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LSU Softball Preview 2015 Season
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:02 pm
Its an exciting time, as the softball season begins for LSU tomorrow. This is without doubt Beth's most talented team she has had. We return the majority of our starters from last year. This year we have more depth, particularly at the pitching position.
Projected Starters
C-Kloss/Jaquish (Will alternate)
DH- (Jaquish or Kloss)
1B- Sandra Simmons-Junior
2B- Constance Quinn-Sophomore
SS- Bianka Bell- Junior
3B- Bourg- Freshman
LF- Emily Griggs- Freshman
CF- AJ Andrews- Senior
RF- Bailey Landry-Sophomore
The pitching rotation will be crazy, but in a good way.
Corbello will always be the Friday starter
We have Kelsee Selman who throws a very good rise ball, has improved a lot over the off season
Allison Walljapser- True freshman and HS All American out of California- she will be a very special player no doubt and will be a fan favorite. She is a versatile pitcher
Carley Hoover- A freshman transfer out of Stanford. She has a lot of velocity on her pitches. She brings something different. A tremendous addition to this staff
The Pitching Staff could be one the best in the entire country. Our depth is unbelievable. Will see improvement from last year.
Hitting- Hitting has improved ever year. Last year had the second highest avg in LSU softball history, hitting.314 with 65 homeruns (Most in School History) I expect more improvement this year with the development and addition of a few new faces.
Players to WATCH!
Sydney Bourg- She will likely see a lot of action at 3rd Base, while her defensive abilities are a little questionable. Her bat will be an upgrade to Wray from last year. She brings power and has speed.
Emily Griggs- Probably one most talented hitters to come out of HS- She will likely be leading off behind Andrews. She will be a .300 hitter, still is developing power but she puts the ball in play. MAJOR MAJOR upgrade offensively.
Walljasper/Hoover/Selman- The sky is the limit with this group. One of these players will step up and claim the number 2 role. Will be very competitive all season.
Areas of concern-
Pitching- Free passes, Corbello needs to cut down all the walks and passes she gave up last season. If she can manage to do that then we will be in great shape.
Infield Defense- Bianka Bell has had her struggles at SS, she needs to limit the amount of errors. Quinn and Bourg will likely be the new faces. Wray was an excellent defender, there will be a drop off, but the question is how much.
I expect this group to finish in the Top 3 in the SEC, should finish top 12-15 Nationally. If we can establish consistency, this group will likely be able to reach the CWS. The sky really is the limit, although there are many question marks. We currently have the number 9 recruiting class for 2016 everyone, so more talent is on the way.
Schedule- Presents lots of challenging opponents out of conference, we play Notre Dame, Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, and Oklahoma. We have our work cut out for us but Torina always has her group ready to play. Should be a terrific season. I will eventually break down the class of 2016,
Projected Starters
C-Kloss/Jaquish (Will alternate)
DH- (Jaquish or Kloss)
1B- Sandra Simmons-Junior
2B- Constance Quinn-Sophomore
SS- Bianka Bell- Junior
3B- Bourg- Freshman
LF- Emily Griggs- Freshman
CF- AJ Andrews- Senior
RF- Bailey Landry-Sophomore
The pitching rotation will be crazy, but in a good way.
Corbello will always be the Friday starter
We have Kelsee Selman who throws a very good rise ball, has improved a lot over the off season
Allison Walljapser- True freshman and HS All American out of California- she will be a very special player no doubt and will be a fan favorite. She is a versatile pitcher
Carley Hoover- A freshman transfer out of Stanford. She has a lot of velocity on her pitches. She brings something different. A tremendous addition to this staff
The Pitching Staff could be one the best in the entire country. Our depth is unbelievable. Will see improvement from last year.
Hitting- Hitting has improved ever year. Last year had the second highest avg in LSU softball history, hitting.314 with 65 homeruns (Most in School History) I expect more improvement this year with the development and addition of a few new faces.
Players to WATCH!
Sydney Bourg- She will likely see a lot of action at 3rd Base, while her defensive abilities are a little questionable. Her bat will be an upgrade to Wray from last year. She brings power and has speed.
Emily Griggs- Probably one most talented hitters to come out of HS- She will likely be leading off behind Andrews. She will be a .300 hitter, still is developing power but she puts the ball in play. MAJOR MAJOR upgrade offensively.
Walljasper/Hoover/Selman- The sky is the limit with this group. One of these players will step up and claim the number 2 role. Will be very competitive all season.
Areas of concern-
Pitching- Free passes, Corbello needs to cut down all the walks and passes she gave up last season. If she can manage to do that then we will be in great shape.
Infield Defense- Bianka Bell has had her struggles at SS, she needs to limit the amount of errors. Quinn and Bourg will likely be the new faces. Wray was an excellent defender, there will be a drop off, but the question is how much.
I expect this group to finish in the Top 3 in the SEC, should finish top 12-15 Nationally. If we can establish consistency, this group will likely be able to reach the CWS. The sky really is the limit, although there are many question marks. We currently have the number 9 recruiting class for 2016 everyone, so more talent is on the way.
Schedule- Presents lots of challenging opponents out of conference, we play Notre Dame, Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, and Oklahoma. We have our work cut out for us but Torina always has her group ready to play. Should be a terrific season. I will eventually break down the class of 2016,
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Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:11 pm to Tigerbait357
Upvote
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:18 pm to Tigerbait357
Excellent analysis
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:36 pm to Tigerbait357
Posted on 2/5/15 at 4:19 pm to lsutigermall
I'll add the schedule on later! Feel free to ask any questions
Posted on 2/5/15 at 4:50 pm to Tigerbait357
Who are going to be the power hitters on the team?
Posted on 2/5/15 at 4:57 pm to lsusportsman2
Bell and Jaquish mostly. Kloss will probably give around the same numbers as last year. Quinn has the power potential to maybe approach that. Walljasper and Hoover have power but not sure how much they'll hit.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 5:54 pm to saintsfan22
Bell and Jaquish no question are our better hitters, what we have this year compared to other years is opponents wont be able to walk and give passes to avoid certain players, top to bottom we are loaded. Kloss and Simons have shown they can hit for power. Quinn had quite a few from limited at bats. Landry will probably hit 6-8 this year. Bourg brings a lot of power as well, youll see lots of doubles and triples from Griggs
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:32 pm to Tigerbait357
I'm driving over from Houston in the morning for a great weekend of LSU softball
Posted on 2/6/15 at 10:36 am to 18handicap
Its gameday everyone
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:08 am to Tigerbait357
I'm going to get made fun of on this but my favorite part of the first home game is hearing what music the ladies have playing when they come up to bat...
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:51 am to Tigerbait357
Thanks for the preview! I didn't know we picked up the Stanford transfer ( Hoover) but sure gives us a lot of pitching depth! Hope we have a great season!!
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:22 pm to Tigerbait357
This was great, thanks.
Who figures to be the cream of the crop in the SEC this year?
Who figures to be the cream of the crop in the SEC this year?
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:27 pm to saintsfan22
quote:
Bell and Jaquish mostly. Kloss will probably give around the same numbers as last year. Quinn has the power potential to maybe approach that. Walljasper and Hoover have power but not sure how much they'll hit.
Thanks TB357 as I am jazzed to see our young ladies in action although only stats today.
Saintsfan -you appear to be knowledgeable about all our sports incl the ladies. Out of curiosity, did you have a relative or connection with the lady sports, or just enjoy watching them?
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:32 pm to Adam4848
quote:
Who figures to be the cream of the crop in the SEC this year?
Probably Alabama and Florida.
Kentucky made it to the WCWS last year and will also be very good. Tennessee and UGA are usually strong as well.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:34 pm to Tigerbait357
quote:
C-Kloss/Jaquish (Will alternate)
From everything I have seen and heard, Jaquish has been given the 3rd base job to take and run with with Kloss catching most of the time.
quote:
Corbello will always be the Friday starter
I wouldn't even go that far. Torina has said that she will do a lot of pitching based on match ups and what not. I get the idea that all of the pitchers will see action in various roles. I wouldn't be surprised if by conference play that one of the pitchers besides Corbello becomes a "relief specialist".
For all of the old-schoolers who think that softball is a bunch of 1-0 games and that you only need one pitcher, you are outdated. Offense in softball is as good as it has ever been. Having 4 great pitchers will be a HUGE advantage.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:38 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
quote:
Who figures to be the cream of the crop in the SEC this year?
Florida was picked to win the league…..they are the defending WCWS champs so I feel like they are the best until someone proves them wrong.
Alabama will be loaded as always.
Kentucky was picked 3rd…they have a stud pitcher named Kelsey Nunley who they basically rode all the way to the WCWS last year.
We were picked 4th.
Georgia and Tennessee all had major losses from their teams last year. Georgia was picked 5th and Tennessee was actually picked 8th in the league.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:39 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
quote:
Probably Alabama and Florida.
And unless I'm missing something, I would hope we can compete with them this year -huh?
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:46 pm to Bel Air Tiger
quote:
Probably Alabama and Florida.
And unless I'm missing something, I would hope we can compete with them this year -huh?
There is no reason why we can't challenge these teams for the top spot in the league.
Our SEC schedule works out really weird this year. For those who don't know, there are 13 teams (Vandy doesn't have softball). Each year, a team will play 8 series and have 4 teams that they don't play. So basically, the rotation in any given 3 year period is that you play each team at home one year, away another year, and not at all in a year.
That being said, this year we don't play Alabama at all. We play Florida away. We also have to travel to Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. Tough road slate. Our home series are against some of the worst teams…Arkansas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Auburn. Only Auburn figures to be even halfway decent. We legitimately should be 10-2, at WORST, at home.
Softball doesn't do divisions but it is bizarre how we end up hosting 4 West teams and traveling to 4 East teams.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 3:06 pm to LSUGrad9295
I have heard rumors about Jaquish getting an opportunity at 3rd but I also hear they will be working with Bourg at 3B. If not then she could be a DH
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