Only piece we are missing is a dominant ace pitcher. We had two really good ones right when covid hit (Kleist/Ellyson), 2020, I believe. That was very unlucky. We’ve had some really good ace pitchers (Landry, Schorman) since but there’s a level of elite that can shut down the top 20 teams we meet in the regionals and it’s not easy to find those pitchers.
While I think some fans still think there’s a Kyla Hall out there, most realize those days are long gone. It’s a different game, and the hitters are too good.
But I do believe UL has to upgrade if we’re thinking WCWS. I think our top 2 pitchers are very good (NCAA Regional good, which is saying something).
Like others have said, there’s a consistent middle of the lineup threat missing. Many programs may think they are 1-2 players away from being a legit WCWS threat. But pretty clear Cajuns are truly in that category.
it’s not the same game as it was when we made more appearances at the CWS because conferences like the SEC and ACC have substantially stepped up their game and resources allocated to Softball in the past 15 years or so thus the competition for the few elite pitchers thst are out there is much greater
I still believe we have failed to advance of recent in more instances because of the lack of offense and in some instances defense than because of pitching
JMO
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