re: Alabama Softball: SEC Champions!

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I do wish he would show some outward signs of adapting (recruit and field players who look like athletes and who swing the bat; require players to adhere to strength and conditioning and nutritional programs year round). Investigate why softball is experiencing a rash of injuries (especially knees) and take steps to keep the team healthy through strength and conditioning. Hire a hitting coach (and while we’re at it, maybe hire one for baseball too).

Should Bama be in the market for a new softball coach? Or should Bama fans be careful of what they wish for? Only time will tell.

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This is an awkward time for us as Tide softball fans. We are clearly lacking in the physicality aspect of the game compared to other top-tier teams. He's having to stack slap-hitters back-to-back, and deal with .200 hitters around the bottom of the order. Neither of these scenarios is a winning formula, imo.
I'm afraid that if his weekend pitching wasn't elite, we'd probably be looking at a .500 SEC winning %.
All that said, the guy's won a natty, had us in The Tournament often, and seems to be able to stay just under that elite category we all aspire to.
The thing that resonates with me the most is what a previous poster said...."in the SEC, if you're sitting still, you're backing up!"