TWiF: This Week in Fastpitch

Get ready for an exciting season of high school softball! In this special episode of TWiF, we bring you the 2025 High School Preview Media Day, featuring teams from South County, Kettle Run, Battlefield, and Gainesville. Hear directly from coaches and players as they discuss their expectations, key players, and goals for the upcoming season. A few funny stories and great personalities as well. ENJ...

Get ready for an exciting season of high school softball! In this special episode of TWiF, we bring you the 2025 High School Preview Media Day, featuring teams from Westfield, Freedom-South Riding, Flint Hill and Patriot. Hear directly from coaches and players as they discuss their expectations, key players, and goals for the upcoming season. A few funny stories and great personalities as well. EN...

Get ready for an exciting season of high school softball! In this special episode of TWiF, we bring you the 2025 High School Preview Media Day, featuring teams from Loudoun Valley, The Potomac School, Bishop O'Connell, Broad Run, Loudoun County and Potomac Falls. Hear directly from coaches and players as they discuss their expectations, key players, and goals for the upcoming season. A few funny s...

Get ready for an exciting season of high school softball! In this special episode of TWiF, we bring you the 2025 High School Preview Media Day, featuring teams from Clarke County, Dominion, Lake Braddock, Langley, Mt. Vernon, Paul VI and Riverside. Hear directly from coaches and players as they discuss their expectations, key players, and goals for the upcoming season. A few funny stories and grea...

Get ready for an exciting season of high school softball! In this special episode of TWiF, we bring you the 2025 High School Preview Media Day, featuring teams from Briar Woods, Heritage, Lightridge, Tuscarora, Stone Bridge, and Woodgrove. Hear directly from coaches and players as they discuss their expectations, key players, and goals for the upcoming season. A few funny stories and great persona...

In this can’t-miss episode of the SixFour3 TWiF podcast, we’re joined by AU Champions Odicci Alexander (2023) and Amanda Lorenz (2024). These two powerhouse athletes open up about winning an AU individual championship in a team sport and share their thoughts on the upcoming 2028 Olympics. We also dive into the impacts of NIL and the transfer portal on current collegiate fastpitch student-athletes,...

Join us on this episode of TWiF where we dive deep into the exciting and challenging world of transitioning from high school softball into playing in college. In this episode, we bring you a great discussion between two rising incoming college freshmen, Hailey Peterson (St. Joseph's University) and Jackie Yeager (Illinois), and two seasoned players who have just completed their first year, Kayla F...

Welcome to "This Week in Fastpitch" podcast, where hosts Jimmy, Matt, and Kevin dive deep into the world of fastpitch softball. In this episode, they sit down with veteran umpires and NVSUA Board Members: Joe DeFranco, Steve Smith, and Wil Yow for an honest and enlightening conversation about the often overlooked side of the game - the umpires. Tune in as they discuss the ins and outs of recruitin...

Welcome to "This Week in Fastpitch (TWiF)" podcast, where hosts Jimmy, Matt, and Kevin bring you some of the thrilling highlights from the mid-part of the softball season! Tune in as they dive deep into the latest submissions, discussing the jaw-dropping bombs, heart-stopping diving plays and electrifying walk-offs that have fans on the edge of their seats. Join the fun and excitement as the TWiF...

Welcome to "This Week in Fastpitch (TWiF)" podcast, where hosts Jimmy, Matt, and Kevin bring you some of the thrilling highlights from the early part of the softball season! Tune in as they dive deep into the latest submissions, discussing the jaw-dropping bombs, heart-stopping diving plays, electrifying walk-offs, and hilarious bloopers that have fans on the edge of their seats. Join the fun and...

As we eagerly anticipate the crack of bats and the thunderous cheers on the diamond, join us for an exclusive sneak peek into the 2024 high school softball season. In this episode, we sit down with passionate local coaches and dedicated players from Raleigh area: Apex Friendship (0-31:04), Apex (31:05-56:59), Heritage (57:00-1:27:08) & Wakefield (1:27:09-1:56:14) High Schools to dissect the an...

As we eagerly anticipate the crack of bats and the thunderous cheers on the diamond, join us for an exclusive sneak peek into the 2024 high school softball season. In this episode, we sit down with passionate local coaches and dedicated players from Patriot (0-23:53), John Champe (23:54-47:11), Kettle Run (47:12-1:10:40), Woodbridge (1:10:41-1:39:20) & Lightridge (1:39:21-2:09:01) High Schools...

As we eagerly anticipate the crack of bats and the thunderous cheers on the diamond, join us for an exclusive sneak peek into the 2024 high school softball season. In this episode, we sit down with passionate local coaches and dedicated players from Tuscarora, Riverside, Independence, Potomac Falls, Langley & Loudoun County High Schools to dissect the anticipation, strategies, and aspirations...

As we eagerly anticipate the crack of bats and the thunderous cheers on the diamond, join us for an exclusive sneak peek into the 2024 high school softball season. In this episode, we sit down with passionate local coaches and dedicated players from Bishop O'Connell (0:00-25:15), Gainesville (25:16-51:32), Chantilly (51:33-1:13:16), Dominion (1:13:17-1:42:42) & Woodgrove (1:42:52-2:09:32) High...

As we eagerly anticipate the crack of bats and the thunderous cheers on the diamond, join us for an exclusive sneak peek into the 2024 high school softball season. In this series opener, we sit down with passionate local coaches and dedicated players from South County (0-27:13), Loudoun Valley (24:14-1:08:31), The Potomac School (1:08:32-1:28:11), Paul VI (1:28:12-1:44:58), Broad Run (1:44:59-2:07...

Welcome to an enlightening episode of TWiF, where we sit down with Brandon Guyer, 7-year MLB vet and Founder/Head Mental Strength Coach for Major League Mindset. In this interview, Brandon shares profound insights into the essential principles that unlock peak performance in both sports and life. Join us as we explore Brandon's five transformative principles: 1. Play The Ultimate Game: Dive into t...

In this very educational episode of TWiF, we sit down with the powerhouse herself, Annie "Gunshow" Hromada, owner of Bulletproof Strength and Conditioning. Join us as we delve into the world of fitness tailored for female softball athletes. Annie shares her expertise on designing workout programs that not only enhance physical strength but also empower these athletes on and off the field. From spe...

As we know softball is a sport filled with statistics. With baseball probably the most data driven sport among the major sports. But who's keeping the stats, who are these youth official scorers and does it even matter in the bigger picture. Are there biases, base hits vs. errors, ordinary effort and mental heath issues associated with all of this tracking are all issues we tackle in this episode.

In this episode, we discuss some of the quirky nuanced rules in the game of fastpitch softball. What is the DP/Flex and how do you use it? Lookback rule? Who are we looking back to? Why are so many illegal pitches being called and of course, everyone's favorite...was that interference or obstruction? That and more on this week's edition of This Week in Fastpitch.

Please note that there is some minor colorful language in this episode as Jimmy, Kevin & Matt discuss some of their pet peeves in the game of softball. They touch on topics like coaches attire during games, travel team naming conventions, extensive warm up at tournaments, and other "sensitive" topics. Follow along, enjoy and leave comments on what your pet peeves are inside the game. The views...

You won't want to miss the opportunity to hear Aly Rayle, pitcher for the GMU Patriots. This impressive young woman speaks about growing up in the game along side her sister, her drive to become a top-level student athlete, where the student piece certainly came first, her rise to be the A-10 POY and one of the keys to the George Mason University run through the A-10 tournament and 1st ever trip t...

Give a listen to hear some exciting news from SixFour3 founder, Matt Cooke, as he discusses plans for nationwide expansion of the SixFour3 brand through franchising. Help us spread the word, grow the game and expand the mission of empowering young female student-athletes through the game of softball. We will be back on our normal schedule once the summer softball schedule concludes.

Wowza! Free-for-all, doozie, insanity, whatever you want to call it. Take a listen to SF3 trainers, Niki, Stevie and Ray discuss the topics of the day. You don't want to miss it. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER Technical difficulties with the audio in the first few minutes, please hang in there & DEFINITELY STAY UNTIL THE END!!! Join us for an inspiring interview with softball sensation Odicci Alexander, who captured the hearts of fans worldwide with her incredible journey from the 2021 Women's College World Series to becoming the 2023 Athletes Unlimited champion. In this episode, Odicci s...

Look no farther than Kevin Shafer to see someone fully committed to helping young women grow in the game. His all-in community involvement coupled with his high energy and fun, make Coach Shafer a great interview. Oh and in his "spare time" he is a career firefighter protecting and serving the community. He is authentic, always available and a really great human! Enjoy the episode as we discuss hi...