Jenna is joined by Athletes Unlimited pro, #1 pick in the AU college draft, 3X All American, 2X AAC POY, 2022 Division I batting champion, Wichita State alum and record holder, and current Marshall assistant coach, Sydney McKinney! They talk about hosting AUX at the Shockers’ Wilkins Stadium, the “mid-major” experience, playing and coaching at the …

It’s the 150th episode! To celebrate, Jenna is joined by current OKC Spark pro, 2019 All American and Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, 3X All Big Ten player, Minnesota alum, and North Florida pitching coach, Amber Fiser! They talk about playing in the softball Mecca, competing in 3 different pro leagues (AFP, Athletes Unlimited, and WPF), taking the Go…

Jenna is joined by 30-year collegiate coach, 6X Big West champion with 7 NCAA appearances at Cal State Fullerton, 5X Big West Coach of the Year, former longtime head coach at Mt SAC, and Oklahoma alum, Kelly Ford! They talk about everything - the 2024 season, her retirement, Titan program history, Judi Garman, remembering beloved alum Taylor Dockin…

Jenna is joined by Texas A&M alum, incoming grad transfer at San Diego State, current Duck Town Quack in the Golden Bay Collegiate League (GBCL), and two-way player, Grace Uribe! They talk about her college softball experience, graduating as an Aggie in College Station, the transfer portal, the recruiting process then and now, how summer ball helpe…

Jenna is joined by new Duke grad, All American pitcher, ACC champion, Pitcher of the Year, and tournament MVP, and professional rookie with the Texas Smoke, Jala Wright! They talk about taking the Blue Devils to their first ever WCWS, how Coach Marissa Young has influenced her, the rise of ACC softball, her transfer experience, her professional deb…

Jenna is joined by former UCLA catcher, NCAA national champion, gear designer, mentor, and USA and Athletes Unlimited alum, Paige Halstead! They talk about covering the WCWS with D1Softball in OKC, winning with the Bruins in 2019, her battery relationship with Rachel Garcia, creating her own line of PHX catching gear with All Star, playing pro with…

Jenna is joined by ESPN analyst, 2X Olympic gold medalist, Japan League MVP, and keynote speaker, Michele Smith! They talk about scrise balls, being in OKC, broadcasting, her 18th year calling the WCWS with the A team Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe, creating the Clearwater tournament with ESPN, her alma mater Oklahoma State, Olympic ex…

Jenna is joined by Duke Head Coach, 2024 ACC Coach of the Year, regular season and tournament champion, 3X All-American at Michigan, and Big Ten Pitcher and POY, Marissa Young! They talk about her “rizz”, the Blue Devils’ evolution, hosting the ACC tournament and NCAA Regionals, being the No. 10 national seed, Super Regionals, impact players, the t…

Jenna is joined by recently retired Head Coach at the University of Pacific for 32 years, Stockton Athletics Hall of Famer, and member of the USA Softball coaching pool and NCAA Division I Committee, Brian Kolze! They talk about when he recruited her, reflections on his career, his expansive and elite coaching tree, retirement and what’s next, inte…

Jenna is joined by Stanford catcher, Rawlings Gold Glove winner, and All Pac-12 honoree, Aly Kaneshiro! They talk about her family, why she chose softball, rebuilding the Cardinal program, bullpen antics, managing a pitching staff (and catching Nijaree Canady), throwing runners out, why they call her “Biggie”, her recruiting process, playing in the…

Jenna is joined by ACC Network analyst, North Carolina alum, and retired catcher, Brittany McKinney! They talk about the landscape of ACC softball, Stanford and Cal joining next year, her career path from firefighting to broadcasting, playing at UNC and in the pros, catching elite pitchers (and being married to one like Taryne Mowatt), takes on som…

Jenna is joined by Fresno State Head Coach, 2X NPF champion and MVP, international medalist with Team USA, and 3X All Big Ten player at Iowa, Stacy May-Johnson! They talk about the Bulldogs’ history and program, the Mountain West landscape, The Valley community and fan base, her Chicago Bandits and USA experience, the grind of pro softball, how to …

Jenna and current Arizona State Head Coach, retired pro, and Notre Dame All American, Megan Bartlett, finish their conversation. In part 2, they talk about fostering a family dynamic, her biggest takeaways and learnings, different types of inspiration and leadership, coaching in today’s age, preparing for conference competition, and playing the las…

Jenna is joined by Arizona State Head Coach, retired pro, and All American player at Notre Dame, Megan Bartlett! In part 1, they talk about coaching, her vision and philosophy, rebuilding the Sun Devils, the impact of the alumni and staff on the program, playing at Club Farrington, team personalities, getting ready to play their next Pac-12 series …

Jenna is joined by Loyola Marymount Head Coach, 2X Olympic medalist with Team USA, NCAA national champion and All American at UCLA, and Hall of Fame Bruin, Tairia Flowers! They talk about making an impact as a player and a coach, her experience as both in college and the Olympics, memories that stick out, parity in today’s game, the health of the L…

Jenna is joined by the Northwestern Heach Coach of over two decades, Wildcats’ wins leader, and 5X Big Ten Coach of the Year, Kate Drohan! They talk about why she continues to choose Evanston, the culture and alumni, twinning with her sister Caryl, being mentored by the namesake of Sharon Drysdale Field (and new stadium coming!), passion after all …

Jenna is joined by national champion and 3X All American at Florida State, Rawlings Gold Glove winner, and current Athletes Unlimited pro, Jessi Warren! They talk about the WCWS with the Seminoles, growing ACC softball, why everyone loves Coacha, the real life of a professional player, taking pride in defense, life and career aspirations, vulnerabi…

Jenna is joined by 3X Olympic gold medalist, 3X national champion and All American at Arizona, USA Softball Hall of Famer, and speaker, Leah Amico! They talk about her college and international legacy, playing for Mike Candrea in both, what the gold standard actually is, the importance of taking action, not letting limiting beliefs hold you back, e…

Jenna is joined by UCLA catcher, 3X All Pac-12 honoree, 2X WCWS participant, and Team USA member, Sharlize Palacios! They talk about her family, having a softball sister like Sashel, playing internationally, Latina representation, the art of catching, the Bruin bubble, playing for the most historic programs in NCAA softball, the last year of the Pa…

Jenna is joined by 2X NFCA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year, Oklahoma pitching and associate head coach, and Sooner alum, Jen Rocha! They talk about her championship coaching career, the Gassos, the evolution of OU softball, the new stadium, developing talent, managing a staff of P1s, bullpen culture, mound visits, how to handle pressure, dea…

Jenna is joined by longtime ESPN and SEC Network TV analyst, NCAA national champion, 3X All American, and Assistant Coach at Alabama, Kayla Braud! They talk about wearing #1, playing each other in Supers, the first SEC natty, being on the wall at Rhoads, broadcasting, answering the call to coach at her alma mater, Patrick Murphy, support from Bama …

This offseason, we’re re-airing some of the best interviews of Bleav in Softball Season 4! Enjoy. Jenna is joined by Stanford freshman pitcher, the nation’s lowest ERA holder, Top 25 USA Softball National POY Finalist, Top 10 NFCA Freshman of the Year finalist, All Pac-12 First and Freshman Team member, and much more to come, Nijaree Canady! They t…

This offseason, we’re re-airing some of the best interviews of Bleav in Softball Season 4! Enjoy. Jenna is joined by retired Team USA pitcher, 2X Olympic silver medalist, 16 year pro, 6x Japan Softball League Champion, 5X NPF league Champion, Tennessee Hall of Famer, 4X All-American, and NCAA record holder - the legendary lefty, Monica Abbott! They…

This offseason, we’re re-airing some of the best interviews of Bleav in Softball Season 4! Enjoy. Jenna is joined by UCF Head Coach, 2022 Extra Inning Softball National Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame pitcher at Pacific, new WCC Hall of Honor inductee, and fellow Ventura County native, Cindy Ball-Malone! They talk about the growth of the Knights, r…

This offseason, we’re re-airing some of the best interviews of Bleav in Softball Season 4! Enjoy. Jenna is joined by 3X Olympic gold medalist, USA Softball and UCLA Hall of Famer, 4X All American, and the Bruins’ Associate Head Coach, Lisa Fernandez! They talk about her reaction to being called the GOAT, the UCLA legacy of pitchers who hit, champ c…

The season 4 finale is here! Jenna looks back and highlights the greatest hits from the Safe or Out segment, where each guest gives their hot takes on all things softball - from bat flips, NIL and conference realignments, to rules, outfits, dugout culture, signals, strategy, and more. Plus, she breaks down the 2023 softball year in review and share…

Jenna is joined by Executive at Athletes Unlimited, former Commissioner of National Pro Fastpitch, longtime broadcaster and instructor, and Hall of Fame player, Cheri Kempf! They talk about AU softball season 4, the growth and business strategy behind the women’s pro league, how they measure success, making history, the pro softball landscape, elev…

Jenna and 50 year coaching veteran, longtime travel ball leader, hitting instructor, and one of her old coaches, Phil Bruder, finish their conversation. In part 2, they talk about stories of his former players, his relationships with college coaches, the recruiting process, balancing mental health and mental toughness, fun memories, his impressive …

Jenna is joined by former longtime leader of the California Raiders organization, coach of a dozen ASA national champions, over 400 college scholarship winners, 130+ All-Americans, and multiple Olympians, and one of her travel ball coaches, Phil Bruder! In part 1, they talk about his coaching career, stories from when she played for him, college re…

Jenna is joined by broadcaster and co-host of the In the Circle podcast, Victor Anderson! They talk about his softball coverage over the past 20+ years, the ins and outs of broadcasting and podcasting, takeaways from the inaugural WPF season, the investment in pro softball, why highlighting all college levels from Division II and III to NAIA is imp…

Jenna is joined by Head Coach of the Great Britain women’s national team, Managing Editor at D1Softball, and NCAA national champion at UCLA, Tara Henry! They talk about international softball, the World Cup, what we need to do to stay in the Olympics, British culture, how to really grow the game, going from player to journalist, her media coverage,…

Jenna is joined by Washington assistant coach, newly retired Athletes Unlimited player, former Team USA member, All Pac-12 UW alum, and badass mom, Courtney Gano! They talk about reflecting on her playing career, retirement, her transition to coaching, the Husky program and alumni base, her community of support, what her dad and son mean to her, be…

Jenna is joined by Big Ten Network analyst, Northwestern Softball alum, and Academic All-Big Ten catcher, Samantha Nettling! They talked about Big Ten softball, the national landscape of college softball, the transfer portal and the Jordy Bahl effect, transitioning to the media side, covering her alma mater and her conference, working and being a f…

Jenna is joined by Athletes Unlimited rookie, Team USA pitcher, UCLA All American, 2X Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, and 2019 national champion, Megan Faraimo! They talk about her final season with the Bruins, champ camps, the transition from college to pro, what attracted her to AU, being part of iconic organizations back to the Corona Angels, intern…

Jenna is joined by Athletes Unlimited OG, Japan pro league player for the Toda Medics, Team USA member for the WBSC World Cup, All American Oregon alum and 2018 NFCA National Catcher of the Year, Gwen Svekis! They talk about college softball hot takes, the landscape of pro softball, her Japan experience, building AU from the ground up, the importan…

Jenna and ESPN statistician, former college and Olympic coach, high school Athletic Director, and South Carolina Hall of Fame catcher, Karen Johns, finish their chat. In part 2, they talk more about the NCAA softball postseason, the WCWS stage, how the game has evolved, hot takes on NIL and bat flips, and more. Plus, Jenna recaps her trip to OKC fr…

Jenna is joined by ESPN statistician, former longtime college softball coach, USA player and Olympic coach, high school Athletic Director, and South Carolina Hall of Fame catcher, Karen Johns! In part 1, they talk about reuniting at the Stanford Regional, recruiting Jenna when coaching at Virginia, the 2023 NCAA tournament so far, working with ESPN…

Jenna is joined by senior writer for The Athletic, SiriusXM radio host for College Sports Today, 2020 National Sports Writer of the Year for the National Sports Media Association, and veteran college football journalist covering the WCWS, Nicole Auerbach! They talk about her experience growing up playing softball, what makes the sport compelling, f…

Jenna is joined by Stanford freshman pitcher, the nation’s lowest ERA holder, Top 25 USA Softball National POY finalist, Top 10 NFCA Freshman of the Year finalist, All Pac-12 First and Freshman Team member, and much more to come, Nijaree Canady! They talk about her mindset in the circle, Cardinal bullpen relationships, managing success, being a rol…

Jenna is joined by Oregon Head Coach, 4X member of the National Coaching Staff of the Year as an assistant/associate head coach at Oklahoma, and former all-conference catcher for the Sooners, Melyssa Lombardi! They talk about the first ever Pac-12 tournament, having all female head coaches in the Pac, the Ducks’ culture, fighting through adversity,…

Jenna is joined by Northwestern senior, first ever Rawlings Gold Glove Award as a catcher, 2022 Johnny Bench Award winner and Softball America Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Conference champion, and WPF draftee, Jordyn Rudd! They talk about catching, the bullpen, the Drohan twins, B1G softball, playing through weather, Wildcat alumni, managi…

Jenna is joined by Cal State Fullerton third baseman, 2022 Big West champion, 2021 All American and Big West Freshman of the Year, and fellow SoCal native, Hannah Becerra! They talk about whether or not they’re related, family dynamics and support, what got her into softball, team culture, shifting the underdog mentality, postseason, mental health …

Jenna is joined by retired Team USA pitcher, 2X Olympic silver medalist, 16 year pro, 6x Japan Softball League Champion, 5X NPF league Champion, Tennessee Hall of Famer, 4X All-American, and NCAA record holder - the legendary lefty, Monica Abbott! They talk about reflecting on her career from beginning to end, her impact on the game from college to…

Jenna is joined by Arizona Head Coach, only first year head coach to go to the WCWS since 1988, Olympic silver medalist, USSSA Hall of Famer, 4X All-American at Arizona, 2X national champion, and one of the best center fielders to ever do it, Caitlin Lowe! They talk about leading her alma mater, her relationship with Mike Candrea, coaching with for…

Jenna is joined by Kentucky Head Coach, the winningest coach in program history, 2016 SEC Coach of the Year, 2014 NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year, and All-Atlantic 10 UMass player, Rachel Lawson! They talk about her being in Lexington 15+ years, Big Blue Nation, coaching fundamentals and what’s changed, what made her fall in love with softball, wha…

Jenna is joined by Arkansas Head Coach, winningest softball coach in Razorback history, back to back SEC Coach of the Year and regular season champion, and Cal alum and national champion, Courtney Deifel! They talk about the evolution of Arkansas Softball, why they focus on pulling the same side of the rope, the SEC, being a role model for her play…

Jenna is joined by Howard Softball Head Coach, recently announced Head Coach of the new pro team - the Texas Smoke, Nebraska alum, and Skylar’s mom, Tori Tyson! They talk about her coaching journey from being the daughter of Corona Angels’ Marty Tyson, to pushing the Bison to new heights, to being the first HBCU coach to lead a pro team in the WPF.…

Jenna is joined by Oklahoma alum, 2X national champion, 4X Big 12 champion, Team Mexico Olympian, and Athletes Unlimited pro, Nicole Mendes! They talk about 2023 softball, OU’s championship mindset, being inspired and humbled playing with teammates like Shay Knighten and Jocelyn Alo, the Tokyo Olympics, turning pro, why relationships are key for su…

Jenna is joined by UCF Head Coach, 2022 Extra Inning Softball National Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame pitcher at Pacific, new WCC Hall of Honor inductee, and fellow Ventura County native, Cindy Ball-Malone! They talk about the growth of the Knights, redefining what’s possible, going beyond “mid major”, moving to the Big 12, why they call her Bear,…

Jenna is joined by Stanford Head Coach, 2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, All-American catcher, and one of her former coaches, Jessica Allister! They talk about the 2023 season, a roster rundown, the Pac-12, the first conference tournament this year, unique aspects of Stanford athletics, the program’s evolution in the Allister era, player development,…