re: LSU SOFTBALL Adds #3, #4 and #5 2026 Recruits

One spot away from hosting super. Saw where we are #4 in some poll.

Yep, just a tiny bit on the early side to talk supers hosting LoL, but then again always fun to project :-). There is ALOTTA shaking out coming as SEC opens up this weekend. This squad won’t get truly tested for a few weeks, although next weekend might be akin to a short pop quiz.

We are playing two more cream puffs this weekend before we start to face a little competition in Kentucky next weekend in the SEC opener. Early outlook guesses thus far
—We should sweep Kentucky series then head to UGA.
—Should at least win 2 of 3 in UGA
—it’s after the UGA series that things start to get interesting in late March and April given South Carolina’s surprising emergence. Following South Carolina April brings Bama, TAMU, TX and Florida. We can start to talk about playoff positioning in earnest in April.

ULL game will be interesting. They appear to kinda suck but lining up against LSU always brings them to life.

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What position do the three new players play?

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Assume you are referring to the transfers that were added to the team: Jaila Lassiter from Ole Miss (Centerfield), Avery Hodge from OU (Shortstop) and Ashley Vallejo from McNeese State (Pitcher).

Everyone else new to team are freshmen and Torina only plays the pitcher (Jayden Heavener) consistently with the catcher (Jada Phillips) getting a little time during tournament play due to the demands of playing multiple games multiple days.

Lassiter and Hodge are mainstays but it appears Vallejo may be the 5th pitcher in the rotation with Berzon, Heavener, Clopton and even Cassanova looking to be a bit more effective than her at this point.

Tuua and Rackley are pitchers and Vasquez is a catcher.

I said she sabotaged Dobson by allowing Leftwich to assist in teaching hitting. Just curious do you think Coach Dobson forgot how to teach hitting when he had Bianka Bell, Landry, Andrews and others? Wonder what changed? Leftwich changed. Hey man I’m excited they are doing well , I’m just as big a fan as you are.. we just disagree and that’s ok…let’s see what they look like in the SEC before we crown them.. the team last yr hit vs non conference teams too.

Probably a combination of both right? I still maintain this lineup is less gifted then last yrs ..Pleasants was a AA, Newland and Briggs All Region and All SEC, their replacement won’t be. Edwards is the only 1 that will replace what was there. Coffey in the lineup is huge and their approach at the plate is certainly different than in past yrs. I listened to an interview Torina did with Ragin Cagin podcast guys and she mentioned culture in hitting, that certainly appears to have changed.

That’s fair my bad

Thanks