Hey DHB I watched the sorcerers all day saturday. They played a little more fired up than what I saw last weekend. They looked good. Arioto does help them out quite a bit. Coaches were a little bit more calmer this weekend than usuall. I would say they could use a little more power. Kekehena would be the final link. I will still stick to them needing pitching. Arioto who is helping Mumma for qualifiers but will not play in OKC.
Response: Hey MIH! Yep Arioto helps them as she would anybody, Val is a very good player who brings a tremendous amount to the table, and a great kid, she will be an All American next year coming out of the PAC 10 no doubt about that. As for the Coaches being calmer didn’t really notice, but they had no reason to be up in arms about anything they where smashing people. Arioto not playing in OKC would be a big blow for them, but I heard she was, oh well, if they can make it, and she does not play, that will be a big loss. More power? Geesh MIH, how much more power do you want? If you look at em as a team they have hit like 12 jacks in three weekends, and we are not even talking about how many doubles have been generated from that line up. Naw, I have to disagree with you there, they have enough power, in my opinion bringing in another power hitter does not address an immediate need as far as I can see.
[quoteAs for the comment about the Robbins kid, yes, I thought the comment about Sanoe not being able to either out hit or out defense Robbins was a bit much, being that Sanoe just started nearly every game and hit .295 or something like that in the toughest conference in the country for a top 20 program thank you very much, but hey everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Sanoe is a tremendous player, and I have to believe if she wanted to come play for Sorcerer Mumma would have to seriously consider working her in to the mix somewhere. She brings a huge bat to any line up, and contrary to what has been written on this board is a fairly decent defensive ball player, no it is not her specialty and I know she is working on it, but she can play, you don’t start for CAL as a freshman and hit .295 and not be able to play. Now is Robbins better, hell I don’t know, not going there, will say this, Robbins has verballed to CAL as a sophomore in her own right. Look both kids can play, they are both CAL girls, lets leave it at that. I will say this, if Sanoe wanted to come play, I can’t see Mumma saying No, I tell you that.
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Kekehena led Cal all season in hitting until the playoffs dropped her avg to .299 but was still one of the top HR and RBI players on the team. Robben kid now can not duplicate those numbers of a 19 yo ... JUst because Decker and Robben committed as sophomores to Cal does not carry them much weight as being a better ball player than other kids across the country. Look at Gascione. She was the first sophomore last year to verbal in the country ..is she the best pitcher now?
Response: Again I will some what disagree with you there MIH. Sanoe is a power hitter, so I believe that comparing her to Robbins who is a power/slap kind of hitter is like comparing apples and oranges. Robbins runs well and gets down the line from the left side pretty good so her role as far as I can tell is to get on base in front of those big bats. Just as Deckers role seems to be the same thing, again, if you have too many power hitters and not enough contact hitters it does not work as someone has to be on to be driven in. I also think that comparing Sanoe to Robbins or Decker is extremely unfair to all involved because they are not the same kind of players, neither of them could do what the other does on the level that they do it on because it is not what they do, if that makes any sense. Sanoe is a special player, no doubt, and would help anyone she would go to, just not sure she fits with the Sorcerer, but hey obviously not my call, and I could be wrong. Much love to Sanoe, and good luck in what ever she decides to do this summer!