Ariel Thompson: Softball

UNTLifer · June 28, 2021

Any chance we hold on to her? It was announced a while back that she had entered the transfer portal, but I am unable to find any updates on her.

MGWriter · June 30, 2021

There has yet to be any updates. While she is in the transfer portal, it is possible that she stays…would probably need some convincing though. Looks like the team is using the transfer portal themselves to fill in pitching gaps (Jaycee Cook signing from UAB).

Jonnyeagle · June 30, 2021

7 minutes ago, MGWriter said:

There has yet to be any updates. While she is in the transfer portal, it is possible that she stays…would probably need some convincing though. Looks like the team is using the transfer portal themselves to fill in pitching gaps (Jaycee Cook signing from UAB).

Let's hope she will decide to stay. Good player.

GrandGreen · June 30, 2021

Trautwein is as close to an irreplaceable player as there is. The other pitchers who left, Thompson, Tinsdale are just not big loses. My guess they chose the transfer portal because they know they are not going to be starters for NT.

NT lost every pitcher on the roster other than Worthington, so Deloach has to recruit a lot of pitching.

He has signed one transfer and I believe has a couple of incoming freshman pitchers. I predict the team will be even better next year with better hitting developing.

UNTLifer · June 30, 2021

1 hour ago, GrandGreen said:

Trautwein is as close to an irreplaceable player as there is. The other pitchers who left, Thompson, Tinsdale are just not big loses. My guess they chose the transfer portal because they know they are not going to be starters for NT.

NT lost every pitcher on the roster other than Worthington, so Deloach has to recruit a lot of pitching.

He has signed one transfer and I believe has a couple of incoming freshman pitchers. I predict the team will be even better next year with better hitting developing.

Now, I have never seen her pitch in person, but Thompson had a good stat line from last year and I thought she may be ready to step up and contribute more with Trautwein and Wall gone.