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re: Softball: NCAA Regional #2 LSU 2 / #4 Cal St Fullerton 3 / FINAL SEASON OVER

Posted on 5/21/22 at 9:58 pm to
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70762 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 9:58 pm to
First time in program history we went 0-2?
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78264 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 9:58 pm to
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This has to be it for Beth right?

No frick no. As much as ya'll want losing in the supers to be a terrible year it's not. This is the first pock mark on her tenure.
Posted by GeauxRed3581
Member since Jan 2019
328 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:02 pm to
I can respect the loyalty to coaches and the players you recruited but not at the sake of the program. The portal is the way of the future, clean house go get a few key players to shake up the locker room and give yourself a chance. This program is headed in the wrong direction. It's not common but at a certain point we are going to start losing the recruits we are able to commit to come here. Yes the team was technically young but this entire year was inexcusable from coaching all the way down to the effort put out on the field. I'll be in OKC with my purple and gold on yet again repping this team till they get their crap together again one day.
Posted by DC4LSU
baton rouge
Member since Aug 2011
2362 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:07 pm to
The inexplicable refusal to use the portal is what bothers me the most. There are too many dead weight people on this team that were recruiting misses and need to be moved on from. Look at Courtney Diefel she has totally remade the Arkansas program through the use of the transfer portal

I'm not going to bash individual players but facts are facts
This post was edited on 5/21/22 at 10:09 pm
Posted by tigerscope
Member since May 2019
81 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:08 pm to
I agree completely with you TB 357 and want to thank you for all your great insight and commentaries.
Changes have to be made in the coaching !!
We cannot continue with these assistants. Programs of all kinds usually need influx of new talent to teach over the years, especially when those teachers have been subpar.
It is suspect to me that they haven’t gone to head coaching opportunities in smaller universities and colleges, maybe no offers…
In just one year in LSU working with CKM , Sylvia Messer was offered and is now the HC of UCF WB…
Posted by GeauxRed3581
Member since Jan 2019
328 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:10 pm to
I'm not sure about ever but it's the first time since not making the tournament in 2005
Posted by Ericastiron
Denham Springs
Member since Jan 2022
13 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:15 pm to
I agree 357, so many well-coached teams have a pitching coach, and even though Beth was a pitcher 20 odd yrs ago it's not helping the team with her coaching the pitchers. Take Baylor, Britni Sneed has been there with Glenn Moore for about 18 yrs. Her coaching the pitchers, using his philosophy, has allowed him to coach and delegate. And this was a guy who was a fastball pitcher for "The King and His Court", back in the day.. Rachael Fico comes to mind as someone who has excelled as a pitching coach. Defensively Leftwich ain't it. Sadly our catchers were recruited as catchers, and none of them could start for any other SEC team. I could go on but you guys have pretty much nailed it with your comments..
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70762 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:15 pm to
quote:

The inexplicable refusal to use the portal is what bothers me the most. There are too many dead weight people on this team that were recruiting misses and need to be moved on from. Look at Courtney Diefel she has totally remade the Arkansas program through the use of the transfer portal



Besides using the portal the development of players is not good. We have seen way too many kids go backwards or stagnate. We brought in Amanda Sanchez and she all of a sudden forgot how to hit the ball for nearly 2 months at the end of the year.
Posted by tigerscope
Member since May 2019
81 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:23 pm to
Let also not forget that the reason the USA softball Olympic team didn’t win the gold medal was their hitting under Dobson. Suddenly these softball stars and Pros could barely bat over the span of several games..
Posted by lsursb
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
12067 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:28 pm to
If finishing the season on a 4 game losing streak doesn’t spur Beth to make some hard decisions, I am not sure what will. She will be back next year but is she willing to make changes in her staff and hit the portal for pitchers and catchers?
This post was edited on 5/21/22 at 10:29 pm
Posted by CajunBullet
New Iberia
Member since Sep 2017
2776 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:30 pm to
Bad defense early cost the Tigers. A disappointing season for a team that had a lot of expectations. Better luck next year ladies
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70762 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:31 pm to
Makes what Georgia Clark said this week to the media look bad

This post was edited on 5/21/22 at 11:34 pm
Posted by 18handicap
Member since Jul 2014
6157 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:31 pm to
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First time in program history we went 0-2?
Yes
Posted by Badcallagain
Member since Feb 2019
460 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:41 pm to
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Makes what Georgia Clark said this week to the media look bad LINK



Honestly, I don’t see much wrong with that. She said the pack has some teams asu can slide by, the sec does not. That statement is actually true. The statement doesn’t say anything negative towards ASU. Not sure what the issue is.
Posted by Badcallagain
Member since Feb 2019
460 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:43 pm to
Defense lost the game for us in the first inning, kind of fitting for how the year was.
This post was edited on 5/21/22 at 10:44 pm
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70762 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:44 pm to
quote:

Honestly, I don’t see much wrong with that. She said the pack has some teams asu can slide by, the sec does not. That statement is actually true. The statement doesn’t say anything negative towards ASU. Not sure what the issue is.



SC is hot garbage

But that isn't the point, maybe we shouldn't be saying things about other conferences and how no one can stop us then go 0-2 in the tourney to two non P5 teams. We were so bad we won't even face ASU a single time.
This post was edited on 5/21/22 at 10:46 pm
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78264 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:51 pm to
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Not sure what the issue is.

Well we lost twice before getting to the Pac-12 team so that's not great. But it doesn't really matter, it's online fodder for like 15 people that knew about it.
Posted by Amadeo
Member since Jan 2004
4880 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:58 pm to
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We brought in Amanda Sanchez and she all of a sudden forgot how to hit the ball for nearly 2 months at the end of the year.

That was the most bizarre collapse I ever witnessed.
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
10845 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 10:59 pm to
Time for new hitting coach before firing Beth.
Posted by Sasquatch Smash
Member since Nov 2007
25842 posts
Posted on 5/21/22 at 11:12 pm to
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Time for new hitting coach

This has been long overdue.
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