Is Mac Barbara hurt?

I don't think Mac is hurt- more like, who do you sit? Amari needs to be on the field and in the lineup. Mya is hitting well and OPS is in the 1300s. it is a good place for the Aggies to be in.

Room40 said:

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Is Mac Barbara hurt?

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I don't think so. She was a pinch hitter yesterday. With Amari at first and Mya as DP, it gives them their best defense and offense combination.

MSTC Man said:

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Room40 said:

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Is Mac Barbara hurt?

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I don't think so. She was a pinch hitter yesterday. With Amari at first and Mya as DP, it gives them their best defense and offense combination.

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Makes sense

No question Mac has struggled some at the plate this season. But she has a huge upside if she can get it together. Personally I would sit Frankie, not that she's done anything wrong, but just to get Mac and Amari's bat in at the same time.

Let's go Aggies! BTHO Auburn again today!

Gonna be a windy one.

Lineup

Koko SS
KP 3rd
Mya !B
Amari RF
Mac DP
KK 2nd
Allie CF
Gracyn C
Kramer RF

in the circle

Sidne Peters

In the circle for Auburn

Rainey 4.01 ERA 45.1IP 50H 18BB 23K

Let's take the series today!

Glad to see Sidne get the start. For months, I have thought of her as the probable Saturday starter behind Friday's Lefty.

Amari earned the start. Mac has struggled at the plate but so has Frankie. Others have, too. Kramer has struggled at the plate but leads the team in walks. Allie is, too, and is leading the team in strikeouts as she did last year, but her defense keeps her in the lineup. The same with KK.

Would like to see DeeDee get more chances since Gracyn simply cannot hit, currently sitting with a .063 BA.

Hope to see more offense today. Heck, hope the same thing every day. Should have a better chance today with this pitcher.

Why do they continue to play Coleman at catcher? It's time to move on to Dede.

Should have made that out. Hold the ball.

Tresvik (3-2) BB Stole 2nd. Scored on 1st and 3rd play
Peralta (3-2) single right advanced runner to 3rd. Advanced to 3rd on 1st and 3rd play
Adams (2-0) Sac Fly Center
McCrary( 2-2) F9
Wohlers (2-2) K swinging

Aggies 1
Tigers 2

End 1

Brockman catching today for Auburn instead of Lisenby. Throwing pitches back to pitcher unlike Lisenby

KP is starting to hit like she did her first year at UCLA. Great timing, too.

Mac (3-2) Single through left. advanced WP. Scores on passed ball
KK (3-2) F7
Allie (1-1) infield single. advanced mac to 3rd. Advanced twice on passed balls
Gracyn (3-2) BB. Mathis run. Stole 2nd
Kramer (2-1) Flout F7 shallow
Koko (0-2) 2 run E4 through the wickets
KP (0-0) rbi double to center off the wall
Mya (0-2) K Swinging

Aggies 5
Tigers 2

Mid 2

That was an ugly inning for Auburn. Need to put them away while they are reeling

Hopefully Peters will settle down this inning.

DeeDee catching

Great to see DeeDee in there.

Lech (3-2) K Looking 9 pitch AB
Brockman (1-2) K Swinging
Roach (0-0) F9

Aggies 5
Tigers 2

End 2

Great inning for Sidne. Let's get some more hits and runs now.

The slow down catcher is back in the game for AU.

From AU's roster page, on the slow down catcher:

The top-ranked recruit of the 2021 class from the state of Alabama, according to ExtraInnings Softball … also ranked the seventh-best recruit in the country and the third-best catcher by ExtraInnings Softball

Lisenby is a much better defensive backstop.

Last HR for Mac was in the sixth game of the season. Darn. Let's change that today !!

Barbara really runs well for abig girl.

Now with a runner on third the pitcher has to run and get the ball from the catcher. So weird.

what's the point of her approaching the pitcher after every throw? Is it taught behavior/strategy? Disrupts the batter's rhythm?

Time for some Allie magic to strike again !!!

Heads-up baserunning by Mac there