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5 Burning Questions on 2010

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It'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, 2009

Tarr brings Washington full circle

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Things were different when Heather Tarr played softball at Washington. But more than a decade later and five seasons into her coaching career at her alma mater, Tarr led the program to its first national championship.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Nelson leaves lasting mark on Florida

Graham Hays

...had struck out to end the game. Pitching is an ego business, especially in big-time college softball, in which the ace pitches almost every game and her name is the only one that gets...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

McWherter A Leader For Huskies

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Alyson McWherter knows her role as defensive ace. But when the Washington junior isn't patrolling center field, she's preparing for the battle field as an ROTC cadet.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Gators look to regroup

Graham Hays

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Florida coach Tim Walton, pitcher Stacey Nelson and third baseman Corrie Brooks looked like a group that had just been beaten soundly...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Workload gives Nelson a Game 1 edge over Lawrie

Graham Hays

...189 Super regional: 170 WCWS: 277 Total: 636 At this time of year, the fact that a softball pitcher's motion is easier on the arm than a baseball pitcher's motion tends to wildly...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009

Offense leads the way for Washington

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

With the NCAA player of the year on the mound, offense isn't what comes to mind when it comes to Washington's edge. But the Huskies made sure that was no longer the case when they roared to an eight-run win over Florida in Game 1 of the championship series Monday night.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2009

Florida's win shows human side of sport

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Ali Gardiner's walk-off grand slam Sunday lifted the Gators into the championship series, giving Florida the ultimate high. It also brought Alabama down low.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2009

What to expect: Georgia-Washington

Graham Hays

For the first time since 1982 at the Women's College World Series, college softball is guaranteed a first-time champion among its final four teams. That's about where any sense...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009

What to expect: Alabama-Florida

Graham Hays

Alabama vs. Florida 3 p.m. ET | ESPN Pitching: Stacey Nelson was arguably the best pitcher in the country over the course of the regular season and ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009

Huskies' shuffled pieces fit perfectly

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The core of Washington has changed and shifted so much, the Huskies could have been mistaken for a jigsaw puzzle. But all the pieces are fitting perfectly in the Women's College World Series.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2009

Georgia wins record-setter to stay in WCWS

Graham Hays

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Populated by parents, friends and other insiders of the teams on the field, there are two sections of seats at Hall of Fame Stadium i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009

Schnake brings energy to Georgia wins

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

There are times when Kristin Schnake gets so hyped during Georgia's softball games that coach Lu Harris-Champer has to tell the Bulldogs' shortstop to settle down. But during Elimination Saturday at the Women's College World Series, Schnake was her team's unsung backbone.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Clearing up Hamilton pitching questions

Graham Hays

...the ball. Speaking to a pool reporter from the AP after the game, Dee Abrahamson, the NCAA softball secretary rules editor, addressed the subject. "The rule has been, for a long time, that the pitcher...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Alabama's bold move goes right

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Jazlyn Lunceford might not have been the obvious choice to hit when Alabama needed a run most Saturday, but she was the right choice.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009