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The episode features interviews with Yale's Brian Hamm and Holy Cross' Ed Kahovec discussing their teams' journeys to the NCAA Tournament.

On this episode of Sidearm Delivery, the head coaches of the first two teams to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament join Shotgun Spratling. 0:00 Welcome Back! 02:26 Yale's Brian Hamm 29:45 Holy Cross' Ed Kahovec First, Yale head coach Brian Hamm chats about taking the Bulldogs back to a regional for the first time since 2017 and only second time in more than 30 years. Hamm talks about what the title means for the program they are building in New Haven where they continue to attract top talent, including someone like Jack Ohman , who was offered all kinds of things to jump into the transfer portal last summer but ultimately chose loyalty to the Bulldogs. Hamm also discusses recruiting at an Ivy League school and why he made the decision to jump to Division I after having previously spent his entire career at the Division III level.  Later in the show we also chat with Holy Cross head coach Ed Kahovec about the unique challenges of defending the Patriot League Tournament title after losing a number of key pieces last year. Kahovec discusses the electricity that CJ Egrie brings and what he and fellow conference award-winning senior Jaden Wywoda have meant to the program…

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