Throwing it Around

Gabbie Haas, the former shortstop for the Middle Georgia St. Lady Knights joins me in this episode to talk about how her final season on the team wrapped up. We also dive into her sports career moving in different direction. She's back as a graduate assistant coach alongside former teammate Madisyn Riggins while also taking the beginning steps of a professional baseball career in the newly created Women's Professional Baseball League. We talk about the history you may not know about women in baseball and how she loved baseball before she ever got involved in softball.

A couple weeks ago, I was able to meet back up with Coach Clint Sanders, the head coach of Dodge County High School's flag football team. This marked our 3rd episode with one another and the optimism levels within the program still sit quite high. There's a sense of unfinished business there. Everyone loves to see a team with a chip on their shoulder. Being sent home one step away from the state title game will do that to you. Big pieces are gone, but there are worthy ladies that should step in to fill their shoes. With the program growing ever so bigger in Eastman and around the state, it looks like everything is falling into place for yet another entertaining season.

The start of the 2025 high school softball season hasn't gone nearly as well as head coach Blakelyn Cook and everyone else has expected. The thing to remember here is that if you experience losing streaks like this, it's in everyone's best interest to have it happen early in the season. Strong finishes make everyone either forget about the early woes, or look back to reflect on what the team worked themselves out of. Sit back and listen so you can learn about Blakelyn, how much she loves what she does, and what she and her assistant coaches have planned for what hopes to be a huge bounce back. Cross your fingers and find out in October.

The University of Georgia once again lost some key players at important positions to the draft. A few also made their way into the transfer portal, but who are we kidding, who's not falling victim to this nowadays? Heading into 2025, the biggest storyline is the emergence of Gunner Stockton, the new face at the QB position. The amount of trust being put into this guy, coupled with the small yet impressive production he provided last season and the 2025 spring game, we shouldn't have anything to worry about. He has the trust of all the right people. The rest will come in due time. At other key positions, it'll be another reload. A nice mixture of players who've climbed the depth chart after sticking it out and those who took their positions the moment they stepped foot on the field. With all that being said, it's going to be another exciting, action-packed season. Go Dawgs!

Football season has officially gotten underway with some schools already having knocked out there first scrimmage games. Fans are still eager to get the regular season started and have their hometown team go ring chasing. In this episode, I sat down with Roger Holmes once again to recap how the 2024 football season went for the Fighting Irish. Here' s a little peek inside for you. Finishing one step away from a state championship shot stings for everyone. Especially for a team who is this good on an annual basis. This program has lost over half of their offensive production from the prior year. Will they reload...or fall behind?

The wait is nearly over. Football season is right around the corner if you can be believe it. I sat down with Dodge County head coach Phillip Brown for his 3rd appearance on the show. We talk about everything ranging from his thoughts on how last season ended, those who moved on to the college level, how summer camp has gone, and ended with the expectations he and the staff have for the 2025 Indians. After going well beyond the expectations familiar fans and foes, the bar has been raised. It looks as if they’re well on their way. Only one question remains. Can they keep it going?

"It Just Means More." Those are the famous words of the SEC motto. Today it is an absolute pleasure to present Sydney Karastury as the guest for this episode. The former Missouri Tiger and North Georgia Nighthawk has done extremely well for herself with her life outside of playing softball in what is arguably the hardest conference to do so, and a Division 2 program that has a program reputation to uphold. Now the head softball coach at Northside High School in her hometown of Columbus, GA, the devoted wife, mother, teacher & FCA leader at Northside had plenty to talk about. I'm just happy I got the chance to ride along and hear her story.

Welcome back my friends. There's a good one in store for you behind the play button. It's my pleasure to bring you Michael Strickland, a recent graduate of Coffee County High School and incoming freshman commit for the Mercer Bears baseball team. Tune in to hear his story that revolves around who and what he credits for getting him to where he is today. He's got a great head on his shoulders. I can't wait to see him go to work on the mound when 2026 rolls around.

This episode brings the listeners Glenna Rae Whitley. This very talented 3 sport athlete from Eastman, GA is on her way to Cochran this fall to play soccer at Middle Georgia. Glenna and I run through her school career sport by sport and talk about memories that will live on with it. Lastly, she explains how and why she chose to pick soccer over flag football and basketball. Tune and hopefully you enjoy it.

You know what they say, save the best for last. Middle Georgia pitcher Emily Proctor took that advice and ran with it. In her final season as a college softball player, she is quite literally laying it all on the line and producing some results better than she ever thought possible. Something has clicked for her and her fellow Knights, and it doesn't seem like that momentum going to stop any time soon. One crucial thing that you'll hear us mention still remains for consideration. They must keep their heads in the right place. William Shakespeare once wrote, "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown." Stay in a positive head space and everything else will fall into place.