Eric Lopez

Orlando

Host of @InTheCirclesb podcast & Bracketologist for @d1softball Play by Play Broadcaster for various sports on ESPN +. Writer, Host .Opinions are my Own.

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Articles

UCF-Texas Softball Regional Final Draws TV Viewers On ESPN

1 week ago | blackandgoldbanneret.com | Eric Lopez |Bryson Turner

Aaron E. Martinez / American Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The UCF Knights’ Softball team’s Regional Final loss to Texas on Sunday was watched by 435,000 viewers on ESPN, according to ESPNPR. #UCF at Texas Sunday drew 435K https://t.co/JFiLuOvvVG— Eric Lopez (@EricLopezELO) May 20, 2025The game marks the most-watched UCF NCAA Regional game of all time and the third most-watched UCF Softball game of all time.
Big 12 Tournament Preview

1 month ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Home » Big 12 Tournament Preview https://d1softball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CONFERENCE-PREVIEW-TEMPLATE-8.png 1000 2000 Eric Lopez https://d1softball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/d1-softball-logo-2025.png Eric Lopez2025-05-06 10:30:532025-05-06 10:30:52Big 12 Tournament Preview...
Five Takeaways from the Arkansas vs. LSU Series

1 month ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top StoriesFive Takeaways from the Arkansas vs. LSU Series Home » Five Takeaways from the Arkansas vs.
D1Softball Bracketology: April 29, 2025 Postseason Projections

1 month ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top Stories D1Softball Bracketology: April 29, 2025 Postseason Projections Home » D1Softball Bracketology: April 29, 2025 Postseason Projections https://d1softball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BRACKETOLOGY-5.png 1000 2000 Eric Lopez https://d1softball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/d1-softball-logo-2025.png Eric Lopez2025-04-29 15:00:272025-04-29 15:29:46D1Softball Bracketology: April 29, 2025 Postseason Projections...
D1Softball Bracketology: April 22, 2025 Postseason Projections

1 month ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top Stories Eric Lopez - April 22, 2025 Selection Sunday will be here before we know it, but before that day arrives, here’s what the NCAA tournament might look like if the season ended tomorrow. *****What a difference a (holiday) week can make. There are still 14 SEC teams in, with Missouri all but locked-in to a sub-.500 record on the year. But one conference is up to three bids in the latest projections and the top-16 seeds have seen some pretty significant movement. Here’s[…]
D1Softball Bracketology: April 15, 2025 Postseason Projections

1 month ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top Stories Eric Lopez - April 15, 2025 Selection Sunday will be here before we know it, but before that day arrives, here’s what the NCAA tournament might look like if the season ended tomorrow. *****With 14 SEC teams now appearing to be the maximum number that the nation’s strongest conference can place in the NCAA tournament, there’s one extra spot up for grabs on the postseason bubble. Ten weeks into the regular season, the teams that are truly on the bubble are making[…]
UCF-Nebraska College Basketball Crown Final Is The Most-Watched Non-NCAA Tournament Knights Basketball Game Ever

1 month ago | blackandgoldbanneret.com | Eric Lopez

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images The College Basketball Crown Championship Game between Nebraska and UCF garnered 822,000 viewers and was the most-watched non-NCAA Tournament college basketball final of the year, according to FOX Sports. The inaugural @CBBCrown delivered on FOX!Championship: 822K viewers — +62% vs. the 2025 NIT title gameSemifinals: 706K average viewers — +145% vs.
D1Softball Bracketology: April 8, 2025 Postseason Projections

2 months ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top Stories Eric Lopez - April 8, 2025 Selection Sunday will be here before we know it, but before that day arrives, here’s what the NCAA tournament might look like if the season ended tomorrow. *****Missouri is below .500, sitting at 20-21 on the year after being swept by Texas in a three-game series over the weekend. No burying the lede here – the Tigers aren’t currently eligible for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and they aren’t listed in this week’s[…]
D1Softball Bracketology: April 1, 2025 Postseason Projections

2 months ago | d1softball.com | Eric Lopez

Top Stories Eric Lopez - April 1, 2025 Selection Sunday will be here before we know it, but before that day arrives, here’s what the NCAA tournament might look like if the season ended tomorrow. *****After a win over Ole Miss on Monday night, Missouri remains over .500 on the year, so yes, all 15 SEC teams are currently projected to make the NCAA tournament this year. Now that that’s out of the way, the first eight weeks of the regular season have given[…]
Top 52 Games of UCF Knights Baseball’s Division 1 Era

2 months ago | blackandgoldbanneret.com | Bryson Turner |Eric Lopez

Brian Murphy The 2025 season marks the 40th anniversary of the UCF Knights’ Baseball team’s elevation to Division 1. With the Knights taking on Houston for alumni weekend and honoring four teams of the past, our own Eric Lopez and Bryson Turner have compiled a timeline of the 52 most significant games of the Knights’ time as a Division 1 Baseball program, with a few other notable landmark moments mixed in. Why 52?