Pitch Session

Andrew and Kirstin move one week closer to the start of the season and are joined by first-year head coach Kristi Gannon Fisher of the Michigan Wolverines. 

They discuss her transition from player and longtime assistant at Michigan to becoming the head coach of the program, and how preseason is going as her team prepares another run through the always rigorous Big Ten.

Remember if you want to vote in this year's weekly Pitch Session Poll where we rank the top Division I teams, send a note to [email protected] to get on the list.

Andrew and Kirstin begin Season Three of Pitch Session as preseason gets underway this week.

Then they're joined by Laura Gebhart, first-year head coach of the Fairfield Stags. Laura shares how she's approaching her first preseason at the helm, what it's like collaborating with Lucas the Stag, and her many hats within the NFHCA -- including her push to reform the often-debated coaches poll.

We also learn one skill the Gebhart children don't possess terribly well, and discuss a shakeup in Andrew's Gebhart family power rankings.

Andrew and Kirstin are back with an offseason edition of Pitch Session where they discuss what's been going on since December both on and off the field.

They discuss Saint Francis' move to DIII and what it means for both field hockey and college sports in general. They're then joined by Tara Zollinger, three-time national champion as a head coach (and many more as a player and assistant) and brand new leader of the Delaware Blue Hens and chat about her transition from DII to DI as a head coach and get a first-hand account of life with Shippensburg mascot Shippo the Hippo.

The Pitchies are finally here as Andrew and Kirstin are joined by Rachel from The Maxi Pod to give out their end-of-season awards to several deserving winners.

During The Pitchies, they also discuss important issues in the world of pop culture, current events in the sports world, and welcome Pitchie winners Emma Winther and Gorham, Maine's greatest export Hannah Price to the show.

Andrew and Kirstin put a bow on the 2024 season and are joined by two members of Northwestern's national championship team: Senior midfielder  Maddie Zimmer  and graduate student goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz. Maddie and Annabel both talk about their experience winning the national championship for Northwestern, how it felt being back in class just a day later, and reflected on their dominant seasons that culminated in a title.

Also joining the episode is 2023 Bracket Spectacular Champion Caitlin Fredericks who introduces the 2024 champion Kate Ryan. Kate talks about her secret identity with regards to this year's Northwestern team and shares a rule change that we all can get on board with.

Andrew and Kirstin also preview next week's season finale episode which will be the first annual Pitchies, celebrating the year that was in field hockey. Suggestions for categories or nominees for the Pitchies are welcome via email or Instagram.

Andrew and Kirstin reflect on Final Four weekend and Northwestern winning its second national championship in four years, knocking off Saint Joseph's 5-0 in Sunday's championship.

They look at the final Bracket Challenge standings and discuss whether this championship means that Northwestern has surpassed North Carolina as the dominant program at the top of the sport.

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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