2024 Sooner Softball Fall Ball Final Stats: 2.69 ERA, .707 Slug%

[OUBeliever56A]

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Here are the Split Stats for the Sooner Fall Ball Hitting.

Team Hitting: .375 BA, .462 OB%, .707 Slug% - 107 Runs - 100 RBI - 50 walks, 8 HBP, 45 Ks - 27 doubles, 2 triples, 29 HRs - 18 SB with 7 CS ==> [ 12 Errors and 12 SB vs 4 CS Against ]
Battle Series: .343 BA, .421 OB%, .576 Slug% - 35 Runs – 32 RBI – 20 W, 3 HBP, 26 Ks – 11 doubles, 1 triple, 9 HRs – 7 SB vs 5 CS = = > 11 errors
Other: Games: .404 BA, .500 OB%, .831 Slug% - 72 Runs – 69 RBI – 30 W, 5 HBP, 19 Ks – 16 doubles, 1 triple, 20 HRs – 11 SB vs 2 CS = = > 1 error

Individual Hitters:
* Isabela Emerling - .500 BA, .600 OB%, 1.000 Slug% -> 6 R - 14 RBI - 6 walks, 1 HBP, 5 Ks - 2 doubles, 0 triples, 4 HR ==> [ 1 Passed Ball and 5 SB vs 3 CS Against ]
Battle Series: .455 BA, .600 OB%, 1.000 Slug% - 2 Runs – 3 RBI – 3 W, 1 HB, 2 Ks – 0 double, 0 triples, 2 HRs
Other Games: .529 BA, .600 OB%, 1.000 Slug% - 4 Runs – 11 RBI – 3 W, 0 HB, 3 K – 2 doubles, 0 triples, 2 HRs
= Played in every game.

Corri Hicks - .375 BA, .375 OB%, .875 Slug% -> 3 R - 3 RBI - 0 walks, 0 HBP, 1 K - 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR ==> [ 2 errors and 2 SB vs 1 CS ]
Battle Series: .250 BA, .250 OB%, .250 Slug% - 1 Run – 0 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 3 Ks – no EBH
Other Games: .500 BA, .500 OB%, 1.500 Slug% - 2 Runs – 3 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR
= Played in 1 Battle Series game. Played in 2 other games.

Riley Zache - .143 BA, . 294 OB%, 214 Slug% -> 3 R - 0 RBI - 3 walks, 0 HBP, 0 Ks - 1 double - 1 SB ==> [ 5 SB vs 0 CS Against ]
Battle Series: .000 BA, .182 OB%, .000 Slug% - 1 Run – 0 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 0 K – no EBH
Other Games: .400 BA, .500 OB%, .600 Slug% - 2 Runs – 0 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 0 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 0 HRs
= Played in every game.

* Cydney Sanders - .292 BA, .433 OB%, .708 Slug% -> 3 R - 9 RBI - 4 walks, 2 HBP, 5 Ks - 1 double, 0 triples, 3 HR - Note: I corrected the BA, OB%, Slug% #s.
Battle Series: .250 BA, .308 OB%, .750 Slug% - 2 Runs – 4 RBI – 0 W, 1 HB, 4 Ks – 0 doubles, 0 triples, 2 HRs
Other Games: .333 BA, .529 OB%, .667 Slug% - 1 Run – 5 RBI – 4 W, 1 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR
= Played in every game.

* Ella Parker - .600 BA, .676 OB%, 1.267 Slug% -> 16 R - 15 RBI - 5 walks, 2 HBP, 2 Ks - 5 doubles, 0 triples, 5 HRs
Battle Series: .500 BA, .600 OB%, .833 Slug% - 5 Runs - .833 Slug% - 5 Runs – 4 RBI – 2 W, 1 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR
Other Games: .667 BA, .727 OB%, 1.556 Slug% - 11 Runs – 11 RBI – 3 W, 1 HB, 1 K – 4 doubles, 0 triples, 4 HRs
= Played in every game.

* Ailana Agbayani - .559 BA, .605 OB%, .765 Slug% -> 15 R - 6 RBI - 4 walks, 0 HBP, 2 Ks - 5 doubles, 1 triple, 0 HR - 4 SB ==> [ 1 error ]
Battle Series: .714 BA, .733 OB%, 1.071 Slug% - 5 Runs – 2 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 0 Ks – 3 doubles, 1 triple, 0 HR
Other Games: .450 BA, .522 OB%, .550 Slug% - 10 Runs – 4 RBI – 3 W, 0 HB, 2 Ks – 2 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HRs
= Played in every game.

Sydney Barker - .333 BA, .407 OB%, .458 Slug% -> 5 R - 5 RBI - 2 walks, 1 HBP, 2 Ks - 1 double, 0 triple, 1 HR - 1 SB ==> [ 1 error ]
Battle Series: .250 BA, .250 OB%, .333 Slug% - 1 Run – 2 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 0 HRs
Other Series: .417 BA, .533 OB%, .583 Slug% - 4 Runs – 1 HB, 1 K – 0 doubles, 0 triples, 1 HR
= Played in every game.

Gabby Garcia - .267 BA, .450 OB%, .333 Slug% -> 2 R - 1 RBI - 5 walks, 0 HBP, 5 K - 1 double ==> [ 1 error ]
Battle Series: .400 BA, .571 OB%, .500 Slug% - 1 Run – 1 RBI – 4 W, 0 HB, 3 Ks – 1 double, 0 triples, 0 HRs
Other Games: .000 BA, .167 OB%, .000 Slug% - 1 Run – 0 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 2 Ks – no EBH
= Played in 3 Battle Series games, Played in 2 other games.

NelllyMac - .345 BA, .387 OB%, .897 Slug% -> 7 R - 10 RBI - 2 walks, 0 HBP, 4 Ks - 3 doubles, 0 triples, 4 HRs ==> [ 3 errors ]
Battle Series: .462 BA, .462 OB%, .923 Slug% - 3 Runs – 5 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 0 Ks – 3 doubles, 0 triples, 1 HR
Other Games: .250 BA, .333 OB%, .875 Slug% - 4 Runs – 5 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 4 Ks – 0 doubles, 0 triples, 3 HRS
= Played in every game.

Kady McKay - .300 BA, .300 OB%, .450 Slug% -> 2 R - 4 RBI - 0 walks, 0 HBP, 3 Ks - 3 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HRs
Battle Series: .125 BA, .125 OB%, .125 Slug% - 0 Runs – 1 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 2 Ks – no EBH
Other Games: .417 BA, .417 OB%, .667 Slug% - 2 Runs – 3 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 0 Ks – 3 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HRs
= Played in every game.

* Kasidi Pickering - .367 BA, .457 OB%, 1.100 Slug% -> 14 R - 18 RBI - 5 walks, 0 HBP, 3 Ks - 1 double, 0 triples, 7 HRs - 2 SB ==> [ 1 error ]
Battle Series: .333 BA, .429 OB%, .917 Slug% - 4 Runs – 6 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 2 Ks – 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR
Other Games: .389 BA, .476 OB%, 1.222 Slug% - 10 Runs – 12 RBI – 3 W, 0 HB 1 K – o doubles, 0 triples 5 HRs
= Played in every game.

* Abby Dayton - .500 BA, .576 OB%, .714 Slug% -> 7 R - 5 RBI - 3 walks, 2 HBP, 2 Ks - 1 double, 1 triple, 1 HR - 3 SB
Battle Series: .429 BA, .467 OB%, .643 Slug% - 2 runs – 2 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 1 K – 0 doubles, 0 triples, 1 HR
Other Games: .571 BA, .667 OB%, .786 Slug% - 5 Runs – 3 RBI – 2 W, 2 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 1 triple, 0 HRs
= Played in every game.

Maya Bland - .375 BA,.464 OB%, .667 Slug% -> 11 R - 6 RBI - 4 W, 0 HBP, 2 K - 1 double, 0 triples, 2 HRs - 5 SB and 3 CS
Battle Series: .273 BA, .385 OB%, .273 Slug% - 2 Runs – 0 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 1 K – no EBH
Other Series: .462 BA, .533 OB%, 1.000 Slug% - 9 Runs – 6 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 1 K – 1 double, 0 triples, 2 HRs
= Played in every game.

Tia Milloy - .333 BA, .444 OB%, .333 Slug% -> 7 R - 1 RBI - 4 walks, 0 HBP, 4 Ks - no EBH - 2 SB and 2 CS ==> [ 1 error ]
Battle Series: .385 BA, .467 OB%, .385 Slug% - 4 Runs – 1 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 4 Ks – no EBH
Other Series: .000 BA, .333 OB%, .000 Slug% - 3 Runs – 0 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 0 Ks – no EBH
= Played in 3 Battle Series games, Played in 1 other games. (Only pinch ran in 1 other game.)

Hannah Coor - .077 BA, .200 OB%, .308 Slug% -> 3 R - 3 RBI - 2 walks, 0 HBP, 1 K - 0 double, 0 triples, 1 HR - 1 CS
Battle Series: .000 BA, .000 OB%, .000 Slug% - 0 Runs – 0 RBI – 0 W, 0 HB, 1 K – no EBH
Other Games: .125 BA, .300 OB%, .500 Slug% - 3 Runs – 3 RBI – 2 W, 0 HB, 0 Ks – 0 double, 0 triple, 1 HR
= Played in 1 Battle Series games, Played in 3 other games.

Chaney Helton - .105 BA, .190 OB%, .158 Slug% -> 3 R - 0 RBI - 2 walks, 0 HBP, 5 Ks - 1 double, 0 triples, 0 HRs - 1 CS
Battle Series: .167 BA, .231 OB%, .250 Slug% - 2 Runs – 0 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB. 4 Ks – 1 double, 0 triple, 0 HRs
Other Games: .000 BA, .125 OB%, .000 Slug% - 1 Runs – 0 RBI – 1 W, 0 HB, 1 K – no EBH
= Played in every game.

[navier]

In my recollection, Cyd was dominant 2 years ago and didn’t have a super season and last year, Hannah lit it up and then had a setback with her back injuries and missed the season. Seems like maybe Jayda was the big star year before Cyd and of course was super during the season.

Cyd has gone backwards from her PAC 12 performance..not sure what happened. You knew Jayda,Tiare,Alyssa,Riley etc were going to hit. Outside of a few kids this year, it is the other kids in those years that are most comparable to a good portion of this years team..eg unproven P4 hitters. Same thing with all of the pitchers outside of Deal. How did they fare agsinst the likes of Parker, Pickering and Agbayani? Lots of unknowns this year..should be interesting. Patty is going to earn her salary this year

[TN Sooner]

We start with a trio of returners that are about as good as anyone else in the country. How many teams have 3 returning players that hit 40 HRs? 5? Maybe 10? Including a finalist for freshman of the year? I know we fans like to bag on Cyd, but 15 hrs, excellent OB stats and quality defense is nothing to frown about.

Add to that a nice collection of “returners”, just not OU returners. How many teams are returning a player that went 6-8 against OU (and pitched in a win against OU), Like Ogbayani (I promise to learn to spell her name)? And a ton of excellent freshman.

I’m calling it now - Nellie Mac is going to be a contender for freshman of the year in the SEC and ncaa overall.

Our pitching may be down in 2025 but our offense will be top 5.

We aren’t going thru the sec with 0-2 losses, but we aren’t going to have a losing sec record either.

[navier]

We aren’t going thru the sec with 0-2 losses, but we aren’t going to have a losing sec record either.

You didn’t quote me but I assume this was in response to me. Just for posterity sake I was referring to (albeit a bit awkwardly) what I thought it would take for THEM to have a winning record against the top SEC teams.

[oufanforever]

We aren’t going thru the sec with 0-2 losses, but we aren’t going to have a losing sec record either.

You didn’t quote me but I assume this was in response to me. Just for posterity sake I was referring to (albeit a bit awkwardly) what I thought it would take for THEM to have a winning record against the top SEC teams.

Besides Texas and Florida, other top SEC teams have their own youth problem to deal with. OU will be rounded into shape by the time they face their toughest challenge at the end of the season.

[navier]

We aren’t going thru the sec with 0-2 losses, but we aren’t going to have a losing sec record either.

You didn’t quote me but I assume this was in response to me. Just for posterity sake I was referring to (albeit a bit awkwardly) what I thought it would take for THEM to have a winning record against the top SEC teams.

Besides Texas and Florida, other top SEC teams have their own youth problem to deal with. OU will be rounded into shape by the time they face their toughest challenge at the end of the season.

Don’t disagree. That said I think that after conference play is done if they have a .500 record against the top 4-5 teams in the conference standings that will be good.

[OUBeliever56A]

Past Fall Ball Stats - Highlights and Overall:

2021 Fall Ball -> Games against NCTC, OBU, Seminole St, West Texas, North Texas

Offense -> .491 BA - .549 OB% - 1.013 Slug% --> 111 Runs, 105 RBI --> 21 doubles, 2 triples 32 HRs

Snow hit .545 BA, .643 OB%, 1.091 Slug%
Brito hit .563 BA, .588 OB%, 1.375 Slug% - We did not see yet that Brito would overtake Donihoo in the 2022 season....maybe we should have.
Donihoo hit .353 BA, .421 OB%, .687 Slug%
All the other stars hit very well also. Most of the returning starters had over a 1.000 Slug%.

Pitching -> 0.64 ERA - 44.0 IP - 16 H - 4 R-4 ER - 1 double, 0 triples, 0 HR - 7 W, 91K

Trautwein - 0.54 ERA, May - 0.00 ERA, Bahl 1.26 ERA
= = = = =

2022 Fall Ball Stats -> Battles Series plus Seminole St

Offense -> .358 BA, .438 OB%, .649 Slug% --> 72 Runs, 71 RBI --> 13 doubles, 3 triples, 23 HRs

Sanders hit .476 BA, .522 OB%, 1.048 Slug% - Sanders led all Sooners in BA, OB% and Slug%. I remember how excited I was about her hitting in the Soooner lineup.

Pitching -> 4.71 ERA - 71.1 IP, 83 H - 51R-48 ER - 8 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HRs

Bahl - 3.17 ERA, Deal - 1.70 ERA, May - 7.00 ERA, Geurin - 5.48 ERA, Storako - 5.88 ERA
= = = = =

2023 Fall Ball -> Battle Series --> NCTC and Seminole St

Offense -> Battle Series -> .294 BA, .388 OB%, .538 Slug% --> 65 Runs, 53 RBI --> 14 doubles, 1 triples, 19 HRs
Offense -> Other Games -> .500 BA, .582 OB%, .824 Slug% --> 54 Runs, 48 RBI --> 12 doubles, 0 triples, 7 HRs

Coor hit .444 BA, .500 OB%, .963 Slug% with 2 doubles, 0 triples, 4 HRs --- By far her best set of stats as a Sooner.

Pitching - > Battle Series -> 4.96 ERA --- Other two games - 0.00 ERA
Battles Series Stats - 72.0 IP, 88 hits, 65 Runs, 51 Earned Runs - 14 doubles, 1 triples, 19 HRs

Maxwell - 3.71 ERA, May - 3.64 ERA, Deal - 5.63 ERA, Monticelli - 5.50 ERA, Geurin - 7.70 ERA
= = = = =

[1KCSoonerFan]

These past Fall stats look similar to this Fall's stats: The Battle Series roughs up the pitchers' ERA. Even Bahl and Maxwell came out of it a little crispy in the ERA Dept. Makes sense to me.

I like to reflect on my perceptions and expectations for players after the Fall season is over. Like many have pointed out, some players (like Coor, Sanders, and I'll throw Donahoo in that mix) looked like they were going to have great seasons ahead and did not come through as expected. Also, some of the Stars did not shine their brightest until the following Spring. I'm not completely clear on the correlation between Fall and Spring performances. Consistency seems to correlate pretty well, however.

Sanders is an interesting example because her stats are good to very good in some ways, yet the jury is divided about her. She is an interesting mix of talents and vulnerabilities. For me, it is the difference between what I think she CAN do and what she DOES that shades my opinion - perhaps unfairly. I'm pulling for her to improve her BA this year.

The only way to be a proven P-4 hitter is to play P-4 ball.

I think we all agree 2025 is going to be an interesting and exciting season. New team. New Conference. New Challenges for the program from top to bottom.

Can't wait!

[oufanforever]

I had Sanders with a .290 BA hitting in the lower part of the line up with power. Hopefully she can continue to deliver at biggest moments. Like you said, if we don’t let her freshman season cloud out judgement, she is performing fine and should have no issue being our 1B starter.

[OU_Tom]

I have always been hard on players whose batting average is over .100 lower than the rest of the team (no matter what their other talents are). I was surprised that Sanders got as much playing time as she did last year. I expect this year's lineup to be not nearly as deep as last years lineup; I am sure that Sanders will once again get lots of at bats whether she raises her batting average or not. I would like to see Ella Parker at 1B.

[MontOUfan]

Parker is a good first baseman. Sanders is an excellent first baseman. I believe they will need both bats in the lineup unless you think the 5th outfielder's bat would be better than Sanders. That would be from among Pickering, Parker, Dayton, Coor, Bland, Milloy, Helton.

[navier]

Patty likes Sanders at first. Ella will DP…the prospect of her diving for a ball out in the OF after recently having shoulder surgery is probably not something Petty wants to entertain. Also I doubt there are 10 better hitters on the team than Sanders and she is their best 1b. Like somebody else said she is a solid player..it is just odd that she has yet to come close to matching her freshman year.

[TALSOONER]

56 - it is really nice of you to take the time to compile these stats and share your data with us - much appreciated.

I would agree the stats against the outside teams mean less than the battle series. But I was also point out that even the battle series stats have to be taken with a grain of salt - familiar (pitcher) against familiar (batter) is a lot different from going against teams that, while perhaps competitive on talent, have little familiarity with their opponent.

I’m not sure if familiarity benefits more the pitcher or the batter. I suspect the batter begins to develop and advantage, but there are plenty of mlb hitters with terrible averages against some pitchers, even with dozens of AB’s.

Seems that these discussions are not considering that Rocha may be putting pitchers in to challenge/evaluate the hitters, and she may call "outside low pitches" while Gasso calls "hit and run" just to see what the batter will do. She knows how good Deal and Monticello are, so stats may not reflect that called pitches were not to get strikes but to test/train batters. Your thoughts ?

[oufanforever]

56 - it is really nice of you to take the time to compile these stats and share your data with us - much appreciated.

I would agree the stats against the outside teams mean less than the battle series. But I was also point out that even the battle series stats have to be taken with a grain of salt - familiar (pitcher) against familiar (batter) is a lot different from going against teams that, while perhaps competitive on talent, have little familiarity with their opponent.

I’m not sure if familiarity benefits more the pitcher or the batter. I suspect the batter begins to develop and advantage, but there are plenty of mlb hitters with terrible averages against some pitchers, even with dozens of AB’s.

Seems that these discussions are not considering that Rocha may be putting pitchers in to challenge/evaluate the hitters, and she may call "outside low pitches" while Gasso calls "hit and run" just to see what the batter will do. She knows how good Deal and Monticello are, so stats may not reflect that called pitches were not to get strikes but to test/train batters. Your thoughts ?

That is completely true, so the battle series stats need to be taken with a grain of salt. Listen to what Patty says in press conferences and she is a straight shooter that tells it like it is. Patty said she is pleased with the pitching, that is enough for me.

[TN Sooner]

56 - it is really nice of you to take the time to compile these stats and share your data with us - much appreciated.

I would agree the stats against the outside teams mean less than the battle series. But I was also point out that even the battle series stats have to be taken with a grain of salt - familiar (pitcher) against familiar (batter) is a lot different from going against teams that, while perhaps competitive on talent, have little familiarity with their opponent.

I’m not sure if familiarity benefits more the pitcher or the batter. I suspect the batter begins to develop and advantage, but there are plenty of mlb hitters with terrible averages against some pitchers, even with dozens of AB’s.

Seems that these discussions are not considering that Rocha may be putting pitchers in to challenge/evaluate the hitters, and she may call "outside low pitches" while Gasso calls "hit and run" just to see what the batter will do. She knows how good Deal and Monticello are, so stats may not reflect that called pitches were not to get strikes but to test/train batters. Your thoughts ?

I absolutely agree.