Sickdog24

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Not taking anything personal at all. Good post with some good insight. Patriot gold has made huge strides nationally over the last four years. Can they compete with elite teams that have 150k budget and fly kids in to play a tournaments?... No that's what I am trying to say. What I am saying is this... The biggest problem making the transition from high school to college offensively is facing elite pitching and defense. Easy to bat .500 when no one breaks on the ball and the pitcher throws 50 mph.
To truly get yourself ready for college girls need to face elite pitching and great pitchers need to learn how to get elite batters out. Think we could all agree that this is a huge issue in the state.
Competing against the country's best is the only way to find these things out. Travel ball is a very costly and lots of LA kids just don't have the means to play for certain teams.
ULL has done a nice job of keeping local girls on travel ball teams of their choice and developing them from there. They don't travel much but are developed in a system that translates well to their program. Would encourage all girls in this state to choose your college wisely... Go somewhere you are going to get on the field! Don't make your choice based on the color of the uniform or big names. There is a lot that needs to change in this state about softball. Unfortunately most decent coaches quit when their daughters move on in life. Ben Guidry and Billy Stears with the patriots gave their lives to this game and I have huge respect for that. My hope moving forward is that some of these ladies get back into coaching and build the game in this state that we all love.

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Patriots gold finished 2nd at gold nationals last year!! Here is the link!! We have great softball in LA and they do compete with the best teams in the nation!! Patriots gold now carry the marruchi name as a sponsor !

Don't want to tell her business it will come out soon enough.

This is nonsense.... All three girls who are transferring from LSU played for the Patriot Gold. Which is by far the best travel team in LA. Landry and Thornhill were also on the same travel team. They came in the top 10 in the nation the last few years and blow everyone out the water. That is a fact! There are teams to play on in this state that help girls compete at the highest level. LSU can pull kids from anywhere and they get the best talent available and no one can blame them for that. Personally I don't think the kids from LA get a fair shake sometimes on the field or with the scholarships being given. A lot of that has to do with TOPS and the percentage a LA resident can get for showing up with good grades. Hate it when a kid shows up in any sport from out of state and isn't as good LA kid who got passed over. It happens everyday. Every kid LSU gives a scholarship to has a ton of talent. Most of it comes down to if they can consistently hit SEC type pitching. That will only be tested when they get on campus. Girls in LA who want to make it to the next level and play on a team based out of LA should play for the Patriot Gold. Last years team included 5 ex-patriots. It is just that simple.