re: LSU Softball Opening Day Observations

Smith did look good, but let's not set too high of expectations for her out the box. She was facing N Florida, after all. She will be a good pitcher for the Tigers, but I also expect some growing pains along the way.

The freshmen did come out swinging the bat well. But I also expect that as the pitching gets better into the schedule, they'll "normalize". While that girl did have a funky release and a little bit of movement on her pitches, she was still topping out around 50. It's been a while since our sophomores and up have seen stuff like that on any regular basis....at least much longer than the freshmen have. But there is no doubt that this is a great class, as Beth has consistently brought in.

The future is looking great for the Tigers. Next year's class is chock full of studs as well. I'd expect very deep runs in the WCWS for the foreseeable future!