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@CofCSoftball You think the arm tan is bad - I promise the shorts tan is worse! 😂

Thinking about bringing the shorts back for 2027... thoughts? #TheCollege🌴🥎

@UWAA_United Define intentional. Yes she was intentionally throwing in. UF knows what Mia can/ can’t hit. Yes Mia intentionally got hit multiple times. She was trained well during her time at UF and drew 13 HBP last season. HBP is part of the game. People are making something out of nothing.

No question these were intentional. Incomprehensible to us why there was no ejection. Then Texas Tech started returning as well and it just allowed the situation in the crowd to get ugly as well. Umpires need to be more aggressive with this and get control of the game. Sad day!

Read the message and the comments. Find the holes and make yourself valuable.

Championship teams don’t try to feel good — they try to be good. Good teams chase confidence. Championship teams chase standards. Confidence comes and goes. Standards travel.

@_coachrachel Looks like it caught the front corner to me.

Same PITCH. 🥎 Different Angle. 👀 Maybe the TV camera angles don’t always tell us the full story. Ball? or Strike?

I was raised in a baseball culture where you earned EVERYTHING. Playing time. Trust. Respect. Opportunities. Leadership. Blue collar meant earning respect through work, not demanding it through words. Nothing was handed to you. Nothing was explained 14 different ways to protect your feelings. If coaches got after you, you got tougher. You worked harder. You proved them wrong. Now too many athletes want accountability-free environments where every hard conversation is called “toxic” and every uncomfortable moment becomes someone else’s fault. Soft cultures create fragile players. The real world doesn’t care about your excuses, your feelings, or who you blame. It rewards toughness. Consistency. Discipline. Accountability. Competitiveness. Always has. Always will.

To the athletes about to get recruited and even the transfers... Not every program is built the same. Some programs are true teaching environments where coaches are constantly developing athletes, breaking down mechanics, teaching movement, giving feedback, correcting details, and helping players grow every single day. Other programs are more management based. They organize, schedule, and run things well, but there may not be a lot of actual teaching happening. And neither is automatically right or wrong. The biggest thing is knowing YOURSELF and what you need to THRIVE. Are you the type of athlete that can figure things out on your own? Can you self-adjust, self-motivate, and develop independently? Or are you a player that grows best with constant coaching, communication, feedback, and detailed teaching every day? This is why questions matter during recruiting- and sometimes you choose and a coach leaves or you choose and its not what you thought. Thats ok. Ask coaches: • How do you develop players individually? • What does player feedback look like daily? • How much teaching happens during practice? • How do you handle slumps or struggles? • What does skill development look like in-season? • How do players improve inside your program over 4 years? WILL I LEAVE BETTER THAN WHEN I CAME IN? And do not let them stay surface level. Make them go into detail. The right fit is about finding an environment that matches who you are, how you learn, and what you need to become your best. What are YOU looking for in a program?

Slappers putting pressure on the defense in the SEC Championship. I will always stand by slappers being a huge threat in the game of softball. Defense has ZERO room for error. Even if the defense fields it perfectly, you still may not throw her out. Texas SS could not have played that ball any better. Bama 2nd baseman maybe could have come in but even then I don’t think she’d be able to get a favorable hop on that play. But that’s the beauty of slapping! If you can put it on the ground, it’s up to the defense to make the split second decision on how to field it + make a quick perfect throw all in about 2.8 seconds.

A dream realized on the big stage. What a performance from Jil👑

Athletes: Individual success is a myth. Today, take some time to think about the coaches, mentors, parents & teammates who have helped you.

Worth 2:30 minutes of your day🫶🫶

@EBRINDLEY Is it possible your sources can’t tell the difference between coach Smartt and coach Porter?

Has anyone heard from the MIA UAB softball coach? If you are looking for her in Birmingham, stop looking. My sources say check Boca Raton. She was relieved of her coaching duties, but traveled to game location? What is going on with UAB softball? Crickets from UAB Athletics.

@UAB_SB @ashlynshirah1 Not sure it's possible to have a more QAB than that one right there!

𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗟𝗬𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗛 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚⁉️ The first career grand slam for @ashlynshirah1! #WinAsOne

@_coachrachel @SoftballPortal The June 8-22 portal window is only for D1

@SoftballPortal is already posting transfer portal athletes—and the portal doesn’t even open until June 8. Here we go….

@_coachrachel From what I've heard current seniors will not get it. Current Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen and incoming Freshmen will.

If NCAA eligibility moves to 5 years for everyone, where do you even start it? Current classes? Incoming recruits? Everyone? Between money, roster limits, signed athletes, etc… this could get messy fast.

When young athletes show up to games they start to see: ⬇️ 👀 The speed of the game 💪 The strength of the athletes 🧠 How they compete every pitch The players you’re watching today were once sitting where you are. Keep learning. Keep working. Your turn could be next. 🥎🔥

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@DemariniBandits It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. The heard is what makes it great.

Unless I felt like I had 3 number 1 pitchers. I wouldn't agree to play two games a day in Clearwater. Just to hard. #Bandit4life

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