Softball Dogs beat Southern Miss 1-0

o_riverdawg

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Now are 30-19 on the season. Sitting a solid 6th place in the SEC and are pretty much a lock for a regional. After two straight losing seasons, a great first year for Coach Vann and crew.
 

Foronce

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The staff has done things with mental toughness over and over, 1 quote from vann was like we are driving at night, we only focus on our next 200 ft.

Jessica Cooley and Brittany Bell have been outstanding.
Stephanie Becker has been lights out.

We don't really have the talent to play with the LSU, Bama, FL, UGA, and Tn this year, but we have beat the hell out of everyone else. It has been awesome to watch these girls battle 'the next pitch' and some how some way they have found a way in the late innings.

if you haven't watched a game, you really should get hailstate tv or make the trip up
last home games;
DH this saturday against Tennessee Tech at 1 & 3


Vann has a lot of work to do, but she is cut from the same cloth as Mullen and Cohen, no doubt
 

patdog

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but I'm kind of excited about the job Vann Stuedeman has done and is going to do. We caught a real break when the Bama coach flip-flopped on going to LSU or she would be coaching Bama now.
 

coach66

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Katie Ann is a big Ole Miss fan as well. It was very odd seeing their entire family decked out in Maroon a SBW. This tells you<div>what you need to know about Vann.</div>
 

Foronce

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not sure what he meant


editted: that tweet was retweet from mstatesb ...the softball team is 8-0 vs #ourstate
 

615dawg

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Transfers from World Series teams.

Could be a fun program to watch. Just like every other sport, the SEC is tough. 6th place in the SEC or Pac 12 would be no worst than 3rd in any other conference and probably win most of them.
 

Paper Dog

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1. Vann is a big enough name in softball circles that she will be able to attract top pitchers

2. She coaches the hitters up to believe they are actually better than they really are

3. Her approach is play the game not the opponent ... dont get too high or too low ... Yes, we have struggled to take games from the Top 10 teams in American; however, we have hammered all of the non-conference foes

What got Miller fired were losses to Ole Miss, Memphis, UAB and Southern Miss last year ... We were 7-0 against that group this year

Once plans for the new stadium go through, then it turns into the question of how long can we keep her
 

MaxwellSmart

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Paper Dog said:
1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vann is a big enough name in softball circles that she will be able to attract top pitchers</span>

2. She coaches the hitters up to believe they are actually better than they really are

3. Her approach is play the game not the opponent ... dont get too high or too low ... Yes, we have struggled to take games from the Top 10 teams in American; however, we have hammered all of the non-conference foes

What got Miller fired were losses to Ole Miss, Memphis, UAB and Southern Miss last year ... We were 7-0 against that group this year

Once plans for the new stadium go through, then it turns into the question of how long can we keep her
Kelsi Dunne coming on board will be big with the pitching prospects also.