A few random thoughts before we enter the dog days of summer:
• What Courtney Deifel has done at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is just short of a miracle. In her third year as the head softball coach, the Razorbacks hosted their first NCAA regional tournament and are headed to Norman for their first appearance in a Super Regional.
Last year, the Razorbacks made the NCAA Tournament and went to Oklahoma. It all ended there, which is a bit ironic since Deifel started her coaching career at OU where she got her master's degree.
Deifel was a catcher for California and played professionally for three years before deciding to go back to college.