Pitch Session

The 2025 season has reached the second half and Andrew and Kirstin are joined by USA Women's National Team members, podcast hosts, and roommates, Jenny Rizzo and Jillian Wolgemuth. The pair are the hosts of their podcast, No Advice Possible, and come on this pod to discuss what's happening with the national team as it begins to ramp up for next summer's World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.  Kirstin, Jenny, and Jillian discuss the chutes and ladders in NCAA action, share their red cards including Kirstin being stranded in the middle of nowhere for days at end, and learn Jenny's brilliant new variation of field hockey.   Kirstin does her DIII short corner, they break down the People's Poll for week seven and look at this weekend's Games to Watch (tm).

Andrew and Kirstin look back at the first loss for the season for North Carolina and other upsets during a topsy-turvy weekend across the country. They breakdown both polls, including Northwestern being #1 in both, and look at inconsistency in how some voted in the coaches poll.    Kirstin gives her DIII Corner, put teams on the chute and the ladder, provides a wrap up to Fat Bear Week, and lastly gives her Games to Watch (TM) for the week.

Andrew and Kirstin roll into another week discussing who's up and who's down in Chutes and Ladders, breaking down the first round of voting in Fat Bear Week, and discuss the chances of a bear roaming around in suburban Atlanta. Then they're joined by JMU Dukes head coach Christie Morgan. The three discuss Christie's lengthy run as head coach in Harrisonburg, which dates back to 1991, why she took a break from coaching in the 2000s, the biggest changes in coaching today compared to the 90s, and the 2025 Dukes. Afterwards, Kirstin runs through her DIII short corner and her Games to Watch (TM) for the season's fifth weekend.

Andrew and Kirstin take a look back at the third full weekend of play before breaking down both the NFHCA Coaches Poll and the Pitch Session People's Poll. They then welcome head coach of the undefeated, 5th ranked (in both polls) Harvard Crimson, Tjerk van Herwaarden.  In chatting with Tjerk, we learn how he came to give up a banking career in the Netherlands to coach collegiate field hockey in the United States, why his Crimson are off to such a strong start this season and the challenges -- and benefits of coaching both at Harvard and in the Ivy League.  The show wraps up with a look at this weeks' chutes and ladders, Kirstin's DIII short corner (which was interrupted), and this weekend's Games to Watch (TM) Central Michigan vs. LIU Box Score Division I Sporcle  Division III Sporcle

Andrew and Kirstin look back at the second weekend of the season, the return of the Coaches Poll and another edition of the Pitch Session People's Poll. They're then joined by Syracuse Director of Operations and former 3-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and 2-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year Bryn Underwood. They discuss life as a Director of Operations Bryn's budding broadcasting career, and a look around the country and who's off to a good start this season and who's not. They finish up by discussing Stick to It, Bryn's FH musical coming to a theatre near you soon and have their mind blown by her rule change suggestion. The pod wraps up with a look at Chutes and Ladders for the week, Kirstin's DIII short corner and this weekend's Games to Watch (TM).

Andrew and Kirstin kick things off by recapping the opening weekend of play across the country (Ivy League, still fashionably late) and unveiling Week Two of the Pitch Session People’s Poll. Then they welcome Louisville head coach Justine Sowry to the pod to discuss so many things.The trio revisit Kirstin’s days as an assistant on Justine’s staff, reflect on how Justine has grown in nearly two decades as a head coach, and dig into the unique scheduling challenges being located a long distance from many other teams. The conversation then turns to the 2025 Cardinals -- their start to the season and expectations for the months ahead. Afterward, Andrew and Kirstin break down who’s climbing the ladder (and who’s heading for the chute), run through a lightning round update on Division III, and spotlight the top matchups of Week Two. Poll Results: Week Two MPSF Announcement

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the NFHCA preseason poll and the results of the inaugural Pitch Session People's Poll, taking time to compare and contrast the results from both. Then they're joined by Ohio State graduate student Makenna Webster, a two-sport star for the Buckeyes. The 3rd round pick of the New York Sirens in the PWHL Draft discusses the challenges of playing field and ice hockey at such a high level, how the two sports overlap -- and how they don't.  They look ahead to Ohio State's opening weekend matchups with Ball State and Kent State and explore what other Olympic sports Makenna could excel in. The show then wraps up with an update on Long Island's coaching search, this week's Games to Watch (tm), a DIII short corner, and a rapid fire round of chutes and ladders.

Andrew and Kirstin look ahead to the start of the season as Kirstin makes her pick for each DI conference, and who she sees in the final four.

Andrew and Kirstin move one week closer to the start of the season and are joined by first-year head coach Kristi Gannon Fisher of the Michigan Wolverines.  They discuss her transition from player and longtime assistant at Michigan to becoming the head coach of the program, and how preseason is going as her team prepares another run through the always rigorous Big Ten. Remember if you want to vote in this year's weekly Pitch Session Poll where we rank the top Division I teams, send a note to pitchsessionpodcast@gmail.com to get on the list.

Andrew and Kirstin begin Season Three of Pitch Session as preseason gets underway this week. Then they're joined by Laura Gebhart, first-year head coach of the Fairfield Stags. Laura shares how she's approaching her first preseason at the helm, what it's like collaborating with Lucas the Stag, and her many hats within the NFHCA -- including her push to reform the often-debated coaches poll. We also learn one skill the Gebhart children don't possess terribly well, and discuss a shakeup in Andrew's Gebhart family power rankings.