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…and swept their tournament in Atlanta.  
 

Buy Tickets and attend when you can.   Like basketball, this program is built to win, paving a way for football to follow.

 

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The next tournament starts Friday, February 17 in Celina, Texas.

This program needs your support and has done everything possible to earn it.

Season Tickets are only $75

Please come out to the tournament if you can Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (We play Kentucky Saturday night)

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And please check the GoMeanGreen.com Athletics page for discussions and updates

 

 

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NT Softball beat UConn, Ga Tech, St. Francis and Illinois-Chicago in this tourney.  Outscored opponents 26-3.   

Texas has great softball (and baseball) programs in the high schools and club teams to recruit from.

NT needs a Baseball program this time of year also...

UNT Baseball on Twitter: "2014-15 UNT Club Baseball team! http://t.co/8pCFDEx8hj" / Twitter

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Thrilled we have a ranked team. But Damm this makes me want baseball so bad... I may make the trip up to denton to see this team, they've been Damm good for a while, getting the attention they deserve now

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13 minutes ago, p_phelps said:

Thrilled we have a ranked team. But Damm this makes me want baseball so bad... I may make the trip up to denton to see this team, they've been Damm good for a while, getting the attention they deserve now

A financially successful softball team is going to be the ticket to us getting baseball back. It will show that the demand is there.

 

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I'm 100% in on going to catch a game. 

As an idea: We should create a list of games scheduled for GMG.com people and get the maniacs involved and give them as many great game day experiences as possible rather than us trickling to games sporadically and never really moving the "support" needle. 

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As a side note, even the "Keg Party" atmosphere in the truckbed seating outside the outfield wall is a blast. You're not as close to the action, but you get to watch from your tailgate parties. 

ImageSoftball Rallies to Defeat Charlotte - University of North Texas Athletics

 

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And speaking of baseball, come listen to Danny Suges Wednesday at Rudy’s.  7:00am at the Denton Breakfast Kiwanis meeting.  Breakfast is on the Kiwanis Club.  I hope to see Mean Green Baseball backers Wednesday morning.  You’ll be done by 8:00.  GMG

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3 hours ago, ADLER said:

A financially successful softball team…..

 

Financially successful AND Regionally Unique,  giving us that one sport we have an advantage in since there is only one other D1 Softball program in the DFW Metroplex…(#138th UTA),…who we regularly dominate against in competition and in recruiting.  

 

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And speaking of baseball, come listen to Danny Suges Wednesday at Rudy’s.  7:00am at the Denton Breakfast Kiwanis meeting.  Breakfast is on the Kiwanis Club.  I hope to see Mean Green Basevall backers Wednesday morning.  You’ll be done by 8:00.  GMG

This in good to hear.  I would really enjoy fielding a baseball team again.  I think we could be very good very quickly.

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With all due respect to the Baseball supporters why do you have to try to take over a thread celebrating softball? Let them have their well deserved shout out. 

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Looking to make it out to the North Texas Invitational at the end of the month against Northwestern State and Wichita State. Plus I know we have Senior Day for men's basketball the first Saturday in March, but it's also a good opportunity to visit Fayetteville and root against the softball girls against the likes of Arkansas, Iowa State...

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Hopefully they find their way back in the top 25. For some reason, they were 24 in pre-season rankings but are no longer ranked. Louisiana Lafayette has occupied the #24 spot since the season started. Anybody know when the next rankings come out?

Edit: looks like it's different rankings. D1Softball ranked North Texas as 24 in their preseason poll. The other polls had North Texas outside the top 25. Screw em.

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Hopefully they find their way back in the top 25. For some reason, they were 24 in pre-season rankings but are no longer ranked. Louisiana Lafayette has occupied the #24 spot since the season started. Anybody know when the next rankings come out?

Edit: looks like it's different rankings. D1Softball ranked North Texas as 24 in their preseason poll. The other polls had North Texas outside the top 25. Screw em.

Is there a poll that is the standard bearer? I would guess its the USA Today Coaches Poll, but I'm no softball expert. 

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18 minutes ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

Is there a poll that is the standard bearer? I would guess its the USA Today Coaches Poll, but I'm no softball expert. 

The one that ranks UNT in the top 25 is the best. 

Honestly I have no idea. Never followed softball until I started watching some North Texas games on ESPN+.

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On 2/13/2023 at 10:50 AM, UNTcrazy727 said:

Is there a poll that is the standard bearer? I would guess its the USA Today Coaches Poll, but I'm no softball expert. 

Good question, and I’m no softball expert but I’ll try to answer as best I can.

NCAA encompasses/recognizes 5 different ranking systems but keeps their own RPI ranking active up front on their Softball link. And I’m guessing since the season is so early there’s not been enough games yet to rank by RPI so last year’s season (as I type this) is still available.  Here are the five ranking systems.

ESPN.com/USA Softball

D1softball.com 

USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Softball America

NCAA Women's Softball RPI

Since softball overall as a sport is  year round and not just played during the NCAA’s designated period of the spring the NCAA defer’s to an organization that dedicates to rear round following, that being D1Softball.com for their preseason ranking,…and that’s who had us at #24 for the preseason.  Here’s the NCAA’s own link to that preseason ranking.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2023-01-17/2023-college-softball-rankings-preseason-top-25-d1-softball

As of yesterday D1 now has us ranked at #22..

No idea when the first RPI poll will begin but I’m sure it’s gonna be soon. ESPN and USA Today/Coaches polls currently  have us as the third team in “Others Receiving Votes” after the first week of competition.  Softball America does not have us ranked yet.  

Either way I hope we keep DeLong here for a great duration of his career because like McCasland the man is a very special talent and has placed us on an athletic map the majority of the country can only dream of.  He’s done extraordinary things so far and the sky is the limit.

 

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Even more impressive is that this team only has three seniors on the roster.  Ashley Peters, ace of the pitching staff, Saleen Donohoe, part-time contributor and back-up catcher Karina Falkstrom.  This group will be strong for a couple of years.

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Good question, and I’m no softball esprit but I’ll try to answer as best I can.

NCAA encompasses/recognizes 5 different ranking systems but keeps their own RPI ranking active up front on their Softball link. And I’m guessing since the season is so early there’s not been enough games yet to rank by RPI so last year’s season (as I type this) is still available.  Here are the five ranking systems.

ESPN.com/USA Softball

D1softball.com 

USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Softball America

NCAA Women's Softball RPI

Since softball overall as a sport is  year round and not just played during the NCAA’s designated period of the spring the NCAA defer’s to an organization that dedicates to rear round following, that being D1Softball.com for their preseason ranking,…and that’s who had us at #24 for the preseason.  Here’s the NCAA’s own link to that preseason ranking.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2023-01-17/2023-college-softball-rankings-preseason-top-25-d1-softball

As of yesterday D1 now has us ranked at #22..

No idea when the first RPI poll will begin but I’m sure it’s gonna be soon. ESPN and USA Today/Coaches polls currently  have us as the third team in “Others Receiving Votes” after the first week of competition.  Softball America does not have us ranked yet.  

Either way I hope we keep DeLong here for a great duration of his career because like McCasland the man is a very special talent and has placed us on an athletic map the majority of the country can only dream of.  He’s done extraordinary things so far and the sky is the limit.

 

Rick

The team just posted this. Seems like these are the four polls they follow. I presume NR means "Not Ranked"....and I guess RV means "Receiving Votes".....not sure. 

 

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