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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