Originally Posted by 3leftturns
D.J. has looked much better the past two weeks, but agreed, the Pac pitching level in 2018, game after game, week after week, is stratospheric

Originally Posted by CajunAmos
Could it be that the coach that taught her the hitting style she uses is no longer working with her on a daily basis?

Originally Posted by DunninLA
 I don't know the answer to your question but I recall from conversations back when I went to most UCLA games that Candrea didn't do the recruiting in the 2005-2010 time frame, so I doubt he does it now.  It was Evans then, and now I assume the issue with pitcher recruiting is the revolving door of pitching coaches since Evans left.   With no continuity at pitching coach, its tough to have the 2-3 year relationship with travel coaches and pitcher parents that leads to the verbal.  Plus it is worth noting that Candrea doesn't believe in letting his pitchers hit, even when they are great hitters in Travel.  UCLA has benefitted greatly from letting Langenfeld, Carda, and now Garcia hit regularly when pitching, and even DHing when not in the circle that day.

Originally Posted by 1janiedough
Finch and Mowatt were pretty studly hitters, as were Julie Jones and Debbie Day, so I think it's been a mix.

Originally Posted by 1janiedough
https://www.azdesertswarm.com/softball/2018/4/15/17241670/arizona-softball-vs-ucla-final-score-recap-highlights-losing-streak-pac-12-standings Tough talk from Candrea, but troubling to hear how fragile this generation is...yikes.

Originally Posted by 1janiedough



I did not see him blaming anyone, in fact, I see him asking himself over and over what the hell do I do to turn this around?

As an aside, the modern day fragility of this younger generation is VERY real.  I see it all over the place.

Originally Posted by outofzone


The early recruiting is well into creating alot of buyers remorse. Seems at one point almost 2 years ago, Candrea had something like 5-7 2020s committed. And he's only 1 Coach. Look no further than Walton @ Florida. He's probably cruising an Elementary School playground as we speak. That anybody would be surprised defies logic. And the 'fragility' he spoke of...I give him alot of credit for calling his kids out. And he probably got a few calls from mommy or daddy forwarding the youngsters Head Doctor #. 

The bigger problem concerning every program in the P5 is the amount of Athletic Scholarship dollars being committed to so many young kids. Many, I believe will never step foot on their respective campus. They will most likely get de-committed or figure out Barber College was a better idea than sitting on the end of the bench just to wear a uniform. 

The more interesting stat I'd like to see is, of the ones that do make it, how many last past their 1st year or transfer.

Originally Posted by 9Wildcats

I read that article. Something vital was conveniently missing, and it’s this:

All coaches must deal with modern kid attitudes and yet some programs produce great teams that are championship contenders. Candrea should ask himself why that is rather than play the damnable general that blames the troops...

You obviously need talent to win. And if you can’t recruit elite talent in-depth, then you need to develop lesser talent to the elite level. Arizona coaches haven’t been able to do either job since their last WCWS team in 2010. That’s the true root of Arizona’s problem. Modern kid attitudes, however real, is mostly a red herring and a stinky one at that.  

Originally Posted by 1janiedough



I agree, however, if you want to remain competitive, you gotta play the game, so it's a catch-22.  ALL the coaches have to band together to stop it.