The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to present the second year of Softball Media Days, presented by Anthony Cinello Realty! That’s right, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time to get it started!

First, Tom and Gray preview Softball Media Days and discuss what went into getting everything together while also revealing the full schedule for the event (0:00-10:08).

Then, Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly leads off and discusses the transition to solo head coach, the addition of Chris Malveaux to the staff, Ashley Rogers, pitching depth behind the ace, transfer portal pick-ups, the return of Amanda Ayala and Kiki Milloy, and the current state of the catcher position. Plus, Coach Weekly sounds off on conference realignment, rule changes, the non-conference schedule, and the NCAA’s Gender Equity Report (10:17-43:55).

Next, Missouri head coach Larissa Anderson stops by to talk about returning so many major offensive producers, Jenna Laird, improvements from the pitching staff, the team’s mindset as one of the SEC favorites, offseason staff changes, conference realignment, food in Columbia, and much more (47:36-1:15:03).

Finally, Kentucky head coach Rachel Lawson swings by to discuss playing Alabama so much in 2021, Kayla Kowalik’s ability, Erin Coffel’s steadiness, figuring out the pitching staff, playing Tennessee in Fall Ball, the team’s 2022 motto, the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, and more (1:15:46-1:49:37).

To close the show, Tom and Gray recap the first episode and tease the second episode of Softball Media Days (1:49:42-1:55:51).

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