In Reply to: Same exact outcome two years in a row - don’t see any difference posted by LakerFanForLebronNotKobe on June 01, 2025 at 23:19:33
The lineup had 2 seniors (Pola and Clements), 2 juniors (Grant and Woolery), 2 sophomores (Ramirez and Terry) and 3 freshmen (Slimpy, Bragg and Mujica). We also had a freshman, Aleena Garcia, starting at the beginning of the year and she was doing very well before she got hurt.
We could easily see big improvements from the freshmen (Ramirez had a .561 OPS as a freshman, .950 as a sophomore). If Garcia comes back healthy she would be a strong replacement for Pola. Terry was basically in her first year hitting so again room for improvement. Addisen Fisher was meant to be a good hitter coming in, so it's possible we'll see her get a chance next year.
Of course it's hard to know what will happen with the portal, but we've had a good track record bringing in impact bats the last few years. We also have a top recruit coming in, the daughter of Duke's head coach.