In The Circle

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Mississippi State's Head Coach Samantha Ricketts as they recap her first season as Head Coach. What was her biggest takeaway after 1st season as Head Coach? 

Also, in the episode, Victor talks with Auburn's softball radio voice Britt Bowen about his broadcasting career as well as the legacy and impact that the great Auburn legendary voice Rob Bramblett had on him and Auburn program.

In this edition of In The Circle, ESPN's Holly Rowe joins the show to discuss ESPN's All-Time Team and the process of how the nominees were picked. Rowe also discusses her career in covering softball and some of her favorites moments from the Women's College World Series as well as working with Beth Mowins and more.

Also, in the episode, Eric and Victor breakdown the nominees and who had a case to be also included. The guy's playback portion of the All-Time Draft they did over a year ago on the show.

n this edition of In The Circle,  An Exclusive with New California Head Coach Chelsea Spencer who talks with Eric Lopez about the vision she has for the program as well as coming back home to Cal where she was an All-American shortstop on the 2002 National Championship. Spencer talks about her coaching journey, working under Mike White in Oregon and Texas, as well as her playing career playing for Diane Ninemire.

We also announce results from our simulated NCAA Softball Super Regionals.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez and Victor Anderson react to the news of California hiring Chelsea Spencer to come back to her alma matta Cal to be the New Head Coach. 

Also, Eric talks with Indiana Associate Coach Chanda Bell about the recent announcement of Bell to be inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Bell discusses her time at Kentucky, being part of Shonda Stanton's coaching staff and working with pitchers Jordan Dixon at Marshall and Tara Trainer at Indiana.

On our latest edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez chats with Columbia Head Coach Jennifer Teague, who finished her sixth season at the helm. Eric chatted with Coach Teague about their social media campaign and getting Beth Mowins involved. Teague also talks about coaching in an Ivy League school,  dealing with players on the abrupt end to the 2020 season, and turning the Columbia program into a winning program.

On the latest edition of In The Circle, we chat about USA Softball allowing their college players to return back to school for 2021 and what it means for UCLA and Arizona. We are also joined by Danielle O'Toole who recently joined Athletes Unlimited. The former Arizona hurler chats about her career with the Wildcats and helping Team Mexico qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

Ever wondered what could have happened if the 2020 regular season finished? We have taken out all of the work for you as we have simulated the 2020 season and have our Selection Show. We are joined by Justin McLeod who along with Eric and Victor reveals the Simulation 64. Who's hosting regionals? Where is your favorite team going? Plus, we are joined by a "member" of the selection committee.

On this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Amanda Freed about hosting a weekly softball radio show on Sirius XM as well as her broadcasting journey which has currently at the Pac-12 Network.

Freed discusses the current climate and what it could mean for Travel Ball and Softball as a whole?  Freed also reflects on her playing days at UCLA and being part of the U.S. Olympic team winning gold in 2004 while being an alternate on the 2000 Olympic team.

On our latest episode, Eric and Victor share their first thoughts on Minnesota's hiring of Piper Ritter as their new head coach. They breakdown why the hire makes sense and how the Gophers moved quickly. 

Eric then chats with 2x Patriot League Pitcher of The Year Boston University ace Ali DuBois. She recently won the Mildred Barnes Awards as BU's top female athlete.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Talks with Amanda Chidester about her journey to making it to the U.S Olympic roster. 

Chidester discusses her recent decision of joining Athletes Unlimited this summer and resigning with Chicago Bandits as well as discusses what improvements did she personally make after the US roster trials in January of 2019? Chidester also discusses growing up in Michigan and playing for Wolverines and more.