In our 2023 softball preview episode of Scions of the Southland, head coach Aileen Morales stressed that winning and losing in NCAA softball largely depends on peformance in the pitching circle. For Tech, that’s meant riding Blake Neleman and Chandler Dennis for the last couple seasons. With that and some power at the plate with Emma Kauf and Tricia Awald, Tech softball played themselves into the NCAA Tournament in 2022, nearly taking down a stout Wisconsin team in the regionals.
Fast forward to this spring. The pitching core returned for 2023 (minus reliever Lexi Ray), but offensively questions still linger.