In The Circle

Today, Eric Lopez and Victor Anderson share all of their thoughts, analysis, and commentary from Sunday's Selection Show LIVE on YouTube. We had a cavalcade of guests join us Sunday night.

• Texas Softball PBP Andrew Haynes
• SEC Network+ Analyst Megan Turk
• LSU Softball Head Coach Beth Torina
• Justin McLeod from Justin's World

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with ESPN and Longhorn Network's Analyst Megan Willis about the Big 12 Tournament. Willis gives her insights on the tournament with thoughts on Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, and the rest of the Big 12 field. Willis also talks about broadcasting and more.

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor Anderson discuss Big Ten and Pac-12 regular-season final weekends and some results from Wednesday, including a shocker in the Sun Belt.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Cat Osterman about broadcasting softball this season on ESPN + and covering Texas State and the Sun Belt. Osterman is training with Team USA in preparation for Summer Olympics. She talks about preparation for the Olympics, appearing on Good Morning American, and getting into broadcasting this season. Osterman previews the Sun Belt Tournament breaking down the field. Will the Sun Belt get four teams in? Who could be a sleeper in the Tournament?

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor Anderson preview the American Softball Championship in Tulsa. They also look at the Missouri Valley Tournament, The Colonial, and the Big East. The guys also discuss how South Carolina's win over Auburn is awful news for bubble teams. Plus, we hear from LSU's Beth Torina and Clemson's Jon Rittman as the ACC Tournament gets underway.

With Selection Sunday coming up this week, the guys are rolling full steam ahead on our latest episode. They breakdown how Bedlam helped Oklahoma State, Florida's SEC championship, and which Power 5 team played themselves on the bubble.

We are joined by Gray Robertson and Tom Canterbury from Out of The Box to chat about the SEC Tournament taking place in Tuscaloosa and how it will impact seeding and hosting. Victor then takes a moment to vent his disappointment about a prominent DII conference.

In this edition of In The Circle, the guys break down who they feel right now are locks to hosts and who might need some help entering the final week of the regular season. Victor Anderson and Eric Lopez also look at some of the match-ups that will impact those potential seedings.

Also, Victor sits down with Jenni Carlson from The Oklahoman about her feature on the Women's College World Series and the changes coaches would like to see made to the format. Jenni shares her thoughts on what changes can be made to make it safer for the players and her re-model format change to the WCWS.

After sharing their thoughts on those changes, Eric and Victor talk about bubble teams and the series to watch this weekend.

On the latest appearance In The Circle, Victor Anderson welcomes Eric Lopez back to break down the predetermined sites announced by the NCAA and if they got the sites correct. They also recap the results from the weekend, along with the tournament ramifications related to those results. They chat about the SEC's chances of getting all thirteen teams in again, the Big 12's chances of getting a fifth team in the field, and much more. We then chat with UNLV play-by-play voice Wyatt Tomchek about the Rebels' huge series victory over then Mountain West leader Fresno State as well as the conference's chances of having both teams making the tournament. Plus, the guys have another announcement related to Selection Sunday.

Justin McLeod of Justin's World to break down who he feels are in play to be named one of the predetermined sites selected by the NCAA. What schools are battling for the last spots? Who is most likely assured to be a host come Selection Sunday? The guys will break it all down. They also talk about some #SneakyBigSeries in the Mountain West, West Coast Conference, and the ASun.

Victor then chats with Texas Softball PXP voice Andrew Haynes as the Longhorns prepare for their Big 12 showdown with Oklahoma State. He talks about the power surge from Texas in 2021, their deep pitching staff, and the improvement of Janae Jefferson.

We wrap up the show by looking at the DII regional rankings and having a major announcement about our following live streams.

In this episode, Victor Anderson once again hosts and has some friends joining the fun. Justin McLeod from Justin's World came on to recap the weekend, including the wide-open SEC race, Notre Dame's sweep of Virginia Tech, and the Big 12's bubble teams. They also breakdown the USA Softball Player of the Year list, and needless to say, Victor had issues with it.

We are then joined by Tara Henry from D1 Softball and recap UCLA/Washington, its ramifications, and the outlook of the Pac-12 heading towards the postseason. She also shares some of the storylines and players we should pay attention to, plus her organization Run The Bases.

On our latest edition of In The Circle, Victor Anderson flies solo and breaks down two DII conference tournaments (SAC and Conference Carolina). Victor gives you his thoughts on those tournaments and the predetermined sites for the Division 2 Tournament. Later on, we chat with USSSA Pride member and former Florida State great Alex Powers about her playing career and her return to the broadcasting world. We finish out the show with our weekly recap of the polls and look at some #SneakyBigSeries in college softball.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez and Victor Anderson discuss Oklahoma's dominance over Texas over the weekend and who can contend with Sooners for the National title? Eric also talks with JMU Head Coach Loren LaPorte about the Dukes 2021 season and a look back at JMU regional win at Michigan.

Finally, Eric and Victor discuss if an inning should be completed when it hits the drop-dead time in a softball game?