The Oklahoma Sooners were extremely well represented in the Extra Innings Softball 2021 Class Player rankings that were completed on Friday. The Sooners had all 7 of their commits ranked in the Top 100 players.
Due to EIS’ practice of using ‘ties’ in their rankings with as many as 4 players sharing a position, the real number is closer to Top 300 players than Top 100. But the rankings still provide value in comparison of players and school’s recruiting strengths.
In the previous rankings by EIS, the Sooners had 6 players committed and ranked. Those rankings were:
Jordyn (Jordy) Bahl (RHP/DH) - #1
Sophia Nugent (C/3B) - T-#3
Quincee Lilio (2B/OF) - T-#5
Turiya Coleman (C/UT) - T-#7
Alexx Waitman (SS) – T-#12
Emmy Guthrie (RHP/OF) – T-#51
At that time the class was ranked as the #2 Class of 2021. Due to the number of Auburn recruits (9) they were ranked #1 at that time. But that seemed ‘iffy’ to many as OU had 5 players ranked higher than the highest ranked player for Auburn.
The rankings that were completed yesterday showed strong improvement for the Sooners and their Class of 2021. Here are the current rankings that includes Hannah Coor who recently committed to the Sooners in this class.
Jordan (Jordy) Bahl (RHP/DH) - #1
Sophia Nugent (C/3B) - T-#2
Quincee Lilio (2B/OF) - T-#5
Turiya Coleman (C/UT) - T-#5
Alexx Waitman (SS) – T-#11
Hannah Coor (OF) – T-#14
Emmy Guthrie (RHP/OF) – T-#22
That translates to the Sooners recruiting 7 of the top 66-ish players in the country for this class OR to say it another way – over 10% of the top 66-ish players are Sooners. What is even more impressive is that the Sooners have 4 of the top 13 players that were ranked! Impressive!
When you add this class with Bahl - #1, Nugent – T-#2, Lilio – T-#5 and T Coleman – T-#5 to last year’s great class of J Coleman - #1, Jennings – T-#2, and May – T-#6 it is even more impressive. That is 7 players in the top 30-ish players in the country over 2 recruiting classes. That means that better than 20% of the best players in the country the last two years are now Sooners! Coach Gasso is doing a tremendous job.
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Here is what EIS said about each 2021 player.
T-22—Emmy Guthrie, P/OF, Texas Glory (Oklahoma)
Emmy is a multi-purpose weapon who can win with guile in the circle as she can spin and move the ball effectively while also having the physical skills to play in the outfield. She started off the fall prep season going 25-1 for her Lone Grove (Oklahoma) High team with five no-hitters, two perfect games, an ERA of 0.53 and a strikeout average of over two K’s per inning. Emmy led her high school team to a 2nd place finish in the 4A state playoffs in 2018 and last fall was the 4A-2 Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 21-3 record with just eight earned runs all year. Emmy committed to Oklahoma in November of 2017.
T-14—Hannah Coor, OF/MIF, OC Batbusters - Stith (Oklahoma)
Hannah is a dynamic outfielder who has blossomed late as she’s gained strength to her long and lean 5-foot-9 frame. “She puts on a circus in the outfield with her acrobatic catches,” says Coach Mike Stith. “There’s not a fence she won’t climb to make an out and she’s not afraid to dive and lay out either.” Last year, she was named a 2nd Team All-Orange County pick as she helped Esperanza (Anaheim, California) High make the CIF-SS DI playoffs. Before the 2020 season was cancelled, Hannah was hitting .618 with five home runs and 24 RBIs in just 10 games. The senior committed to Oklahoma in the beginning of October 2020.
T-11—Alexx Waitman, SS/UT, Aces Fastpitch (Oklahoma)
Alexx is an excellent all-around athlete who can even pitch but it’s her bat and glove that have her headed to Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners’ program. At the plate, Alexx is a triple threat lefty who has legit track speed--she’s qualified for the Oklahoma State Track Meet in several events. Defensively, she has a strong arm and covers a lot of ground with the versatility to play anywhere in the infield. Alexx had planned to play the summer with the So Cal A’s, but an illness in the family and COVID-19 restrictions meant she could only play one tourney with Bruce Richard’s talented 18U team. She also played in some local tourneys and batted .430 for the summer with four home runs and four triples. For her Crossing Christian (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) High team this fall, Alexx hit .680 with seven doubles, five home runs and 18 steals. She also pitched with 105 K’s--an average of 1.5 per inning. She will stay closer to home this year in club ball as she’s announced she’ll take the field with Ryan Taylor’s Aces Fastpitch 18U team.
T-5—Turiya Coleman, C/UT, Impact Gold - Jackson (Oklahoma)
Turiya is a multi-faceted standout who plays several positions well and will likely be able to get early playing down for the Sooners because she can do whatever is asked of her at a high level: hit for power, hit for a high average, field, catch, steal bases, etc.. Nicknamed “T,” the senior had a huge summer and made the Extra Inning Softball 18U All-Summer Team with a video-game like performance, batting .550 with a .713 on-base percentage, 62 runs scored, 62 steals and six home runs. Last year she led the Jazz Jackson Vesely-led Impact team to Top 10 finishes at Boulder IDT and PGF Nationals and she is now playing at another level with Jazz’s father KC on the 18U team. Turiya is one of the key pieces of Patty Gasso’s 2021 class that will finish among the best in the nation.
T-5—Quincee Lilio, 2B/OF, Athletics - Mercado/Smith (Oklahoma)
Quincee is relentlessly productive and successful, as shown by her winning multiple national championships on some of the top club teams in the nation. “Q” has won titles, or come close to it, at every level she’s competed at including an 18U Top Club Nationals championship this summer, a PGF 18U title in 2019, a 2nd place finish at PGF 16U Nationals, first-place finishes at PGF 14U and PGF 12U and a 2nd place finish at PGF 10U Nationals. This summer, Quincee was named the MVP Player for the Extra Inning Softball 18U All-Summer Team as she batted .478 with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 8th to give the A’s the title. She can play defensive at a high level in the infield while hitting at the top of the line-up, either leadoff or in the 2-hole. A complete player, she has benefitted from playing her club ball at Great Oak (Temecula, California) High where she is coached by Dave Mercado, who is also her 18U A’s coach. Q hit .600 as a sophomore and helped her team make the CIF-SS DI championship game. She has all the tools to be a star in the Big 12.
T-2—Sophia Nugent, C/3B, Firecrackers - Rico/Weil (Oklahoma)
Sophia has convinced many scouts and coaches that she is an elite catcher who is advanced not just on the field physically but in the mental game. Firecrackers coach Tony Rico states: “Sophia went from a raw power hitter to one who is now working hard on the mental aspect of her game which include pitch selection, count management and understanding scouting reports. She’s drawn comparisons to another Firecracker who went on to have a record-setting career at Oklahoma, Lauren Chamberlain. Sophia can hit mammoth home run blasts--and a lot of them--but she also hits for a high average. Playing high school ball for her club coach as well, Rob Weil, at Los Alamitos (California) High, the senior led her team last year in home runs and RBIs while also shining behind the dish, committing just one error all year. Sophia committed to the Sooners in October of 2019 and Coach Rico adds, “She should have an exciting career ahead of her at OU.” Click HERE to read more about this power-hitting catcher and see recent video of her in action.
1—Jordyn Bahl, P, Beverly Bandits Premier - Skeens (Oklahoma)
Beverly Bandits organizational leader and coach Bill Conroy has won multiple national championships and produced dozens of future college All-Americans, including two who were top-ranked in the Extra Elite 100 series in Jenna Lilley (2014, Oregon) and Miranda Elish (2016, Texas). So when he puts up praise of Jordyn Bahl behind special, you definitely take notice.
“Jordy is the best player I’ve ever coached,” he states, “as a complete player who runs bases, hits and pitches. She’s the complete package including being a terrific team player who has all the right intangibles. Jordyn is such a please to coach and it’s great to see her have so much fun on the field.”
This summer, Jordyn played for the 18U Bandits team at the Connect Sports Tournament and was on fire, going 4-0 in three starts with one win relief. The Oklahoma commit threw 26 innings against top players from across the nation and gave up 11 hits while striking out 41 and giving up just walks. Jordyn compiled a 1.37 ERA but she also was a factor on offense, hitting a game-tying two-run homer in the 7th inning in one game which the Bandits went on to win. She also won one of the two games needed to take the title. Cracked Conroy on having such a great talent to put out in the circle and at the plate: “If I would have lost with her, I would have fired myself.”
Growing serious, Conroy adds: “I’ve been running the Bandits for 20-plus years and saw many terrific players come through, like Lilley, Elish, Taran Alvelo, Chanler Rice and many more, but Jordy is the best athlete and will go in the Bandits Hall of Fame as one of the best kids.”
There are several words that are sometimes over-used in describing top players--words like “special,” “competitive,” “intelligent,” “athletic”--but they are all words that come up frequently when coaches talk about the standout from Nebraska.
As we talked to both club and college coaches as to who the top player in the class was, over 90 percent said without hesitation: “Jordyn Bahl.”
What makes her the top-ranked player in the class? Says one coach, “What makes Jordan special is her softball IQ. She’s someone you won’t hesitate to do a suicide squeeze at bat or when running at third base. As athletic of a player that she is, she is also a great, great teammate and supportive of everybody. Jordyn is very competitive but has no ego.”
Jordyn has also shined as a two-way player on the club scene. She throws in the 67-68 mph range consistently with a riseball and drop that are tough enough, but add in a change-up and she can be lights out.
As we wrote in January, when she was first named #1 in the class: Jordyn is the #1 player in the 2021 Extra Elite 100 and what’s helped her to the top has been an unusual approach: she internalized the idea that she’s not just a softball player and, in her words, “in the scheme of life, softball is minor.” Being able to relax and put things in perspective, has seen Jordy’s already incredible play skyrocket to another level.
Earlier this year we did a spotlight on Jordyn and what’s insightful about her is summed up in the headline quote: “I Have a Greater Purpose Than Just Softball”
Having balance in her life has been key, Jordyn, believes but also shows that she sees her being named as the top player in the 2021 Extra Elite 100 as having a bigger purpose too.
“It means a lot to be #1 in my class,” she told Extra Inning Softball earlier today. “There are so many extremely dominant athletes in this sport across the country, so to receive this is a huge honor. It is exciting because I want the little girls in the Midwest to see that their hard work will get noticed.”
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As to how this class impacts the Sooners in 2021-2022, it is difficult to really tell at this point. The only losses that are expected from the 2021 Sooners are Mendes (OF) and Juarez and Saile (P). That will mean that Bahl and Guthrie will be inserted in the pitchers slots but maybe not their roles. Bahl is expected to be an impact pitcher for the Sooners from the day she steps on the Norman campus. She is the first pitcher ranked #1 to join the Sooners since Mariah Lopez and Brooke Vestal. Guthrie will be added to the mix with the other pitchers probably behind May and Rains. With Guthrie moving 30+ spots higher in the ratings this time it indicates that she is improving rapidly and may become a viable D1 pitcher.
As for the players, there are still too many things to be worked out with regard to the 2021 Sooners. Positions that are yet to be determined are C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF and DH. After the upcoming spring season for the Sooners things should be a little more defined for this recruiting class.
What is not questioned is that Nugent can hit and play. She will be the fourth catcher on the team. With Elam and Hansen expected to be considered at catcher, Nugent will have her work cut out for her to play there. But she could definitely be in the DH or 1B role as well as catching some of the time.
Lilio and T Coleman are very versatile players that gives them multiple positions to play. Lilio will join players trying to play 2B, LF, RF and perhaps 3B. I think most of all, the teams that have Lilio on the team just wins, period. She seems to raise the team’s level because she can do it all. T Coleman is a catcher and shortstop at heart but she can play probably anywhere on the field except in the circle. I would say that catcher and SS will not be where she plays as a freshman, but she could play everywhere else.
Waitman is equally as versatile as Lilio and T Coleman. She may be more refined as a shortstop due to mostly playing there but Waitman will not likely play there early in her career. She is a unique left handed bat that has speed and athletic ability. She reminds some fans of Nicole Pendley with more potential. I think she could play 1B, 2B, 3B, any outfield position and DH. If she hits, she likely plays very soon.
Hannah Coor is an important last minute add to this class as she committed to the Sooners in September while playing in a summer team tournament in OKC. The Sooners do not recruit many pure outfielders. She also seems to be improving at a rapid rate in the last year or more. She was not in the Top 100 players last time EIS rated this class. She is now in the top 40-ish players. That is a big jump by a non-pitcher.
Both pitchers and all five players could be players that will be important players for the Sooners during their career. With the COVID related 5-yr rule implemented some of them may not play a great deal as freshman, but as their careers continue and really good players like Juarez, Saile, Alo, Elam, Snow, Johns, Lyons, Green move on, these players will fill those spots very well as the future unfolds.
Due to the job Coach Gasso and her supporting staff continue to do, as always, the future is very bright for the Sooners!
The recruiting class rankings will be presented by EIS in about a week or so. When that is provided I will share that info along with comments. The Sooners should be the #1 class again like in 2020.
Due to EIS’ practice of using ‘ties’ in their rankings with as many as 4 players sharing a position, the real number is closer to Top 300 players than Top 100. But the rankings still provide value in comparison of players and school’s recruiting strengths.
In the previous rankings by EIS, the Sooners had 6 players committed and ranked. Those rankings were:
Jordyn (Jordy) Bahl (RHP/DH) - #1
Sophia Nugent (C/3B) - T-#3
Quincee Lilio (2B/OF) - T-#5
Turiya Coleman (C/UT) - T-#7
Alexx Waitman (SS) – T-#12
Emmy Guthrie (RHP/OF) – T-#51
At that time the class was ranked as the #2 Class of 2021. Due to the number of Auburn recruits (9) they were ranked #1 at that time. But that seemed ‘iffy’ to many as OU had 5 players ranked higher than the highest ranked player for Auburn.
The rankings that were completed yesterday showed strong improvement for the Sooners and their Class of 2021. Here are the current rankings that includes Hannah Coor who recently committed to the Sooners in this class.
Jordan (Jordy) Bahl (RHP/DH) - #1
Sophia Nugent (C/3B) - T-#2
Quincee Lilio (2B/OF) - T-#5
Turiya Coleman (C/UT) - T-#5
Alexx Waitman (SS) – T-#11
Hannah Coor (OF) – T-#14
Emmy Guthrie (RHP/OF) – T-#22
That translates to the Sooners recruiting 7 of the top 66-ish players in the country for this class OR to say it another way – over 10% of the top 66-ish players are Sooners. What is even more impressive is that the Sooners have 4 of the top 13 players that were ranked! Impressive!
When you add this class with Bahl - #1, Nugent – T-#2, Lilio – T-#5 and T Coleman – T-#5 to last year’s great class of J Coleman - #1, Jennings – T-#2, and May – T-#6 it is even more impressive. That is 7 players in the top 30-ish players in the country over 2 recruiting classes. That means that better than 20% of the best players in the country the last two years are now Sooners! Coach Gasso is doing a tremendous job.
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Here is what EIS said about each 2021 player.
T-22—Emmy Guthrie, P/OF, Texas Glory (Oklahoma)
Emmy is a multi-purpose weapon who can win with guile in the circle as she can spin and move the ball effectively while also having the physical skills to play in the outfield. She started off the fall prep season going 25-1 for her Lone Grove (Oklahoma) High team with five no-hitters, two perfect games, an ERA of 0.53 and a strikeout average of over two K’s per inning. Emmy led her high school team to a 2nd place finish in the 4A state playoffs in 2018 and last fall was the 4A-2 Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 21-3 record with just eight earned runs all year. Emmy committed to Oklahoma in November of 2017.
T-14—Hannah Coor, OF/MIF, OC Batbusters - Stith (Oklahoma)
Hannah is a dynamic outfielder who has blossomed late as she’s gained strength to her long and lean 5-foot-9 frame. “She puts on a circus in the outfield with her acrobatic catches,” says Coach Mike Stith. “There’s not a fence she won’t climb to make an out and she’s not afraid to dive and lay out either.” Last year, she was named a 2nd Team All-Orange County pick as she helped Esperanza (Anaheim, California) High make the CIF-SS DI playoffs. Before the 2020 season was cancelled, Hannah was hitting .618 with five home runs and 24 RBIs in just 10 games. The senior committed to Oklahoma in the beginning of October 2020.
T-11—Alexx Waitman, SS/UT, Aces Fastpitch (Oklahoma)
Alexx is an excellent all-around athlete who can even pitch but it’s her bat and glove that have her headed to Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners’ program. At the plate, Alexx is a triple threat lefty who has legit track speed--she’s qualified for the Oklahoma State Track Meet in several events. Defensively, she has a strong arm and covers a lot of ground with the versatility to play anywhere in the infield. Alexx had planned to play the summer with the So Cal A’s, but an illness in the family and COVID-19 restrictions meant she could only play one tourney with Bruce Richard’s talented 18U team. She also played in some local tourneys and batted .430 for the summer with four home runs and four triples. For her Crossing Christian (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) High team this fall, Alexx hit .680 with seven doubles, five home runs and 18 steals. She also pitched with 105 K’s--an average of 1.5 per inning. She will stay closer to home this year in club ball as she’s announced she’ll take the field with Ryan Taylor’s Aces Fastpitch 18U team.
T-5—Turiya Coleman, C/UT, Impact Gold - Jackson (Oklahoma)
Turiya is a multi-faceted standout who plays several positions well and will likely be able to get early playing down for the Sooners because she can do whatever is asked of her at a high level: hit for power, hit for a high average, field, catch, steal bases, etc.. Nicknamed “T,” the senior had a huge summer and made the Extra Inning Softball 18U All-Summer Team with a video-game like performance, batting .550 with a .713 on-base percentage, 62 runs scored, 62 steals and six home runs. Last year she led the Jazz Jackson Vesely-led Impact team to Top 10 finishes at Boulder IDT and PGF Nationals and she is now playing at another level with Jazz’s father KC on the 18U team. Turiya is one of the key pieces of Patty Gasso’s 2021 class that will finish among the best in the nation.
T-5—Quincee Lilio, 2B/OF, Athletics - Mercado/Smith (Oklahoma)
Quincee is relentlessly productive and successful, as shown by her winning multiple national championships on some of the top club teams in the nation. “Q” has won titles, or come close to it, at every level she’s competed at including an 18U Top Club Nationals championship this summer, a PGF 18U title in 2019, a 2nd place finish at PGF 16U Nationals, first-place finishes at PGF 14U and PGF 12U and a 2nd place finish at PGF 10U Nationals. This summer, Quincee was named the MVP Player for the Extra Inning Softball 18U All-Summer Team as she batted .478 with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 8th to give the A’s the title. She can play defensive at a high level in the infield while hitting at the top of the line-up, either leadoff or in the 2-hole. A complete player, she has benefitted from playing her club ball at Great Oak (Temecula, California) High where she is coached by Dave Mercado, who is also her 18U A’s coach. Q hit .600 as a sophomore and helped her team make the CIF-SS DI championship game. She has all the tools to be a star in the Big 12.
T-2—Sophia Nugent, C/3B, Firecrackers - Rico/Weil (Oklahoma)
Sophia has convinced many scouts and coaches that she is an elite catcher who is advanced not just on the field physically but in the mental game. Firecrackers coach Tony Rico states: “Sophia went from a raw power hitter to one who is now working hard on the mental aspect of her game which include pitch selection, count management and understanding scouting reports. She’s drawn comparisons to another Firecracker who went on to have a record-setting career at Oklahoma, Lauren Chamberlain. Sophia can hit mammoth home run blasts--and a lot of them--but she also hits for a high average. Playing high school ball for her club coach as well, Rob Weil, at Los Alamitos (California) High, the senior led her team last year in home runs and RBIs while also shining behind the dish, committing just one error all year. Sophia committed to the Sooners in October of 2019 and Coach Rico adds, “She should have an exciting career ahead of her at OU.” Click HERE to read more about this power-hitting catcher and see recent video of her in action.
1—Jordyn Bahl, P, Beverly Bandits Premier - Skeens (Oklahoma)
Beverly Bandits organizational leader and coach Bill Conroy has won multiple national championships and produced dozens of future college All-Americans, including two who were top-ranked in the Extra Elite 100 series in Jenna Lilley (2014, Oregon) and Miranda Elish (2016, Texas). So when he puts up praise of Jordyn Bahl behind special, you definitely take notice.
“Jordy is the best player I’ve ever coached,” he states, “as a complete player who runs bases, hits and pitches. She’s the complete package including being a terrific team player who has all the right intangibles. Jordyn is such a please to coach and it’s great to see her have so much fun on the field.”
This summer, Jordyn played for the 18U Bandits team at the Connect Sports Tournament and was on fire, going 4-0 in three starts with one win relief. The Oklahoma commit threw 26 innings against top players from across the nation and gave up 11 hits while striking out 41 and giving up just walks. Jordyn compiled a 1.37 ERA but she also was a factor on offense, hitting a game-tying two-run homer in the 7th inning in one game which the Bandits went on to win. She also won one of the two games needed to take the title. Cracked Conroy on having such a great talent to put out in the circle and at the plate: “If I would have lost with her, I would have fired myself.”
Growing serious, Conroy adds: “I’ve been running the Bandits for 20-plus years and saw many terrific players come through, like Lilley, Elish, Taran Alvelo, Chanler Rice and many more, but Jordy is the best athlete and will go in the Bandits Hall of Fame as one of the best kids.”
There are several words that are sometimes over-used in describing top players--words like “special,” “competitive,” “intelligent,” “athletic”--but they are all words that come up frequently when coaches talk about the standout from Nebraska.
As we talked to both club and college coaches as to who the top player in the class was, over 90 percent said without hesitation: “Jordyn Bahl.”
What makes her the top-ranked player in the class? Says one coach, “What makes Jordan special is her softball IQ. She’s someone you won’t hesitate to do a suicide squeeze at bat or when running at third base. As athletic of a player that she is, she is also a great, great teammate and supportive of everybody. Jordyn is very competitive but has no ego.”
Jordyn has also shined as a two-way player on the club scene. She throws in the 67-68 mph range consistently with a riseball and drop that are tough enough, but add in a change-up and she can be lights out.
As we wrote in January, when she was first named #1 in the class: Jordyn is the #1 player in the 2021 Extra Elite 100 and what’s helped her to the top has been an unusual approach: she internalized the idea that she’s not just a softball player and, in her words, “in the scheme of life, softball is minor.” Being able to relax and put things in perspective, has seen Jordy’s already incredible play skyrocket to another level.
Earlier this year we did a spotlight on Jordyn and what’s insightful about her is summed up in the headline quote: “I Have a Greater Purpose Than Just Softball”
Having balance in her life has been key, Jordyn, believes but also shows that she sees her being named as the top player in the 2021 Extra Elite 100 as having a bigger purpose too.
“It means a lot to be #1 in my class,” she told Extra Inning Softball earlier today. “There are so many extremely dominant athletes in this sport across the country, so to receive this is a huge honor. It is exciting because I want the little girls in the Midwest to see that their hard work will get noticed.”
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As to how this class impacts the Sooners in 2021-2022, it is difficult to really tell at this point. The only losses that are expected from the 2021 Sooners are Mendes (OF) and Juarez and Saile (P). That will mean that Bahl and Guthrie will be inserted in the pitchers slots but maybe not their roles. Bahl is expected to be an impact pitcher for the Sooners from the day she steps on the Norman campus. She is the first pitcher ranked #1 to join the Sooners since Mariah Lopez and Brooke Vestal. Guthrie will be added to the mix with the other pitchers probably behind May and Rains. With Guthrie moving 30+ spots higher in the ratings this time it indicates that she is improving rapidly and may become a viable D1 pitcher.
As for the players, there are still too many things to be worked out with regard to the 2021 Sooners. Positions that are yet to be determined are C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF and DH. After the upcoming spring season for the Sooners things should be a little more defined for this recruiting class.
What is not questioned is that Nugent can hit and play. She will be the fourth catcher on the team. With Elam and Hansen expected to be considered at catcher, Nugent will have her work cut out for her to play there. But she could definitely be in the DH or 1B role as well as catching some of the time.
Lilio and T Coleman are very versatile players that gives them multiple positions to play. Lilio will join players trying to play 2B, LF, RF and perhaps 3B. I think most of all, the teams that have Lilio on the team just wins, period. She seems to raise the team’s level because she can do it all. T Coleman is a catcher and shortstop at heart but she can play probably anywhere on the field except in the circle. I would say that catcher and SS will not be where she plays as a freshman, but she could play everywhere else.
Waitman is equally as versatile as Lilio and T Coleman. She may be more refined as a shortstop due to mostly playing there but Waitman will not likely play there early in her career. She is a unique left handed bat that has speed and athletic ability. She reminds some fans of Nicole Pendley with more potential. I think she could play 1B, 2B, 3B, any outfield position and DH. If she hits, she likely plays very soon.
Hannah Coor is an important last minute add to this class as she committed to the Sooners in September while playing in a summer team tournament in OKC. The Sooners do not recruit many pure outfielders. She also seems to be improving at a rapid rate in the last year or more. She was not in the Top 100 players last time EIS rated this class. She is now in the top 40-ish players. That is a big jump by a non-pitcher.
Both pitchers and all five players could be players that will be important players for the Sooners during their career. With the COVID related 5-yr rule implemented some of them may not play a great deal as freshman, but as their careers continue and really good players like Juarez, Saile, Alo, Elam, Snow, Johns, Lyons, Green move on, these players will fill those spots very well as the future unfolds.
Due to the job Coach Gasso and her supporting staff continue to do, as always, the future is very bright for the Sooners!
The recruiting class rankings will be presented by EIS in about a week or so. When that is provided I will share that info along with comments. The Sooners should be the #1 class again like in 2020.
