Pitch Session

On the eve of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Andrew and Kirstin are joined on the show by two Massachusetts natives: Boston College head coach Kelly Doton and Michigan head coach Marcia Pankratz . Both coaches talk about their teams emotional conference championship weeks and how they will play into their hope to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. They take a look back at Wednesday's Opening Round...

The bracket is here.  Andrew and Kirstin stay up late awaiting the reveal of the 2024 Division I Field Hockey Championship field of 18.  Don't forget to sign-up today to enter the Bracket Spectacular Challenge !   Sign-up Link League ID: 76955 Password: fhockey

Andrew and Kirstin provide a glance at each conference tournament going on this week and make their picks for each championship.  They take a look back as the NHL made their two ball dream a reality , provide a live look-in for Duke and Boston College's epic semifinal in the ACC Tournament including a dramatic game-winner that wasn't, and the first postscript in the history of the pod. 

The final weekend of the regular season is upon us and Andrew and Kirstin breakdown the conference tournament outlook in each league.  They take another look at the curious case of this week's NFHCA Coaches Poll, have news about an upcoming Pitch Session road trip, discuss a spooky, scary ACC elimination game on Halloween Night in the ACC hotbed of Palo Alto and pick this weekend's Games to Watch...

Andrew and Kirstin look at this week's coaches poll (a new #1!...and a new #18!) and look further into some strange voting at the top. They recap the week that was and are then joined by two-time Olympian and former Indiana Hoosier and current Indiana Hoosier head coach Kayla Bashore to discuss the wild ride the Hoosiers are on this year and where their focus is headed to the final weeks of the se...

Andrew and Kirstin review last week in the world of Division I Field Hockey including your 18th ranked California Golden Bears, and underwhelming weekend for Delaware, spicy Indiana, and Monmouth's up-and-down weekend. The Division III corner veers off into Division II discussion for the first time, and they look towards this weekend with Games to Watch (tm).   Visit  penn-monto.com  for all of yo...

Andrew and Kirstin review a few upsets from last weekend that left us with just two remaining unbeatens in the country, and discuss a travesty of justice in this week's NFHCA Coaches Poll.  After sorting through the carnage, they're joined by Northwestern sophomore and Team USA's Olivia Bent-Cole. With Olivia they discuss what drew her to Northwestern, the competitive nature of this Wildcats team,...

Andrew and Kirstin review the past week of games across the country, and discuss the scourge on the world that video review has become.  They preview this week's big matchups in Games to Watch (tm) and touch on a sad note from the Alaskan wilderness while Kirstin gives Andrew a lesson on how bears keep themselves...stopped up during hibernation. 

Andrew and Kirstin look back at last week's action including the Cheesesteak Challenge, the ascending St. Joe's Hawks and the newest member of the NFHCA Top 20 -- Monmouth.  They are then joined by the head coach of the #3 Virginia Cavaliers Ole Keusgen, hoo have begun the season 7-0 after sweeping last weekend's ACC contests at home against both Cal and Stanford.  After speaking with Ole, they cl...

Andrew and Kirstin look back at last weekend's action and they're joined by St. Joe's head coach and proud Mainer Hannah Prince.   They also discuss a wild game between Massachusetts and UMass Lowell, the curious travel of one of Harvard's exhibition opponents from this year and select their Games to Watch for the opening week of conference play this weekend.   Visit  penn-monto.com  for all of yo...

Andrew and Kirstin look back at Week 2 of the season and the new NFHCA Top 20 poll before looking ahead to this weekend's Games to Watch (tm). They're then joined by head coach of The Ohio State University Buckeyes Jarred Martin and they discuss their accommodations last weekend visiting Colgate and Syracuse, the Buckeyes hot start, and two-sport star Makenna Webster who, in addition to leading th...

Week One of the 2024 season has arrived, and with i, Andrew and Kirstin look back at the week that was to begin the 2024 season.  They look ahead to this weekend's Games to Watch, play a round of Chutes and Ladders, and Kirstin discusses teams and schools that are completely real and not at all made up in the Division III corner. 

Andrew and Kirstin look at the pre-season coaches poll and the predictions for each conference. The preview this weekend's first games of the season and make their picks for national champion and national player of the year.  Kirstin gives her Games to Watch (tm) for this weekend and gives some love to D3 in the D3 Corner.

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the Netherlands completing the Olympic Field Hockey Double as they win both the men's and women's tournaments in shootouts. They look back at their Olympic experience both from Paris and from home, and look ahead to the start of the NCAA season at the end of this month.

Andrew and Kirstin are back home to discuss the knockout round of the Olympic tournament from the comforts of their air-conditioned homes.  They discuss today's men's semifinals which included one thrilling finish and one not-so-thrilling finish, and look at tomorrow's semifinals in the women's tournament.   Visit  penn-monto.com  for all of your field hockey ball and equipment needs! From develop...

Andrew and Kirstin wrap up their Paris experience on the same day pool play ends in the Olympic tournament.  They discuss the U.S. team's loss to Team GB on Thursday and their 1-0 win over South Africa to close things out on Saturday.  They also reflect on their Olympic journey and discuss the best of the first week.   Visit  penn-monto.com  for all of your field hockey ball and equipment needs! F...

The temperatures in Paris are scorching and Andrew and Kirstin's Olympic Experience is a delicate mixture of sports, sunscreen, sweat, and surprise.  They look at Team USA's 3-0 loss to Australia, preview tonight's must-win battle with GB, and have a look at their experience at the men's tournament, the tennis tournament at Roland Garros and a world-class time at volleyball.

Andrew and Kirstin are live from the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris and breakdown what they saw at today's 1-1 tie between the United States and Spain.  They briefly discuss Team USA's 4-1 loss to Argentina on Saturday, look ahead to Wednesday's matchup with Australia, and take a look around the rest of the tournament.    

On the final show before Andrew and Kirstin head to Paris for the Olympic Games, California head coach Shellie Onstead joins the show.  In addition to having just completed her 30th season at the helm of the Golden Bears, Shellie was an assistant on the staff of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team that finished 8th in the Beijing Olympics, and she is a member of the California Hall of Fame for her playing...

With one week left until the Olympic Games in Paris, Andrew and Kirstin take a look at the men's tournament, make their predictions for the men's gold medal and look ahead to their trip to Paris.

Andrew and Kirstin get in the Olympic Spirit by chatting with Team USA forward Phia Gladieux a few days before she and the team depart for Europe.  They discuss where Phia was when she got the call -- well, text -- about joining the Olympic Team, and how she and her teammates are preparing for the Olympic tournament to begin on July 27.   They also discuss their upcoming trip to Paris, have a look...

Andrew and Kirstin are back from their spring hiatus to preview their previews for the field hockey tournament in the upcoming Olympics Games.  They discuss their plans for Paris, look at Team USA's roster, and have a first look at their schedule in Pool B of the Olympic tournament.

Andrew and Kirstin begin this episode with a look at some conference changes that will effect field hockey, including UMass moving to the MAC.  Then Kirstin is joined by USA women's national team head coach David Passmore and the two discuss qualifying for the Olympics in India, preparations for this summer's Olympics, what David would choose to compete in the normal person Olympics, and more.

Andrew and Kirstin are joined today by a pair of two-time Olympians, Yale Head Coach Melissa Gonzalez and Temple Head Coach Michelle Vittese.  The two share their experiences in the run-up to both the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio Games, what they remember from their time during the Olympics, and how their Olympic runs affect their current head coaching roles.  They also share what it is like...

Andrew and Kirstin are joined by US National Team GK Kelsey Bing following her and her teammates qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.  Kelsey discusses her experience during the qualifying tournament, what she and her teammates have done since qualifying (spoiler: they're still in India) and how they will begin to prepare for the Olympic Games. We also briefly breakdown the two pools for t...