FINAL Blog Post

This will be my last blog post, and it couldn't come at a more appropriate time because the Women's College World Series are coming to a close. After Florida lost I was pretty upset and didn't watch a few games. I felt like they had wasted all their energy on the UF record for the longest game at 15 innings ( 3 hours and 10 minutes) against Nebraska. They came out the next day, and I felt like they were just too tired to compete losing against Texas. Texas then lost to Washington, who lost to Oklahoma. In the first championship game (best of 3) I wasn't sure who to pull for. I've never been a big fan of Tennessee or Oklahoma for that matter, but when I heard the story of Sydney a young pitcher in Oklahoma who died along with six other girls I knew who to root for. Keilani (Oklahoma's pitcher) said she was playing in honor of them.

Bad News..

The Gators lost yesterday! I was so upset because they were down by three the whole game then they got their hits together and scored two. So here I am thinking they are gonna pick up where they left off, but then Tennessee scores four more and switches pitchers on us! It's alright though because Washington beat Nebraska. Florida better beat Nebraska! As far as the Washington and Tennessee game..that'll be a tough one. Washington is going to have to rely on their hitting and strongest pitcher. I believe Tennessee will utilize both of the Renfroe sisters in the pitching circle, and focus on small ball trying to get some runs across. Shocking me, Texas beat Arizona St., but I guess I have to face the fact that Arizona St. just isn't the powerhouse they used to  be. Oklahoma came through yesterday beating Michigan. So the next round of games is Fl. vs. Nebraska, Washington vs Tennessee, Texas vs Oklahoma, and Arizona St. vs Michigan.

Issues

Turns out me, sharpie, and brackets don't work out, so I'll tell you what I think will happen as the World Series happens. Tonight I think Washington will definitely beat Nebraska. Florida will beat Tennessee twice out of the 3, so they will later play Washington. Arizona State will beat Texas, and Oklahoma will beat Michigan, so they later meet up with Arizona State.

First Round

Today is the first round of games in the Women's College World Series. Unfortunately the Gators play the Tennessee Lady Vols in the first game. The Lady Vols have a great pitching staff, including the Renfroe sisters, and the Gators may have a hard time getting their offense started. I'm about to print a bracket that I will fill out then post on here later.

Ducks!

Also in my top favorite softball teams are the Oregon Ducks. I've been a fan of this team since the 2009-2010 season when Neena Bryant was their center fielder. At the time Neena was my favorite softball player; I even modeled my right handed stane (which I still use today) after hers. The Ducks are scheduled to play Nebraska this Saturday and Sunday.

Super Regionals

The Florida Gators beat USF 2-0 on Sunday May 19. Hannah Rogers pitched a great game only giving up two hits. Now they advance to the Super Regionals for a sixth time. Their first game will be Saturday, May 25.

This Weekend

This past weekend I had a tournament in  Burlington. I haven't played since October or November. I did well considering this.We played 4 games on Saturday and none on Sunday because of the weather. I think I had two or three RBI's in the middle two games. We won the first three, but in the third game some errors at critical times got us down and then the other team brought in their ace pitcher, Z. She shut everyone, but a few girls down and we couldn't get our hits together to get back the runs we gave up. Last week I was out at the softball field working on slapping and hitting from the left side. When I can get the pictures and videos from my phone to the computer then I will post them.