I am so anxious to see who we get from the portal. I live in Lubbock and have witnessed several recruitment meetings when I'm out eating. Not encouraging to see all the big names Tech is landing

Tech was executing an intentional walk away from winning the NC just last week.

You realize OU pays the most of any team out there.

Would you rather Canady had just ended up at OU so they could have won their 5th in a row?

Also our softball coach in her last TexAgs interview asked for anyone willing to help with NIL, please contact her.

So it's not like our coach would not spend to get players if given the chance.

Bucketrunner said:

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At some point fans are going to have to just point and laugh at tech's insecurity. I'm glad for the athletes taking them to the cleaners, though.

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Why would we laugh?

Our coach ASKED for money for players.

I mean its clear softball is not going to be a top priority at A&M money wise but you have to remember tech is benefiting from its top donors and newly minted billionaires being married to former tech softball players, That is why they are spending the money. Given their personal love for it, right now a couple of million will buy you a national title in softballl, so it is worth it for them.

I think Ford will have us a national seed most years but we are not spending a million or millions on our roster. Id be surprised if it is more than a couple of hundred thousand (if that much). It would be great if we had the equivalent of the tech donors who love softball enough to drop a couple of million on it, but as of now we do not.

Maybe one of our former players can marry a billionaire.

bkfromtx19 said:

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I am so anxious to see who we get from the portal. I live in Lubbock and have witnessed several recruitment meetings when I'm out eating. Not encouraging to see all the big names Tech is landing

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Gig em, I live in Ransom, and although it's fun to see Techs success, I wish our Aggies would do more. I was rooting for Tech hard once our girls lost to Liberty. I see Aggie gear from time to time when I'm out and about. Love it too. My daughter always wears her Aggie stuff to school. She's outnumbered, but not undaunted. Cheers

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Coach Ford is in California this weekend at a tournament. She has landed a couple this evening. We will find out if they are high school prospects or transfers.

I have been out of town for several days and saw a lot has been happening whilst I was gone - wow!

Unfortunately, it is crystal clear that we cannot afford any All Americans at any position whilst Tech (and other schools) have bought several. We certainly cannot afford even one dominating pitcher, something we really, really need. Only pitcher offer that I know of still open is to Taylor Pannell from Missouri. Was not used much last year with decent but certainly not overwhelming numbers. Twice as many IP's this year but just average stats. May be another Grace if she signs but I hope not. If not one of the really big guns really wish we could have picked up Peeja Goold!

It *ucks to have to settle for the leftovers after other schools have grabbed the great ones!

I am still wondering about what our coaches think about some of our existing players and where they might fit in like Larisa, Ariel and Reagan in the infield. Larisa was 6A All State last year. Ariel was a starter for Florida. Reagan has seen practically zero action but was a pretty good hitter in HS. What position or positions have they been playing in practice?

Junior to be SS Addison Amaral from Notre Dame has still not signed with anyone. She has pretty good numbers. I wonder where our coaches think about putting her (if she signs) with KK currently penciled in at SS? If at 2B that would probably leave only 1B open (where Amari probably would have been) - but what about Ariel?!? Was thinking that Mya might be our DP next year and maybe, just maybe, Taylor Brown at 1B. Or Mya at 1B and someone else at DP (Madison, the new catcher? Taylor?). Or thought we might offer to 1B Brooke Wells from Houston, who will be a Sophomore. Not great numbers but above average. But did not. But we HAVE made an offer to Micaela Wark, a 1B and DP from OK State with BELOW average stats!

[I really do not think Coach Ford will let pitcher Taylor Brown do anything but pitch even though she was a 1B in HS and had awesome stats at the plate - I really, really hope I am wrong about this !!!]

And Hailey and Scout in the outfield. Hailey was really good in HS and has done really well in the PR role. I thought the coaches might be satisfied with the current outfielders and those coming in because initially no offers were made to outfielders but now recently two have been added, a Sophomore to be (Char Lorenz) with really good numbers and a Senior to be (Kaiah Altmeyer) with pretty good numbers (incl 18 DB and 52 RBI). Recall we have three very highly rated outfielders in the 2026 class (although at this time only commits!) and the two in the new Freshman class.

Regardless, I hope the coaches have a lot of success on the recruiting trail this summer. As for players from Texas, transfers or recruits, it is always great to get players who have wanted to be an Aggie for many years. Softball is second. Which means there is a pretty good chance that even if they turn out to be really, really good they 'might' not transfer just to get more money somewhere else!

Texas Tech's Bailey Lindemuth just entered the transfer portal. A 2-way player, Lindemuth spent much of her first season at 3rd base. Played and started in all 68 games as a true freshman with 66 starts at 3B and 2 starts in the circle. Hit .395 with 50 hits, eight doubles and five home runs and drove in 32 runs… finished with a 2-1 record and 2.55 ERA in the circle… was the 11th ranked pitcher in the 2024 class

Would be curious to see if we go after her. I watched her in the WCWS and she had a pretty good glove. Would be surprised if she came in and played 3rd with KP already there. Curious to see if she can play other infield positions. Didn't watch any of the games where she pitched so don't know how good her arm is. I think it's pretty clear that Coach Ford doesn't really do 2-way players, she typically converts them to pitcher only. Shaylee Ackerman was a 2-way before Ford came in and shifted her focus to pitching. Lindemuth will be a great pickup for whoever gets her.