The Book: Lady Cajuns softball 2007 Season

[CajunCharlie]

_ Charlie if this signing class lives up to its potential????????

I felt for lsu for about 30 seconds, then I remembered what the NCAA did to us in 2004. Arizona, Oklahoma, UL, South Carolina(?) all in the same region... we were highly ranked, coming off of a World Series appearance the year before and got shafted...Still almost pulled that mutha off!

Dont remember anyone having any sympathy for us.

If there is a regional that we have a shot in its this one. If the girls can overcome whatever was ailing them the last 2 weeks, who knows?

Z. _

Z, you are getting soft with age.....30 seconds of sympathy for lsu? Man, I recall some bygone comments by you, and they were "Katie, bar the door" when it came to lsu.

I agree that we have a shot at this regional. Don't know how good aTm is, but they are ranked fourth. So, they must be pretty good. If we can pick up where we left off early in the season we can play with just about anyone. Hope that group appears in the regional.

Haven't checked the Advocate this a.m.. I am certain that they are blasting the NCAA. In the Sunday edition they not only expected to host a regional, but felt like they were a lock for a super regional. Nada, boo hoo!

[ulforlife]

Don't know how good aTm is, but they are ranked fourth.

They can be beat, trust me if the girls show up to play this one is ours. We got a good regional

[Turbine]

I wonder if the old basketball saying "it is hard to beat a team 3 times" holds as true in softball.

[CajunCharlie]

_ I wonder if the old basketball saying "it is hard to beat a team 3 times" holds as true in softball. _

We shall see!!

[angellebertrand]

What I don't understand is our #3 seed in our bracket. What's up with that? The other teams (besides A&M) are not nationally ranked, we are... I know this may seem petty, just wondering the reason.

[NewsCopy]

Most of the members of UL's softball team didn't even notice who they were playing in the NCAA Regional Tournament this week, such was their excitement at seeing their own name pop up during Sunday's televised bracket announcement. Once they figured out their opponent, they were probably even more excited. The Cajuns will see some familiar faces in the opening game of the College Station, Texas, Regional Friday when they face Houston's Cougars. Their 1 p.m. game at the Aggie Softball Complex will be followed by host and top-seeded Texas A&M against Sam Houston State at 4 p.m. UL faced off with Houston in an April 18 doubleheader at Lamson Park, and it was an evening the Cougars would just as soon forget. The host Cajuns rolled to 5-0 and 14-0 wins, winning the finale in four and one-half innings via mercy rule. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[AstroCajun]

What I don't understand is our #3 seed in our bracket. What's up with that? The other teams (besides A&M) are not nationally ranked, we are... I know this may seem petty, just wondering the reason.

Reason 1: Not winning the regular season SBC crown
Reason 2: 2 and out in the SBC tourney

Good news is that we aren't up against a high 2 (i.e. there ain't much difference in the selection committee's eyes).

[shof]

_ Reason 1: Not winning the regular season SBC crown
Reason 2: 2 and out in the SBC tourney

Good news is that we aren't up against a high 2 (i.e. there ain't much difference in the selection committee's eyes). _

Concur. This is no big deal. This is a good matchup for our girls and I think we have a fighting chance to advance as well.

[NewsCopy]

The last thing Karli Hubbard figured she'd be doing over the last three weeks was playing shortstop. The last time she lined up anywhere in the infield was back at Comeaux High, where she helped lead the Spartans to three straight district titles. Since then, she'd become a fixture in the outfield for UL's nationally-ranked softball team. Yet, there she was, positioned closer to the plate than she imagined, or wanted. "I pretty much freaked a little," Hubbard said. "But you have to get over that." Hubbard wound up manning the shortstop slot for the Ragin' Cajuns over the final two weeks of the regular season and in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament through a domino effect. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

One of the raps against UL's softball team all season was its youth, but the Ragin' Cajuns aren't young when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. When UL takes the field Friday against Houston in the opening game of the College Station Regional, the Cajun roster includes players that have played in 61 NCAA Tournament games in their careers. Seniors Lacey Bertucci and Desi Chatman have 14 NCAA games each under their postseason belts and junior Holly Tankersley has made 11 NCAA tourney appearances. Four other players have started NCAA games. "As you go through the experience, it's a benefit to having played in the NCAA's," said Cajun co-head coach Michael Lotief. "It's part of the learning process. It's the environment and the atmosphere that makes it different. There's so much riding on every pitch." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - There are 16 tournaments taking place at regional sites across the country, but none will match the storylines that begin to develop here today. I guess they really do make things bigger in Texas. "I never thought about everything that was involved that way," Houston coach Kyla Holas admitted Thursday. "But while I know it's interesting, I'm just so focused on my team. And I bet she is too." Well, count me inquisitive, because when former players from one of the country's elite programs meet for the first time in NCAA play as head coaches, there's a certain interest level raised. And that's what will happen today when UL and Houston square off at 1 p.m. to open the College Station Regional at Texas A&M's Aggie Softball Complex. The rest of the story

[cjr3888]

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