In The Circle

In this episode of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Illinois Associate Head Coach Laura Trout. Trout talks about working for Head Coach Tyra Perry, her philosophy in hitting, her reaction to Lu Harris Champer retiring, and what it was like playing for Harris Champer.

Trout also gives an outlook on the Illini 2022 season and more.

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor Anderson discuss Ali DuBois New home, Cat Osterman making history, throwing the first no-hitter in Athletes Unlimited history, and Valerie Ariotto announcing her retirement.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Utah Head Coach Amy Hogue about being inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame on September 1, 2021. Hogue talks about her playing career at Utah and her outlook for her team in 2022, Hiring Paige Parker to the staff to join DJ Gasso and Alexis Bennett getting added.

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor Anderson talk about whether Pac-12 Softball should follow Pac-12 Baseball and create a conference softball tournament. Plus, Victor and Eric select four Athletes Unlimited athletes for the season via the draft.

In this episode, Eric Lopez talks with new Hofstra Head Coach Adrienne Clark, who talks about returning to the program where she was a two-way star player from 2002 to 2005. Clark spoke about her journey as a player and into coaching. The two also discussed when she tried out for the Bobsled /Skeleton federation and what she took from that experience into coaching.

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor Anderson discuss Athletes Unlimited second season, which is getting underway. The growing popularity in Little League Softball on TV as well as a reunion at UCF.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Abilene Christian Head Coach Abigail Farler. The two discuss the big year ahead for the program as ACU moves from the Southland Conference to the WAC. Farler discusses transitioning conferences as well as how the program navigated that transition over the last year and what is ahead for them in 2022.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez, and Victor Anderson react to the news that the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Thursday approved implementing video review and allowing coaches to have two video review challenges beginning in the 2022 season. The two also discuss a rule change that went under the radar that has nothing to do with replay.

Eric also speaks with former Minnesota All-American pitcher and two-time NPF Champion with the Chicago Bandits Sara Moulton. Sara discusses her company, Strike Zone Sports. Moulton shares how Strike Zone Sports came about and what it has to offer. Moulton also shares her thoughts on Olympic Softball, including seeing her former teammates Sara Groenewegen and Monica Abbott pitch in Olympics. Moulton also discusses the NPF Shutting down, WCWS scheduling, Transfer Portal, and more.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with new Stetson Head Coach Shellie Robinson. The two discuss her taking over the Hatters program for Frank Griffin, who retired back in May. She also talks about Growing up in Deland, Her playing career at USC Upstate, and the NPF.

Also, in the episode, we have a throwback Thursday to our April 22 interview with Alex Powers, who retired from playing softball last week.

After taking the weekend off, the boys are back at it and are joined by Justin McLeod of Justin's World as they go in-depth about Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC & what it will mean for the sport of softball. The guy's breakdown of how the SEC Tournament and conference schedule could look like and what times will be impacted the most with the move. They also share what's next for the remaining Big 12 members and what conferences they could wind up in. Plus, Justin shares his thoughts on the NPF suspending operations.

In our latest episode, we chat with Danielle Henderson about returning to UMass to become their new Head Coach. Henderson reflects on her playing career at UMass, where she was a three-time All-American, made two WCWS appearances (1997 and 1998), and received the 1999 Honda Sports Award. She also discusses playing for Team USA in the 2000 Summer Olympics and winning Gold, playing for legendary UMass Head Coach Elaine Sortino, and more.

Victor Anderson also shares his thoughts on the NPF suspending operations.

In this episode, Eric Lopez and Victor Anderson react to Japan winning the gold medal game over Team USA. The two also talk about what it means for Team USA and Softball in the Olympics moving forward.

Also, in the episode, Eric talks with two-time Gold medalist and Liberty head coach Dot Richardson who discussed The gold medal game and Softball being back in the Olympics. She talks about what needs to happen next for the sport at the International level. Richardson also reflected on the 1996 gold medal in Atlanta, Liberty's successful 2021 season, and more.