Out Of The Box

Conference play is here! After an awesome first month of softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:At the Plate (0:00-34:25): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa. Then, the guys get ready for Alabama’s SEC opener in Oxford against Ole Miss.Advancing to First (34:35-1:08:12): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Florida’s trip to California, Tennessee’s home opener, Missouri’s tough weekend, a nice tournament for Arkansas, Auburn’s battles with the Hokies, Oklahoma’s scoring bonanza, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week.Stealing Second (1:08:23-1:44:29): ESPN analyst and pitching legend Danielle Lawrie returns to the show to discuss the biggest trends in the sport, pitching depth issues across softball, how Tennessee keeps it going, evaluations of Texas Tech, Oklahoma’s pitching,

Week Three is all wrapped up! After another massive weekend in softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. It’s a truncated episode of the show, so here’s how the boys will executed the Slap and Run:Slap (0:00-52:05): Tom and Gray go over the lengthy good stuff from the trip to Tallahassee and then dig into a few meh and bad items. Then, the guys look at the upcoming Crimson Classic this weekend in Tuscaloosa. After that, Tom and Gray discuss the five biggest SEC stories, including all the teams who played at the Mary Nutter in California, Missouri’s troubles, Texas winning in Palo Alto, Mississippi State’s loss to Belmont, and Georgia’s pitching issues against Virginia Tech.Run (52:15-1:23:53): Tom and Gray start by presenting a new edition of FGCL Player of the Week, and then dig into the big games around the country this weekend. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” returns after a strong trip to Tallahassee that revealed an early po

Week Two is officially in the books! After a massive weekend in softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:At the Plate (0:00-34:53): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a strong home debut in the Bama Bash. Then, the guys get ready for a MASSIVE road trip to Tallahassee for the Dugout Club Classic.Advancing to First (35:03-1:18:44): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Tennessee’s massive statement in Clearwater, Georgia’s strong performance, an early Weather Report, the Arkansas offense, Kentucky’s journey West, Oklahoma’s destruction of everybody, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week.Stealing Second (1:18:53-2:03:03): ESPN analyst Amanda Scarborough returns to the show to discuss her the biggest story from Clearwater, the way Tennessee utilized the pitching staff, the Tennessee offense, Texas Tech’s showing in

Week One is officially in the books! After a wild start to softball season, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:At the Plate (0:00-44:47): Tom and Gray go over the (mostly) good, meh, and bad from an exceptional weekend in Atlanta at the Buzz Classic. Then, the guys get ready for the first weekend at home in the Bama Bash.Advancing to First (44:57-1:17:52): Tom and Gray go over the opening weekend results around the conference, including a weekend in San Antonio for Texas, Oklahoma’s slate in Arizona, Tennessee’s statement in Florida, Missouri and Auburn’s tough Clearwater trip, South Carolina’s home losses, Texas A&M’s battle with Texas Tech, Arkansas and A Tale of Two Hoos, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week.Stealing Second (1:18:03-1:37:07): ESPN analyst Michele Smith returns to the show to discuss her biggest takeaways from opening weekend, Texas T

College softball has FINALLY returned! To get you ready for the new season, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in the Season Eight Premiere. Just like last year’s premiere, this will be the longest episode of the year, so don’t be afraid to break it up over a few days. Here's your trip around the bases:At the Plate (0:00-29:50): Tom and Gray thoroughly examine the 2026 Alabama roster, break down possible lineups, and take a glance at how the opening trip to Atlanta could play out for Team 30.Advancing to First (30:00-1:12:04): Tom and Gray discuss the preseason All-SEC team before diving into all 15 schools from the Southeastern Conference with the Preseason Poll as a guide. Then, the guys look at the biggest games during opening weekend.Stealing Second (1:12:15-1:55:11): SEC Network analyst and Alabama alum Haylie McCleney joins the show to discuss what’s exciting her most about the season, the Texas Tech storyline, expe

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to wrap up the sixth year of Softball Media Days! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time for the epic finale!First, Tom and Gray preview Day Six of the event that features Alabama, Oklahoma, and the Fall Ball Special (0:00-4:00).Then, Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy leads off and discusses the biggest offseason focus for the coaching staff, portal additions, infield position battles, the rise of Salen Hawkins, the Abby Duchscherer basketball story, Audrey Vandagriff and a loaded outfield, Jocelyn Briski’s keys, the two freshmen pitchers, finishing games in 2026, a neutral site SEC Tournament, and much more (4:09-1:27:26).Next, Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso stops by to talk about the mindset of the program going into 2026, bringing back so much offensive production, Ella Parker’s continued development, Kasidi Pickering, position battles between lots of ta

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to continue the sixth year of Softball Media Days! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time for the penultimate episode!First, Tom and Gray preview Day Five of the event that features Texas, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M (0:00-3:09).Then, Texas head coach Mike White leads off and discusses the affect winning the title has had on the program, Teagan Kavan, the rest of the pitching staff, Reese Atwood’s senior year, impressive returners, the return of Vivi Martinez, portal additions, hiring Ehren Earleywine, the Texas culture, a neutral site SEC Tournament, and much more (3:18-34:22).Next, Ole Miss head coach Jamie Trachsel stops by to talk about the journey of reaching the WCWS, the rise of Persy Llamas, transfer additions, managing a pitching staff with no returning innings, incoming freshmen, hiring Eri Yamada, the revenue-sharing era, rule changes, and more (3

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to continue the sixth year of Softball Media Days! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time to keep it rolling!First, Tom and Gray preview Day Four of the event that features Georgia, Missouri, and Fresno State (0:00-5:16).Then, Georgia head coach Tony Baldwin leads off and discusses the bringing back lots of offensive production, returners primed to make a jump, position player transfer additions, Randi Roelling, adding Addisen Fisher, incoming freshmen, the Georgia culture, emergency contacts, and much more (5:26-48:40).Next, Missouri head coach Larissa Anderson stops by to talk about evaluations after missing the tournament last year, the lesson from Julia Crenshaw’s story, Abby Hay’s offseason, the return of Cierra Harrison and Marissa McCann, the pitching staff behind those two arms, non-conference scheduling, the revenue-sharing era, rule changes, and mo

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to continue the sixth year of Softball Media Days! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time to keep it rolling!First, Tom and Gray preview Day Three of the event that features South Carolina and Florida (0:00-3:44).Then, South Carolina head coach Ashley Chastain Woodard leads off and discusses how last season has set up the program for the future, Quincee Lilio's return, the pitching staff in 2026, bringing in a bunch of transfer portal additions, a neutral site SEC Tournament, pregame habits, and much more (3:55-1:03:04).Finally, Florida head coach Tim Walton returns to talk about last year's trip to OKC, Taylor Shumaker's return, Jocelyn Erickson's improvements, an incredibly talented outfield, portal additions, Keagan Rothrock's status, pitching behind Rothrock in the circle, the Florida culture, rule changes, and much more (1:03:19-2:06

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to continue the sixth year of Softball Media Days! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time to keep it rolling!First, Tom and Gray preview Day Two of the event that features LSU, Auburn, and Mississippi State (0:00-4:28).Then, LSU head coach Beth Torina leads off and discusses the conversations within the program after Regionals, Danieca Coffey’s legacy, Tori Edwards, experienced portal additions, the development of Jayden Heavener, the versatile pitching staff, managing the revenue sharing era, rule changes, and much more (4:38-38:26).Next, Auburn co-head coaches Chris and Kate Malveaux stop by to talk about lessons from year one, AnnaLea Adams, the impact of portal additions, Kylie Shaw, SJ Geurin’s role in 2026, the addition of Ella Harrison, scheduling tough in the non-con, the Auburn culture, and more (38:40-1:28:30).Finally, Mississippi State head coach

The Out of the Box Boys are back and ready to present the sixth year of Softball Media Days! That’s right, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to talk with every SEC school (and one bonus school) about softball over the next two weeks, and it’s time to get it started!First, Tom and Gray preview Softball Media Days and discuss what went into getting everything together while also revealing the full schedule for the event and previewing Day One (0:00-10:47).Then, Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly leads off and discusses evaluations of last year, the return of Karlyn Pickens, Sage Mardjetko’s importance, replacing all the RBIs, portal additions, the non-conference schedule, program culture, rule changes and much more (11:08-48:39).Next, Kentucky head coach Rachel Lawson stops by to talk about what she learned about her program in 2025, Peyton Plotts, the pitching staff, additions in the circle, hosting the SEC Tournament, the new revenue sharing era, emergency contacts, and more (48:54-1:34:12).Finally, A

It’s time to finish revealing the Top Five Alabama Softball Moments of 2025 as voted by our committee!Taking the Number One spot, it’s the 3rd, 7th, and 8th Innings of Game Three against Oklahoma. Before that, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss two topics—the Tide’s sweep in the Golden Mic Awards and the recently announced 2026 conference schedule for Alabama. Then, the guys dig into what made that third game in Tuscaloosa against Oklahoma the easy number one choice in the countdown (0:00-25:39).Then, listen to the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s radio call of the entire 3rd, 7th, and 8th Innings, featuring execution from Kali Heivilin, a key defensive play from Abby Duchscherer, Audrey Vandagriff’s walk-off, and the postgame wrap-up (25:55-1:27:23).Finally, the Out of the Box Boys wrap things up, look at what’s coming up soon on the feed, and even dig into an impromptu version of “Off the Wall” that looks at a couple crazy comments from the summer (1:27:31-1:46:25).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcirc

It’s time to continue revealing the Top Five Alabama Softball Moments of 2025 as voted by our committee!Taking the Number Two spot, it’s the 5th, 6th, and 7th Innings of the Tuscaloosa Regional Final against Virginia Tech. Before that, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss the importance of celebrating postseason success as well as the constant excitement in matchups between the Tide and Hokies (0:00-5:09).NOTE: Next week, during the release of Number One, Tom and Gray will dive in to some personal news from the last few weeks as well as some scheduling tidbits for 2026. Don't miss it!Then, listen to the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s radio call of the entire 5th, 6th, and 7th Innings, featuring clutch hitting from Lauren Johnson, a huge defensive play from Abby Duchscherer, a remarkable relief effort from Jocelyn Briski, and the postgame wrap-up (5:21-1:20:10).Finally, the Out of the Box Boys wrap things up and give a little tease about what moment might be ranked at the top of the list (1:20:19-1:29:

It’s time to continue revealing the Top Five Alabama Softball Moments of 2025 as voted by our committee!Taking the Number Three spot, it’s the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Innings of Game Two against Oklahoma. Before that, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss how this might be the best overall game Alabama played in 2025 and why it showed so much about the mettle of the program (0:00-3:00).Then, listen to the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s radio call of the entire 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Innings, featuring clutch pitching by Jocelyn Briski, big hits from Kali Heivilin and Abby Duchscherer, and the postgame wrap-up (3:21-1:17:25).Finally, the Out of the Box Boys wrap things up and give a little tease about what moment might be ranked second (1:17:35-1:20:55).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s time to continue revealing the Top Five Alabama Softball Moments of 2025 as voted by our committee!Taking the Number Four spot, it’s the 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Innings vs. Auburn in the SEC Tournament. Before that, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss what made this game so memorable. Also—vote for Tom, Gray, Kaylee Tow, Jenna Johnson, and plenty more from Alabama in the 2025 Golden Mic Awards using the link below (0:00-4:32).Then, listen to the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s radio call of the entire 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Innings, featuring some stellar plays from Salen Hawkins, clutch pitching from Jocelyn Briski, and the postgame wrap-up (4:47-1:05:28).Finally, the Out of the Box Boys wrap things up, look at an Off the Wall comment, and give a little tease about what moment might be ranked third (1:05:36-1:12:52).GOLDEN MICS VOTING: https://d1softball.com/2025goldenmicawards/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s time to reveal the Top Five Alabama Softball Moments of 2025 as voted by our committee!Taking the Number Five spot, it’s the 1st and 7th Innings of Game One at Florida. Before that though, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson discuss some of the things that have happened since the last episode of the podcast, including Texas Tech’s offseason, major SEC portal moves, coaching changes, the new seeding policy, the Talons winning the AUSL, Alabama’s additions, and plenty more (0:00-40:14).Then, the guys share a few “honorable mentions” and cover some details about that game against Florida (40:23-49:31).Then, listen to the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s radio call of the entire 1st and 7th innings, featuring Alabama’s impressive start and gritty finish (49:44-1:35:57).Finally, the Out of the Box Boys wrap things up and give a little tease about what moment might be ranked fourth (1:36:05-1:39:40).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Season Seven Finale is here! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are back to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more! WARNING: It’s a long episode, but it’s meant to last the whole offseason. Would you care if five hour-long episodes dropped on five separate days in a week? Probably not. So, enjoy the five segments in one episode that will last you three months! Here's your trip around the bases:At the Plate (0:00-52:18): Tom and Gray discuss the craziest Women’s College World Series yet and break down some of the wildest games, craziest finishes, and the issues that arose with various rule implementations and replay reviews. Then, the guys offer one final review of the Good, Meh, and Bad for the 2025 Alabama softball season and look ahead to the immense potential of Team 30 in 2026.Advancing to First (52:27-1:31:25): Tom and Gray go over the major portal entries and then zoom through the SEC roster-by-roster and look at who’s leaving, who’s coming back, and what the ea

Surprise! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are back for a shortened, differently-formatted episode ahead of the WCWS. Here's what’s on the schedule:   First, Tom and Gray dive into what happened in the Norman Super Regional after Alabama got Oklahoma’d. The guys look at what the Tide did wrong, what the Sooners did right, Kali Heivilin’s great weekend, Love’s Field, the text Gray received, and plenty more about the experience in Norman (0:00-21:58).Next, Tom and Gray pick all the games from the first three days of the WCWS and provide a little analysis of the Supers that got those teams to OKC (22:06-47:43).After that, listen to the emotional audio from the postgame show on the final CTSN radio broadcast of the season as the guys honor the five seniors from Team 29 and highlight their accomplishments on and off the field (48:00-1:03:26).Finally, Tom and Gray close the show with a tour around Norman through “Tom’s Hungry” as well as a tease ahead of the upcoming Season Seven finale (1:03:36-1:24:11)Advert

Regionals are done and it’s time to get ready for Supers! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson return to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases: At the Plate (0:00-28:46): Tom and Gray go through the good, meh, and bad from Alabama’s undefeated weekend in the Tuscaloosa Regional, including the incredible defense, Kali Heivilin’s homer, crucial pitching, the DP question, and more. Then, the guys preview a monster Super Regional matchup against Oklahoma in Norman.Advancing to First (28:55-53:53): The guys review the left side of the bracket, including the stunner in College Station, Oregon’s perseverance, Florida State’s resilience, stickiness in Lubbock, a statement in Tucson, and more.Stealing Second (54:01-1:37:55): Long-time friend of the pod and softball analyst Jen Schroeder joins the show to look at the right side of the bracket with Tom and Gray and discuss questions from the Durham Regional, the reawakening of Texas, Tennessee’s vic

The bracket is out, the NCAA Tournament is here, and the podcast is all set for the most wonderful time of the year! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson return to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases: At the Plate (0:00-29:30): Tom and Gray take a look at the bracket and discuss some of the new criteria used for the Top 16 seeds and the inconsistencies seeding threes and fours in a few regionals. Then, the guys dive into the Tuscaloosa Regional featuring Alabama, Virginia Tech, Belmont, and Jackson State.Advancing to First (29:38-45:36): The guys do a deep dive into the left side of the bracket, including regionals in College Station, Eugene, Los Angeles, Columbia, Tallahassee, Lubbock, Tucson, and Fayetteville.Stealing Second (45:45-1:05:41): The guys flip to the right side of the bracket and discuss the regionals in Gainesville, Durham, Clemson, Austin, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, Tuscaloosa, and Norman.Rounding Third (1:05:49-1:41:09): T