The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to present the sixth year of Softball Media Days! That’s right, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus 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 and previewing Day One (0:00-10:47).

Then, Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly leads off and discusses evaluations of last year, the return of Karlyn Pickens, Sage Mardjetko’s importance, replacing all the RBIs, portal additions, the non-conference schedule, program culture, rule changes and much more (11:08-48:39).

Next, Kentucky head coach Rachel Lawson stops by to talk about what she learned about her program in 2025, Peyton Plotts, the pitching staff, additions in the circle, hosting the SEC Tournament, the new revenue sharing era, emergency contacts, and more (48:54-1:34:12).

Finally, Arkansas head coach Courtney Deifel returns to discuss what needs to happen to get over the Supers hump, the impact of Bri Ellis on the program, Ella McDowell’s return, Reagan Johnson’s potency, bringing in two key portal hitters, returning the whole pitching staff, a neutral site SEC Tournament, and much more (1:34:22-2:14:11).

To close the show, Tom and Gray recap the first episode and tease the second episode of Softball Media Days (2:14:25-2:18:13).

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