5 Burning Questions on 2010
Graham Hays, ESPN.comIt's been less than 24 hours since the NCAA softball season came to an end, but we're already pumped for next year. And we've got the answers to 5 Burning Questions on 2010.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009NDSU softball shocks with regional win
Graham Hays, ESPN.comNorth Dakota State softball didn't play its first home game until a month and a half into the season. The Bison had never been to a Division I NCAA tournament when they faced 2000 champion Oklahoma in the Norman Regional this weekend. Now they're on to the super regionals.
Story | Conversation | May 17, 2009North Dakota State brings allure to tourney
Graham Hays...the added bonus that the underdog might win. Then again, for all the hand wringing about when Oklahoma will get back to the event that takes place just a few miles up the road from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009Breaking down the softball regionals
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe NCAA softball tournament starts on Thursday. Graham Hays breaks down the favorites, danger teams and long shots in each regional ahead of the action.
Story | Conversation | May 12, 2009Intriguing Eight: Softball conference tourneys
Graham Hays...three make it to the final, the loser has to hope RPI counts. BIG 12 Host: Neutral (Oklahoma City) Top seed: Oklahoma Top challenger: Missouri Oklahoma in Twitter length Although it came in limited at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009Softball weekend matchups to watch
Graham Hays...bleachers this weekend. (You can catch Winthrop-Radford, UCSB-Long Beach State and Texas A&M-Oklahoma on ESPNU this weekend.) Winthrop at Radford -- Sunday on ESPNU, 2 p.m. ET (Three games) It...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009UConn one win away from perfection
Graham Hays, ESPN.comAll season long, UConn talked about taking things one game at a time rather than the possibility of perfection. Now, after withstanding some early punches from Stanford before running away in a rout, they're one and the same.
Story | Conversation | April 05, 2009Can Walz outmaneuver Final Four?
Graham Hays, ESPN.comSome teams just outplay you offensively. But thanks to coach Jeff Walz and the masterful X's and O's in his game plans, Louisville's defense also excels at shutting down the opposition's strengths.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2009Pohlen gets the point for Stanford
Graham Hays, ESPN.comLife after Candice Wiggins has been a test of both body and spirit at Stanford. Sophomore guard Jeanette Pohlen has answered both challenges.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2009Huskies are still the heavy favorite
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThis might be portrayed as the Final Four of foregone conclusions. But for as much as Connecticut arrives in St. Louis as the heavy favorite, the three challengers are as complete as it gets.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009Gators, ASU highlight packed weekend
Graham HaysChecking in on some of the weekend's most compelling plots in college softball: SEC Florida hits the road for the second consecutive weekend in conf...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009What would it take to beat UConn?
Graham Hays, ESPN.comSo just what sort of personnel would it take to end UConn's perfect run this season? The combination of these five players just might be able to handle the Huskies.
Story | Conversation | February 26, 2009Rebounding gives Baylor a boost
Graham Hays, ESPN.comLike their mothers before them, Danielle Wilson and Rachel Allison have become basketball stars. And they've helped give Baylor its best rebounding team in Kim Mulkey's tenure.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009Softball preseason No. 7: Oklahoma
Graham Hays...the number of players per side on a Quidditch team. Geeks of the world unite. No. 7 Oklahoma Last season: 47-14 (Lost to Arizona in the Tucson Super Regional) Preseason talking point: Record crowds...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009Softball preseason No. 8: Stanford
Graham Hays...GPA 2001 Arizona Wildcats Leneah Manuma -- 47 starts, .417 GPA Mackenzie Vandergeest -- 41 starts, .390 GPA 2000 Oklahoma Sooners* Kellie Braitsch -- 70 starts, .301 GPA Leah Gulla -- 71 starts, 68 .251 GPA *The available statistics...
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