we faced studs? The one today transferred from Oklahoma I believe. They are likely very good, but you can advance to the regionals with those pitchers (compared to superstar pitchers like Pickens, Canady, etc). I agree with you, so don't get me wrong. But it just feels like we get beaten by pitchers who might not be elite. We sign good players, who we love, who are also ranked, and can produce at the top level, but then we question how good they are? We have recruited many ranked players: Jordan Lynch was ranked 10th by Extra Innings Jayden Jones was ranked 6th Nora Abromavage was ranked 37th Bree Carrico was ranked 48th by Extra Ininngs Reagan Troy was ranked 31st Jordan Bishop - All-State in Georgia Avery Layton - Team USA HPP Top Performer Gaby Mizelle - Ranked as high as 7th Abbie Sars - ranked 87th Lyla Blackwell - ranked no. 13 outfielder in her class MIchelle Chatfield - 2022 Alliance Fastpitch Nationals all-tournament.... Emily Legette - ranked 58th by MaxPreps Maci Masters - ranked 30 by Extra Innings Zoe Yaeger - Ranked 38 When evaluating the talent in the program, are there two questions? - What other schools were recruiting the players, to see the level of competition, i.e. we signed someone with offers from Belmont, East Carolina vs. someone with offers from Auburn, LSU, Florida? - If other top 15 programs have quality, ranked depth, how do we keep some of the players that we recruited who were ranked but left? I know this is not a neat and clean thing, but we would look different if we still had some players. ** Edited by VAHokie89 at 5/19/2026, 11:08:20 PM