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#237: Marissa Young, Head Coach Duke Softball, visits The Coach Roges Show to preview the upcoming inaugural season for Duke Softball.  The Blue Devils will open the 2018 season on Feb. 8th in Boca Raton, Florida.  The team will face host Florida Atlantic twice as well as Ohio State, Michigan State and Boston University.  They will then head home to host the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Feb. 16-18 playing both Penn  State and Purdue twice.  ACC play will open for the Blue Devils Mar. 9-11 in Chapel Hill.  During ACC play, Duke will host Boston College, Louisville, Georgia Tech and Virginia and travel to Pitt, Notre Dame, and Virginia Tech.  Prior to coming to Duke, Young spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.  In the spring of 2015, Young helped the Tar Heels to a 37-16 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament after the squad won 24 contests the prior season. Young's pitchers posted a 3.30 earned run average with 234 strikeouts in 335.1 innings pitched.  Blue Devils Facebook, Blue Devils Twitter, Coach Young Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#236: Beth Torina, Head Coach LSU Softball, visits The Coach Roges Show to preview the upcoming 2018 season for the Tigers.  The spring slate features 37 home contests at Tiger Park in a 56-game schedule, hosting games against 11 teams that were in last year's NCAA tournament field. For the entire schedule, the Tigers will face a total of 22 opponents that appeared in the NCAA tournament field.  Coming off three-straight appearances in the Women's College World Series, only one of two teams to claim that feat, LSU returns six positional starters and three pitchers from last year's team that went 48-22 overall and 12-12 in the SEC.  The Tigers will host the Tiger Classic, Purple and Gold Challenge, LSU Invitational and the LSU Round Robin. When added with a game against University of Illinois at Chicago on Feb. 8 and the University of Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 13, the Tigers will play each of their first 11 games at home and 21 of their first 27 in Tiger Park.  Tigers Facebook, Tigers Twitter, Tigers IG, Coach Torina Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#235: Connie May, General Manager, Scrap Yard Dawgs, visits The Coach Roges Show to talk about the 2017 NPF Season.  The Dawgs left Nashville and the 2017 NPF Draft with five draft picks Ali Aguilar (Washington), Hannah Flippen (Utah), Nikki Udria (Oregon), MJ Knighten (Nebraska) and Morgan Zerkle (Marshall) who was named the #1 Overall SR in the country by TCRS on 1/30/17.  2017 will also see a new coaching staff in Houston with Texas A&M, Associate Head Coach, Gerry Glasco, leading the helm joined by Jimmy Kolaitis (Oregon) and Joe Guthrie (Bucknell.).  Dawgs Facebook, Dawgs Twitter, Dawgs IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#234:  Kelley Green, Head Coach, Coastal Carolina University, visits The Coach Roges Show to talk about the upcoming season for CCU.  This will be the first season for CCU as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.  Coastal holds a 21-16 overall record versus Sun Belt opponents facing off against four of the nine schools in program history -- Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and South Alabama. Six of those Sun Belt opponents finished the 2016 season among the NCAA Top 100 RPI.  The Chanticleers open the 2017 season at home on February 10th hosting its annual Kickin' Chicken Classic (Feb. 10-12) tournament. The field includes Alabama, Towson and Youngstown State.  The second weekend, Coastal hosts UNC Greensboro, Rider University and UMKC as part of the Battle at the Beach (Feb. 17-19).  The Chanticleers will open Sun Belt Conference play versus Texas State (Mar. 11-12). Coastal will host four other conference series at home -- Troy (Mar. 25-26), UL Monroe (April 1-2), Georgia State (April 14-15) and Appalachian State (May 5-6).  For its first road trip of the season, Coastal will travel to South Alabama (Mar. 18-19). Other conference road series include Georgia Southern (April 8-9), Texas Arlington (April 22-23) and Louisiana Lafayette (April 29-30).  Chanticleers Twitter, Chanticleers Facebook, Coach Green Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#233:  Corey Lyon, Head Coach, University Louisiana-Monore, visits The Coach Roges Show to talk about the upcoming season for the Warhawks.  We also release our 2017 Position for Position Top 10 SRs.  ULM will have 56 regular season games, which includes four non-conference tournaments and nine Sun Belt Conference series.  The season will start with three days of games in Monroe February 10-12.  The Warhawks will begin their conference schedule in March with their first Sun Belt Conference series against UT Arlington. The other conference teams that the Warhawks will face are Georgia Southern, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Troy, South Alabama, Georgia State and Louisiana-Lafayette for a total of 27 conference games.  The team qualified for the Sun Belt tournament the last two years finishing in the semifinals in 2015 and the quarterfinals in 2016. Both of those years, the teams were awarded the Sun Belt Conference Team GPA Award.  Those two years also produced 17 wins over teams with an RPI in the top 100 as well as one win versus a team with an RPI in the top 25. Warhawks Twitter, Coach Lyon Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#232:  Jacquie Joseph, Head Coach, Michigan State, visits The Coach Roges Show to talk about her upcoming induction into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame.  The induction will be the evening of Friday, Dec. 9th during the NFCA Convention in New Orleans.  Joseph will go into the organization's Hall of Fame in the Pioneer category, which honors an NFCA member who has contributed to the sport through service, leadership, participation, and/or coaching, and exhibits high professional standards of ethics, integrity, sportsmanship and honesty.  Spartans Twitter, Spartans Facebook, Spartans IG, Coach Joseph Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#231: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges look back at the 2016 NCAA Georgia Regional.  G1 against Northwestern, OSU fell (1-2) Freeze had a strong day in the circle.  Strub's bunt in T2 would score Letourneau tieing the game at (1-1) but Freeze who pitched a complete game wouldn't allow another run until the 7th.  G2 against Maine, Mikkelson led the charge going 3-4 with five RBI including three RBI off a HR in the 3rd as OSU won (10-1).  Lynch went 4-5 with two runs and an RBI and Shippy went 2-4 with a run scored and three RBI.  G3 OSU won a 9 inning battle against Northwestern (3-2).  O'Donnell brought home the winning run.  G4 OSU won (5-3) vs Georgia.  Shippy went 2-4 with a RBI and a run scored, while Reasnor went 1-2 with two RBI.  G5 Georgia defeated OSU (6-0).  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#230: Michael Lotief, Head Coach, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.  For the third consecutive season, and fourth time in the past five seasons, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team will host a NCAA Regional at Lamson Park after being awarded the No. 14 seed in the 2016 NCAA Softball Tournament.  The NCAA Lafayette Regional will feature the top-seeded Ragin' Cajuns (43-7), Texas A&M (37-18), Texas (37-14) and Boston University (28-22). The winner of the regional will play the winner of the NCAA Norman (Okla.) Regional which features No. 3 national seed Oklahoma (47-4), Ole Miss (39-20), Tulsa (35-19) and Wichita State (35-19).  Action in the NCAA Lafayette Regional begins Friday with Texas A&M and Texas at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2 followed by Louisiana and Boston University at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. A complete listing of times for games on Saturday and Sunday are to be determined.  Cajuns Twitter, Cajuns Facebook, Coach Lotief Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook,

#229: Mickey Dean, Head Coach, James Madison University.  Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison earned a No. 7 seed.  Princeton, Longwood and North Carolina for the four-team double-elimination regional. The Harrisonburg Regional will take place Friday, May 20-22 at Veterans Memorial Park. Top-seeded JMU will face fourth-seeded Princeton on Friday while third-seeded Longwood will take on second-seeded North Carolina Friday.  Host JMU holds a 46-4 record after winning all three games as the top seed of the CAA Tournament last weekend.  Senior pitcher/utility Jailyn Ford was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament while sophomore pitcher/infielder Megan Good, junior outfielder Taylor Newton and senior catcher Erica Field were named to the All-Tournament Team. Dukes Twitter, Dukes Facebook, Coach Dean Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#228: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges look back at Tulsa and UConn and discuss the Oklahoma Series.  OSU defeated Tulsa (1-0) and UCONN (8-0).  Against Tulsa, Freeze went the distance in the circle, allowing just two hits while striking out five to earn the win.  Needham went the distance in the circle against UCONN, allowing just one hit while striking out three to earn the victory. Montgomery led the way at the plate for the Cowgirls, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.  OU G1: Sooners won (8-0).  OU G2: Sooners took the game (5-2).  Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges also discuss the results of Selection Sunday.  The Cowgirls (29-24 overall, 6-11 Big 12) will travel to Athens, Ga., for the Georgia Regional. Oklahoma State will take on Northwestern Friday, May 20th on ESPN3 in the first round.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#227: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap the series against the Kansas Jayhawks.  G1 (10-4 Win): Mikkelson went 3-for-4 with a team high four RBIs.  Lynch put the Cowgirls up 6-4 in the 4th with a three-run RBI double.  Lynch finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs while O'Donnell went 2-for-3 with an RBI.  G2 (11-9 Win):  T5 Lynch blasted a three-run shot putting OSU up 10-9.  Coats earned the win for the Cowgirls, going 3.2 innings in relief while allowing just one run and hit.  G3 (Canceled).  Upcoming Games: Tulsa & UConn at home (Tomorrow 1 & 4PM)  and Oklahoma at home (Friday 6PM) and at Oklahoma (Saturday 2PM).  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#226: Shonda Stanton, Head Coach, Marshall University, and Amy Tudor, Head Coach, Western Kentucky University.  The two coaches visit the show to discuss the upcoming series which will be in Bowling Green, KY.  Games will be this Saturday at 1 and 3PM CT and Sunday at 11:30AM.  Marshall enters the weekend (27-24) overall and (11-10) in Conference USA, while WKU enters (16-28) and (7-11).  TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook. 

#225: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Arkansas and UNLV.  Arkansas (4-1 W): Freeze pitched a complete game with 3K's.  Lynch went 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Montgomery and Reasnor started the offense in the 6th with back-to-back RBI doubles.  UNLV G1 (4-1 W):  Freeze earned with "W" with a complete game.  Montgomery went 3-for-3 with two runs.  G2 (11-6 W):  McKee led the way for going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a walk.  Up Next: Kansas on the road Friday's game will air on ESPN3 at 5PM.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#224: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap the series against Texas which saw the Longhorns sweep the Cowgirls.  G1 (2-4): Shippy led the way for Oklahoma State at the plate. She finished the night 2-for-3 with an RBI. Freeze (12-8) took the loss for the Cowgirls in six innings of action.  G2 (3-5): Shippy led the way at the plate for the Cowgirls, going 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs. Needham (5-12) took the loss for Oklahoma State in 5.1 innings of action.  The Cowgirls had a standout performance from sophomore Maddi Holcomb at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. Alongside Holcomb, Oklahoma State also had a standout performance from sophomore Vanessa Shippy, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  G3 (7-8): Up Next: Arkansas tomorrow at 6:30pm at Cowgirl Stadium, which will air on FX Sports+.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#223: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Central Arkansas and Baylor. OSU defeated Central Arkansas (17-0), while the Baylor series saw the Lady Bears taking games two and three of the series. BU G1: Freeze continued being great in the circle allowing 1 run over 7 innings which came in the 5th.  Offense led by Lynch going 2-for-3.  G2:  Taylor blasted a 2-run shot in B4 to put the lead at 3-2 .  G3:  Freeze didn't allow a run until the 4th.  Up Next: Wednesday Tulsa at home at 6:30 airing on Fox Sports Plus then Texas in Austin with games on LHN at 6, 1 and Noon (Fri, Sat. & Sun). Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#222:  Jacquie Joseph, Head Coach, Michigan State, visits The Coach Roges Show to bring listeners up to speed on season.  The Spartans will host Michigan tomorrow at home starting at 4:30 before hosting Indiana this weekend with games at 4:00, 1:00 and 1:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday will also be Shanin Thomas Day.  The Spartans will then face Michigan and Northwestern on the road before facing Eastern Michigan and Rutgers at home and ending the regular season on the road against Ohio State.  Spartans Twitter, Spartans Facebook, Spartans IG, Coach Joseph Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#221: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University. In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Tulsa and Iowa State. OSU fell at Tulsa (0-9) while the Iowa State series saw the Cowgirls come away with the sweep (10-2, 12-10 and 10-2). ISU G1: Taylor Lynch broke the consecutive game hit streak. Freeze went six innings with seven hits, two runs and seven strikeouts. Montgomery finished two-for-four with four RBIs to help lead the Cowgirls to victory. First five hitters in the OSU lineup went 10-for-16 in the game with six RBIs and eight runs scored.  G2: Montgomery went 3-for-4 with five RBIs. Coats went two innings allowing zero runs for the "W."  G3: Mikkelson had walk-off walk in B5. Lynch extended her school-record hit streak. Up Next: Wednesday Central Arkansas on the road then Baylor at home. Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#220:  Lu Harris-Champer, Head Coach, University of Georgia, visits TCRS to preview the upcoming series against the Missouri Tigers.  Georgia will face Mizzou on the road in Columbia tonight at 7:30 ET (SEC Network +), Saturday at 6 ET (ESPN2) and Sunday at 1 ET (SEC Network +).  The Bulldogs enter the series with an overall record of 31-8 and a SEC record of 5-4 after having swept Texas A&M, winning 1 of 3 against South Carolina and taking 1 of 3 from LSU.  The Tigers enter the series 26-7 overall and 5-4 in the SEC after having taken 2 of 3 from Ole Miss and Tennessee and splitting with Alabama.  Coach Champer Twitter, GA Softball Twitter, GA Softball Facebook, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#219: Shelly Hoerner, Head Coach, Georgia Tech, visits TCRS to preview the upcoming series against the Kansas Jayhawks and talk some ACC Softball as well.  This Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th, Tech will face North Texas in addition to the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas.  2016 for Tech has seen (FR) Katie Krzus lead the team offensively, while (FR) Jenna Goodrich has been the team's anchor inside the circle.  Tech with a combined 10 (FR & SO) out of a total 16 person roster has a young squad still trying to find its identity.  In 2015, Hoerner coached the Yellow Jackets to upset victories against No. 20 Nebraska and No. 22 Texas A&M. Maddie Lionberger earned her second career All-Conference honor under Hoerner's wing when she was named All-ACC Second Team. Coach Hoerner Twitter, Tech Softball Twitter, Tech Softball Facebook, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#218: Megan Smith, Head Coach, University of Kansas, visits TCRS to preview the upcoming series against Georgia Tech and talk some BIG XII Softball.  Before continuing BIG XII play starting April 15th at home against Texas Tech, the Jayhawks will host both North Texas and Georgia Tech this weekend.  North Texas will face KU Friday at 5 and Saturday at 1:30.  The Jayhawks will then face the Yellow Jackets Saturday at 4 and Sunday at 11:30.  Jayhawks Twitter, Jayhawks Facebook. TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook 

#217: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech.  OSU went 0-4 this past week falling to Oklahoma (2-10) and then getting swept by Texas Tech (7-9, 18-19 and 7-8).Tiffany Mikkelson hit two home runs to break the school's career record in a 19-18 loss to Texas Tech at Rocky Johnson Field on Saturday. Lynch now has the second-longest streak in program history, second only to Shanel Scott. Scott produced a 17-game hit streak in 2005. Up Next: Oklahoma State stays on the road when it travels to Tulsa for a mid-week game. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. on April 6.  OSU will then return home to continue Big XII play against Iowa State Friday-Sunday at 7, 2 and Noon respectively.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#216:  Jen McIntyre, Head Coach, UConn, visits TCRS.  Coach McIntyre will preview the upcoming series against the University of Central Florida.  The 2016 campaign is McIntyre's second with UConn.  After a mostly mild out of conference tournament schedule which slated games against LSU, South Carolina and Michigan State, the Huskies are ready to battle for the American Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship. Last week AAC play opened for UConn going (1-2) against Memphis on the road.  In order for UConn to be competitive in the AAC, Kayla Doty (JR-Pitcher) out of Ghent, N.Y. is going to have to do a majority of the throwing and emerge as the leader of this staff.  Huskies Twitter, Huskies Facebook, Coach McIntyre Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#215: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Wichita State University and Ole Miss.  OSU defeated Wichita State (8-2) in wich Kacey Freeze's ability to change speeds shined in her complete game not allowing a Shocker hit in the final three innings. Shippy, Lynch & Mikkelson combined for six RBI going eight-for-11.  OSU handed Ole Miss two losses (9-6) & (8-6).  G1 was a power hitting showcase as Shippy, Mikkelson, Montogmery and Taylor all hit homers.  G2 was more of a technical game with Shippy, Lynch, Mikkelson, Montgomery and Hughes all getting stolen bases.  Streaks:  Lynch 12 game hitting (Lynch is now batting .412 on the season with 15 RBIs.).  Shippy reached base in 25 straight games.  Previews: Oklahoma and Texas Tech.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#214: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap Missouri State and a three-game series against Houston.  Kacy Freeze (6-4) pitched a complete game and gave up just two hits in her second shutout of the season against Missouri State leading OSU to a (4-0) win. The performance was her fifth complete game of the year.  OSU was able to win the series against Houston after falling in game1 (9-10) OSU would defeat Houston (12-3) and (7-3).  During the Houston series, Shippy reached base for a team-high 22 consecutive games, Freshman Taylor Lynch continued her hitting streak, which now stands at nine games. She has also reached base 17 consecutive games and Freeze picked up her seventh win.  Previews: Wichita State & a (DH) against Ole Miss.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#213: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap Wichita State University during which Randee O'Donnell's second-inning grand slam lifted OSU to a 4-3 victory.  They also recap the Mizuno Classic: G1 vs Miami: Following the first inning, Freeze retired nine of the next 11 batters allowing only one run while posting six K's in 6.2 IP.  Lynch (2-for-3, 2 RBI, HR) led the way with her third multi-hit performance in her last five games, G2 vs Cleveland State: Mikkelson's fifth homer of the season, leaving her only four shy of the all-time home run record in program history, G3 vs Miami: Lynch (3-for-4), & Shippy (2-for-3).  Previews: Missouri State and Houston.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#212: Tyra Perry, Head Coach, University of Illinois.  Perry, who is in her first year as head coach of the Fighting Illini currently has the team sitting at (12-7) on the season and has quality wins against Florida State, North Carolina and Tulsa.  Illinois next game will be March 15th at 2PM and will be a (DH) against IUPUI as well as the home opener at Eichelberger Field.  Tyra Perry was hired as the University of Illinois' second-ever head coach in June, 2015. She spent the previous 15 seasons as a NCAA Division I softball head coach, totaling 409 career victories as the head coach at Ball State, Western Kentucky, and Birmingham Southern. Illini Twitter, Coach Perry Twitter, Illini Facebook, Illini IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#211: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges recap games against Arkansas and Dartmouth.  OSU defeated Arkansas (10-7) and saw Lynch lead the way with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate, while Taylor and O'Donnell both contributed multi-RBI efforts.  OSU would split with Dartmouth winning (8-0) then falling (2-5).  In game Freeze allowed one base-hit to the Big Green in a complete game shutout. The Splendora, Texas, native needed only 57 pitches to navigate through the Dartmouth attack. They also look ahead to Wichita State (3/9 at 6:30) and the Mizuno Classic featuring Miami University and Cleveland State visiting Cowgirl Stadium (3/11-13).  March 11th at 5:30 OSU will face Miami and on March 12th Cleveland State and Miami at 2:30 and 5:00 respectively before closing the Mizuno Classic on the 13th at Noon against Cleveland State.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#210: Cheri Kempf, Commissioner of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) calls to discuss all aspects of the league.  2015 saw the Chicago Bandits capture the Cowles Cup.  The 2016 NPF College Draft Presented by Bownet, will be held in Nashville at 7pm CT/8pm ET on April 14 and will air on CBS Sports Networks.  The NPF 2016 schedule begins May 31st and concludes on August 14th. The 2016 Opening Day match-up will feature the PA Rebellion hosting the Akron Racers on May 31st.   This season, the NPF will hold the championship series at the University of Alabama (August 19-23).  Kempf Twitter, Club K, Club K Facebook, NPF Twitter, NPF Facebook, NPF IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#209: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  In this episode of Cowgirls Softball, Coach Gajewski and Coach Roges take a look back at the Mary Nutter Classic where the Cowgirls faced San Diego State, Washington, Oregon, Cal State Fullerton and Michigan.  The highlight of the weekend was a 8-4 win over the Washington Huskies.  Against the Huskies, Lynch (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) and Mikkelson (2-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs) both shined.  On the night, the Cowgirls went 3-for-9 at the plate and produced six runs in two-out situations.  After entering the game, Freeze was responsible for closing out the final 2.1 innings. The senior didn't disappoint, as she would register three strikeouts and keep the Washington offense hitless for the remainder of the contest.  OSU will be on the road this week against Akransas on March 2nd and then at Cowgirl Stadium on March 4th for a (DH) against Dartmouth.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#208: Kristen Butler, Head Coach, University of Toledo.  Starting this Friday, Toledo will play in the JMU Dukes Invitational and will face Robert Morris, Saint Joseph's (2x), host James Madison University and Binghamton.  Coach Butler is in her second season at the helm in Toledo.  UT recorded higher batting averages, sligging percentages, home runs, stolen bases and other power numbers that landed her team in the Toledo record books.  The 2015 squad ranks second all-time in runs (231), RBIs (197) and stolen bases (105), third all-time in home runs (25) and fourth all-time in slugging percentage (.377). Butler came to Toledo after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Charleston Southern, focusing primarily on pitching and catching duties. In 2014, Charleston Southern went to NCAA Regionals, and won the Big South Tournament. One of her pitchers, Cheyenne Gandara was named the MVP of the tournament. She joined the CSU coaching staff in September of 2012 after previously coaching at Mississippi Valley State and the University of Florida.Rockets Twitter, Rockets Facebook, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#207: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  OSU finished the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational (2-3) moving to an overall season record of (4-6).  Wins on the weekend came against DePaul and South Florida while falling to Tennessee, Auburn and James Madison.  The weekend was headlined during the 12-3 win over USF as Montgomery and Mikkelson both hit grand slams.  Next on the docket for OSU is the Mary Nutter Classic (2/25-28) in Palm Springs against San Diego State, Washington, Cal State Fullerton, Michigan and Oregon.  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#206: Haylie Wagner, Pitcher, PA Rebellion.  Wagner joins TCRS to discuss her rookie season in National Pro Fastpitch with the Pennsylvania Rebellion & Michigan Wolverines Softball.  While at Michigan, Wagner had a superstar career: Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America third team (pitcher, 2015) ... Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America second team (pitcher/at-large, 2014) ... NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team (2014, '15) ... NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team (pitcher, 2012) ... Big Ten Pitcher (unanimous) and Freshman of the Year (2012) ... All-Big Ten first team (pitcher, 2015, '15) ... All-Big Ten second team (pitcher, 2013, '14) ... NCAA All-Tournament Team (2015).  Wagner Twitter, Wagner Facebook, Wagner IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#205: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  We recap the CenturyLink Classic in San Marcos, Texas, where the Cowgirls finished (2-3) after facing Texas State, DePaul, Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.  Wins: 3-0 DePaul and 9-7 Abilene Christian.  Loses: TX State 1-3 & 0-4 and Northwestern State 3-9.  We preview this weekend's Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational.  The Cowgirls will face Tennessee, Auburn, DePaul, South Florida and James Madison.  The 56-game slate features contests against four members of the 2015 Women's College World Series, including Michigan, who advanced to the championship round against Florida. Overall, the Cowgirls will take on 20 different opponents who finished in the top 100 of last year's RPI and nine teams that advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#204: Vann Stuedeman, Head Coach, Mississippi State.  The Bulldogs open their 2016 season and new park tonight against Georgia Southern as part of the Bulldog Kickoff Classic. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. CT and the game can be seen on SEC Network+.  Other games during opening weekend are against.  (Feb. 12) Houston at 5:30, (Feb. 13) TN Tech and Alabama A&M at 2:00 and 4:30 and (Feb. 14) Houston at 11a.m.  HailState Twitter, HailState Facebook, HailState IG, Coach Stuedeman Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.

#203: Cat Osterman, Assistant Coach, Texas State.  Texas State kicks off the 2016 season this week on Feb. 12, hosting the the CenturyLink Classic in San Marcos, Texas.  The tournament will include; Oklahoma State University, DePaul, Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.   In her first season with the Bobcats in 2015, Osterman led freshman pitcher Randi Rupp to earning First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors as well as being NFCA All-Region selection. Rupp threw her first no-hitter for the Bobcats on March 23 against UL Monroe before quickly following suit with her first perfect game on April 15 against Houston Baptist. With 293 strikeouts, Rupp led the Sun Belt Conference in her first year.  Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Rupp was named the Sun Belt Conference's Preseason Pitcher of the Year.  Osterman joined the Bobcat squad in 2015 after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at St. Edwards University.  Bobcats Twitter, Bobcats Facebook, Coach Osterman Twitter, Coach Osterman Official Site, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#202: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  OSU kicks off the 2016 season this week on Feb. 12 at the CenturyLink Classic in San Marcos, Texas, where the Cowgirls will take on Texas State, DePaul, Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.  The tournament marks the beginning of a 16-game road trip for Oklahoma State, which will host its first home matchup of the year on March 4 against Dartmouth.  The 56-game slate also features contests against four members of the 2015 Women's College World Series, including Michigan, who advanced to the championship round against Florida. Overall, the Cowgirls will take on 20 different opponents who finished in the top 100 of last year's RPI and nine teams that advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.  Coach Roges also announces the "TCRS Position for Position Top 10 Srs."  Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#201: TCRS opens the phones for the fans of National Pro Fastpitch to discuss all aspects of the league.  2015 saw the Chicago Bandits capture the Cowles Cup.  The 2016 NPF College Draft Presented by Bownet, will be held in Nashville at 7pm CT/8pm ET on April 14 and will air on CBS Sports Networks.  The NPF 2016 schedule begins May 31st and concludes on August 14th. The 2016 Opening Day match-up will feature the PA Rebellion hosting the Akron Racers on May 31st.   This season, the NPF will hold the championship series at the University of Alabama (August 19-23).  NPF Twitter, NPF Facebook, NPF IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#200: Yvette Healy, Head Coach, Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin softball team will square off with nine teams that advanced to the 2015 NCAA Tournament during the 2016 campaign including California, BYU, Louisville, NC State, Kansas, Arizona State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Nebraska.  The Badgers finished last year with a 21-31 overall record and a 5-17 Big Ten record last year. They open the regular season against California at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 12-14.  Next, the Badgers head to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Feb. 19-21.  Big Ten play kicks off for the Badgers in East Lansing, Michigan, against Michigan State on March 24-26.  UW hosts four Big Ten opponents at Goodman Diamond, starting with a series against Ohio State on April 1-3.  The Badgers head to Minnesota for a doubleheader against the Gophers on April 12, followed by a trip to Iowa April 15-17.  A series at home against Illinois on April 22-24, a doubleheader against Green Bay on April 26, and a final series facing Northwestern at Goodman Diamond will close out UW's home slate.  The Badgers wrap up their regular season on the road at Nebraska on May 6-8.  Badgers Twitter, Badgers Facebook, Coach Healy Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#199: Mickey Dean, Head Coach, James Madison University.  James Madison's 2016 softball schedule, which features 22 games against 14 NCAA teams and five non-conference tournaments prior to the 21-game Colonial Athletic Association slate.  JMU opens the season Feb. 12-14 in Orlando, Fla., at the UCF Knights Invitational. The Dukes will face Fordham in the season opener while also taking on Rutgers twice, as well as NCAA teams Alabama and host UCF. The following weekend, the Dukes return to Florida Feb. 19-21 to compete in the Michele Smith Invitational in Clearwater, where they'll hit the field against Tennessee, DePaul, Fordham, Auburn and Oklahoma State.  JMU opens the home slate Feb. 26-28 when it hosts the JMU Invitational, featuring Binghamton, Toledo, Saint Joseph's and Robert Morris. Dukes Twitter, Dukes Facebook, Coach Dean Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#198: Kenny Gajewski, Head Coach, Oklahoma State University.  The Cowgirls enter the 2016 campaign with a wealth of returning talent, including 13 returning letter winners and seven position starters.  Oklahoma State also boasts a revamped coaching staff, highlighted by Gajewski, Stacie Pestrak and Charlotte Morgan.  OSU kicks off the 2016 season on Feb. 12 at the CenturyLink Classic in San Marcos, Texas, where the Cowgirls will take on Texas State, DePaul, Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.  The tournament marks the beginning of a 16-game road trip for Oklahoma State, which will host its first home matchup of the year on March 4 against Dartmouth.  The 56-game slate also features contests against four members of the 2015 Women's College World Series, including Michigan, who advanced to the championship round against Florida. Overall, the Cowgirls will take on 20 different opponents who finished in the top 100 of last year's RPI and nine teams that advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. Cowgirls Twitter, Cowgirls Facebook, Coach Gajewski Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#197:  Jacquie Joseph, Head Coach, Michigan State.  In 2016, the Spartans will spar with six non-conference teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago: super-regional participant Georgia out of the SEC, and regional teams South Carolina (ACC) Notre Dame (SEC), Florida Atlantic (C-USA), Chattanooga (SoCon), and Arizona State (Pac-12). Add in College World Series participant Michigan and perennial NCAA qualifier Northwestern from MSU's conference slate, and Joseph expects her team to be challenged from the first pitch of the season on Feb. 12.  MSU will open its B1G schedule against Wisconsin at home on March 24th.  Spartans Twitter, Spartans Facebook, Spartans IG, Coach Joseph Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#196:  Holly Aprile, Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh.  Pitt will spend more than half of its season on the road, playing 31 of its total 42 games out of state. The remaining 11 matchups will be played at the Petersen Sports Complex and will feature four ACC showdowns.  Pitt's schedule is highlighted with six opponents from the 2015 NCAA tournament, including five ACC rivals. Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, and Notre Dame all competed in the opening round of regionals alongside the Panthers, while Florida State and NC State reached the second round before concluding their seasons. In total, a conference-record of seven teams earned NCAA bids last season.  The Panthers kick off their spring season with four consecutive weekend road tournaments, beginning with an outing at Macon, Ga. (Feb. 12-14). Scheduled games for the weekend include matchups against St. Bonaventure, Central Michigan and host Mercer.  The second week of March marks the official start of conference play, which Pitt will begin on the road at Tech Softball Park (March 12-13). The Panthers will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in a very familiar setting as Tech hosted the 2015 ACC Tournament, where Pitt advanced to the ACC Championship Game.  Panthers Twitter, Panthers IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#195:  Kate Drohan, Head Coach, Northwestern University, visits TCRS.  The Wildcats start the season with the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 12 where they will face the University of California Riverside, University of Virginia, University of Tennessee, Bradley University and the University of Oregon.  Following Tempe, NU will head to the BG1/ACC Challenge to face North Carolina and Boston College.  Following the Challenge the Wildcats will head to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic where Oregon State, New Mexico State, University of Georgia, Fresno State and UCLA will be waiting.  The first home game in Evanston will be April 1st against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota.  NU concluded the 2015 season with a 28-23 overall record after qualifying for its 10th NCAA Tournament field in the last 14 years. The Wildcats faced the nation's sixth-toughest nonconference schedule in 2015 and started the year 3-9 overall before bouncing back to go 17-2 in their next 19 games.  Wildcats Twitter, Wildcats Facebook, Coach Drohan Twitter, Wildcats IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook, 

#194:  Jen McIntyre, Head Coach, UConn, visits TCRS.  The 2016 campaign will be McIntyre's second with UConn.  The Huskies will take on a 53-game slate that includes 18 American Athletic Conference contests and 13 home match-ups at Burrill Family Field in Storrs.  The Huskies have a tough non-conference slate that features eight games against five different teams that qualified for the 2015 NCAA Tournament and also four contests against teams that finished last season ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Top-25.  UConn will spend the first two months of the 2016 season on the road to participate in six different tournaments, starting at the LSU Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, La. from Feb. 12-14. The following weekend, the Huskies head to Boca Raton, Fla. for the FAU Tournament and will face Florida A&M, Northern Illinois and the tourney's host. From there, Connecticut will hit the west coast for some fun in the sun at the Santa Carla Tourney in California.  Huskies Twitter, Huskies Facebook, Coach McIntyre Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#193:  Melinda Fischer, Head Coach, Illinois State University, visits TCRS.  ISU opens the season at South Florida and will play the first seven weekends of the year away from Marian Kneer Stadium. Illinois State will play four-plus games at South Florida, Arizona State, LSU, Florida and Louisville. This is the first time in history that ISU will take a full spring break trip when they start at Florida and end in Louisville.  The Redbirds open Missouri Valley Conference play at Missouri State March 19 and will play their home opener March 30 versus DePaul.  For all the traveling ISU will do in the first two months of the season, April is kind to the Redbirds on the travel front. Illinois State will not leave the state, playing 14 games at home, two at Bradley and three at Loyola.  Redbirds Twitter, Redbirds Facebook, Coach Fischer Twitter, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook

#192:  Courtney Oliver, Head Coach, East Carolina University, visits TCRS for the first time and for the first show of 2016.  Coach Oliver, a five-time NCAA Regional participant as an assistant coach, was appointed head softball coach at East Carolina University in June 2015. Oliver's hiring made her the fifth head coach in ECU softball program history.  Under Oliver's tutelage, the 2015 NC State pitching staff owned a team ERA of 2.61 to rank 34th in the nation and second in the ACC. NC State pitchers did their job in the circle fanning 441 batters for second in the conference. Additionally, the Wolfpack struck out 94 batters looking to lead the league. ECU will open the 2016 season with the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona and will face Virgina, Seattle, UC Riverside, Arizona State and Nevada. Pirates Twitter, Pirates Facebook, Coach Oliver Twitter TCRS TwitterTCRS Facebook

#191: Robbie Church, Head Coach, Duke University Women's Soccer, visits TCRS to recap Duke's win over William & Mary.  The 2-0 shutout over William & Mary marked the first time since 1997 that Duke has posted four straight shutouts to open the season.  Coach Church will also preview the upcoming Duke Nike Classic which will see Duke face USC (Sep. 4 at 7:30PM) and Cal. (Sep. 6 at 1:30PM)  Both Duke games will air on ESPN3.   Blue Devils Twitter, Blue Devils Facebook.

#190: Former UL Ragin Cajun, Pitchers, Jordan Wallace and Christina Hamilton join TCRS. Wallace earned her 90th career win this season when the Ragin Cajuns defeated Baylor in the Regional Final becoming only the fourth pitcher in program history to reach 90 career wins joining Brooke Mitchell (119), Kyla Hall (104) and Ashley Brignac (94).  Wallace was also named NFCA First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-SBC this season.  Hamilton's best season was 2014 when she led the team to the Women's College World Series.  Hamilton also finished being named NFCA Second-Team All-American, NFCA First-Team All-Region and earned the James J. Corbett Award for the top amateur female athlete in the state of Louisiana.  Hamilton was also tabbed as the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and an All-Sun Belt First-Team, Louisiana Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Year and an All-Louisiana First Team selection.  Jordan Wallace Twitter, Christina Hamilton Twitter.

#189:  Lonni Alameda, Head Coach, Florida State Softball, talks about the NCAA Regional round which saw FSU beat Dartmouth and then UCF twice.  We also talk about the upcoming Super Regional.  Coach Alameda Twitter, FSU Twitter, FSU Facebook

#188: 2015 ACC Coach of the Year , Lonni Alameda, Head Coach, Florida State Softball, joins TCRS to recap the 2015 ACC Conference Tournament, which saw the Noles defeat Boston College, NC State and Pittsburgh.  We also discuss the upcoming NCAA Regionals.  Coach Alameda Twitter, FSU Twitter, FSU Facebook, 

#187: *All times mentioned in show are (ET) since games are in Miami.  Amy Tudor, Head Coach, Western Kentucky University Softball, vistis The Coach Roges Show, to recap the season for the WKU Lady Toppers and preview the upcoming C-USA Conference Tournament which will be held May 7-9, at Florida International University's Feldsberg Field at the FIU Softball Stadium.  WKU enters the conference tournament with perhaps the most consistent ace in the nation along with most veteran squad in C-USA carrying eight seniors. WKU Twitter, Amy Tudor Softball Camps