Texas Softball Pitcher Teagan Kavan on Her 5-Pitch Arsenal, Nike & Getting Called Out By Her Coach

About this episode

Teagan Kavan discusses her pitching arsenal and experiences as a Texas softball player.

Texas Softball ace Teagan Kavan joins us at the Nike Blue Ribbon Elite Athlete Launch Event at SXSW. Teagan breaks down her full five-pitch arsenal (rise ball is the bread and butter), talks about what it means to wear Texas across her chest, and drops some real advice for young athletes dreaming of playing at this level. Then her coach crashes the interview with a question that had everyone cracking up. Welcome to 3rd & Longhorn, your ultimate destination for all things Texas Long...

People in this episode

Guest: Teagan Kavan

Topics covered

• softball
• athlete advice
• pitching techniques
• Texas sports
• Nike

Keywords

• softball
• pitching
• Teagan Kavan
• Nike
• Texas
• SXSW
• athlete advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nike, Texas, SXSW

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