This weeks conversation is with the iconic softball coach Kirk Walker.

He is a winner of six national championships, six Pac 12 Championships, and 14 WCWS appearances, in his time as an assistant with UCLA (1984-94, 2012-present) under the legendary coach Sharon Backus and currently Darcy Inouye-Perez. He then became the head coach at Oregon State (1995-2012) becoming the winningest coach in program history and fifth overall in any sport at OSU. He led the Beavers to their first Pac 12 Championship in any women's sport at OSU, eight 40 win seasons, all 10 postseasons births, a WCWS appearance and received two Coach of Year Awards. Kirk was also a head coach of the Women's Major’s team that won four national championships. Kirk became the first openly gay male coach in Division 1 sports in 2005 during a team meeting while at Oregon State. He became an inspirational figure for the LGBT community in sports and have impacted many lives with his story.