Best ABCA Podcasts (2024)

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NCAA Div. III World Series Coaches 1:18:49

2d ago1:18:49

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode is the final episode that was recorded on-location at a championship site –– the NCAA Div. III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. We had a chance to sit down with coaches of the program's that competed in the tournament, including Travis Beazley (Lynchburg), Eric Cirella (Salve Regina), Pete Egbert (Misericordia), Ray …

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Nathan Hemphill - Owner, PSP3 54:53

9d ago54:53

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A recurring guest on the ABCA Podcast, Nathan Hemphill, PSP3 Owner & Director of Sports Performance, joins us in this week's episode. Hemphill was previously a guest on the ABCA Podcast in 2022 and has also spoken at multiple events, like the 2021 Kansas City Barnstormers Regional Clinic and the 2024 ABCA Convention. You can listen in to his previo…

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Dr. Tom Hanson 1:15:41

16d ago1:15:41

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This week joining us on the ABCA Podcast is a pioneer in the peak performance field, Dr. Tom Hanson. Hanson is the former Director of Performance Enhancement for the New York Yankees and also worked with the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins. He wrote one of the seminal baseball peak performance books with Ken Ravizza, Heads Up …

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NJCAA Div. I World Series Coaches 1:10:15

23d ago1:10:15

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode was recorded on-location at the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. In this episode, we're joined by some of the coaches of the competing programs, including Travis Lallemand (Crowder), Preston McDonald (Florence-Darlington Tech), Eric Horner (Johnson County), Dash O’Neil (Georgia Highland) and national c…

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NAIA World Series Coaches 1:40:24

1M ago1:40:24

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode was recorded on-location at the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Lewiston has hosted the NAIA World Series for 22 years and the town always rallies around the event. The night prior to the opening game, the ABCA and City of Lewiston host a youth clinic, which had over 400 kids in attendance this year and we tha…

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Chuck Wolf - Biomechanist, Owner of Human Motion Associates 1:22:46

1M ago1:22:46

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Wolf has been a practicing Exercise Physiologist and Biomechanist for 44 years, specializing in injury evaluation and gait & motion analysis. For nearly the last decade, Wolf has been conducting a study on UCL injuries and has found a significant correlation with hip immobility opposite the throwing arm, stride length, and elbow injuries. This epis…

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Brandon Agamennone - Founder, Pro Source Athletics & Baseball Prodigy App 1:35:07

1M ago1:35:07

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Joining us this week on the ABCA Podcast is Baseball Prodigy and Pro Source Athletics founder, Brandon Agamennone. Agamennone was Maryland’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 1994 before pitching for the University of Maryland in the mid 90’s. Agamennone pitched professionally for 8 seasons with the Expos, Orioles and Pirates. Agamennone scouted for t…

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Alex Wyche & Reggie Hollins - Minority Prospects 1:08:16

2M ago1:08:16

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast are Minority Prospects’ Alex Wyche and Reggie Hollins. Wyche founded Minority Prospects after a successful stint coaching high school baseball in the State of Georgia. Wyche served as an educator and coach for 13 years. Wyche was the first black head coach at Griffin High School. Wyche’s next opportunity was at Redan Hig…

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Adam Sarancik - Owner, Elevate Sports Academy 1:15:03

2M ago1:15:03

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is the owner of Elevate Sports Academy, Adam Sarancik. Sarancik mentors student-athletes in physical conditioning, nutrition, career & college counseling and sport skills. Sarancik has spent most of his adult life mentoring youth ages 8-22 in baseball, softball, soccer and basketball. In baseball, Sarancik’s teams have…

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Andy Wise - Head Coach, Corona HS 56:37

2M ago56:37

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Corona High School head coach, Andy Wise. Wise has led Corona to a historic season winning the USA Baseball NHSI and going undefeated in league play for the first time in school history. Corona is ranked #1 in most high school polls. Wise started his playing career for ABCA Hall of Famer Don Sneddon at Santa Ana CC be…

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Open Forum for Travel Baseball 1:11:38

2M ago1:11:38

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast we welcome members of our Travel Committee for an open forum on travel baseball. This is a look behind the curtain of the conversations we have at the ABCA convention and the Youth Summit in November. Rob Hahne, Blake Hibler, Taylor McCollough, Jeff Petty and Jordan Baltimore give us some great insights on what is going …

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Brent Hathaway - Head Coach, Missoula Mavericks 1:04:51

3M ago1:04:51

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is Missoula Mavericks head coach, Brent Hathaway. Hathaway is one of the winningest coaches at any level with over 1500 wins in 40 years of coaching. Hathaway played collegiately at Gonzaga and UTEP for college coaching legend, Jim Lawler. After college Hathaway went to work as a civil engineer before figuring out coac…

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Jeremy Booth - President, Program 15 Sports 1:29:11

3M ago1:29:11

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Program 15 Sports President, Jeremy Booth. Booth started his collegiate playing career at Cypress and New Mexico State. Booth went on to play professionally until the age of 30. Booth was a long time scout for the Mariners, Brewers and Twins. Booth now is the President of Baseball Operations for The New Balance Future…

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Open Forum for Youth Baseball 1:29:49

3M ago1:29:49

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This week on the ABCA Podcast we welcome members of our Youth Committee for an open forum on youth baseball. This is a look behind the curtain of the conversations we have at the ABCA convention and the Youth Summit in November. Deven Morgan, Dan Keller, Paul Gallo, Jimmy Fillingeri, Jeff Sopha, Shon Plack, Jimmy Onate and David Klein give us some …

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Craig Noto - Head Coach, Wagner College 59:34

3M ago59:34

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Wagner head coach Craig Noto. Noto has an interview with Adam Revelette in the March/April issue of Inside Pitch Magazine. Revelette, Keith Madison, Jon Litchfield and Zach Haile have put together another great issue. Make sure to dive into the magazine if you haven’t. Shoutout to all of our contributors and Delaware …

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Perry Keith - Head Coach, Connors State College 1:00:48

4M ago1:00:48

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is Connors State head coach, Perry Keith. Keith has over 1700 wins in 36 seasons as head coach at Connors State. Keith currently ranks first in wins among active NJCAA baseball coaches and is believed to be the youngest collegiate baseball coach to reach the 1000-win plateau at the age of 42. Keith has guided the Cowbo…

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Jose Vazquez - Head Coach, Alabama State University 55:24

4M ago55:24

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Alabama State head coach and this summer’s USA Collegiate Team manager, Jose Vazquez. Vazquez was hired as the head coach at Alabama State in the summer of 2016. In 8 seasons the Hornets have 6 SWAC East titles and won the SWAC championship in 2022. The 2023 squad posted a 41-18 record and a 26-4 conference mark. They…

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Dr. Ismael Gallo - Doctor of Physical Therapy, Baseball Flows 58:46

4M ago58:46

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Heading back into the training world on this week’s ABCA Podcast with Baseball Flows, Dr. Ismael Gallo. Dr. Gallo is a former professional baseball player and current Doctor of Physical Therapy. Dr. Gallo received his Bachelor of Science at Cal State Fullerton and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University. Dr. Gallo has been an Ortho…

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Tim Pettorini - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, The College of Wooster 58:42

4M ago58:42

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee former College of Wooster head coach, Tim Pettorini. In 38 seasons as the head baseball coach at The College of Wooster, Pettorini became one of the winningest NCAA Div. III coaches of all-time. From 1982 until his retirement in 2019, Pettorini led the Fighting Scots to a 1,243-…

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Billy Roper - Head Coach, Adairsville High School 1:03:07

5M ago1:03:07

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We have another great minority spotlight ABCA Podcast this week with Adairsville High School head coach, Billy Roper. Roper has 29 years coaching baseball in the State of Georgia. Roper also spent 28 years coaching football and stopped this year to watch his son Chris play football at Dartmouth College. Roper played collegiately at Shorter College …

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John Vodenlich - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, UW-Whitewater 1:22:27

5M ago1:22:27

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee UW-Whitewater head coach, John Vodenlich. Vodenlich is 2-time Div. III National Coach of the Year leading Whitewater to National Championships in 2005 and 2014. Vodenlich is a 10 time WIAC Coach of the Year and 6 time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year. During Vodenlich’s 18 full s…

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NCAA Div. I Season Preview 1:42:15

5M ago1:42:15

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Always an exciting week with all levels of college baseball going. Happy opening week of Div. I Baseball. Next up on the ABCA Podcast is our Div. I preview. I give our sports writers a lot of credit for work they put in throughout the year to help grow the game of baseball. We start things off with Craig Cozart from Perfect Game. After that we chec…

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NCAA Div. II & III, NJCAA, & NAIA Season Preview 2:01:29

5M ago2:01:29

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is our Div. II, NJCAA, Div. III and NAIA preview. Wayne Cavadi from NCAA.com kicks us off with the Div. II preview. After that we send it over to Troy Sutherland from Perfect Game and Noah Sharp from the Juco Ball Blog to cover all things junior college baseball. Then we hand it over to Jim Dixon from D3Baseball.com, who…

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Noah Junis - Triple A Bullpen Coach, Boston Red Sox 1:04:04

5M ago1:04:04

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is current Red Sox Triple A bullpen coach and P3 throwing trainer, Noah Junis. Junis is a Rock Falls, Illinois native having played for Illinois coaching legend Donnie Chappell. Junis got his coaching start at Illinois Central College with another Illinois coaching great Bret Kelley. After ICC, Junis headed to Tempe, Ari…

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Omar Johnson - Head Coach, Jackson State University 1:01:40

6M ago1:01:40

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Joining us on the ABCA Podcast this week is Jackson State head coach, Omar Johnson. Since taking over the helm of the program prior to the 2007 season, Johnson has led JSU baseball to a winning season every year. He eclipsed the 500-win mark in 2022 and his team's have averaged 32 wins per season while capturing seven Southwestern Athletic Conferen…

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Henry Bergmann - Strength & Conditioning Coach, University of Maryland 56:15

6M ago56:15

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is University of Maryland strength and conditioning coach, Henry Bergmann. Bergmann is a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Maryland where he oversees all aspects of sports performance for the baseball team and track & field throwers. Before arriving in College Park, he spent two years at Towson Univers…

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Jessica Hylander - Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Nutrition, TCU 1:11:53

6M ago1:11:53

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As we like to do with the ABCA Podcast in January, we are diving into all things nutrition with TCU Assistant AD for Sports Nutrition, Jessica Hylander. Hylander started her role as the Assistanat Director of Sports Nutrition at TCU in 2021. Prior to her fulltime position at TCU, she was a Sports Nutrition Graduate Assistant from 2019-2021. Hylande…

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Inside Pitch Extra: Alan Jaeger, Jaeger Sports 50:17

6M ago50:17

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Next on the ABCA Podcast is Jaeger Sports, Alan Jaeger. Jaeger is a longtime friend of the ABCA and one of the main reasons the podcast got started in 2016. We are starting something new in 2024 by providing an Inside Pitch Magazine preview episode with one of that edition’s contributors. Jaeger’s interview with Adam Revelette is titled “Put It in …

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ABCA Staff Convention Preview 55:08

6M ago55:08

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Happy Convention Travel Day! This episode is with the ABCA Staff to help you get ready for the convention. Safe travels to everyone coming to the Gaylord Texan January 4 to January 7 or following along with the livestream. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializin…

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Captain Alexander Goetz - United States Marine Corps 56:55

6M ago56:55

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As we keep rolling for convention week, this week’s ABCA Podcast guest is the Marines Captain Alexander Goetz. Goetz was born in Denver, CO where he graduated from Regis Jesuit High School. Goetz was a 4-year varsity letter winner in baseball. Goetz played baseball at Princeton University and was the 2011 Ivy League Closer of the Year. After gradua…

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Jim Morris - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, University of Miami 1:10:46

6M ago1:10:46

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee former Miami head coach, Jim Morris. Morris retired in 2020. In his 25-season tenure at Miami, no program has qualified for the College World Series as much as Morris and the Hurricanes. Miami which qualified for the NCAA Tournament a college baseball record 44 consecutive years, …

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Jim Wells - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, University of Alabama 57:21

7M ago57:21

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee former Alabama head coach, Jim Wells. Wells retired in 2009, in his 15 seasons at Alabama he finished as all-time winningest coach for the Crimson Tide, most SEC wins in that time period, three trips to Omaha and tied for most SEC tournament titles with Skip Bertman and Paul Mai…

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Pat McQuaid - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, Nova High School 50:24

7M ago50:24

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee Nova High School head coach and athletic director, Pat McQuaid. McQuaid is a Nova grad and played collegiately at Catawba. He received his Masters from Appalachian State and was a graduate assistant football coach. McQuaid began coaching baseball at Nova in 1974. In 45 seasons at …

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Wayne Welton - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, Chelsea High School 55:04

7M ago55:04

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Joining us this week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee Chelsea High School head coach and athletic director, Wayne Welton. Welton spent more than 30 years coaching the Bulldogs and became the Ann Arbor-area’s winningest coach with 767 wins, including a Class B state title in 1991. Welton also earned 13 Southeastern Confer…

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Danny Hall - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech 1:06:33

7M ago1:06:33

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee Georgia Tech head coach, Danny Hall. Hall has coached 36 seasons as a head coach at Kent State and Georgia Tech, closing in on 1400 wins. Hall is the Yellowjackets all-time winningest coach and the all-time winningest Div. I head coach in the state of Georgia. Prior to his time at…

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Jeff Willis - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, LSU Eunice 48:16

8M ago48:16

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee LSU Eunice head coach and Athletic Director, Jeff Willis. Willis is entering his 22nd season as skipper of the Bengals baseball team and 20th year as Athletic Director. LSU Eunice has won seven NJCAA National Championships, tying them for most championships in a sport by one sch…

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Brian O'Connor - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, University of Virginia 48:55

8M ago48:55

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee, Brian O’Connor. O’Connor is a five-time ACC Coach of the Year and three-time National Coach of the Year. Virginia was named the ACC Program of the Decade by D1Baseball.com. O’Connor is heading into his 21st season as head coach of the Cavaliers. In O’Connor’s tenure with the Cava…

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Lee Banks - Tidewater Phillies & Grassfield High School 45:34

8M ago45:34

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This week on the ABCA Podcast we are joined by Tidewater Phillies and Grassfield High School’s Lee Banks. Banks has been a staple on the travel baseball scene for over 25 years. Banks’ initial travel squad was the Tidewater Mets then transitioned to the Tidewater Orioles. Over his career, Banks has had the opportunity to coach future big leaguers M…

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2024 Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award Winner: Mark Brew - Head Coach, Lee University 1:12:06

8M ago1:12:06

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is this year’s Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award winner Lee University head coach, Mark Brew. Following 10 seasons as an assistant coach for the Flames under ABCA Hall of Fame coach, Dave Altopp, Brew took over the Lee baseball program in 2007. Now in his 18th season as the program’s head coach, Brew has guided his t…

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Rusty Cagle - ABCA/ATEC Div. I High School Coach of the Year, Lewisburg High School 50:39

8M ago50:39

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/ATEC Div. I High School Coach of the Year Lewisburg head coach, Rusty Cagle. Lewisburg High School has won their first ever 6A State Championship and second overall in school history. The Patriots finished the season with a 29-8 record. Cagle is one of the few remaining staff members from the start of Lewisburg…

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Lucas Jones - ABCA/ATEC Div. III Coach of the Year 1:07:49

9M ago1:07:49

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/ATEC Div. III Coach of the Year University of Lynchburg head coach, Lucas Jones. Jones is a Lynchburg alum so this was a special season for him bringing home Lynchburg’s first National Championship. Jones took over the Hornets program in 2017 from his head coaching position at Washington and Lee. Jones also had e…

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Rachel Folden - Minor League Hitting Coordinator, Chicago Cubs 1:25:02

9M ago1:25:02

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We head back over to the player development side on this week’s ABCA Podcast with Cubs Minor League Hitting Coordinator, Rachel Folden. Folden was a standout player at Marshall being inducted into their Hall of Fame. After college, Folden spent time playing for the Chicago Bandits. Folden spent 1 season coaching at Valparaiso University and left co…

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Tyler LaTorre - Head Coach, Westmont College 1:08:02

9M ago1:08:02

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Joining us on the ABCA Podcast this week is ABCA/ATEC NAIA Coach of the Year Westmont College head coach, Tyler LaTorre. LaTorre guided Westmont to a 48-9 record and their first NAIA Championship in his inaugural season as head coach. Westmont is transitioning to Div. II this season, so it was a great way to cap off their final season of NAIA baseb…

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Scott Steltz - Head Coach, Chatham High School 56:05

9M ago56:05

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We head back over to the high school side with ABCA All America Committee member and ABCA/ATEC Div. III Coach of the Year, Scott Steltz. Steltz has led Chatham High School to back-to-back State Championships in New York. Steltz has over 25 years of teaching, coaching and administrative experience. Chatham High School is a great example of what happ…

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Jay Johnson - Head Coach, LSU 54:42

10M ago54:42

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Next up on the ABCA podcast is ABCA/ATEC Div. I Coach of the Year, LSU head coach, Jay Johnson. Johnson led LSU to this year’s National Championship and was his third appearance in Omaha with two previous at the University of Arizona. Johnson got his coaching start at Point Loma with ABCA Hall of Famer Dr. Carroll Land after he finished playing. Jo…

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Jabari Brown - Assistant Coach, Mizzou 1:05:02

10M ago1:05:02

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is Mizzou assistant coach, Jabari Brown. Brown is entering his first season with the Tigers program after ABCA 4th Vice President Kerrick Jackson took over this past Summer. Brown spent the last 2 years on Tim Corbin’s staff at Vanderbilt, becoming the first recipient of the Maggie Corbin Minority Baseball Apprenticesh…

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Rob Valli - Head Coach, Rowan College at Gloucester County 1:18:23

10M ago1:18:23

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Joining us on the ABCA Podcast this week is ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. III Coach of the Year Rowan College head coach, Rob Valli. Valli guided Rowan to a 53-5 record and an NJCAA Championship this season. Valli has taken Rowan to 12 out of the last 13 NJCAA World Series. Valli is entering his 24th season of collegiate baseball with 20 years of experience…

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Heath Gerstner - Head Coach, McPherson High School 51:38

10M ago51:38

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/ATEC Div. II High School Coach of the Year McPherson head coach, Heath Gerstner. McPherson High School has won back to back Kansas 4A State Championships. The Bullpups finished the season with a 21-4 record and outscored their tournament opponents 23-5. Gerstner is on the ABCA High School All America Committee …

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Kevin Brooks - Head Coach, Angelo State University 1:08:05

11M ago1:08:05

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Joining us on the ABCA Podcast this week is ABCA/ATEC Div. II Coach of the Year Angelo State head coach, Kevin Brooks. Brooks has guided the Angelo State baseball program to six NCAA Div. II College World Series appearances and captured the program’s first National Championship this year. Brooks is the only head coach in ASU baseball history and ha…

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Gabe Ortiz - Head Coach, Kofa High School 1:19:54

11M ago1:19:54

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Kofa High School head coach, Gabe Ortiz. Ortiz was honored with the 2023 Central Valley Region Coach of the Year Award after Kofa went 11-1 in region play. Ortiz is also a USA Baseball veteran helping with the Socal/SW NTIS and helping with the USA Baseball trials in Cary, NC. Ortiz has been at the forefront of outfie…

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