In The Circle

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with ESPN's broadcaster Adam Amin who discusses his career in broadcasting and how he became one of the more versatile broadcasters in the industry, having called Football, Basketball, Baseball. Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, and more.

Amin discusses calling the Black Friday college football game classic between South Florida and UCF in 2017 as well as calling the Women's Final Four shortly after the passing of his father in 2018.

On this special edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez and Victor Anderson react to the breaking news of Jamie Trachsel leaving Minnesota to become the new Head Coach at Ole Miss. 

Eric Lopez talks with Grayson Weir who covers Ole Miss athletics for SB Nation's Red Cup Rebellion about how Trachsel ended up at Ole Miss and the reaction in Oxford.

On our latest appearance, we chat with Villanova Head Coach Bridget Orchard. She shares with us returning back to her alma mater after leading Fordham the previous seventeen seasons. Coach also shares her keys to build a winning program in the Northeast 

Our #ThrowbackThursday features one of Coach Orchard's former Rams in Kayla Lombardo from her first appearance in June 2017. We also drop a HUGE ELo Bomb about a future guest on the podcast.

This latest episode features one of the longest-tenured voices in softball on our Mic Check Monday series. Victor is joined by LSU Softball Play-by-Play voice Patrick Wright who recently finished his 24th season as the voice of Tiger Softball. He shares with us how he found out the season was canceled, some of his most memorable moments, and what would be in store for LSU fans in 2021. Patrick also shares some advice for those getting into broadcasting softball.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Fresno State's Head Coach Linda Garza, who discusses how her team found out that the season came to an abrupt end, growing up in Fresno and much more.

Also, on the episode, The guy's playback a portion of an interview with former Fresno State star pitcher Jill Compton from 2016 on Throw Back Thursday edition. Finally, Eric and Victor Anderson discuss Scrap Yard Fastpitch and the USSSA Pride joining forces this summer.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Duke Head Softball Coach Marissa Young. The two discuss the Blue Devils 2020 season, which had them ranked in the top 25 of the final USA Softball poll for the first time in program history. Young discussed building the process of creating the Duke program from scratch and how she landed there.

Also, in the episode, Victor Anderson talked with Texas radio broadcaster Andrew Haynes.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Loyola Marymount Head Coach Sami Strinz-Ward. The two discuss how she handled the 2020 college softball season coming to an abrupt end as well as the NCAA Council decision to give all softball players an extra year of eligibility. Strinz-Ward discussed her 2020 team as well as how she built her program, How she got into coaching as well as being a two-way player at Loyola Marymount and more.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez talks with Concordia Irvine's Head Coach and Interim Athletic Director, Crystal Rosenthal. The two discuss the NCAA Council decision on spring sports eligibility and the impact on DII student-athletes. They also address how the cancellation of the rest of the season affected programs. Rosenthal also discusses her new role as Interim Athletic Director, her lover for the Dodgers, and more.

On this historic 400th appearance In The Circle, the guys are joined by Justin McLeod from Justin's World breaking down the NCAA ruling about spring sports being granted an extra year of eligibility. How will this impact softball in the short-term and long-term? Will it really cause the Power 5 schools to become stronger? What are some of the underlined consequences of this ruling? Plus, Eric makes a stunning announcement about a future project.

In this edition of In The Circle, Eric Lopez, and Victor Anderson react to the news of the 2020 Softball Olympics being postponed until 2021. Eric talks with US Olympic team member Ally Carda. Carda reacts to the story and shares her journey thus far, including her years at UCLA.