SOFTBALL 2018 STARTING LINEUP

[lcitsh]

any info on Kalyn Watts of transfer from SELU

She would be one of those "2-3 other options" I mentioned for right field. I suspect Brittany Rodriguez and Kelli Martinez have a leg up on the other candidates.

[BeauCajun]

Wow....can’t remember going into a softball season with so many new faces and question marks.

Nervous/Excited/Concerned all at once! Can’t wait to be there to cheer on this new era of Ragin’ Cajun softball!

No Softball practice up in Anchorage??? How's your first winter up there?

[ragin50]

Ps-Kylee Jo Trahan, Casey Dixon, Kirsten Pruett, Makenzie Carpenter
C-Lexie Comeaux, Miranda Grotenhuis
1B-Kourtney Gremillion, Miranda Grotenhuis
2B-Brittany Holland, Kynadi Tipler, Alaina Guarino
SS-Alissa Dalton
3B-Kara Gremillion
LF-Brittany Rodriguez, Kelli Martinez, Raina O'Neal
CF-Kelli Martinez, Brittany Rodriguez, Raina O'Neal
RF- Raina O'Neal, Beth Ashley, 2-3 other options

These are the likely options. The first person listed is the likely initial starter.

Wouldn't you consider Summer Ellyson and Allison Deville among the pitchers?

[CajunT]

Wouldn't you consider Summer Ellyson and Allison Deville among the pitchers?

I don't know, but could it be that he has attended scrimmages and they haven't performed well? Usually Terry has a good grasp on the UL softball program and attends practices.

I will say this, hopefully they can coach some of those kids up because there is no headliner right now in that group.

[axg8750]

No Softball practice up in Anchorage??? How's your first winter up there?

I’m missing all of my Cajun Sports this year. With the earthquake, tsunami warnings, and 6” of snow I have gotten the real Alaska experience this week.

Looking forward to visiting Lafayette for Mardi Gras and catching some games.

[JMV JustMyView]

Ps-Kylee Jo Trahan, Casey Dixon, Kirsten Pruett, Makenzie Carpenter
C-Lexie Comeaux, Miranda Grotenhuis
1B-Kourtney Gremillion, Miranda Grotenhuis
2B-Brittany Holland, Kynadi Tipler, Alaina Guarino
SS-Alissa Dalton
3B-Kara Gremillion
LF-Brittany Rodriguez, Kelli Martinez, Raina O'Neal
CF-Kelli Martinez, Brittany Rodriguez, Raina O'Neal
RF- Raina O'Neal, Beth Ashley, 2-3 other options

These are the likely options. The first person listed is the likely initial starter.

That is about what I had in mind...I think Tipler will dp...

[CajunAmos]

I don't know, but could it be that he has attended scrimmages and they haven't performed well? Usually Terry has a good grasp on the UL softball program and attends practices.

I will say this, hopefully they can coach some of those kids up because there is no headliner right now in that group.

Alissa Dalton? Or were you referencing pitchers only?

[CajunT]

Alissa Dalton? Or were you referencing pitchers only?

Only pitchers. There could be enough offense in this current lineup if a few kids grow up fast.

[lcitsh]

Wouldn't you consider Summer Ellyson and Allison Deville among the pitchers?

Summer and Alison have a (remote) chance of getting ahead of Kylee if she hasn't mastered her control issues. Casey, Kirsten and Makenzie have more pitches than Summer and Alison. Coach Reed has had the same amount of time to work with all 8 pitchers; at the moment, I'm thinking the 4 I listed are the most likely options to start the season.

[lcitsh]

I don't know, but could it be that he has attended scrimmages and they haven't performed well? Usually Terrell has a good grasp on the UL softball program and attends practices.

I will say this, hopefully they can coach some of those kids up because there is no headliner right now in that group.

Thanks for the compliment. Softball is the only team I have been able to stay invested in, so I try to keep track of what's happening with them.

Casey Dixon is likely to be this season's ace. She has 4 pitches and 2 out pitches. She is already at Kylee's level if Kylee has beaten her control problems.