2020 Know Your Opponent

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This is the link to the Big 12's official softball standings site:
Big 12 Conference
Below are weekly updates of our Big 12 opponents, who we see the most of each year.

 

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OU: 20-4
Current NFCA Rank: 6
Last Year: 57-6, where they lost the championship game to UCLA (Sad!!)
Transfer Out

Mariah Lopez -> Arizona
Alexa Schultz -> San Diego State
Parker Conrad -> UAB​

Transfer In/Freshman

Taylon Snow <- Auburn
Many highly ranked recruits, again. Their respective rankings by various publications (Extra Innings, FloSoftball)

Rylie Boone OF - #28, #59
Olivia Rains P - #35, #55
Kinzie Hansen C - #6, #18
Mackenzie Donihoo IF - #50, #51
Macy McAdoo P - #31
Raylee Pogue Util - NR
Alycia Flores OF - Top 100, Top 100
Alanna Thiede P - #61​

Pitching

Juarez 2-1, 3.15
Saile 8-3, 1.80
Rains 2-0, 2.74
McAdoo 5-0, 4.85
Vestal 3-0, 2.52
Team Avg: 2.68​

Hitting

Hansen (75) - 0.413
Alo (75) - 0.427
Elam (75) - 0.293
Team Avg: 0.317​

Interesting

On 6 game winning streak​

Updated: 3/08

 

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Texas Tech: 16-9
Current NFCA Rank: RV
Last Year: 42-16, lost in the Baton Rouge NCAA Regional
Transfer Out

Kiana Workman -> Rutgers
Kathryn Blackwell -> Texas State
Trenity Edwards -> ??​

Transfer In/Freshman

Gigi Wall <- Oklahoma City
Maddie Westmorland <- Indiana
7 freshmen​

Pitching

Edmoundson: 9-4, 1.56
Zoch: 4-3, 2.53
Wall: 2-2, 2.02
Hornback: 1-0, 0.00
Team Avg: 1.92​

Hitting

Burton (83) - 0.313
Russell (73) - 0.370
Jones (69) - 0.290
Team Avg: 0.263​

Interesting

On a 6 game winning streak. Recently Edmoundson pitched first perfect game for Tech since 2001​

Updated: 3/08

 

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Iowa State: 11-13
Current NFCA rank: NR
Last Year: 37-25, lost in the championship bracket of the NISC tournament to eventual champ UT Arlington
Transfer Out

Tatum Ksiazek -> ??
Talyn Lewis -> *
Kaitlyn Moses -> ??​

Transfer In/Freshman

9 freshman! But they did lose 8 seniors​

Pitching

Jasso: 4-2; 3.64
Charles: 2-7; 2.57
Spelhaug: 5-4, 3.50
Team Avg: 3.18​

Hitting

Ramos (73) - 0.219
Williams (76) - 0.342
Schaben (79) - 0.266
Team Avg: 0.254​

Interesting

Lost 4 out of 5 in recent USF tournament​

Updated: 3/08

 

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Baylor: 17-5
Current NFCA rank: 24
Last Year: 18-31, no postseason
Transfer Out

Kassidy Krupit -> South Carolina
Tyler Trott -> Colorado State
Kaitlyn Jones -> ??​

Transfer In/Freshman

5 freshmen players +
Aliyay Pritchett (P) - #25 ranked HS player​

Pitching

Mansell: 3-1, 3.39
Rodoni: 7-3, 1.27
Pritchett: 7-0, 1.91
Team Avg: 1.93​

Hitting

Pritchett (63): 0.270
Walker (67): 0.343
Gilbert (62): 0.371
Team Avg: 0.307​

Interesting

Only played 1 game in last week, loss to UT-Arlington​

Updated: 3/10

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Oklahoma State: 18-5
Current NFCA Rank: 13
Last Year: 45-17, made WCWS. Lost to OU and Washington to end their year
Transfer Out

None, unusual​

Transfer In/Freshman

Hayley Busby <- Virginia
Carrie Eberle <- Virginia Tech
Alysen Febrey <- Georgia
6 Freshmen​

Pitching

Maxwell: 6-3, ERA 1.51
Eberle: 9-1, ERA 0.51
Simunek: 3-1, ERA 2.40
Team Avg: 1.26​

Hitting

Richbourg (69) - 0.333
Pennington (77) - 0.377
Naomi (73) - 0.370
Team Avg: 0.303​

Interesting

On 11 game winning streak, with 3 run-rule victories in recent tournament​

Updated: 3/10

 

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Kansas: 13-11
Current NFCA Rank: NR
Last Year: 15-36, no postseason
Transfer Out

None, unusual​

Transfer In/Freshman

Hailey Reed <- Pacific
6 Freshmen​

Pitching

Reed: 4-4; 4.59
Goff: 5-4; 4.58
Mills: 3-2; 3.71
Todd: 1-1; 12.92
Team Avg: 5.29​

Hitting

Jackson (77) - 0.403
Ramsey (70) - 0.343
Rodriguez (65) - 0.292
Team Avg: 0.302​

Interesting

On a 5 game winning streak​

Updated: 3/08

 

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Week 3 in Big 12 standings: Big 12 Conference
(OSU really 8-5)

 

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Week 4 standings. I'm building my own because the Big12 link has two W/L errors and doesn't look to be fixed anytime soon.

 

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I'm still hoping we're catching OU on a down year. But, "stats" can be misleading I suppose:

 

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