Austin – after three harsh losses to compete with Oklahoma two weeks ago, Texas had to hit the re -adjust button. Things were not fine, and the team needed to re -focus.
Longhorns returned to the right track, crushed Kentucky with a series at home, and its standards are now restricted to running to Oklahoma City and the World College of Women’s series. This begins on Thursday in the Southeast Conference Championship in Athens, Georgia.
Since the number 3, Texas gets a farewell during the first two rounds and begins to play against an opponent to be determined on Wednesday. Florida, a team that defeated twice in the SEC first series of the season, could be, but Ole Miss or Missouri may be hot and running. Anything possible in the Supreme Education Council.
“Our focus now is just playing the soft ball better,” said Mike White Coach, Longwers. “We were a little tight in the Oklahoma series, you are not completely sure of the reason, but you know, that’s what it is. There are a lot of things on the line still. How do you play your best? You play better when you are loose.”
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Katie Stewart student said that the Kentucky series certainly helped. After two losses from first place to Sooners when the late marches excelled, the team needed to perform their reassurance that they were good enough to return to the WCWS championship champion.
Longhorns scored 28 runs and finished two three matches against Wildcats early through the base of mercy. Consider that completed task.
“We had to switch the equipment,” she said. “It was great because we allowed us to build our confidence again and know that we can do this, and that we all can meet and strike how we want to strike the game freely. We have to use this momentum in the SEC Championship.”
Stewart seemed to take this message on the heart. Against Kentucky, she collected average beating. She won the title of SEC and National FastPitch Coaches Association, player of the week for her great performance. She said that it is all about simplifying things.
She said, “She was trying to find a swing that helps me beating my heavy and does not have many variables that go at once.” “This made it difficult for me to strike.”
Stewart collects a great season in an aggressive way, reaching 367 with 13 runs at home and the leading 70 RBis. And now Shortstop is playing for defense after being a player or football player throughout the season, which she said has taken some amendment. She played this position in high school, but said that it was completely different at the college level.
“I know that I am not based in a short shape, but I am trying to find the best possible way to play with my best abilities,” she said. “I am trying not to make the position larger than it is.”
As it comes to White, the road to WCWS must run via Austin. He believes that winning the SEC championship will enhance their position as an eight -year -old national seed, but he also thinks they are one at the present time because of their work.
Currently, the Longhorns is No. 7 in RPI, which tends to make the selection committee to make its seeds list. The first eight seeds have a hosting option through Super Regionals.
“I think the size of our work throughout the year and what we did, I think we deserve it,” he said. “But this is not for me to say that. We have to continue playing a good soft ball and allowing it to talk to itself.”