The Rundown

On this episode of The Rundown we are joined by College of St. Benedict Head Softball Coach, Rachel Click. Rachel joins us for the duration of this episode as we recap the S&C Winter Bash Alliance qualifier and talk all things CSB! This is a solid episode with some fun twists and turns along the way! As always, thank you for listening to The Rundown!

On this installment of The Rundown Tori and Mike recap a busy and successful fall season for the Midwest Speed 16U National Holt team. It was a fall to remember and our team worked very hard for the results they achieved. Couple of proud coaches here folks! We also find some time between classes to catch up with former Midwest Speed standout Brooklyn Jones who is halfway through her first year att...

On this episode of  The Rundown your hosts recap another busy tournament weekend from the USSSA Minnesota Fall State Tournament. We cover the tournament's high finishers from a weekend of quality softball! As if tournament coverage is not enough for you...we also are joined by Gustavus Adolphus College Head Softball Coach and 2017 national champion Coley Ries! Coley shares  amazing experience...

On this episode of The Rundown  Mike and Tori are joined by teammate, catching instructor, and friend Bryan Ludwig. Bryan now has the honor of becoming a returning guest of the show, and once again goes deep on the importance of the catching position and its critical role in our sport. We talk more about receiving, and give you some great insights on how to better leverage practice time for your c...

On this episode of The Rundown Tori and Mike welcome the 18U Tier II Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series National Champions - Midwest Speed 18U Koltes! We are joined by Head Coach - Jim Koltes, Associate Head Coach and Pitching Coach - Bob Beedle, Assistant Coach - Audrey Benderski, and Tournament MVP - Macy Borowski! We go in depth with this amazing panel on their once in a lifetime Championsh...

On this Episode of The Rundown we return with a banger of a show from the great state of California! Recorded on the mountains just outside of beautiful Lake Matthew we bring you the latest and greatest from the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series! Tori and I are joined by a few of our Program's national level coaches in Sean Hall, Jim Koltes, Bob Beedle, Audrey Benderski and Tuscany Ballo...

On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Brent give you our third MSHSL Softball postseason breakdown featuring an exhaustive preview of the 2023 State Tournament. On this show we give you some inside predictions on which teams to watch and some excellent games to put on your watch list on June 8th and 9th at Caswell Park in Mankato! This season has been a blast to follow and the final few games in...

This week on The Rundown Mike and Brent bite off a big chunk of MSHSL Section play coverage and give you the skinny on a great week of play! We cover all the sections in Class A to Class AAAA! We cover the walk offs, the blow outs, the underdogs, and If you want to be the smartest fan in the stands you need to listen to this show! Some amazing performances happened this week! Get yourself up to sp...

On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Tori cover a ton of ground bringing you insights into all three NCAA softball divisions. We will preview the Division one NCAA tournament bracket and make our predictions on which teams will make it out of regional play! We cover the division two NSIC Tournament and breakdown the excellent games played by UMD, Augustana, and SCSU! It was a great tourney. Wra...

This week on The Rundown Tori and Mike get busy and bring you a four segment mega show featuring a returning guest, editor of Breakdown Sports, Tim Kolehmainen! Another MSHSL softball season has begun and we get into the weeds on predictions, analysis, and all things high school softball. We are also joined by friend and colleague, Jim Koltes of the Maple Grove Crimson! We talk all things Maple Gr...

On this episode of The Rundown we recap an amazing fundraiser held in the name of our friend and coaching colleague at Midwest Speed, Rick Thomas. Rick was recently diagnosed and is now battling a rare form of cancer and the amazing community of softball players, families, and coaches really showed up to help Rick during this difficult journey he finds himself on. It was truly amazing to feel the...

On this episode of The Rundown Tori and Mike talk shop with State Cloud State Husky softball captains Raven Vandenlangenberg and Sydney Trees about their experiences as collegiate athletes. Raven and Sydney share some great insights about how to manage your time, treat your teammates, and prepare yourself for your future career. These collegiate athletes have raised the bar for success both on and...

This week on The Rundown Tori and Mike connect with one of Tori’s old friends and colleague Lauren Gardner. Lauren has since built an amazing career in sports broadcasting and now works for the MLB and NHL Networks  hosting her own show, Off Base, and as one of the many female hosts of Quick Pitch, On the Fly, and NHL Tonight ! In this episode, Lauren and Tori share some stories of the past, and L...

On this week’s episode of The Rundown we talk with ASA/USA Hall of Fame pitching coach Doug Gardner about his amazing career in fastpitch! Doug shares a little bit about what it takes to make it in our game and about how he is helping raise funds to help a young Wisconsin athlete recover from injuries sustained from a traumatic car accident. Doug is an amazing coach and has helped many young women...

This week on The Rundown Tori and Mike connect with Sr. Account Executive at Blast Motion to talk about hitting data and how Blast Motion is helping players and coaches benchmark success and create development plans for athletes. Jon shares best practices and some great insights from his professional career as a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and as a front office member responsible for bringing...

On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Tori relive the last MN Vikings game of the 2022 season, and Tori makes a solid case to defend his beloved Kirk Cousins. More importantly, we sit down with former MN Gopher and owner of Catalyst Softball Academy, Erika Smyth. Erika shares the acquisition story of purchasing the softball arm of Starters Sports Training, and gets into the details of how Cataly...

On this Christmas week episode of The Rundown Tori and Mike relive their recent memories from an unbelievable and record breaking Minnesota Vikings victory over the Indianapolis Colts. It was truly a game to remember and Ol’ Coach Holt got to witness it live! We also get to hear from Tori about his life’s journey in faith, and how his struggles as a young man led him to the Lord and to his calling...

This week on The Rundown we join you from San Antonio Texas at the beautiful JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa as we attend the 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Convention. We give you a flavor of what the experience was like networking and learning from the biggest names in our sport! If you name them…we saw them and talked to them. It was unreal! The NFCA calls upon us...

On this week’s episode of The Rundown Mike and Tori connect with Saint Cloud State University Women's Softball Head Coach, Mitch Roberts. The Huskies are coming off of a very strong 2022 campaign, and in Mitch’s first year, the team set the school’s single season record for NSIC wins with 23 and home runs with 60! We cover how Mitch builds his team culture and he spills a few secret ingredien...

This week on The Rundown Tori and Mike host a round table with some of the most experienced coaches in the Midwest! Sean Hall, Jeremy Chell, Bob Beedle and Mike Mills join the hosts for an amazing 90 minutes of softball chatter. Mike gets angry about stalling, we share some trade secrets, and we give you the best memories of our careers! Honestly, a description of this episode does not do it justi...

On this episode of The Rundown Mike and Tori catch up with Sara Moulton of Strike Zone Sports and this time she is joined by her business partner and SZS hitting instructor, Sam Macken! This episode marks our first remote broadcast, and we got a first class tour of Sam and Sara’s state of the art facility in Eagan MN! We cover a wide range of topics from hitting mentality to dodge ball! These two...

This week on The Rundown we are joined by our sport’s most legendary coach! Our guest is an 8 time NCAA Women's College World Series Champion, 3 time NCAA Coach of the Year, Head Coach of the 2004 gold medalist Olympic Women's Softball team, and the winningest NCAA softball coach in history with 1,674 wins! We are blessed to share the mic with 36 year Head Coach (retired) from the Arizon...

On this week’s episode of The Rundown we share  about our recent visit with Chelsey Falzone - Manager, Youth Engagement at the Minnesota Twins, as she gave our new team a first class experience at the Twins vs White Sox game at Target field, and more importantly planted the seed for these young women to pursue careers in professional sports! Thank you Chelsey for a wonderful and motivating evening...

In this episode of The Rundown! Mike and Tori give you the details on our 15-0-1 record and 3rd straight Championship in the S&C Woodside USA Elite Select Qualifier in Wisconsin Dells! This week we are joined by Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator of the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and NAFA Hall of Famer, Josh Johnson. We talk with Josh about his playing career and he shares some i...

This week on The Rundown Tori and I recap the first tournament of the 2022 fall club season, the S&C Fall Showcase. It was a great weekend of ball and many new rosters got their first taste of competition! Our guests are MN Ice 16U Head Coach and Owner of TLC, Tien Ly. We talk with Tien about the focus of his training center and about the development and growth of his up and coming 16U team! W...