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🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Courtney Day thought she was done with softball. After years of dedication, she stepped away from the game, unsure if she’d ever return. But coaching gave her a new perspective, reigniting her passion and leading her back to the field. Now, in her final season with Arkansas, she’s bringing experience, leadership, and a deep appreciation for every moment. From being called “Grandma” by her teammates to embracing the family atmosphere of Razorback softball, Courtney shares how stepping away changed her outlook—and why this season means more than ever.
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0:00.0 | You know, playing against them in the super's and just seeing how Coach Diffel interacted with |
0:06.5 | her, you know, girls and how she was hugging Taylor and crying with Taylor. |
0:10.7 | Like I didn't have that at Texas. |
0:12.6 | Like we, we had a relationship, but it wasn't like, you know, Coach White would cry for |
0:16.8 | us or like anything like that. |
0:18.6 | So seeing like her like basically kind of like take on that |
0:21.5 | mom role and you know treat her her players as like their her daughters was like a really |
0:27.6 | cool thing. Like something like I've always wanted just like a family like kind of environment |
0:32.7 | for a team. It was like kind of like okay like that's somewhere that I can like, you know, see myself playing. |
0:39.3 | And then Coach D actually was like, like we want to be your happy ending. |
0:44.3 | I was like, okay, that's it. |
0:45.3 | Oh, that's so sweet. |
0:46.3 | I love that. |
0:47.3 | It was like, okay, I'm sold. |
0:48.3 | Got me. Welcome into the hog pot. |
1:02.7 | I'm Bo Mattingly, and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality. |
1:16.2 | Okay. at South by Northwest Hospitality. Courtney Day is making herself right at home |
1:19.1 | in her final collegiate season |
1:20.9 | for the Razorback softball team. |
1:23.5 | This ball is off to the train tracks |
1:26.3 | from Courtney Day. |
1:29.1 | And there are just not many hitters in the country who can do what Courtney Day can do. |
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