After watching the team team play 4 games this weekend I am very impressed with the team's potential for next season. I'm going to stick my neck out a little but I think Bama's pitching will be better next season than it has been for the past two years. I say this because Jackie Traina hurt her arm and we never really saw the real Traina the past two years. Yesterday the pitching was good for all three as the control of their pitches was very good. Today, I thought Alex Osorio was the star pitcher. I will stick my neck out once more and say do not be surprised if Osorio isn't the best pitcher on the staff when the season starts next Spring. Littlejohn is "Miss Steady" when she's on the rubber and a very good pitcher but Osorio has tremendous control of her pitches and has a wicked rise ball with deceivingly good speed on her pitches as well. I saw a lot of batters swing at nothing but air today.
Defensively I think Bama will be better at every position next year except in centerfield, it's pretty hard for Haley McCleney to get any better. Today Leona Lafaele was behind the plate and was very impressive. She has some work to do yet on her technique but has a shotgun for an arm, the best of the 4 that has been working behind the plate. The outfield was pretty good last year and will not weaken any but the infield should show great improvement. Peyton Cochran, third baseman, tweeked her knee today while fielding a popup at home plate and was wearing a heavy wrap on her knee after the injury.
This team can be very good next year if they come back next Spring with the attitude they left with today, there is a lot of talent for CPM to work with next year.
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