Comments on: Wahine walk off Mavericks, fall to No. 1 Bruins

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:37:22 +0000

I stand corrected. Okay, Texas, yes. From a conference standpoint, I am flat out wrong. But Fresno State, I THINK, traditionally are better than these programs from Power 5 conferences, with the exception of Texas. If they were nationally ranked, I think I would remember. Or maybe not. Maybe I am completely wrong.

I think the program went a little off the rails when a position player, who was very decent at the plate and in the field, decided not to pitch. If Coolen knew that ahead of time, he probably would have recruited another pitcher. I don’t know. Am I right about this? The two players, no three players, no four, who transferred out, did not help. (2 to FSU, 1 to Utah State, 1 to CSU) The FSU shortstop had a killer junior season. The CSU player batted over .400, but that’s in altitude. Stats may have been a little inflated.

The transfer from an ACC school had a strong arm but she threw it over the plate and players teed off on her.

So many errors out from second base.

Two blowout wins. Two close wins. Not two losses, two one-run wins against mediocre opposition. Or worse, losing to teams such as Iona and Longwood.

I hope this is their breakout season.

I like Nicole Lopez’s whole comportment when I get out there to watch them play.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:54:06 +0000

Hey, look at it this way, baseball and softball is popular in the Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC. The rest of the other conferences just can’t keep up with those powerhouse foes. It’s hard to find a good quality win against any foe within the season’s end. You see it all the time with those two sports in particular, those conferences seem to dominate more than what you think. Here’s where the last time the softball program had success against a tough foe from those four conferences:

Pac-12: Utah; March 8, 2015, 5-1

Big 10: Purdue; March 18, 2017, 4-1

Big 12: Texas; March 18, 2016, 3-2

SEC: Ole Miss; February 12, 2016, 3-0

It seems that the evolution of both softball and baseball is tough to keep up for Hawaii, because most recruits are wanting to play for the big schools, and you can sort of see why Coolen’s been in the post-season slump that he’s currently in. Something in the 2013 season must have happened that got this program going backwards to where it’s at now. With Hitchcock back, I’m expecting this team to bring their game faces on and especially prepare themselves, especially with the BWC schedule nearly the same as last year’s. Lopez I feel will be a key factor, so will be Heen. Dino’s more of the X-Factor, just a freshman, but I feel could make a stride for this team in the long run. Klee, Martinez, and Murphy are pretty much the young core surrounding the nucleus (Hitchcock), and after Hitchcock leaves, this puts a question to who will step up for next year. Early, but this should be interesting if this season can somehow put together a masterpiece season.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 08:45:06 +0000

I can’t remember the last time Hawaii beat somebody that was better than them. Damn. I wish I saw this game. One look at the play-by-play in the seventh tells me that she is a competitor, this Emily Klee. From what I can tell, there were runners on second and third when she struck out the final batter. Hawaii’s RPI should be around 70-85. Beating Fresno State is huge. Klee is the third pitcher! And she got Hawaii’s best win since they last made the post-season.

By: Kazu

Kazu — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 04:02:05 +0000

Like Dino,Hitchcock,and Murphy. Didn’t see Klee pitch. I think Dino and Murphy will be good in the years to come.