Tim Walton– Florida
Beth Torina – LSU
Ralph and Karen Weekly– Tennessee
Tony Baldwin– Georgia
Emily Carasone– Auburn
Larissa Anderson– Missouri
Pac 12 2021 Season Preview
Caitlin Lowe & Taryne Mowatt– Arizona
Melyssa Lombardi– Oregon
Laura Berg – Oregon State
Trisha Ford – Arizona State
Chelsea Spencer– California
Big Ten 2021 Season Preview
Kate Drohan – Northwestern
Piper Ritter– Minnesota
Trena Prater– Iowa
Clarissa Crowell– Penn State
Tyra Perry– Illinois
Chanda Bell– Indiana
ACC 2021 Season Preview
2021 ACC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
- Florida State (141 points, nine first-place votes)
- Virginia Tech (136 points, four first-place votes)
- Notre Dame (114 points)
- Duke (99 points)
- North Carolina (96 points)
- Clemson (88 points)
- Louisville (81 points)
- NC State (78 points)
- Georgia Tech (61 points)
- Syracuse (39 points)
- Pitt (31 points)
- Virginia (28 points)
- Boston College (22 points)
Below are interviews with ACC Head Coaches about the upcoming season.
Lonni Alameda– Florida State
Donna Papa– North Carolina
Deanna Gumpf– Notre Dame
Aileeen Morales– Georgia Tech
Jennifer Patrick Swift– North Carolina State
Big 12 2021 Season Preview
Big 12 Softball Preseason Poll
1. Oklahoma (4) — 34
2. Texas (3) — 33
3. Oklahoma State — 26
4. Baylor — 21
5. Texas Tech — 14
6. Iowa State — 13
7. Kansas — 6
Here are Interviews we have done from Big 12 with coaches talking about the upcoming 2021 season and more.
Kenny Gajewski – Oklahoma State
Patty Gasso– Oklahoma
Sami Ward– Texas Tech
Jamie Pinkerton– Iowa State
Megan Bartlett- Texas
Look back at D1 Coaching Carousel
Eric Lopez & Justin McLeod look back at D1 Coaching Carousel from 2011-2020. Below are the links to the episodes where we talk about each coaching season carousel starting with the August 10th edition of In The Circle where Lopez and McLeod broke down 2011-2015 Head Coaching carousel.
2020 Coaching Carousel – Dec 30, 2020
2019 Coaching Carousel – Nov 25, 2020
2018 Coaching Carousel – Oct 22, 2020
2017 Coaching Carousel Part 2– Oct 5, 2020
2016–2017 Coaching Carousel Part 1– Oct 1, 2020
2011-2015 Coaching Carousel – Aug 10, 2020 –
UCF Rewind UCF Softball in C-USA
On this edition of UCF Rewind we look back at UCF Softball program during the Conference USA Era highlighted by winning the C-USA Conference tournament in 2008. We talk with UCF players from the era including Cat Snapp, Ashleigh Cole, Breanne Javier, Allison Kime and Hillary Barrow.
Also check out previous UCF Rewind Podcats on UCF 2005 A-SUN Championship and UCF Softball 2015 AAC Championship.
UCF Rewind : UCF Softball 2005’s Postseason Run
On this special edition of UCF Rewind edition of In The Circle/Black and Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric Lopez is joined by In The Circle’s co-host Victor Anderson to look back at UCF’s 2005 season which is the final season as a member of the A-SUN Conference before moving to Conference USA. Eric and Victor give insights to the program from the start of the program in 2002 to the close calls in 2003 and 2004 leading into the 2005 season. The guys go through the season highlights setting up the memorable run through the A-SUN Tournament in Boca Raton to win the program’s first Conference Championship and earn the first trip to the NCAA Tournament in just its 4th season the program existed.
UCF players from the 2005 team joins the show which includes starting 3rd baseman
Cici Alvarez ( 9:20) and starting left fielder Kacie Feaster (2:12.40). Also on the episode we play back interviews with UCF Hall of Famer and starting shortstop Stephanie Best (58:00) with Eric and Jeff Sharon from April 14, 2015 which was on the eve of Best’s getting inducted into UCF Athletics Hall of Fame as well as Eric’s interview with starting centerfielder Jania Shinhoster (1:55.00) from 2010 and a interview with A-SUN Tournament MVP and pitching ace Lindsay Enders (1:29.10) from December 18, 2016 edition of In The Circle.
The guys recap the Gainesville regional which included UCF’s 1st ever NCAA Tournament win at Florida on May 21st, 2005 and more.
You can also check previous UCF Rewind where Eric Lopez is joined by Shelby Turnier and Mackenzie Audas as they looked back at UCF’s 2015 season right here.
2020 Season D1 Softball Preview
To get you ready for the start of the 2020 D1 Sofball season. Here are some episodes to get you ready for the 2020 season.
D1 Season Preview – Feb 3, 2020
Tim Walton- Florida Head Coach – Feb 4, 2020
Beth Torina- LSU Head Coach- Jan 30, 2020
Jamie Trachsel- Minnesota Head Coach- Jan 28, 2020
Lonni Alameda- Florida State Head Coach- Jan 27, 2020
Justin Shults- Oregon Asst Coach- Jan 23, 2020
Craig Snider- Texas A&M Asst Coach- Dec 12, 2019
Caitlin Lowe- Arizona Asst Coach- Nov 14, 2019
Laura Berg- Oregon State Head Coach- Nov 7, 2019
Gabbie Plain- Washington Pitcher- Oct 31, 2019
Gerry Glasco- Louisiana Head Coach- October 28, 2019
Samantha Ricketts- Mississippi State Head Coach- October 17, 2019
Mark Montgomery- Maryland Head Coach- Sept 16, 2019
Carol Bruggeman- NFCA Executive Director – Aug 26, 2019
USA Softball 2020 Olympic Team
In honor of USA Softball Olympic team starting their tour to begin road to Summer Olympics. Here are the interviews we had with players and coaches from Team USA.
Current USA 2020 Roster
Ken Eriksen- Head Coach – Nov 25, 2019
Howard Dobson- Asst Coach- Nov 27, 2019
Tairia Flowers- Asst Coach- Nov 14, 2019
Laura Berg- Asst Coach- Nov 7, 2019
Valerie Arioto- 1b- October 21, 2019
Monica Abbott & Haylie McCleney – October 10, 2019
Cat Osterman – P- Part 1- July 18, 2019
Cat Osterman- P- Part 2 – July 22, 2019
Rachel Garcia- July 11, 2019
Michelle Moultrie – Jan 10, 2019
Aubree Munro- Aug 23, 2018
Former US Olympians
Caitlin Lowe- OF- Nov 14, 2019
Leah O’Brien-Amico- Aug, 15, 2019
Lisa Fernandez- December 6, 2018
In The Circle 