• My excitement this morning is likely to be surpassed only by my excitement this evening. I am currently en route to Houston, site of the Division II National Championships Festival. Tonight, I will attend the opening ceremonies before spending the rest of the week watching six national championships decided in one location. We will be sharing all of the action from NASAville, and will offer photos, podcasts, videos and student-athlete guest posts throughout the week.

• In case you missed yesterday's Monday With Myles podcast, NCAA President Myles Brand discusses his own excitement about the DII Festival.

• Did you catch the coast-to-coast performance form Ohio State goalie Stefan Schroder on Saturday? Schroder made a save, cradled the ball and took it all the way down the field to beat his Cornell counterpart and put the Buckeyes ahead, 1-0. You have to watch the video to believe it.

• Syracuse junior Katie Rowan set a school and NCAA tournament record with eight assists and 13 points in a 21-9 victory over Towson in the first round of the women's lacrosse tourney on Sunday.

• Is there anything better than a well-played baseball game? Last night, I watched Toronto and Cleveland play nine scoreless innings and couldn't have enjoyed it more. What's the fascination with the homerun?

• Maybe that's why I'm so jazzed about watching some college softball this week. I love when pitchers dominate and each of the eight teams competing for the Division II title this week is going to have an ace that shuts down opposing offenses. For instance, Humboldt State's Lizzy Prescott is 44-11, has nearly 400 strikeouts and tossed two shutouts on Sunday to get her team to Houston. Barry's Amber Jack is 30-2 with a 0.56 ERA this spring and C.W. Post's Samantha Yodowitz is 30-6 with a 1.59 ERA.

• Florida State all-American catcher Buster Posey got out from behind the plate yesterday and played all nine positions on the field in a 10-0 victory over Savannah State. Posey was also solid at the plate, blasting a grand slam, his 16th homer of the season.