AZ In The Circle, Arizona’s Softball Podcast

Bowling Green State University freshmen, Izzy Ray (Surprise, Arizona) and Lexi Nolen (Scottsdale, Arizona) share their resilient recruiting journeys to play for Coach Michelle Gardner. Izzy and Lexi also share their favorite high school softball memories and their keys to their personal success. Full episode. Enjoy!

Lauren Putz, (Xavier Prep High School; Phoenix, AZ), talks about winning Arizona's 6A State Softball Championship 3x, her recruiting journey to Michigan, her first fall ball season and Freshman Spring season, and reflecting on being a part of a long legacy of great Michigan softball! Enjoy.

Arizona State's NFCA 1st Team All-American Pitcher, Kenzie Brown, shares her extraordinary journey from club ball to Tulsa to finally Tempe, Arizona! 

Kenzie recaps the great Sun Devil 2024 season with a team composed of rookies and veterans. The future is bright for the Devils!

Arizona State's NFCA 1st Team All-American pitcher, Kenzie Brown, shares her biggest takeaway from the 2025 season. Trailer #2.

Full episode airs Friday, October 10th. Follow us on our YT Channel as well, @azinthecircle

Oklahoma commit Payton Westra (Mesa, AZ; Red Mountain H.S.), and Alabama commit Torynn Slaughter (Phoenix, AZ; Pinnacle H.S.) share their recruiting journeys to the SEC. Westra and Slaughter play on the same club team, Arizona Rising 18u-Appel. Both ballers have represented Team USA (Torynn as member of the U-15 USA team; Payton on the current U-18 USA team). 

From Hamilton High School (Chandler, AZ), and a Colorado State University signee, Lily Russo joins us today to talk softball! Lily shares her recruiting journey and shares stories about her new team, Arizona Rising 18u-GNR, for the 2024-2025 Club ball season. Enjoy!

@azinthecircle (YT, IG, X, and TikTok) shines a light on talented, hardworking high school and college players and coaches in and from the 48th State!

Coach Kally V talks about the evolution of softball pitching, and what are the main characteristics of high school softball players that move onto play collegiately. Coach Kally V shines a light on (2) 2027 high school pitchers looking to play at the next level. 

Coach Kally V gives plenty of inside softball talk. It's a great listen for ballers that play softball in the circle! Enjoy!

Grand Canyon University's battery of Meghan Golden (named the 2025 Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year) and catcher Tinley Lucas ( 2025 WAC All-Defense Team) share their amazing recruiting journeys on how they ended up at GCU. Grit, positivity, and perseverance jump off the screen in this interview. Best of luck to Meghan, Tinley and their teammates today, May 10th, 2025 as they compete for the WAC Tournament Championship! #LopesUp