Softball
- Thread starter JohnGwaltney
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Been watching the women's softball teams for over the 5 years, even before Donna Papa retired. Granted the program was not very competitive with Papa, glad she decided to retire. Megan Smith has done wonders since leading this team the past two years, it's going to take some time before she will be able to get major talent in to catchup with the Duke's, Florida State and Clemson. But they are at least competing now, more so than before Megan Smith came aboard. Just give her a few more years, and they will be winning conference championships.
Updated the women's team, they won the series against Louisville. Currently the women's team is tied for 4th in the ACC with a 6-3 record, and overall they are 26-8. They have won 3 games in a row, with a weekend series against Syracuse. Need to sweep this series which is doable considering Syracuse is 1-8 in league play.
Refer back to my comments on March 17, 2025, it's going to take some time before Megan Smith have the players to complete with schools who have been dominating the ACC in softball for years.. The last two years with Megan Smith as coach has been better than the 10 years before she arrived, when UNC was in the cellar of softball.
Understandable but winning every now and then against good teams would be nice and show things are headed in the right direction
Duke has been one of the best team in the conference for some time. Florida State and Virginia Tech have awesome teams as well. Patience will be the best remedy in regards to the women's softball team, as stated give Megan Smith a couple of more years. Considering she started with not a lot to work with, a program which occupied the bottom spot of the ACC for years.
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