The big dance in upon us and this week and on The Rundown Brent and Mike go A to Z on the teams competing in this seasons MSHSL State Tournament! Who is going two win each class? Who is going to shake things up? Only time will tell! Give it a listen on your way down to Caswell Park and find out what we think! As always thank you for listening to The Rundown!
This week on The Rundown Mike and Brent breakdown the current MSHSL Section tournaments and highlight some of the amazing story lines to follow in each. It has been a heck of a first week of section play with some upsets and teams making their case! Give it a listen and go out an watch some great games this week as we narrow down the field and approach the 2025 State Tourney! As always thank you for listening to The Rundown!
On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Brent return for the 2025 MSHSL Softball season to give you the scoop on the state of softball! For this first look into the 2025 season we cover all of the classes and give you our best analysis on who to watch for as the season progresses. Will we have it right? Only time will tell! As always thank you for listening to The Rundown! Please note the special update around the 22 minute mark where we bring you an updated result from the Apr...
This week on The Rundown two of St. Cloud State's finest join us to talk about their fantastic start to the season (22-8) and set the table for what appears to be an exciting second half of the season for the Huskies. Brooke Holmes and Maggie Fitzgerald share their perspectives on the experience of college softball and this sophomore/senior leave all of us with some food for thought on how top student athletes prepare, excel, and enjoy the game! Thank you for listening to The Rundown!&n...
On this episode of The Rundown we are joined by North Iowa Area Community College head coach Matt Egger. The 2023 ICCAC Division II Coach of the Year gives us the inside look at the NJCAA landscape and the incredible opportunities that exist for play at this next level. For many athletes the junior college option provides a great opportunity to continue to develop their skills and extend their scouting window. It is an option for many athletes that should not be over looked. Give this one a g...
On this episode of The Rundown we are joined by Head Softball Coach at the University of St. Thomas, Jen Trotter. We talk about her journey as a coach and the success the Tommie's are having as they migrate their program into NCAA's top level of play. The Tommie's are on the up swing...look for them to take a run at the top spot in the Summit league in 2025. Tori and Mike also chat some NFL and this Sunday's big game! Of course Tori is bending at the knee for the K.C. Chiefs "greatness" ...
This week on The Rundown we are joined by Associate Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, Michael Roberts! Coach Roberts has had an amazing career coaching at the NCAA Division 1 level, working at Washington during the Huskies three straight 40 win seasons from 2015-2017, and Oregon when in 2014 the Ducks went 56-9-1 advancing the the WCWS semifinals! Prior to his time at Wisconsin Coach Roberts also made a stop at Virginia serving as the Associate Head Coach and Pitching Coach and helped the ...
We are back on The Rundown and this kickoff episode for Season 3 features two fantastic young women who are closing in on the final chapters of their travel and high school careers! We go in depth chatting with Midwest Speed 18U National-Holt's Division I pitcher/catcher battery of Brier Blietz (University of St. Thomas) and Kylnn Stangl (University of Minnesota). We cover their experiences growing up in the crazy world of club softball, the lessons they learned while walking through the...
On this episode of The Rundown Tori and Mike are joined by the head honcho, Sean Hall, Director of Midwest Speed and Owner of S&C Sports Services. We visit with Sean about another successful club season, recap some solid tournament finishes, and talk a bit about the upcoming tryout week! Another season is in the books and another is just around the corner! It is going to be a good one!! Thank you for listening to The Rundown!
This week on The Rundown we bring you the re-cap of the 2024 MSHSL State High School League State Tournament! We cover all 4 classes and the teams that have etched their names in history. It was a great tournament down in Mankato that made good on some predictions and gave us some exciting surprises! Congratulations to all of the student athletes and coaches on a tremendous 2024 season! It is now time for summer club Season to begin! These next 8 weeks are going to be a whirlwind folks! ...
This week on The Rundown we find ourselves only a few days ahead of the final push for the remaining 8 teams from each of the 4 classes of MSHSL Girls softball! We are "down to the wire" on the 2024 season and this episode has upsets, bold predictions, and a little rant mixed in! Sara Moulton of Strike Zone Sports joins us to share her expertise and even a few predictions for the tournament! It is a banger of a podcast this week folks! Good luck to all of the young women competing this week d...
This week on The Rundown we tackle a recent social media post and conversation about the challenges associated with coaching softball. It is an introspective conversation on how we should handle ourselves as coaches, players, parents, and programs when things become difficult. We also break down the current status of MSHSL section play, and give our two cents on how things may shake out over the course of the last week of May! Who is going to make it to the big dance in Mankato and who i...
This week on The Rundown Mike and Brent give a full breakdown of how things are shaking out in the MSHSL Girls Softball world. From single A to AAAA we have the contenders and the pretenders covered! We also get into a little MIAC conference tournament conjecture and give a quick status update for the NSIC Conference tourney! Lots of ground covered in this one folks! As always, thank you for listening to The Rundown!
This week on The Rundown we catch up on the NCAA Women's Softball season with a little Big 10 opening weekend recap and some NSIC chatter. In our second segment we are joined by two Junior studs from Saint Cloud State University, C/OF Reese Holzhueter and (P) Emma Eickhoff. Both of these women are off to a heck of start this season and we get into why the pack is howling up in Husky land. Thank you for listening to The Rundown!
This week on The Rundown it is full on Minnesota State High School League Girls Softball! Mike is joined by our high school contributor and friend Brent Anderson of the TC Blitz for another spring season of contributions! This episode is the 411 on the 2024 season. We have state champion picks for each class and go deep into the sections and teams to watch across the state. Class A to AAAA...this is a show you want to hear! As always thank you for listening to The Rundown!
On this episode of The Rundown Tori and Mike sit down with one of the good guys in our game of club softball, Nick Reimler Head Coach of Minnesota Moose 16U National Orange. Nick and his squad of Moose (or is it Meese?) are one of the best teams in our region, and are doing a great job of growing their organization. We chat on a number of topics in this tangential, yet relevant conversations. On a non-softball related note, Tori and disagree on a the recent success of a certain professional f...
On this episode of The Rundown we are joined by College of St. Benedict Head Softball Coach, Rachel Click. Rachel joins us for the duration of this episode as we recap the S&C Winter Bash Alliance qualifier and talk all things CSB! This is a solid episode with some fun twists and turns along the way! As always, thank you for listening to The Rundown!
On this installment of The Rundown Tori and Mike recap a busy and successful fall season for the Midwest Speed 16U National Holt team. It was a fall to remember and our team worked very hard for the results they achieved. Couple of proud coaches here folks! We also find some time between classes to catch up with former Midwest Speed standout Brooklyn Jones who is halfway through her first year attending school and playing ball for our Minnesota Golden Gophers! Brooklyn shares the experience a...
On this episode of The Rundown your hosts recap another busy tournament weekend from the USSSA Minnesota Fall State Tournament. We cover the tournament's high finishers from a weekend of quality softball! As if tournament coverage is not enough for you...we also are joined by Gustavus Adolphus College Head Softball Coach and 2017 national champion Coley Ries! Coley shares amazing experiences from her 2017 championship season and gives us an understanding of what drove her and her t...
On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Tori are joined by teammate, catching instructor, and friend Bryan Ludwig. Bryan now has the honor of becoming a returning guest of the show, and once again goes deep on the importance of the catching position and its critical role in our sport. We talk more about receiving, and give you some great insights on how to better leverage practice time for your catchers! It is a great conversation that will get you thinking about the position and how as...