Cincy Pitcher Commits to Longhorns

Big time. Who's seen her pitch?

Mike Dyer ‏@MikeDyer
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Seen her pitch a few times, plays in same organization as my daughter. Very good pitcher.

Is this the same girl who, this past high school season, had (I think) 30 K's in 16 innning game?

Originally Posted by Lawnboy13

Is this the same girl who, this past high school season, had (I think) 30 K's in 16 innning game?

Not sure.

Originally Posted by Clyde

Big time. Who's seen her pitch?

Mike Dyer ‏@MikeDyer
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Have seen her pitch, I believe she is very good. With that being said I would be shocked if she gets much pitching time at Texas. I have been wrong before so good luck to her.

I have to agree with SSC on this one. I can't see her getting much pitching time at Texas. Kind of like Kirsten at OU. I think a lot of people thought she would get a lot of pitching time at OU, but I just did not see it. Big 12 is a whole different story when it comes to softball.

Originally Posted by memyselfandi

I have to agree with SSC on this one. I can't see her getting much pitching time at Texas. Kind of like Kirsten at OU. I think a lot of people thought she would get a lot of pitching time at OU, but I just did not see it. Big 12 is a whole different story when it comes to softball.

This young lady is no Kirsten Allen. Allen pitched at 40' while in HS so it is hard to compare but this young lady going to Texas is no where near where Allen was coming out of HS. Allen could have pitched at OU more if it wasn't for being stuck behind one of the very best pitchers and players in the country in Ricketts.

Originally Posted by SSC

This young lady is no Kirsten Allen. Allen pitched at 40' while in HS so it is hard to compare but this young lady going to Texas is no where near where Allen was coming out of HS. Allen could have pitched at OU more if it wasn't for being stuck behind one of the very best pitchers and players in the country in Ricketts.

We will have to agree to disagree on this one because coming out of high school (throwing at 40 feet) I still did not think she was good enough to pitch in the Big 12.

Originally Posted by memyselfandi

We will have to agree to disagree on this one because coming out of high school (throwing at 40 feet) I still did not think she was good enough to pitch in the Big 12.

If you look at her stats she got quite a bit of playing time her freshman year before Ricketts came and did fairly well. Maybe not an all American but she did pitch pitch well at OU. The next 3 years her numbers were ok also just never pitched much and never against good teams. I never saw Allen pitch so it is hard to say. The things with softball and other like sports you never know how much money someone gets. I would think Allen got a full ride at OU which is very impressive. I have no clue what this other young lady got at Texas but my guess is not nearly a 100%. For me that was one of the harder chocies in looking for a college. Do you take less money to go to a bigger school and maybe not play as much or do take the money and have a chance to play right away.

Any guesses as to what % of a scholarship she might be receiving? 25%?

Originally Posted by Clyde

Any guesses as to what % of a scholarship she might be receiving? 25%?

She was a Murray State commit until they let their coach go. Once she decommited she was pretty much considered by the coaches I talked to as the best uncommitted 2013 pitcher left. I know she could have picked a lot of mid major type schools and went for free. Long story short is I don't no, could be 100% but I would be shocked. My guess is around 50 to 60% bc all schools give pitchers a little more.

Our team played her a couple weeks ago and won 5-2, we didn't hit the ball real well off her and may have only had a 4 or 5 hits but she is way down on the list of pitchers we faced this summer. That being said we faced some of the best pitchers in the country also.

Originally Posted by SSC

If you look at her stats she got quite a bit of playing time her freshman year before Ricketts came and did fairly well. Maybe not an all American but she did pitch pitch well at OU. The next 3 years her numbers were ok also just never pitched much and never against good teams. I never saw Allen pitch so it is hard to say. The things with softball and other like sports you never know how much money someone gets. I would think Allen got a full ride at OU which is very impressive. I have no clue what this other young lady got at Texas but my guess is not nearly a 100%. For me that was one of the harder chocies in looking for a college. Do you take less money to go to a bigger school and maybe not play as much or do take the money and have a chance to play right away.

She might have done well but who did she pitch again? I remember looking at her stats and she did not pitch against the top teams. I just think she could have gone to a different conference (not the SEC, PAC 10 - 12 or Big 12) and did very well. I never thought she was a Big 12 pitcher or should I say a powerhouse conference pitcher but that is my opinion.

With all of this said, you still have to respect what she did in the state of Kentucky and for softball. Also, if I had a daughter playing softball and I wanted her to take pitching lessons I would send her straight to Kirsten!

Would it have been nice to see her play more and at a different school, no question.

Bottomline: she got her education paid for and she can always say, I played 4 years for one of the best teams in the nation, OKLAHOMA.

I watched Kirsten for four years. It's scary to think there were pitchers who were considerably better.

Originally Posted by memyselfandi

She might have done well but who did she pitch again? I remember looking at her stats and she did not pitch against the top teams. I just think she could have gone to a different conference (not the SEC, PAC 10 - 12 or Big 12) and did very well. I never thought she was a Big 12 pitcher or should I say a powerhouse conference pitcher but that is my opinion.



With all of this said, you still have to respect what she did in the state of Kentucky and for softball. Also, if I had a daughter playing softball and I wanted her to take pitching lessons I would send her straight to Kirsten!

I'll have to agree with SSC on this one. If it was just any old player that replaced her that would be one thing. She was replaced by arguably the best player in the country. My opinion is she would have been the ace on over half the teams in the power conferences. Just curious, why do you think she would be a good pitching instructor?

Originally Posted by nkysoftball

I'll have to agree with SSC on this one. If it was just any old player that replaced her that would be one thing. She was replaced by arguably the best player in the country. My opinion is she would have been the ace on over half the teams in the power conferences. Just curious, why do you think she would be a good pitching instructor?

I agree. I believe Kirsten Allen was the real deal, it was just unfortunate that she was behind Ricketts after her freshman year. I feel she could have pitched just about anywhere and would have been successful.

Freshman year she had 16 starts and appeared in 31 games with a 2.79 era and a 9-8 record. That's not bad for a freshman in the big 12. Coach Gasso probably doesn't swing and miss that bad on to many players. One thing for sure we will never know.

One other thing, I am as certain as I can be with out having personal knowlede that nothing she did in HS helped her get her to OU. I am sure it came through travel ball.

Originally Posted by SSC

One other thing, I am as certain as I can be with out having personal knowlede that nothing she did in HS helped her get her to OU. I am sure it came through travel ball.

Has to be true.

Originally Posted by SSC

One other thing, I am as certain as I can be with out having personal knowlede that nothing she did in HS helped her get her to OU. I am sure it came through travel ball.

Ya think? You do not see many college coaches at high school softball games!