Tim Saunders, 2023 ABCA Hall of Fame

ABCA Podcast

With Covid pushing our 2020 ABCA convention to a virtual, we felt like it would be beneficial to interview our Hall of Fame inductees for that year. We have continued that tradition since. At the Hall of Fame banquet, our inductees only get 3 to 5 minutes to talk so these podcasts allow them to tell their stories and get a few more thank-you’s in before the ABCA convention. These have been some of my favorite interviews the last 3 years. I encourage you to go back and listen to past Hall of Fame interviews if you haven’t. I hope to see all of you at this year’s ABCA convention in Nashville. It truly is a celebration of the coaching community. We continue our 2023 ABCA Hall of Fame inductee podcasts with former Dublin Coffman and current Dublin Jerome head coach, Tim Saunders. Saunders will be our first OHSAA coach going into the ABCA Hall of Fame. Saunders retired from coaching Dublin Coffman after the Spring of 2020 after 33 seasons as head coach and 40 seasons coaching overall. He finished his career with 589 wins and .600 winning percentage. The Shamrocks had 10 league titles, five district championships, two regional titles and won the 2001 state championship. Saunders is an Ohio native and got his coaching start as an assistant at Portsmouth. Saunders took over the Meggs High School program in 1981 and spent time on Bob Morgan’s staff at IU before taking over the Dublin Coffman program in 1988. Saunders is a 38 year continuous lifetime member of the ABCA. He was the former ABCA High School Divisional Chair and past President of the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the NHSBCA. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Rapsodo. The industry leader in baseball player development technology, has a special offer on their HITTING & PITCHING 2.0 units. Go to Rapsodo.com/rapsodo-savings and get up to a $1,000 off! Trusted by the best in baseball, Rapsodo is used by all 30 MLB teams, 100% of D1 Champions since 2010, and 100% of the Top 100 Prospects in this year’s MLB draft. Scott Brown, Vanderbilt’s pitching coach and associate head coach has this to say about Rapsodo, “everyone involved in teaching pitchers this day and age could benefit from owning Rapsodo and using it for immediate feedback to educate their pitchers.” Again, save up to $1,000 when you decide to train and build champions with Rapsodo. Visit Rapsodo.com/savings and take advantage of this great offer. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.