Karen Johns - WCWS (Part 1)
06/01/23 • 49 min
Jenna is joined by ESPN statistician, former longtime college softball coach, USA player and Olympic coach, high school Athletic Director, and South Carolina Hall of Fame catcher, Karen Johns! In part 1, they talk about reuniting at the Stanford Regional, recruiting Jenna when coaching at Virginia, the 2023 NCAA tournament so far, working with ESPN to cover every pitch of the postseason, digging into the data in her stats role, behind the scenes, stories, and more.
00:00:00-00:12:01 Intro/Covering Our Bases
00:12:01-00:44:37 Interview
00:44:37-00:49:15 Foul Tip of the Week/Outro
Twitter: @BleavInSoftball
Instagram: @bleavinsoftball
Jenna is joined by ESPN statistician, former longtime college softball coach, USA player and Olympic coach, high school Athletic Director, and South Carolina Hall of Fame catcher, Karen Johns! In part 1, they talk about reuniting at the Stanford Regional, recruiting Jenna when coaching at Virginia, the 2023 NCAA tournament so far, working with ESPN to cover every pitch of the postseason, digging into the data in her stats role, behind the scenes, stories, and more.
00:00:00-00:12:01 Intro/Covering Our Bases
00:12:01-00:44:37 Interview
00:44:37-00:49:15 Foul Tip of the Week/Outro
Twitter: @BleavInSoftball
Instagram: @bleavinsoftball
Previous Episode
Nicole Auerbach - Aggressive In A Good Way
Jenna is joined by senior writer for The Athletic, SiriusXM radio host for College Sports Today, 2020 National Sports Writer of the Year for the National Sports Media Association, and veteran college football journalist covering the WCWS, Nicole Auerbach! They talk about her experience growing up playing softball, what makes the sport compelling, fun storylines, her NCAA postseason coverage, how to be aggressive in a good way, supporting women, and more.
00:00:00-00:10:24 Intro/Covering Our Bases
00:10:24-00:46:18 Interview
00:46:18-00:49:36 Foul Tip of the Week/Outro
Twitter: @BleavInSoftball
Instagram: @bleavinsoftball
Next Episode
Karen Johns - WCWS (Part 2)
Jenna and ESPN statistician, former college and Olympic coach, high school Athletic Director, and South Carolina Hall of Fame catcher, Karen Johns, finish their chat. In part 2, they talk more about the NCAA softball postseason, the WCWS stage, how the game has evolved, hot takes on NIL and bat flips, and more. Plus, Jenna recaps her trip to OKC from multiple angles and previews pro softball this summer with AUX and WPF.
00:00:00-00:23:22 Intro/Covering Our Bases
00:23:22-00:57:33 Interview
00:57:33-01:02:13 Foul Tip of the Week/Outro
Twitter: @BleavInSoftball
Instagram: @bleavinsoftball
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