alabamagrizzly
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Time to get this ball rolling. The season is now a week away and looks like this Griz team has a chance to surprise some folks. The preseason polls came out and it’s no surprise who one and two are.
2019 Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Sacramento State (6) ... 36
2. Weber State ... 30
3. Portland State ... 24
4. Montana ... 20
5. Northern Colorado (1) ... 16
6. Idaho State ... 15
7. Southern Utah ... 6
I find it interesting that Sac St gave their 1st place vote to N. Col over WSU. The main knock on both Sac and WSU will be returning pitching experience. Sac’s returning pitchers had an era in ‘18 of 4.02 and WSU’s was 3.78 after both teams graduated the last three con POTY winners. By comparison, our returning pitchers had a 3.01 era last year with our top four pitchers all returning.
On the offensive side, WSU, graduated three starters including their standout 2B McKinley Brinkerhoff who had a .338 career BA and 69 career SB’s while starting at 2B all four years of her career. Sac on the other hand returns practically their whole lineup including league MVP Suzy Brookshire who may own almost every career con record before her career is over. Montana on the other hand will only have two returning starters from what was an extremely disappointing offensive team, even by Delene Colburn standards. The upside of our incoming Fr though is very encouraging depending on how quickly it will be reached.
I’m sure these girls are eager to get out there and start proving them wrong next weekend. It should be a good start with UC Davis hosting two games against us plus single game matchups vs Santa Clara, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal State Bakersfield.
Go Griz!!
2019 Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Sacramento State (6) ... 36
2. Weber State ... 30
3. Portland State ... 24
4. Montana ... 20
5. Northern Colorado (1) ... 16
6. Idaho State ... 15
7. Southern Utah ... 6
I find it interesting that Sac St gave their 1st place vote to N. Col over WSU. The main knock on both Sac and WSU will be returning pitching experience. Sac’s returning pitchers had an era in ‘18 of 4.02 and WSU’s was 3.78 after both teams graduated the last three con POTY winners. By comparison, our returning pitchers had a 3.01 era last year with our top four pitchers all returning.
On the offensive side, WSU, graduated three starters including their standout 2B McKinley Brinkerhoff who had a .338 career BA and 69 career SB’s while starting at 2B all four years of her career. Sac on the other hand returns practically their whole lineup including league MVP Suzy Brookshire who may own almost every career con record before her career is over. Montana on the other hand will only have two returning starters from what was an extremely disappointing offensive team, even by Delene Colburn standards. The upside of our incoming Fr though is very encouraging depending on how quickly it will be reached.
I’m sure these girls are eager to get out there and start proving them wrong next weekend. It should be a good start with UC Davis hosting two games against us plus single game matchups vs Santa Clara, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal State Bakersfield.
Go Griz!!