First, the best player at UNI the last five years was a pitcher, Kailyn Packard. Packard pitched 472 Innings with 546 K's over 3 years from 21 to 23 with ERA's of 1.63, 1.70 2.27. Guess who Packard played for, Illinois Chill. You should know that since you know UNI so well. She doesn't count because she is from Wisconsin? That is nonsense. Almost all Chill girls come from Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Bandits get many girls from those location, but they also draw nationally. All those girls should be in the discussion. Pupillo's numbers are impressive her frist two years however UNI's RPI was 67 and 72. While I certainly respect UNI as a program, they simple don't play a good enough schedule to say she is one of the best. For example, Northwestern plays Missouri, Duke & Tennessee their first weekend this year while UNI plays North Dakota, Loyola and Wyoming. You can't compare a player from UNI to a player at Texas or even Northwestern. Regarding Spaid, she had a great career at Miami of Ohio but you can't mention her without mentioning Golembiewski,(Chill). FYI for those saying Kumar recruited both of them she did not she inherited them from Crowell. I will agree that Kumar developed them in a big way, and I will agree you can compare them to Katie Stewart since Miami's RPI is respectable and they have made the tournament. Flat out Miami played a tougher schedule especially in 2024. Even though Miami played a tougher schedule in 2024 you still must realize the pitching in the MAC or the Missouri Valley does not compare to Power 4/5 pitching for the most part. Katie Stewart is facing the best pitchers in the country on a daily basis as a #1 RPI team. I will add those additional players mentioned by others are better than Pupillo. Jori Heard, (Chill when it counted most) had 2.51 ERA in 131 IP in the SEC. Sage (Bandits) also at South Carolina last season had 2.85 ERA with 119 K's in 118 IP in the SEC as a Freshman. How about Angela Zedak,(Chill/Northwestern) .315 BA in 23 and .313 BA in 24. Northwestern's RPI was 28 in 2024 and 7 in 2023. What about Estelle Czech (New Jersey Intensity) 2.79 career ERA at Texas. Baily Dowling (Bandits)/Alabama had a great career hampered by injury. Kayla Konwent,(Chill/Wisconsin) from Wisconsin,.392 career batting average with 43 HR's. Again, why limit this to Illinois, you should at least include Indiana and Wisconsin. Keagan Rothrock, (Bandits, Mojo, Lady Dukes), is probably the most impressive, 2.59 ERA 262 IP 201 K's and a World Series appearance. If you are going to badmouth Bandit and Chill college players at least understand they are playing at the highest level, against the best competition, many are getting significant playing time, and they are getting a great education in the process. Examples of Chill girls recently having 4/5 great years are Delany Rumell, Peyton Bannon, Fiona Girardo, Maeve Nelson, Cassie Lindmark, Angela Zedak and Kayla Konwent. That is just off the top of my head. All of these girls mentioned just ended their college careers, played in the tournament at least once and have been multiple year starters. Let's let the 22's 23's and 24's finish their college careers and discuss how it ends. Katie Stewart & Keegan Rothrock have a great head start, however Sage at Tennesse will be a force eventually as well as others. Maybe at the end of the day Pupillo a Junior will be successful at Alambama and be considered one of the best, but until then quick bad mouthing good kids from successful organizations.