[Softball Fan]

I bet that Betts stays at Stanford all four years regardless of playing time.  She has improved dramatically both in aggressiveness and confidence.    Betts will continue to grow into her body and get better at holding onto the ball and possibly even her reaction time.

I feel Tara has done a good job at slowly getting Betts involved in the games.  At the beginning of the season Betts was not ready for big minutes in big games.  She has to know that.  To overplay her early in the college DI season would have been a mistake IMO because it would have impacted her confidence in herself and possibly the confidence her teammates would have in her.

I predict next season Betts gets much more playing time.  And in her junior year I expect fans will be complaining Tara is using Betts too much the way they complain Tara is using Jones too much.

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Admittedly I am a casual WBB fan.  This loss doesn't have an emotional impact on me the way a crucial WVB loss would have.  I understand some serious WBB fans are hurting right now and rightfully so.  By the start of next season this loss will be mostly forgotten and I expect you will once again be excited about the start of a new season.

[Softball Fan]

I bet that Betts stays at Stanford all four years regardless of playing time.  She has improved dramatically both in aggressiveness and confidence.    Betts will continue to grow into her body and get better at holding onto the ball and possibly even her reaction time.

I feel Tara has done a good job at slowly getting Betts involved in the games.  At the beginning of the season Betts was not ready for big minutes in big games.  She has to know that.  To overplay her early in the college DI season would have been a mistake IMO because it would have impacted her confidence in herself and possibly the confidence her teammates would have in her.

I predict next season Betts gets much more playing time.  And in her junior year I expect fans will be complaining Tara is using Betts too much the way they complain Tara is using Jones too much.

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Admittedly I am a casual WBB fan.  This loss doesn't have an emotional impact on me the way a crucial WVB loss would have.  I understand some serious WBB fans are hurting right now and rightfully so.  By the start of next season this loss will be mostly forgotten and I expect you will once again be excited about the start of a new season.