Softball

[Redbird60451]

See if this helps any, not sure if it has the jerseys you're looking for. The "NIL" page for softball. You can also get to other sports on this site.

Unfortunately nothing but common bookstore stuff. Thanks for the idea though.

 

[MadBird]

Unfortunately nothing but common bookstore stuff. Thanks for the idea though.

I had a similar question about hoops - coaching staff wears some stuff with the old "block I" over the heart, but can't find any of that online anyplace. You'd think they'd be happy to hawk apparel that the teams wear??!!

 

[Dmills]

I didn't realize that we are hosting the MVC championship. May 8-11

 

[Redbird60451]

Dropped a pair of one run games. 1-2 series. Not looking good right now. I got to watch some of a couple of games on TV.

 

[MadBird]

Unfortunately nothing but common bookstore stuff. Thanks for the idea though.

Didja see this?


Wanna look like Redbird Softball?!
Show out Friday, April 12th at 5pm to get your limited edition Redbird Shirsey

 

[Redbird60451]

Didja see this?


Wanna look like Redbird Softball?!
Show out Friday, April 12th at 5pm to get your limited edition Redbird Shirsey

Yes. Unfortunately it's an hour and a half away and my daughter has a game (or at least scheduled for one because who knows with rain). If it was Saturday, would totally be there.

 

[Redbird60451]

Weather got better and so did the Lady Birds. Maybe we should march them out for basketball against Valpo, seeing they took all 3 this weekend. At least they know how to beat a last place team. Yes it took a walk off in the last game but a win is a win. 5th place now, unfortunately have to go on the Road for a single game against Buck Fradley, so a tie breaker cause they have the same record. And then 3 against InSU, lets hope both the weather and Lady Birds stay hot.

 

[Redbird60451]

Always a good day when you beat Bradley. Also move ahead of them by a game and hold the tie breaker by sweeping the series. I caught about 30 min of the game, very windy at the Louisville Slugger Complex, a couple of the cameras kept shaking from the wind, gave me a headache, just like the headache from the stench I get when I drive through Peoria. But another win in the books and on the way a weekend at InSU and hopefully another series win.

 

[Redbird60451]

2-1 Weekend, likely needed all 3 to have any chance at passing Belmont and holding off Bradley. 6 games left, 3 this weekend, 3 next.

Still tied for 3rd, but technically 4th based on tie breakers, probably. The overall is likely the tie breaker with Belmont (we did not play them this year), and we were terrible to begin the season (or lets say we pushed to play a more difficult schedule, iron sharpens iron right?).

But 3 big games next weekend against the 2nd place team, need Hannah and Paige to hit their spots, change speeds and keep them guessing, and play clean in the field. Like I told my daughter after she gave up 2 runs in her game on Saturday, your defense can't defend walks, so throw strikes hit your spots and let them do their job.

 

[Redbird60451]

Taken to the woodshed this weekend. UNI is good and were on a 6 game winning streak which was extended to 9 with the sweep. The astro truf dome, lets blame it on that. Dropped back to 5th. 4 days of practice and then 3 vs the Purple Aces.

 

[Redbird60451]

Congrats to our Seniors, thank you for being Redbirds. The weekend started with a No Hitter, and ended with a 3 game sweep of the Purple Aces to move back into 4th place. Thursday vs the 5/12 winner. Maybe a matchup with Bradley again. But then likely a match with the Egyptian Dogs (who happen to be rolling this year). Good thing is we are the host of the tournament this year, so maybe we know where all the rocks are on the infield and where all the low spots are in the outfield and if the lines need some 'extra chalk' to keep balls in play or maybe drawn a little lighter so they roll foul.

 

[isuquinndog]

Crazy after their start that they got a first round bye.

 

[Redbird60451]

Crazy after their start that they got a first round bye.

They played a much harder schedule then the valley teams. Saw better pitching, and hitting takes longer get going since we are in the midwest. Also Paige is a Freshman, the transition from HS to College and getting comfortable on the mound. Bodes well for the Birds in the future.

 

[cubird]

Paige pitched her second no hitter for the year! They need to figure out a way to keep her in a Redbird uniform for next year.

 

[topiarydan]

I believe their top position player and hitter is a Frosh or a Soph as well - lotsa young talent

 

[Redbird60451]

Paige pitched her second no hitter for the year! They need to figure out a way to keep her in a Redbird uniform for next year.

What good, if you look at the box score, her most recent No Hitter, only 2K's over the 7 innings. So the rest of the team did their job and there was less pressure to do it all herself. Since there's very little afterwards in the Softball world, the company she keeps at the University will have a lot to do with if she wants to stay or not. If your good friends with everyone on the team and you've built a little social circle here, it will go a lot farther, then say basketball or football where you can make new friends for 10 or 20K. Your not getting that money in Softball. If your jumping, your Ring Chasing, but there's only a few teams each year that can be at that College WS level, and the SEC and B1G Ten aren't going to steal you just yet.

What astounds me, for NIL for softball, could a local travel softball organization make a donation for her to come in once a week and work with 10/15 pitchers over the course of the off-season, like 2/3 girls from each age group 10-16. It's a group lesson where she spends say 5 min with each girl over the course of an hour on say a Thursday or Friday night. These young girls listen more to someone more like them. We bring in HS girls and College girls in the off season to talk my 10 year old and her teammates. For HS girls the coach signs off on a bunch of community service hours. For the College girls, it's normally hooked up through someone, and they are happy to come spend 2 hours with the girls, and do it for free. Wouldn't paying Paige to come in for pitching or say Bella the catcher come in and teach catching, be just like an auto dealership giving a basketball player a car to stand in their TV Ad?

 

[Redbird60451]

Congrats to our Lady Birds.

First Team All MVC
#24 Adisyn Hopkins
#12 Delainey Bryant
#17 Bella Wilkerson

All MVC Defensive Team
#23 Jayden Standish

Second Team All MVC
#11 Addison Masching
#10 Paige McLeod

 

[isuquinndog]

Could be busy around campus with the MVC tournament and commencement happening.

 

[Dmills]

Redbirds will face Bradley tomorrow at 1 pm on ESPN+ at Marian Kneer Stadium. Time to end the Braves season

 

[Redbird28]

Jumped all over them in the 1st inning with 2 HR, but a pair of errors in the top of the second and now we're clinging to a 1 run lead batting in the bottom of the second. Let's go Birds! Knock off these gargoyle ladies.