Softball players leaving for next year.

[mun_RaginCajuns]

It would have been interesting to see how the Cajuns would fare against Alabama. Preseason, every major poll had Alabama ranked number one and most were predicting them to win the world series. After 22 games, they ended up 14 and 8, hardly number one and hardly a world series contender. Too much preseason pressure?

Hmm Bama started off rocky but I think by mid-season they would have started to figure it out. In all fairness, you have to take into consideration that they lost Jenkins pre-season, Brown goes down in the first few games & there are no more secrets on majority of the pitching staff. Fouts, Cornell, & Goodman had a stellar 19 season but now lots of film + scouting reports on them. 'Sophomore slump?' The freshman Kilfoyl was no slouch in the circle; they were better than their record suggests. Flip side, same could be said for the Cajuns. We were really starting to click as a team & we were making a statement to the softball world this season! Cajuns were going all the way to OKC! I just don't think you can easily dismiss that mid-season match up, it would have been a competitive game. But I like to think the Cajuns were leaving T-town with a W!! Still dreaming of all this season could have been, unfortunately we will never know #GeauxCajuns

[roarman]

Hmm Bama started off rocky but I think by mid-season they would have started to figure it out. In all fairness, you have to take into consideration that they lost Jenkins pre-season, Brown goes down in the first few games & there are no more secrets on majority of the pitching staff. Fouts, Cornell, & Goodman had a stellar 19 season but now lots of film + scouting reports on them. 'Sophomore slump?' The freshman Kilfoyl was no slouch in the circle; they were better than their record suggests. Flip side, same could be said for the Cajuns. We were really starting to click as a team & we were making a statement to the softball world this season! Cajuns were going all the way to OKC! I just don't think you can easily dismiss that mid-season match up, it would have been a competitive game. But I like to think the Cajuns were leaving T-town with a W!! Still dreaming of all this season could have been, unfortunately we will never know #GeauxCajuns

I agree with what you said about Alabama. What was rather perplexing to me is, in 22 games, Bailey only hit two home runs. I gotta think she had some type of injury. Very
un-Bailey like to hit only two home runs about a third through the season. Last year, she hit 26.

[JMV JustMyView]

I agree with what you said about Alabama. What was rather perplexing to me is, in 22 games, Bailey only hit two home runs. I gotta think she had some type of injury. Very
un-Bailey like to hit only two home runs about a third through the season. Last year, she hit 26.

A lot of pitchers I'm sure were pitching around her.

[CajunVic]

A lot of pitchers I'm sure were pitching around her.

She has been pitched around since she was young in high school.

[JMV JustMyView]

She has been pitched around since she was young in high school.

Yes but even more so now.

[CajunAmos]

Yes but even more so now.

Like Lexie was here and Lauren Chamberlain was at OK.

[CajunVic]

Yes but even more so now.

She probably has a little more around her now than she did at STM.

[roarman]

Last year Bailey had 192 at bats. She hit 26 home runs. That's one HR every 7.8 at bats. This year 50 at bats with 2 HRs. One HR every 25 at bats. Last year's batting average, .375. This year .280. A drop of almost 100 points. I can't think of any other explanation, except, she was playing hurt.

[CajunAmos]

Last year Bailey had 192 at bats. She hit 26 home runs. That's one HR every 7.8 at bats. This year 50 at bats with 2 HRs. One HR every 25 at bats. Last year's batting average, .375. This year .280. A drop of almost 100 points. I can't think of any other explanation, except, she was playing hurt.

Rumor was she was playing with a broken finger on her glove hand.

[CajunGrad16]

Glasco has said that Hudek isn’t returning.

[JMV JustMyView]

Glasco has said that Hudek isn’t returning.

Huge lost, but we will still be ok if we develop a #2 and #3 pitcher for the future.

[Cajunsmike]

It is a loss but sometimes these athletes are ready to move on with real life once they have their degree in hand. I for one am not sure any college sports will be going on by next February. When I ask folks what will be different then than today I don't get a good answer. There is no guarantee an effective vaccine will be ever developed. That means the longer the economy is shutdown the longer it will be before we are on the other side of this thing. Developing herd immunity requires many healthy people to catch it and the nation is not ready for that. Eventually that will occur but it may be a couple of years as long as lockdowns keep being extended. Sorry I did not mean to turn a softball thread into a virus thread. Just wanted to point out there is no guarantee 2021 will not be impacted.