About this episode
Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss Alabama softball, SEC matchups, and trends in the sport with guest Danielle Lawrie.
Conference play is here! After an awesome first month of softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases: At the Plate (0:00-34:25): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa. Then, the guys get ready for Alabama’s SEC opener in Oxford against Ole Miss. Advancing to First (34:35-1:08:12): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Florida’s trip to California, Tennessee’s home opener, Missouri’s tough weekend, a nice tournament for Arkansas, Auburn’s battles with the Hokies, Oklahoma’s scoring bonanza, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:08:23-1:44:29): ESPN analyst and pitching legend Danielle Lawrie returns to the show to discuss the biggest trends in the sport, pitching depth issues across softball, how Tennessee keeps it going, evaluations of Texas Tech, Oklahoma’s pitching, the best offenses in softball, Alabama’s start, Texas at South Carolina, a pickleball battle for the ages, and more. Rounding Third (1:44:39-2:02:17): Tom and Gray remark on…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tom Canterbury, Gray Robertson
Guest: Danielle Lawrie
Topics covered
- softball
- SEC
- Alabama sports
- pickleball
- conference play
- team evaluations
- player performance
Keywords
- Alabama
- SEC
- softball
- Danielle Lawrie
- Crimson Classic
- pickleball
- team evaluations
- FGCL Player of the Week
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alabama, SEC, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Auburn, Oklahoma
Places: Tuscaloosa, Oxford, California, South Carolina
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