Podcast
The Rundown
Hosted by Hosts: Mike Orth and Tori Holt · EN
In-depth weekly conversation on the state of fastpitch softball in Minnesota and beyond. Featuring commentary and discussion on trends of the game, outcomes, interviews with top coaches, players, leaders, tips on college recruiting, College/High School/Club/Community program features, tournaments, camps, predictions, and much more!
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Episode 71 - 2026 State Champions
1w ago02:08:26Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown Stella, Tori, and Mike recap the MSHSL State High School Softball Tournament and are joined by one of the best! Class AAAA State Champion and Bloomington Jefferson's Head Coach, Jim Hanson, joins us to talk about their road to greatness in 2026! It has been a great high school softball season full of many great moments and we are happy to have brought many of them to you! We thank you for listening to The Rundown!
Transcribe →Episode 70 - Section Championships
3w ago01:39:46Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown it is sections, sections, sections! We cover all 32 sections and give you the scoop on who is left standing fighting to earn their spot in the 2026 MSHSL State Tournament! It is all high school on this one folks. Thank you for listening to The Rundown!
Transcribe →Episode 69 - Aliens?
4w ago01:28:52Tap to summarizeOn this episode of The Rundown we get weird with a little alien talk, Tori shows off his useless NFL Super Bowl knowledge, and we talk a little softball along the way. This week we feature our MemberTraxx Player of the Week, Emma Peterson, a junior from Saint Croix Preparatory Academy who had an amazing week of ball last week. Emma talks about her season and what it was like playing for Coach Holt and Coach Beedle as a 7th grader in her first year of varsity! This is a smorgasbord of content folks with some good laughs along the way. As always, thank you for listening to The Rundown!
Transcribe →Episode 68 - Go Bennies - MIAC Champs
May 1502:10:30Tap to summarizeOn this episode of The Rundown we come back at you with another great episode! This week in our MemberTraxx player of the week we feature junior Addison Leonard from Farmington High School! We keep the train rolling with another great Minnesota colligate program that is hot! The College of St. Benedict - Bennie's are MIAC regular season and conference tournament championships! We catch up with their head coach Rachael Click to recap their amazing 2026 campaign as she continues the journey with her team at the NCAA DIII National Tournament down in Indianola, IA as they battle it out in the regional bracket this weekend! It is another great episode of The Rundown! Thank you for listening!
Transcribe →Episode 67 - NSIC Champs
May 702:07:07Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown Mike, Tori, and Stella host the NSIC Softball champion Head Coach of the St. Cloud State Huskies, Mitch Roberts! The Huskies are fresh off of their regular season conference championship and we chat with Mitch about this special team and the special season they are having! We also catch up with Ani Shank from Rochester Maya, as she is highlighted this week as our MemberTraxx Player of the Week! Another solid show for you and as always...Thank you for listening to The Rundown!
Transcribe →Episode 66 - Go Big Red!
Apr 3002:43:25Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown Tori, Mike and Stella reunite with one of the best as former captain of the Huskers women's softball team, McKinley Malecha, joins us to talk about her 4 seasons in the Big 10 and share with you what makes her such a special, authentic, and team first person! We are also joined by our MemberTraxx player of the week, Hayley Kill from Morris Area Chokio-Alberta High School. Hayley has had a monster season with 3 perfect games in the circle so far! It is perhaps our biggest show in the history of the show. Buckle up! Thank you for listening to The Rundown.
Transcribe →Episode 65 - In The Zone
Apr 2402:33:03Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown Mike, Tori, and Stella bring a new segment to the show! The MemberTraxx Player of the Week! In this inaugural segment we highlight Avery Muellner and Karianne Drury of Forest Lake High School. We chat senior season, leadership, and their amazing start to the season! We also re-connect with our friend and returning guest of the show, Sara Moulton of Strike Zone Sports. We cover thoughts on Ms. Softball and get out frustrations on the lack of funding and administrative apathy our sport receives at the high school and collegiate level. We also talk the pro sports seen, and Mike's disdain for the NBA. Its a good time on this episode of The Rundown! Thank you for listening!
Transcribe →Episode 64 - Bat Flips and Speaking Up
Apr 1702:04:51Tap to summarizeThis week on The Rundown we get after it and cover a number of topics from ripping Morgan Wallen and Prince to bat flips and automated ball and strike technologies. You also get your dose of collegiate and high school softball updates, so do not fret! Our guest on the show is current Western Michigan Broncos softball player, and former Midwest Speed athlete, Kendall Kotzmacher. She shares her insights as a first year division I athlete, talks about her partnership with XX-XY Athletics, and her experiences defending Title IX and the protections of women's sports. We go around the horn in this episode! It is one you do not want to miss. As always, thank you for listening to The Rundown!
Transcribe →Episode 63 - We are Back!
Apr 1002:21:09Tap to summarizeIt has been a long awaited return and The Rundown is back! This week's episode is a big one folks. Your hosts Tori and Mike are joined by a welcomed co-host to the show, Stella Dolan! Stella is an alumnus of the Midwest Speed and Bemidji State. She also was an assistant coach for the Beavers before joining the Midwest Speed coaching staff as the director of our Pitching Development Program! We are excited to have Stella return to Midwest Speed, and for being a big part of the next chapter of The Rundown! This episode also brings back a former coach from the program as Chris Iliopolous joins us to talk about his experience as Assistant Coach at Division 1 Lindenwood University! Its a packed episode with all the high school and college predictions and analysis you have been waiting for! Glad to be back on The Rundown!!!
Transcribe →Episode 62 - 2025 MSHSL State Tournament
Jun 2, 202501:42:22Tap to summarizeThe big dance in upon us and this week and on The Rundown Brent and Mike go A to Z on the teams competing in this seasons MSHSL State Tournament! Who is going two win each class? Who is going to shake things up? Only time will tell! Give it a listen on your way down to Caswell Park and find out what we think! As always thank you for listening to The Rundown!
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