The Book: Lady Cajuns softball 2007 Season

[Turbine]

I was able to watch the 1st game vs Northwestern (missed the 2nd) In G1 Brittany Cuevas gave up 2 home runs early then totally shut Northwestern down. The final was 6-2

OK you make the call. In a throw back to 1st base was Karli Hubbard ultimately safe or not? Look at where the ball is and note that Karli is sliding hard.

[DaddyCajun]

I was able to watch the 1st game vs Northwestern (missed the 2nd) In G1 Brittany Cuevas gave up 2 home runs early then totally shut Northwestern down. The final was 6-2

OK you make the call. In a throw back to 1st base was Karli Hubbard ultimately safe or not? Look at where the ball is and note that Karli is sliding hard.

S A F E!!!!!

DaddyCajun

[Damon]

S A F E!!!!!

DaddyCajun

Looks like it
Are the softball and baseball fields rennovated? Looks like they've changed since 2003?

[Zeebart21]

Looks like it
Are the softball and baseball fields rennovated? Looks like they've changed since 2003?

Yeah man, they've changed a bunch!

Z.

[NewsCopy]

Coaches stress the importance of hitters making adjustments during a game. UL co-head softball coach Michael Lotief credited those adjustments for the Cajuns posting a pair of wins over Northwestern State on Wednesday at Lamson Park. The Cajuns out-hit the Demons 11-2 in the opening game in rallying for a 6-2 victory, and then changed their focus in the nightcap in a 12-4 run-rule victory. In the second game, NSU pitcher Michelle Castellano struggled to throw strikes, walking a total of 10 batters, but allowed only two hits through three innings and went into the fourth inning with a 4-3 lead. In the fourth, though, Holly Tankersley and Lacey Bertucci drew leadoff walks, and Desi Chatman followed with a first-pitch home run over the center-field wall. One inning later, the Cajuns scored six more runs, in part thanks to three more walks. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[Diapason]

Balls fly fast but Karli has such a small distance to cover I'm guesing safe.

[KingRob]

looks can be deceiving, but there were several blown calls last nightfor both sides.

i say safe! :O)

[ulforlife]

Last night's ump in the second game was TERRIBLE. I mean, AWFUL

[El Sidonio]

I agree, but on the same hand teams can only blame so much on a bad ump before they have to realize that responsibility falls to them. What I've seen UL do this year in both softball and baseball (which is why boths teams are not just ok, but GOOD) is that they use the talent and means they have to overcome bad officiating.

God Bless

GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!

[BurninCayenne]

Looks like she slid to soon and her slide is over.

OUT

[Cajun Express]

Looks like she slid to soon and her slide is over.

OUT

Her slide is not over, she has not even touched the ground with her chest and hips.

Safe.

[BurninCayenne]

Her slide is not over, she has not even touched the ground with her chest and hips.

Safe.

You're right I thought she was getting up to get closer but now I see the dirt wave from her hand. When do we get the real answer?

post script SAFE

[El Sidonio]

If we stay the course, and win most of the rest of our games, and lose a couple (expected b/c of our youth), I don't see us changing much in the polls. I think with the weakness of our conference in softball (us being the exception) and us having already had a chance to play good teams (1 of which we beat and two of which we didnt), our rankings will not be affected much at all.

My two scenarios for improving our rankings are this:
1)Win out the rest of the way. Regardless of the weakness of the rest of our schedule, that would put us at 56-7. I don't care who you play, if you are 56-7 at the end of the season, you deserve to be top 10.

2)Regardless of us winning out or doing as expected and winning most of the rest of our games with a couple losses sprinkled here and there, we can also move up in rankings if the 14 ahead of us have some major collapses. I don't really see any major collapses in the top 5, but I certainly think that 6-14 are capable of it (why I think that, I don't know, it just sounds good and makes sense).

What about y'all? Am I right on? Am I dead wrong? Are there any other rank changing scenarios?

Regardless of the rank, I hope our ladies continue to kick butt, especially at the conference tourney and the regionals and beyond.

God Bless

GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUN SOFTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Turbine]

OK here you go, the picture from when the ball was caught.

It looks to me like Karli has been there so long she could use the base as a pilow

[shof]

I see us staying right around where we are now, unless "we" have a meltdown. Most ahead of us play in tougher conferences (as you've alluded to); so losses within conference play will not affect them as greatly as losses in our conference would. Could we move up 2-3, or 4 spots; yes, but I think its less likely than dropping a couple places. Regardless, I think we're looking at a 3 seed in any regional. Not bad for a rebuilding year! JM $0.02.