They did exactly thatWhich is the exact reason she wouldn't have been ignored at camps..unless of course the two pitchers you mentioned did the same thing..
They did exactly thatWhich is the exact reason she wouldn't have been ignored at camps..unless of course the two pitchers you mentioned did the same thing..
And the coaches who make them better at the college levelBT I think your observation is self explanatory. There is a reason the coaches are now 3-17. Maybe injuries or something else unforseen. My bet is they suck at talent recogniation. There is a reason White, Gasso, etal are successful year after year.
They both won the 18U PGF Premier championship as freshmen? In that case congrats and I don't know what to tell you.They did exactly that
Looking past just recruiting part there is general philosophy to look and develop pitching talent with a weight factor placed on height which intuitively seems correct. Height is important but there is enough data points out there to demonstrate that there is some other factor at play that over rides height.I think the fact that she won PGF as a freshman (if that is the case) makes her an automatic standout. She pitched against the highest level competition at 18U. She proved herself.
ObviouslyI think the fact that she won PGF as a freshman (if that is the case) makes her an automatic standout. She pitched against the highest level competition at 18U. She proved herself.
Lugo is listed at 5'5" and Trlichek (sp?)--the Florida lefty that started against Auburn on Friday and pitched a shut out--is listed at 5'4". Florida is the #8 team in the country. Such women of average height are certainly the exception rather than the rule at high-level D1, but pitchers can pitch regardless of height. Kylie Bass, a Georgia lefty a couple years back, was a listed at 5'0" and threw in the upper 50s--was a junk baller that drove batters crazy with spin/movement.
And the coaches who make them better at the college.
Lisa Fernandez is a great coach.
While we all like to believe this to be true and it is what we’re always being told, I sometimes doubt it‘s always the case.Imo
*Personality/demeanor is just as important as talent!
And more important than size.
I am not convinced of this at all. I think we hear all the time of coaches being relieved because of controversy.But maybe they do pay a price because we hear about college softball coaches getting relieved all the time when their programs do not consistently win.