Lamar Softball

[myrecordwashorrible]

A win tomorrow and Lamar finishes 4th in conference. A loss could set up an odd 3 way tie with all teams involved being 3 and 3 against each other. No idea how the tie breaker works in that situation. 

[myrecordwashorrible]

12-12 and #4 seed. Face off with AMCC at noon on Tuesday at McNeese.  

[spidersal]

Wow, you have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in a 3-2 game and you strike out looking. How poor is that

A&M CC is 3-1 vs the Cards this season

I guess the question is will they 0-2 or 1-2 in the conference tournament 

The Southland conference has to be one of the weakest conferences in the NCAA D1 to allow 20-32 Lamar to finish 4th

It is time to get rid of Hooks. Her record is atrocious at Lamar

[spidersal]

Well they are either going to face Nichols or SEL, so their season is done. 0-2 in conference tournament 

[myrecordwashorrible]

LU softball stays alive in the tournament. 

[spidersal]

Yes 1-2 is better than 0-2

Either CC that is 3-1 vs the Cards this season or Nichols that is 2-1 vs the Cards

Look for a 21-34 record 

[snakehead26]

Lamar will play Nicholls. Nicholls beat AMCC 1-0.

[snakehead26]

Lamar beats Nicholls 5-4 Southeastern up next.

[myrecordwashorrible]

Today's win guarantees a .500 record in conference play and in the tournament. 

[spidersal]

You are correct my friend, however season wise 22-34. Much better than last year but still really bad. How old record at Lamar is really bad

It is going to be interesting to see if the new AD cares about all athletic programs at Lamar. If he does, then we will see Lamar looking for a new softball coach. If not we will know that he doesn’t care 

Hopefully he will get rid of Davis also

[spidersal]

Just got spanked 8-0 5 innings 

[myrecordwashorrible]

Don't see either being sent packing and would suspect the softball coach to be on even better "footing" than Davis.  The overall record may be lacking, but would be very surprised with a 4th place conference finish and final 3 in the tournament.  We will see, but highly doubtful.

I'll add this with no knowledge of the AD or Lamars expectations for softball...a program that competes in conference (did so this year), is clean, and is non-revenue producing seldom loses coaches.  

[spidersal]

You are probably right

Bruder - 6 seasons. Record 167-174; conference 86-72 only 1 really bad season

Hooks - 5 seasons. Record 73-161; conference 37-72. 4 of 5 seasons really bad

If current AD keeps her, then he and the Lamar administration do not care about the softball program. I believe this season was the only season they have went to the conference tournament unless she did the 1st year with Bruder’s recruits 

Davis record if better but nothing to show for it. I believe he has only won 1 game in conference tournaments

[myrecordwashorrible]

We differ on one thing here.  I think she should be kept. Regardless of your thoughts on Bruder...it was a no win situation to come in after her tenure and the first few years were going to be bad.  Schools definitely used it in recruiting situations and it's taken time, but improvement is showing.  

[spidersal]

I see no improvement under Hooks. She has not had a winning season yet(not even close)

Her recruiting has not been good. They will continue to struggle under her guidance because the pitching staff is extremely weak and the hitting is about the same as the pitching and way too many errors 

This is where we differ

[spidersal]

Hey, good news, the softball team has started the season off with a 3-5 record and should be 5-5 after a doubleheader vs TSU

It appears that Hooks is doing better right now and so far have been able to play to the level of the SLC teams

[myrecordwashorrible]

Yes, they have played the bottom 3 teams in the present conference standings thus far. At present LU is 2 wins shy of last year's season total  and is 7-1 and sitting in first place. 

20'10 overall is a good record. Can they continue to win as they move forward in conference playing better teams?