re: Softball's Nicky Dawson transfers to Baylor

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Tigerbait357 I'm baffled how Stanford can't put together elite teams. It's a hot bed of the best players in the world over in Cali, plus it's Stanford!

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Mulerider It's really simple economics. With the cost of tuition at Stanford and the limited softball scholarships it's almost impossible to build depth and have quality starters at every position.

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Realistically speaking - you don't find out if you have been accepted academically into Stanford until pretty late in your high school academic career. That's a proven fact.

Combine that with how early recruits A) are being evaluated, B) taking unofficials, C) committing to scholarships as Fr/So. and bingo you have your first hurdle.

Stanford isn't playing anywhere near the same field in the academically/admissions department when they don't know if freshman Suzie (who hits .450 with 15 bomb scan) can even pass Algebra 1

And the head coach at Baylor (Moore) coached Dawson's head coach at LSU.

I seriously doubt all of things you just posted about treating her like shite and the family's donations and love toward LSU until I see concrete evidence. Seems you're just another one on here trying to spin more excuses for lack of playing time. I wish her well at BU and hope you all enjoy your trips to Wacko. George's is a great place to eat there...

I am in the same boat with giving Dawson and other some more opportunities but not playing someone doesn't qualify to me as "treating her like shite".

It sounds like Torina just abuses her players the way this term is thrown around


If anything for me was a question mark this season it was Cunningham only seeing two plate appearances the entire year. She was considered one of the top recruits coming out the 2016 class. She literally split 50/50 reps with Jaquish in the fall and all preseason. I don't know if she had some type of injury or she violated team rules but of everything this was the most confusing.

Apologies. You did say looking to.

Here to bring down your hopes because your source is wrong unless they meet neutral site.

She should have started over Quinn!!but beth became clm and played the seniority role!i don't blame Dawson,id be gone too.

Not a knock on Baylee Corbello but she was number 3 on the McNesse staff with less innings than our number 3, Smith. She was also in a weaker conference.
Maybe BT was correct in her evaluation.

If Dawson would have been better she would have played...Period! Some people just feel that they are entitled and do not need to practice, etc

Whenever I spoke with Leftwhich the 3 names I always heard her rave about were Springfield, Doyle and Andrews. I heard these three specifically. From October to the begging of opening weekend. It was Doyle's and Springfield bat and Andrews defense that was constantly praised of the freshman.

Cunningham and Dawson were occasionally mention but not very much. They do love Cunningham defense, they think she is one of the best defensive players on the team, never heard a lot about her offense.

"I hate to say it, but good move by Dawson. This transfer has been known for quite some time but Dawson is not a social media starlet so it wasn't public until Baylor released it. I am not real sure why LSU didn't release it weeks ago when it happened. I seriously doubt we will hear any comment from her or her family regarding this situation.

The two infield transfers coming in are a result of her departure not the other way around.

Dawson was an upgrade at 2nd base from day 1 and should have been an immediate starter. This season, there was no competition for her position. She was told it was to difficult to bench Quinn so she would have to wait her turn and that production at that position didn't matter (this was apparent for the last 3 years).

It is one thing to be beat out, it is another to sit behind players who are not held to a production standard and are simply penciled in 'just because'. If Dawson would have been able to complete for a job and had been beat out she would not be transferring. The staff thought Dawson was purple and gold thru and thru and they could get by with whatever they wanted to do and she would always be around. She informed them otherwise at the end of the year. Total miss by the staff.

Dawson was never in trouble or any of the other things being thrown around. She was just put in an awful situation of not having a chance to compete for a job regardless of how well she performed and how poorly others performed. This would deflate any player. Dawson lost trust in the staff and it is easy to see why.

In retrospect, it is amazing she had the year that she did knowing, no matter what, she was not going to play. She still came out and battled without ever saying a word. I have much respect for her for that. It had to be incredibly difficult to go through this season under these circumstances.

Dawson loves LSU and her family love LSU but sometimes things don't work out and people have to make decisions to protect their interest. This was one of those situations. I wish her nothing but success at Baylor. The Bears got a good one." -

Coaches from other programs working LSU softball camps asked coaches, but also players about Dawson & Satchell (Smith as well I'm sure but there was film on her for them to review), there were more than a few players who told coaches that both were cheated. There was absolutely no reason either didn't play more, or start almost the entire season. If you can work your arse off every day and get minimal opportunities, why stay another year?