tennessee High school players who worked so hard and are now going to the College World Series! Whitney Hammond, Megan Givens, Shelby Burchall, Cat Hosfield, Ivy Renfroe, Leah Taylor, and Morgan Fowler. Tennessee has some great high school talent!! Congrats girls!!!!

I think it makes a difference "HOW" you time the runners. The fastest runners in D-I are right at 2.6, but I think the stop watch is started when ball contact is made which is different than a "ready set go" approach.

Tennessee is a top 25 team every year playing in the SEC , which is second only to the Pac 10 . They have, every year, a recruiting class in the top five according to ESPN. Although they may, like any top team , have a bad day here and there, I really dont think they have a weak anything. Alabama was run ruled on their own field by a no name team this past weekend and I dont think they are going to be weak either. By the way, in top college programs especially early in the season it is common for top coaches to swap young freshman or sophomore pitchers in and out to see what one...or the other can do. It doesnt mean they cant finish a game.

I think the Riverdale pitcher is much like another young pitcher, Kelly Troglin, that pitched for Red Bank back a few years ago. As a freshman, with a team full of seniors, she won the state title for Red Bank. She isnt a strike out pitcher and she really depended on her teams defense, which isnt a bad thing. Red Bank didnt repeat. I think a lot of being a good pitcher is mental and the Riverdale pitcher does have the mental game down. I think Riverdale graduated a lot this year and I dont think she will have the season she had last year. That isnt to say Riverdale doesnt have a good pitcher, they just dont have the states best pitcher. That is just my opinion. I think I was most impressed by the young Maryville pitcher. I think Banks and Beech will be my pick for state champions.

And that makes the first part of his quote any better? Kind of arrogant isnt he? He is saying "we" are the better team but "we" let them win. I am with Mr. Best . Crappy comment.

I always thought she was a really good player and I can find where all the other really good players in her class went , all are doing well! Just curious if she continued to play.

Nobody is bashing other associations. They serve a purpose esp at the younger age groups. It is just that ASA " A" and ASA Gold are the highest level of softball played. Period. Basically , you want to play at as high a level as you can compete. In this case at least 6 or 7 of the girls on this team had not committed but are LOOKING for a place to play in college , on scholarship perhaps. The place to find college coaches is 16U A ASA nationals, 18UA ASA Nationals, and 18U Gold ASA nationals. You wont find them at these other National tournaments as the best teams and players are usually not there.

I believe it. The OC Batbusters only seek out the best pitchers out there. They always have a really good team.

LOL .......There is no publicity on this web site. Well..........I guess publicity to a dozen or so parents and a couple of high school coaches. Who was the impressive batbuster pitcher?

The younger pitcher must be Kiewhirt. Here is information on their main ace who is an EA All American: Pitcher - Jolene Henderson (Sheldon, Sacramento, Calif.) Jr. The state junior player of the year in California led Sheldon to a second straight CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I title and No. 4 spot in the final Unapproved Website FAB 50 national rankings. Henderson, a two-time player of the year by the Sacramento Bee and already committed to Cal, went 30-1 with a 0.41 ERA and struck out 326 batters. She also batted for a .400 average and had five homers with 31 RBI.

Their "other " ace is Jolene Henderson , who is going to Cal, and is a senior.

The pitcher for Lady Magic is a SENIOR and she was a first team EA All American that pitched 18U Gold last year, then dropped down to play 16U this year. Her name is Jolene Henderson. Thanks for who ever clearedup that they won fourth. I was have trouble seeing the entire bracket and it appeared they ended up second.

If people are interested in softball then that is what they should talk about. The details of a person losing their job that caused the move are details that were not mentioned by the paper and really are just speculation and should have been left out. Does it really affect the softball community on "why" these people are thinking about moving? NO. I'm not buying they were no longer being talked about. For how many seconds did you think it woud be before these little stories were going to be dredged up again with newer, more juicy details? On a positive note , a fact that DOES affect the softball community , I think Ellen's team, the Southern Force 16U , just placed 2nd at 16U A ASA nationals. The team is made up of 2010 and 2011 graduates. That is a great accomplishment for her team.

I second that and further agree high school ball should be played from 43. Florida has done it for 3 years now.

People care? No , just one or two on this board. The rest of the community really has no interest in the situation.