Pitch Session

Andrew and Kirstin file a dispatch from the front lines of frigid Ann Arbor following Friday's national semifinals that saw St. Joe's upset North Carolina in the first game and Northwestern hold off Massachusetts in the second.

They talk about what they saw and heard and look ahead to Sunday's National Championship. 

Remember if you're in Ann Arbor to join us Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Brown Jug located at 1204 S University Ave in Ann Arbor.

Andrew and Kirstin prepare for their trip to frigid Michigan this weekend for the Division I Final Four by speaking to all four head coaches involved in Friday's national semifinals.  They're joined by St. Joe's Hannah Prince (18:36), Northwestern's Tracey Fuchs,(31:02), North Carolina's Erin Matson (41:06), and Massachusetts' Barb Weinberg (53:53).

They also take a look back at last weekend's first and second round games including the bracket busting insanity that was the three games in Storrs. Kirstin previews the DIII Final Four in her DIII Corner, and they (sorta) make some predictions for this weekend.

If you're going to be in Ann Arbor for the Final Four this weekend, please join us Saturday night at 7 p.m. at The Brown Jug at 1204 S. University Ave in Ann Arbor.

On the eve of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Andrew and Kirstin are joined on the show by two Massachusetts natives: Boston College head coach Kelly Doton and Michigan head coach Marcia Pankratz. Both coaches talk about their teams emotional conference championship weeks and how they will play into their hope to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

They take a look back at Wednesday's Opening Round games in the tournament including the end of Vermont's Cinderella run, and discuss Friday's Round of 16 clashes.  They also announce that due to popular demand, a Pitch Session meetup will take place during the Final Four in Ann Arbor on Saturday, November 23 at The Brown Jug at 7 p.m. ET.

The bracket is here.  Andrew and Kirstin stay up late awaiting the reveal of the 2024 Division I Field Hockey Championship field of 18.  Don't forget to sign-up today to enter the Bracket Spectacular Challenge!

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Andrew and Kirstin provide a glance at each conference tournament going on this week and make their picks for each championship.  They take a look back as the NHL made their two ball dream a reality, provide a live look-in for Duke and Boston College's epic semifinal in the ACC Tournament including a dramatic game-winner that wasn't, and the first postscript in the history of the pod. 

The final weekend of the regular season is upon us and Andrew and Kirstin breakdown the conference tournament outlook in each league.  They take another look at the curious case of this week's NFHCA Coaches Poll, have news about an upcoming Pitch Session road trip, discuss a spooky, scary ACC elimination game on Halloween Night in the ACC hotbed of Palo Alto and pick this weekend's Games to Watch (tm).

Andrew and Kirstin look at this week's coaches poll (a new #1!...and a new #18!) and look further into some strange voting at the top. They recap the week that was and are then joined by two-time Olympian and former Indiana Hoosier and current Indiana Hoosier head coach Kayla Bashore to discuss the wild ride the Hoosiers are on this year and where their focus is headed to the final weeks of the season. After Kayla, they breakdown the Old Oaken Bucket which is awarded to the annual winner of the Indiana - Purdue football game, put teams on this week's chutes and ladders, and pick out some Games to Watch (tm).

Andrew and Kirstin review last week in the world of Division I Field Hockey including your 18th ranked California Golden Bears, and underwhelming weekend for Delaware, spicy Indiana, and Monmouth's up-and-down weekend. The Division III corner veers off into Division II discussion for the first time, and they look towards this weekend with Games to Watch (tm).

Andrew and Kirstin review a few upsets from last weekend that left us with just two remaining unbeatens in the country, and discuss a travesty of justice in this week's NFHCA Coaches Poll.  After sorting through the carnage, they're joined by Northwestern sophomore and Team USA's Olivia Bent-Cole.

With Olivia they discuss what drew her to Northwestern, the competitive nature of this Wildcats team, her experience at the Junior World Cup last year, and who wins in a battle between deep dish pizza and a Philly Cheesesteak.

Andrew and Kirstin review the past week of games across the country, and discuss the scourge on the world that video review has become.  They preview this week's big matchups in Games to Watch (tm) and touch on a sad note from the Alaskan wilderness while Kirstin gives Andrew a lesson on how bears keep themselves...stopped up during hibernation.