Episode 76: Lessons in Chemistry

Out of the Box

March is almost here! After another chaotic weekend in college softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in a new episode. Here's your trip around the bases:

At the Plate (0:00-21:46): Tom and Gray start by diving into Alabama’s performance in Birmingham, including ridiculous offensive production, Jenna Johnson’s crazy week. Abby Duchscherer’s emergence, and more. Then, the guys preview a Wednesday midweek and the upcoming Crimson Classic featuring three quality opponents.

Advancing to First (21:55-50:21): In audio from the Softball America podcast “It Just Means More Softball,” Tom and Gray discuss the biggest stories in the SEC including Georgia and Tennessee, a topsy-turvy weekend for Arkansas, A&M’s status, Auburn’s struggles, Mary Nutter mayhem for Missouri and Mississippi State, and more.

Stealing Second (50:38-1:16:33): All-American and Pac-12 Network analyst Kenzie Fowler Quinn returns to the show to discuss what’s made Arizona so explosive, the improved pitching, the importance of this weekend, Stanford’s status, the top of the Pac-12, UCLA’s February, and much more.

Rounding Third (1:16:41-1:28:58): Tom and Gray go through the biggest games around the country and then announce the ACL Player of the Week.

Heading Home (1:29:06-2:01:33): To close the show, Tom and Gray give five SEC teams they feel good about, in no particular order. Then, “Off the Wall” returns with some lessons in chemistry before “Tom’s Hungry” dive into an excellent food weekend in the Magic City.

Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! To listen to games, tune in to 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 97.5 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://nick975.com/listen-live/popup/.

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