THE INSIDE CORNER: The CT Softball Blog Podcast

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The CT Softball Blog covers the sport of softball in the state of Connecticut, from high school to college to travel. We want to tell your story.

  1. 4d ago

    THE NEW KIDS IN TOWN: Enfield Wins CCC Championship

    Send us Fan Mail Last week, the Enfield Eagles stunned much of the state when it advanced to the CCC championship game and knocked off state power Southington, a Top-10 team in both the CT Softball Blog and GametimeCT Media Poll. It was the first time in Enfield Coach Andrea Silva's coaching career that the Eagles had beaten Southington. Coach Silva joins us along with captains Claire Bouffard and Paige Cekala to talk about the 2026 season, the run to the league championship and the state tournament, where Enfield is the No. 3 seed.

    43 min

  2. May 26

    LOOKING FOR RESPECT: Nonnewaug Chiefs Aim For Berkshire League Title, Deep State Tourney Run

    Send us Fan Mail The Nonnewaug Chiefs are once again flying under the radar, through an 18-2 season that left them as the No. 1 seeded team in the CIAC Class M ranks; a spot they should remain for the upcoming state tournament. Yes, the Chiefs play in a league that doesn't garner the respect of some around CT's softball circles, but with a tough non-conference schedule, Nonnewaug has done all it can this season to work hard, get better and prove the naysayers wrong. This week, Coach Chris Martin and his five captains sat down with The Inside Corner Podcast to talk about the season and the upcoming state tournament.

    31 min

  3. May 13

    400 AND COUNTING: Woodland Regional Notched The Program's Milestone Win

    Send us Fan Mail Woodland Regional head coach Loren Luddy and four of her captains join us to talk about the program reaching the 400-win milestone while also talking about the upcoming NVL and state tournaments, as well.

    30 min

  4. May 8

    HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: Wesleyan Coach Jen Lane And A Round Table of Softball Moms Celebrate The Sport

    Send us Fan Mail Sunday is Mother's Day, but we at the CT Softball Blog want to get a jump on the celebration so we are posting a very special Mother's Day Podcast today. First we chat with Wesleyan University head softball coach Jen Lane. She doesn't just coach the Cardinals, you know? She also runs her own travel program—the Middletown-based CT Monarchs—and she is a mom of three, including two softball-playing daughters. We also added a second segment, a Mother's Day round table if you will, featuring Colleen Hernandez (her daughter Natalia is a 12U travel player); Allison Cunningham (her daughter Mia is a junior shortstop at Seymour High); and Beth Pearsall-Palmer (her daughter Cat is wrapping up her career at Wesleyan). The three share stories, concerns and advice of being a softball mom at all three levels.

    1h 7m

  5. May 6

    RAM TOUGH: Bristol Central Has Been On A Roll Since Dropping Its First Game

    Send us Fan Mail The Bristol Central Rams dropped their first game of the season and then went on a tear, winning 11 games in a row to improve to 11-1 on the season. First year head coach Jeff Linsky and two of his captains—Lily VanNorstrand and Haley Powers—join us to talk about the season and changes that have happened over the past season.

    35 min

  6. Apr 29

    SEYMOUR SOFTBALL: Wildcats Off To A 10-0 Start This Season

    Send us Fan Mail Two years after its legendary head coach retired, the Seymour Softball team remains one of the top programs in both the Naugatuck Valley League as well as the Class M ranks. At the mid-way point of the 2026 season, Seymour is 10-0 heading into a big part of its schedule. In this edition of The Inside Corner Podcast, Seymour head coach Samantha Rossetti joins us along with seniors Cassidy Marcinczyk and Julianna Raucci and junior Daphne Shea to talk about the Wildcats and their start.

    35 min

  7. Apr 27

    STAYING GOLD: Former Masuk, LSU Softball Star Rachele Fico Looks Back On Her Career

    Send us Fan Mail Rachele Fico is one of the most accomplished athletes in Connecticut softball history, a Masuk High School legend whose dominance bordered on myth: 105 career wins, a 0.07 ERA, 1,884 strikeouts, and a national-record 26 perfect games. A two-time Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, she went on to star at LSU, where she became a two-time NFCA First Team All-American, the 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year, and finished her career with 797 strikeouts and 78 wins.  Now honored with a Connecticut Sports Media Alliance Gold Key Award, Fico’s legacy reaches beyond numbers, spanning elite performance, coaching, and a lasting impact on the game in Connecticut and beyond.

    46 min

  8. Apr 22

    AVON CALLING: Winless just three years ago, Falcons race out to an 8-0 start this year

    Send us Fan Mail Three years ago, when Avon High School center fielder Eve Beloin was a freshman, the Falcons didn't win a single game. Not one. They oh-for'd the entire season. Last year, during Beloin's junior campaign, Avon was 15-5 during the regular season, losing in both the first round of the CCC tournament and the state tournament. Only three seniors graduated from that squad, however. This spring Avon has raced out to an 8-0 start on the season, qualifying for the state tournament once again while out-scoring opponents at a 115-32 clip thus far. And Beloin is the only senior on the squad that has high hopes for the rest of the spring season. Beloin, who is headed to Hamilton to play in the fall, and Avon head coach Mike Mihalek joined The Inside Corner Podcast on Tuesday to talk about the Falcons hot start, the influx of the freshmen and sophomores who have helped spark this resurgence and the future.

    31 min
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