Alex and Charlie check back in on the season after Michigan finally returned to Alumni Field last week. They talk about Alex Storako's dominance, the offense heating up, recap Maryland, discuss the B1G title chase, and then preview Northwestern

EOTR S5E1: Team 44's Season Premiere

Feb 24th, 2021 56m 4s

East of the Rockies returns for its 5th season as Michigan Softball's #Team44 is ready to begin the 2021 campaign. Alex Drain and Charlie Brigham recap the abridged 2020 season, talk about the roster, look over the schedule, and give a brief pr

EOTRS4E4: No One's Going to Look at the Weather

Feb 27th, 2020 33m 54s

Charlie and Alex recap Michigan's rough weekend in South Carolina, take solace in the MGoBlue website's wacky weather descriptions, provide an update on how B1G teams are faring this season so far, and then preview the upcoming Judi Garman Clas

EOTRS4E3: Our Podcast Title is Geography Based

Feb 20th, 2020 34m 38s

Alex and Morris recap the Chapel Hill weekend while Morris shares his in-person scouting. Then they talk about the team's hot start before glossing over national results from the Clearwater tournament. Finally, they preview the upcoming Gamecoc

EOTR S4E1: Previewing Team 43

Feb 2nd, 2020 1h 11m

Alex Drain, Akshay Luthra, Lucas Vargas, and newcomer Charlie Brigham are back for another season of East of the Rockies. On this season premiere episode, they recap 2019, analyze the roster, preview the B1G, make season predictions, and look t

EOTR S3E16 - The Season 3 Finale!

May 22nd, 2019 1h 7m

JP, Drain, and Kev are here to wrap up the season with a neat, little bow. We cover the Ann Arbor Regional, end of season positional grades, and look forward to 2020 with incoming recruits/scheduling talk. We appreciate you tuning in with us al

EotR S3 E15 - Champions, Again! Let's Do Those Playoffs!

May 17th, 2019 1h 19m

Drain and JP cover the 2019 B1G Tournament, the Ann Arbor NCAA Regional ahead, and a recap of Michigan since going 6-8 to start the season. We have interviews with Faith Canfield, Coach Carol Hutchins, and Lexie Blair. Tune in!

EOTR E3S14: Banners, Brackets, Big Ten Tournament

May 7th, 2019 48m 51s

Fresh off a Big Ten regular season crown, the crew recaps Maryland and Minnesota/Northwestern, compares the 2019 team to 2018, looks at national bracket picture, and previews the B1G Tourney.

EOTR E3S13: Year of the Skvarce

May 2nd, 2019 41m 56s

The crew recaps the Penn St series, discusses the final weekend of the Big Ten chase, freshmen pitching dominance, and then previews Maryland.

EOTR S3E12: What does Nittany mean?

Apr 25th, 2019 51m 42s

The gang recaps the dramatic weekend in Champaign and the blowout of MSU. Then they do a few fun segments on PSU before previewing the weekend tilt with the Nittany Lions.

EOTR S3E11: The Big Ten Chase Heats Up

Apr 18th, 2019 47m 31s

The gang recaps the Ohio State and MSU games from the past week, before diving into a discussion of the competitive three way race for Big Ten supremacy. Afterwards they preview the upcoming series against Illinois and midweek game against MSU.

EOTR S3E10: Ohio and the Masters

Apr 12th, 2019 53m 28s

The gang recaps Indiana, previews the weekend series with Ohio State and mixes in some Masters talk as well.

EOTR S3E9: The Teeth of the Schedule is Upcoming

Apr 5th, 2019 38m 24s

Alex, Akshay, and Lucas recap Michigan's sweep of Rutgers in Piscataway as well as their historic annihilation of Toledo. They then talk about Alex Sobczak's hot bat, the team's surging confidence, and preview the crucial weekend series with In

EOTR S3E8: A Rutger Preview

Mar 29th, 2019 37m 48s

The crew recaps the past series against Nebraska and road game at CMU, talk about the B1G landscape, and preview Rutgers and Toledo.

EotR S3 E7 - A New Member, Bright Horizon

Mar 22nd, 2019 40m 35s

We debut Akshay on the EotR crew! Discussion of the Kent State beatdowns and Western #MidweekMACtion. Looking forward to Nebraska and a discussion of top Nebraskan exports (hint: #1 is not corn). Tune in!

EOTR S3E6: Back from Spring Break

Mar 14th, 2019 34m 29s

The team is back in town and so is the crew. We recap the ASU Invitational and preview the home opener with Kent State in a rather short episode.

EOTR S3E5: The Kev and Drain Show

Mar 6th, 2019 41m 5s

A shorthanded Spring Break crew recaps the massive weekend Michigan had at the Judi Garman Classic, talk about the team's still high potential, and preview the ASU Invitational.

EOTR S3E4: The Sleepy Episode

Mar 2nd, 2019 40m 17s

A tired Alex Drain and Jeremy Parks recap Michigan's trip to Baton Rouge, discuss what ails the team, and preview the upcoming Judi Garman Classic.

EotR S3E3 - Lucas Hosts His First Episode

Feb 22nd, 2019 31m 38s

Lucas Vargas (no relation to Amanda) hosts his first episode with Kev and Morris calling in on Google Hangouts to recap Chapel Hill and start to look forward to the upcoming gauntlet of a schedule. It's a marathon not a sprint, but you still go

EotR S3E2 - Small Sample Sizes Attained

Feb 14th, 2019 1h 7m

The crew is back to recap the Tampa swing and look forward to Chapel Hill. It's a bit of a choppy one, as we recorded in segments to accommodate schedules this week. We do have interviews with Hutch, HH, Lexi, and Storako that will be coming in

EotR S3E1 - The Gang is Back Together

Feb 14th, 2019 1h 46m

Drain, Lucas, JP, Kev (sort of), and Morris are all back for a massive season three opening episode. We talk building on last season, fresh faces, and compile a full preview of Michigan's opponents in Tampa this weekend. Interviews from media d

Farewell 2018

May 29th, 2018 57m 15s

The gang ends the 2018 Michigan Softball season by looking back at the surprises, successes and failures.

EotR S2 E13 - Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

May 15th, 2018 46m 33s

Morris is gone, a sad recap of a short Madison weekend, a couple Ed Orgeron impressions, some preview bits on Lexington regionals, more Ed Orgeron/monster truck commercial announcements. I've sold you. Tune in!

EotR S2 E12: Wants and Needs & Some Awesome Interviews

May 10th, 2018 1h 18m

Morris and Drain sit silently as Kev and JP square off for much of the show. We cover OSU, talk rotation, regular season expectations in review, a look at the B1G Tourney, and cap with some great interviews from Jen Brundage and Bonnie Tholl!

EotR S2E11: Can a blind pig find a softball?

May 4th, 2018 51m 49s

We discuss the IU series, WMU, MSU, and preview OSU, along with discussing cheap Vodka and whether a blind pig does find an acorn every once in awhile.