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Yesenia Evaristo, AKA Coach Sen, has been named the new head coach at Mitchell College. 

A former pitching coach at Eastern Connecticut State University, Coach Sen is ready to take her over her own program and she is looking to grow Mitchell into one of the state's top Division 3 programs.

Before heading out to the recruiting trail, which included a weekend trip to a Showcase event in Taunton, Mass., Evaristo, a graduate of Bethel High School and Southern Connecticut State University, took the time to join The Inside Corner Podcast.

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It's been two years since Elizabeth Mitchell pitched and hit Coventry High School to the state championship.

She certainly hasn't rested on her laurels since then.

For two years, Mitchell has pitched at Eastern Connecticut State University, leading the Warriors through the Little East Conference where she was not just 2025's LEC Rookie of the Year, but also this past spring's LEC Pitcher of the Year, as well.

So what is she doing in the transfer portal? Well, we'll let Mitchell tell you.

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When Francesca Colangelo injured her knee at the start of the senior season at Lauralton Hall in Milford, she feared the worst.

One last year playing with her friends and schoolmates was certainly gone, but what about the rest, especially her future at Tufts University.

Thanks to a skillful surgeon, a caring coaching staff, and the heart, head and perseverance inside her own body, Colangelo returned to the field in time for her first season and she thrived.

In this week's edition of The Inside Corner Podcast, Franny talks about her injury, losing her senior year of high school and how overcoming it all made her not just a better pitcher, but a better person, as well.

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The Bristol Little League Softball 12-year-old All-Stars have been successful at each and every level they've played since coming together a few years ago.

Last year, as 11-year-olds, the team not only won the Connecticut State Championship, but they also went onto the win the Northeast Regional tournament, as well.

This season, playing their final season together as Little Leaguers, Bristol won the District 5 championship and the Section 1 championship, leaving them as one of four teams playing in the Connecticut State Tournament's final four starting Monday in Waterford.

The best part? It's about a lot more than just softball for this group.

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Former Masuk pitching sensation Julia Bacoulis, who helped the Panthers win four of their seven straight state titles before the 2026 season, has announced she is transferring to the University of Kentucky this fall.

After leaving Masuk, Bacoulis attended Florida Gulf Coast University, but a coaching change after her commitment just didn't feel right to her during her freshman year in Florida, so Bacoulis entered the transfer portal and found a new home in the SEC.

Bacoulis talked to The Inside Corner Podcast about the transfer, about her first season in college, about her four years at Masuk and more.

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Today we drop a very special edition of The Inside Corner Podcast.

With the high school season winding down, we are joined once again by Fairfield Ludlowe coach Adam Laliberte and Stratford/West Haven-Notre Dame coach Gary Sherrick as we preview all four of Saturday's state championship games.

The action begins on Saturday at 10 a.m., at UConn's Burrill Family Field in Storrs and runs all day with the last game slated for 7 p.m.

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Following the 2026 college softball season, longtime Eastern Connecticut State University softball coach Diana Pepin announced her retirement.

Serving as the program's sixth permanent head coach from 2002 through 2026, Pepin coached 969 games, winning 611, losing 355 and tying three for a winning percentage of .632. The Willimantic native and 1992 Eastern graduate served as head coach for half of the program's seasons, coached 51.2 percent of its 1,893 games and recorded 49.9 percent of its 1,224 victories.

Pepin took some time out to talk to the CT Softball Blog's The Inside Corner podcast about her career as well as her future and the future of her chosen sport.

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Last week, the Enfield Eagles stunned much of the state when it advanced to the CCC championship game and knocked off state power Southington, a Top-10 team in both the CT Softball Blog and GametimeCT Media Poll.

It was the first time in Enfield Coach Andrea Silva's coaching career that the Eagles had beaten Southington. Coach Silva joins us along with captains Claire Bouffard and Paige Cekala to talk about the 2026 season, the run to the league championship and the state tournament, where Enfield is the No. 3 seed.

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The Nonnewaug Chiefs are once again flying under the radar, through an 18-2 season that left them as the No. 1 seeded team in the CIAC Class M ranks; a spot they should remain for the upcoming state tournament.

Yes, the Chiefs play in a league that doesn't garner the respect of some around CT's softball circles, but with a tough non-conference schedule, Nonnewaug has done all it can this season to work hard, get better and prove the naysayers wrong.

This week, Coach Chris Martin and his five captains sat down with The Inside Corner Podcast to talk about the season and the upcoming state tournament.

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Woodland Regional head coach Loren Luddy and four of her captains join us to talk about the program reaching the 400-win milestone while also talking about the upcoming NVL and state tournaments, as well.