For the non-softball lovers out there, just so you know, this is our Super Bowl… Travis Osborne kicks off our coverage with his take on the Series!

Brother Osborne :

This year’s WCWS has definitely been a wild ride!! And it all comes to an end over the next 2-3 days. I wanted to send you my 2 cents worth, which due to the penny shortage has now been rounded up to a nickel…

As we enter the final stretch it’s notable that we have a repeat of last year’s match-up with Texas and Texas Tech. Texas has definitely had a dominant performance over the past four years and will take the field today as the defending WCWS Champs.

Texas Tech is no stranger to the spotlight either, as they have made the championship game on their first two trips to the WCWS.

With Texas being the defending Champions, and having Teagon Kavan in the Circle, and a powerful offense led by Katie Stewart, they will be “tough to beat”!!

TT is used to “tough to beat” as they swept the #1 Seed Alabama in back-to-back games to make it to tonight.

With the dominance in the circle by both NiJaree Canady and Kaitlyn Terry, along with the Mia Williams long ball, it will definitely make for an exciting WCWS!!

So, to get down to my .05 worth…..
I look for THREE very competitive games with Gerry Glasgow and The Red Raiders of Texas Tech coming out Victorious.

Everyone Enjoy the Series, It’s going to be The Greatest Show On Dirt!!!

WRECK ‘EM!!!🥎🥎

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So the question is, do you like your “T” strong 💪? Or are you going to double down “TT” ????

First Pitch just after 8pm….

More 2 Follow….

Just after 8pm eastern, the umpire yelled out ” Play Ball “

Second Red Raider at bat yelled, “See yah” with a bomb 💣

Stewart launches a rocket 🚀 with a Longhorn on board in the bottom of the first, now 2-1

Quick pitching change doesn’t slow things down as Texas adds a 2-run triple, now 5-1.

8:31 – exciting 1st inning is finally over with Texas leading 5-1

Top 2nd, TT strands one, still down 5-1

Hitters ruled the 1st, pitching and defense did the same in the 2nd. Off to the top of the 3rd

Quick third inning for both teams, still 5-1

From Travis :

A 4 run deficit against Kavan is gonna be hard to overcome… we shall see 👀 but I thinks he nose something

Mike White = aggressive, now 6-1

At the end of the 4th, Travis says, “Turn out the lights”

Somewhere, I hear Lee Corso saying, ” Not so fast, my friend ” TT with a 2-run Bomb , now 6-3, Bottom 5th.

TT defensively has settled down, but they still have some work to do.

Top 6th…. quiet for the Red Raiders

Bottom 6th – Texas sneaks another run across on a sacrifice fly.

TTU has three out remaining…

10:18 – That’s a wrap. Teams played the last six innings at 2-2.

3 3 0

7 10 0

Game 2 tomorrow night.

Someone will win a Natty today in Salem ! First Pitch at 11:01 am, 73° for the start of Bulldogs versus Thunder…

Proud Delp Family moment taking place today in Missouri !!!

Bulldogs go down in order in the top of the first inning. They hold a 1-0 lead in the Championship series and can claim the title with another victory.

The Trine Thunder ⛈️ are the reigning Champs 🏆 and will look to extend the Series to an if necessary game three.

Here for a bit…

Trine scores the first run 🏃‍♂️ on a bases loaded sacrifice fly to left.

End of 1st, Thunder lead 4-0. [11:23]

Top of 5th – Redlands have pulled within 4 – 3 [12:31]

Bulldogs get it done in thrilling fashion, 7-6 is your final score !!! 1st ever Natty for the Ladies from SoCal !!!

Fun Fact:

1st inning of the two games went Trine 7-0

The rest of the games went 18-2 in favor of Redlands !!!

Today is a HUGE day for the Softball world, both here in The Commonwealth and 1,100 miles away in OKC ! World Series x 2

Back in the city of Champions for the final day of the D3 Softball College World Series. The gates will open here in a few minutes with an 11:00 am. first pitch set for game 2 between Redlands and Trine University.

Redlands captured the opening game 11-3 in six innings after spotting the Thunder three early runs. Trine will need to win game 2 to force a winner to take all showdown. The teams will play today in front of 300-400 fans, but it’s worth noting that what they lack in numbers doesn’t prevent them from creating an atmosphere.

Halfway across the country, there will be 13,000 fans in the house and millions watching 👀 on TV 📺 when the Red Raiders face the Longhorns in the opening game of the D1 series. It should be quite the Lone Star 🌟 shootout.

Softball has a wide range of fans that go from reluctant ( the only reason that I’m here is my daughter plays this stupid game) to those of us who will watch any two teams play the game.

2,369 miles is the distance from the University of Redlands and Salem, Virginia. The campus is 60 miles east of LAX, and their ✈️ home will be a fun one if they can take care of business against the defending Champs.

June 12 & 13 are the dates that Moyer will host VHSL games as we wind down the high school season.

Its that time of year !

Then there was one will be today’s theme in our Morning 🌄 Brew…

Brenden Fariss has something in common with comedian Tim Allen, as the Carroll County High School junior is the winner 🏆 of the 2025 – 2026 Last Man Standing 🧍‍♂️award.

It’s 5 am. on Wednesday morning, and in a few hours, the gates will open at the Moyer Sports Park in Salem for the final day of the D3 Softball College World Series, and later tonight, it will be Texas versus Texas Tech on the Big Stage out in Oklahoma City as the D1 version enters the final stages.

Meanwhile, on The Hill, we are entering the final hours of the ASPN coverage of Carroll County High School, and we have our High Jump specialist preparing for his second straight trip to Liberty University.

The Class 3 & 4 State Track and Field meet is held at Liberty University each year, and the two day event is a sight to see. On opening day, Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp will coach up Fariss for 30 minutes or so in his top event, the High Jump.

This will be year #4 of making the loop with our Track and Field coaches, but it will be the first time that just one Cavalier student athlete will be joining us.

The first time, it was Corrie Delp and Elijah Smith. Year two was Miss Delp and Brayden Smoot with the duo last year being Delp and Fariss. Delp finished up with a medal 🏅 in her efforts with the Long Jump.

This time around, it will just be Fariss and the coaches. The focus over the next 48 hours will be to try and create excitement ahead of the event and finish things up by attending the meet.

Here in a few minutes, Brother Osborne will send in his Bible Verse of the Day, and it will be added below this picture 📸 of his family.

John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

The next piece of the puzzle will fall into place when Girls 👧 Basketball Coach Howard Mayo checks ✔️ in with his Motovational Nugget for the Day –

Blurry photo 📸 of the Day took place on the side of I – 81 last night when I turned over the finished book that I had been working on to Nancy Sorrels !

I’m very excited about getting that finished up ! Nancy is a neat lady who is a treat to work with. She was at the helm of the Carroll County Girls Basketball book ➕️ one other in the box 📦 set we have created.

Now you know what I know, and per the norm, I conclude with the Brew sign off of Have a Blessed Day 🙌 !

Dejavu all over again, as it’s #5 @ #1 with the #1 seed being the Falcons. Once again, I’m standing next to a ball coach that I’m proud to know ! First Pitch is 6pm at Exit #283

Last night in Abingdon, it was Casey Burcham, and our Burcham Bunch that was trying hard to slay the # Falcons. While I am only six years into knowing Burcham, it would be hard for me to be any more impressed with the way that our Coach handles his business.

Tonight’s 1 vs 5 belongs to Alan Knight, and the Lady Panthers. Coach and I go back some 25 or so years, and the number of win and your In games we have experienced together has to be closing in on 20 or so. Won a few, lost a few, but as is the shorter relationship with Burcham, it’s built on the level of class shown by the Skipper.

Last night 🌙 ended in a 4-2 setback against a 5-time State Championship team, but know that the Burcham Bunch were in it until the final out. Six or seven calls that could have gone either way, and sadly, we went 0-for on the night. But that’s part of the game of baseball / softball. As Tom Hanks taught us, there’s no crying in baseball.

Dennis Zimmerman and Alan Knight

The glass half empty mindset is that Burcham is now 0-2 in the win 🏆 and your In contests. The glass half full says Burcham is 2-0 in getting to that game !!!

If it helps, Knight went 0-9 in those games early on, and once we broke through, we added three State Titles to the four he captured in volleyball 🏐 a lifetime ago.

Two great coaches who are equally impressive men off the diamond 💎 are absolutely on the opposite ends of their careers. Knight is closing in on 50 seasons now, and Burcham just finished his second year.

If you are reading this from the Carroll County side, that’s a wrap on this story. If you are a fan of Softball or you are from Page County, stick around for the game coverage coming shortly.

5:40 – Page County High School is now taking infield practice.

Craig Orndorff (right ) and one of the Falcons assistant coaches. Craig will be handling the radio 📻 broadcast of the game.

73° – First Pitch 5:59

Page County plates a run 🏃‍♀️ in the top of the first without a base hit ! 1-0, heading to the bottom of the first [6:07]

Falcons are retired in order, thanks to solid fielding from PCHS [6:10]

Bizarre ending to the top of the second, double play called on what looked to be an infield fly call. Pitcher dropped 🫳 the ball and then went 1-5-4….

Runner on 3rd with one out and Falcons pop up a bunt, leading to a 1-6 double play to end the second.

Lady Panthers plate another run 🏃‍♀️ in the top of the third inning on two base hits wrapped around a sacrifice bunt. 2-0 after 2 and 1/2 !

Falcons started a two out, nobody on rally, stringing together three base hits to tie the game at 2-2 after 3rd inning.

Page County goes down in order in the top of the fourth… we have reached halftime, tied at 2-2.

Central down in order, on to the top of the 5th, 2-2…

Top 5th, Ava Marshall with a two out single for Page but is stranded. [7:08]

Emily Finks took this pitch and stroked her second RBI single of the game.

After 5, Falcons lead 3-2 [7:14]

Kaylei Shifflet just launched a 2-run bomb 💣 over my head in left center !!!!! Lady Panthers lead 4-3.

In just one swing, Page County went from down to six outs to being 6 outs from winning !!!

7:23 – Middle of the 6th

Falcon pitcher Lexi Burkholder just laced a 2-out, 2-run home run to give the lead back to Central, 5-4.

7:37 – we head to the 7th inning now, down 5-4. Last chance for extending the season….

7:45 – Final Score, Falcons 5-4….