Figure It Out Baseball
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -Baseball is a sport of failure. How can you find the success within? Our podcasts feature college and pro baseball coaches, and current pro baseball players. In every episode we discuss what it takes to get to the next level and the true elements to playing winning baseball. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
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Brooks Repking – Crown College | Eyes vs. Analytics in Recruiting
April 23, 2024 15:58 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBCoach Repking is a Wisconsin native who is now the Head Coach at College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. After graduating from Crown College in 2019, Repking accepted a coaching job at his alma mater in 2020 working with hitters and infielders. In this episode we will gain insight into Repking's transition from player to coach, hitting approaches, recruiting and visits, and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Robin Lund – The University of Iowa | Who Should Call Pitches? (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
April 08, 2024 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Justin Scali – Piedmont University | Creating a Culture
April 04, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Mark Van Ameyde – Michigan State University | Navigating the Coaching World
April 02, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this Figure It Out Baseball podcast, Mark Van Ameyde joins us for a second time to discuss his coaching career, networking, boundaries, and more. Mark Van Ameyde is the current pitching coach at Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference. Prior to Michigan State, Van Ameyde also held coaching positions at Detroit Mercy, Georgetown, and Eastern Michigan. Tune in to learn all about navigating the coaching world! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/f...
Brooks Repking – College of St. Scholastica | Ingredients for High-Level Winning
March 31, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBCoach Repking is a Wisconsin native who is now the Head Coach at College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. After graduating from Crown College in 2019, Repking accepted a coaching job at his alma mater in 2020 working with hitters and infielders. In this episode, we will touch on Coach Repking's success as both a player and coach at Crown College, and what ingredients were essential for high-level winning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Rodolfo Martinez – Florida International University | Throwing Injury Prevention (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 19, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this Real Dirt Podcast with Florida International University Baseball Athletic Trainer, Rodolfo Martinez, we will dive into the most important aspects of injury prevention for overhead athletes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Nick Puccio – Pennsylvania State University | Recruiting Authentically
March 14, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBNick Puccio is in his first season as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Penn State University after a successful run as Assistant Coach at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, we touch on the common denominators between Division I and Division III baseball, recruiting players authentically, finding ways to win, and so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Brian Goebel – Analytics | Constructing the Top of Your Lineup (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 07, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this podcast, analytics consultant Brian Goebel and host Jeff Stanek discuss constructing the top of your lineup based on real data. With a background in applied analytics and a passion for baseball, Goebel dives into how utilizing statistics can improve runs scored, run scoring consistency, and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Anthony Plá – Lincoln University | Having Fun vs. Disrespecting Opponents
February 27, 2024 16:58 - 1 hour - 58 MBAnthony Plá is the Head Coach at Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania. Not only is he the Head Coach, but he was also the only Coach for a large portion of his career. In this Podcast we discuss how he navigated being the only Coach of Lincoln University Baseball, Having Fun vs. Disrespecting Opponents, and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Addison Rouse – Salem University | Base Stealing (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
February 20, 2024 17:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAddison Rouse is the former Head Coach at Salem University in Salem, West Virginia, and the current Head Coach at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. As the Head Coach at Salem University, the Tigers ranked among the nation's best in stolen bases. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Rouse and Jeff Stanek will be diving into Base Stealing as an equalizer and a way to put pressure on the defense. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support
Clay Cox – Paris Junior College | Dedication to all Aspects of the Game
September 05, 2022 01:04 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIn this podcast, host Jeff Stanek talks with Clay Cox about how he got his start in coaching, the coaches who have shaped his coaching style (and him), why gaps in talent levels often begin and end with a commitment to the weight room, how to be who you are as a player to maximize your own abilities, why "grind" and "relentless" are two main ingredients to their offensive identity, using a 2-strike approach as a slump buster, recruiting blue collar hard-nosed players to build a roster, What ...
Matt Blake – New York Yankees | Inside Look at Pitching with an MLB Pitching Coach
July 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this podcast, how Jeff Stanek talks with the New York Yankees pitching coach, Matt Blake, about the differences between being a pro coordinator and pitching coach, taking time for family amidst the season, the flaw of watching too much video, how (and when) to use pitch data and analytics, how to close the gap between your goals and your current reality, the importance of understanding your players as individuals, conversations with players who don't like to look at the data, everything t...
Liam Bowen – UMBC | Through the Eyes of a D1 Coach
July 15, 2022 05:49 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this conversation, host Jeff Stanek talks with UMBC Head Baseball Coach Liam Bowen about the future outlook of the UMBC Baseball program, UMBC's timeline in recruiting high school players, how college teams fill immediate roster needs, why recruits need to be such a specific fit to the university, the three difference makers when evaluating PSA's, things that a first-time head coach can expect, how player / coach relationships evolve as coaches move up the ladder, and much more! Our webs...
Jason Colleran – Elite Edge Sports Performance | Rethinking your Throwing Program
July 06, 2022 03:46 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBIn this podcast, host Jeff Stanek talks with Jason Colleran about a lot of hot-button topics in the baseball world including the issues with weighted and plyo balls, how the baseball world is in love with creating too much shoulder and elbow stress, questioning whether the quick results that you're seeing will be sustainable, learning how to make the body function optimally using positional isometrics, the mistakes made by coaches and players who rely on motion capture cameras, why stretchin...
Matt Parker – Eastern Oklahoma St. College | The JUCO World
June 29, 2022 22:48 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBIn this podcast, host Jeff Stanek talks with Matt Parker about how to handle being a highly ranked team and playing with a target on your back, playing vs. yourselves (instead of playing vs the other team), setting crazy expectations to win, "If you'd just score one more run than the other team, you'd win every game!" as an offensive philosophy, why you should want to see good players play badly, being up front in the recruiting process so there are no surprises, a blueprint for building a s...
Wynton Bernard – Colorado Rockies | Against All Odds to the MLB
June 23, 2022 00:42 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBOne of the most incredible stories you will ever hear in professional sports, this is the full story (so far) of Wynton's Bernard's against-all-odds, faith-filled journey through baseball. It starts with Bernard hardly having any college baseball opportunities, transferring twice, being a 35th round pick as a senior and being released after only two part-time years of pro ball. It continues with his unlikely free-agent signing with a new team followed by his stunning emergence into baseball ...
Jeff Calhoon – Biola University | A Coach's Perspective on the Grind of Baseball
June 20, 2022 16:18 - 54 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this podcast, host Jeff Stanek and Coach Jeff Calhoon talk about his first steps into coaching, working odd jobs to make coaching work, what a "grind" really is, improving situations on his coaching staff, learning to budget money both for the team and for his own finances, how his former head coaches prepared him to be a first-time head coach, the value of being around people who make you better, developing critically thinking young men and much more! Our website consists of more than...
Jerry Edwards – Jacksonville University | The Springboard Effect of JUCO Baseball
April 21, 2022 16:03 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBJerry Edwards is an Assistant Coach with Jacksonville University, a NCAA Division I program located in Jacksonville, Florida. A quick background on Jerry, he is a graduate of N.C. Wesleyan and began his collegiate coaching career there as an assistant coach in 1998. Then, from 2000-2001 he spent two seasons as the pitching coach at Eastern Kentucky. He then ended up at Lander University for one season in 2002, from 2003-2005 he was the Head Coach at Hiwassee College, and from 2006-2008 coa...
Aaron Leasher – San Diego Padres | Progressing in Professional Baseball
April 12, 2022 17:29 - 58 minutes - 33.7 MBAaron Leasher is a Minor League Baseball Left-handed Pitcher in the San Diego Padres Organization. A quick background on Aaron, he played collegiately at Morehead State University, a Division I program in Morehead, Kentucky. Following his junior year there he was drafted in the 6th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres. In 2021, his most recent season he split time between Double A and Triple A, pitching a totaled 64 2/3 innings with 62 strikeouts. Aaron i...
Dan Bertolini – Youngstown State University | Building a Culture That Will Last
April 11, 2022 19:11 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBDan Bertolini is the Head Coach at Youngstown State University, a Division I program in Youngstown, Ohio. He is a 2008 graduate of Mercyhurst University where he was a four-year starting shortstop. After graduating he played professional baseball for a few years before deciding to turn in his cleats and begin a coaching career. Dan’s first coaching position was at Mercyhurst North East, a JUCO in Pennsylvania where he spent 8 years as the Head Coach. Then, in 2017 he took over the Head Co...
Mike Gambino – Boston College | Building a Division I Program
April 05, 2022 16:40 - 40 minutes - 23.2 MBMike Gambino is the Head Baseball Coach at Boston College, a Division I program in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. A little background on Coach Gambino, he played his collegiate playing career at Boston College, graduating in 1999. The following two years he played professional baseball in the Red Sox Organization. After deciding to end his playing career he jumped straight into coaching, in 2002 he split the year as a Special Assistant to the Boston Red Sox coaching staff and a Coach for t...
Rob Fournier – Wabash Valley Community College | JUCO 101
April 04, 2022 19:07 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBRob Fournier is the Head Coach at Wabash Valley Community College, a Junior College in Mount Carmel, Illinois. A little background on Coach Fournier, he started his collegiate playing career at Ventura Community College from 1991-1992 and then transferred to MacMurray College, graduating in 1994. One year after graduating he started his collegiate coaching career, spending 1995-1996 as a hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at MacMurray College. In 1997, he was given the head coach po...
Jason Burke – Lander University | From Ramping Up to Recovery
March 29, 2022 19:54 - 46 minutes - 37.2 MBJason Burke the Head Coach at Lander University, a Division II program in Greenwood, South Carolina. He began his collegiate baseball playing career at Lander University and finished it at Southern Wesleyan University in 2004. Not soon after graduating he began his coaching career, spending 2006-2007 as an Assistant Coach at Wofford University. Then, from 2008-2011 he was Assistant Coach at Gardner Webb University and from 2012-2016 returned back to Wofford University as an Assistant Coach. ...
Jason Burke - Lander University | From Ramping Up to Recovery
March 29, 2022 19:54 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MBJason Burke the Head Coach at Lander University, a Division II program in Greenwood, South Carolina. He began his collegiate baseball playing career at Lander University and finished it at Southern Wesleyan University in 2004. Not soon after graduating he began his coaching career, spending 2006-2007 as an Assistant Coach at Wofford University. Then, from 2008-2011 he was Assistant Coach at Gardner Webb University and from 2012-2016 returned back to Wofford University as an Assistant Coach. ...
Toni Langhans – Oregon State University | Is Your Body Game Ready?
March 27, 2022 20:19 - 46 minutes - 26.5 MBToni Langhans is the Sports Dietician at Oregon State University, a very well-known Division I school in the Pac-12 Conference. She graduated from Indiana State University in 2014 with a degree in dietetics, there she also competed on the Track & Field team. Not long after graduating she completed a performance nutrition internship at Baylor University and then received a job at Washington State University as sports dietician. Next, she spent time in Okinawa, Japan on a Military Base help...
Eric Valent- Miami Marlins | Scouting at a High Level
March 21, 2022 23:22 - 56 minutes - 39.4 MBEric Valent is a former Major League Baseball player, now National Scouting Supervisor for the Miami Marlins. He was drafted out of High School by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, but decided to go to college instead. He spent his collegiate playing career at UCLA and was drafted at the end of his junior year by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round of the 1998 MLB Draft. Eric had his MLB Debut in June of 2001 and spent the next 5 seasons ...
Eric Valent – Miami Marlins | Scouting at a High Level
March 21, 2022 23:22 - 56 minutes - 32.4 MBEric Valent is a former Major League Baseball player, now National Scouting Supervisor for the Miami Marlins. He was drafted out of High School by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, but decided to go to college instead. He spent his collegiate playing career at UCLA and was drafted at the end of his junior year by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round of the 1998 MLB Draft. Eric had his MLB Debut in June of 2001 and spent the next 5 seasons ...
Andrew Wantz – Los Angeles Angels | Making the Transition
March 21, 2022 23:16 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBAndrew Wantz is a right-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels. He played collegiately at UNC Greensboro, a NCAA Division I program in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began to stand out his Sophomore year, being named 1st Team All-Conference and Conference Co-Pitcher of the year. In 2018, following his Senior year he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 7th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Three years later on July 4th, 2021 he made his Major League Baseball Debut. I...
Andrew Wantz- Los Angeles Angels | Making the Transition
March 21, 2022 23:16 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBAndrew Wantz is a right-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels. He played collegiately at UNC Greensboro, a NCAA Division I program in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began to stand out his Sophomore year, being named 1st Team All-Conference and Conference Co-Pitcher of the year. In 2018, following his Senior year he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 7th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Three years later on July 4th, 2021 he made his Major League Baseball Debut. I...
Deskaheh Bomberry- Sacramento City College | Why Do You Practice? (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 14, 2022 23:42 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDeskaheh Bomberry is the Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Mental Skills Coach at Sacramento City College, a Junior College in Sacramento, California. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Bomberry and I will be diving into the important question of “why do you practice?”. Too often practice is seen by players as less than the game, not as important, and something that doesn’t require a certain level of focus. In this Real Dirt podcast, we discuss the right and wrong reasons for wan...
Deskaheh Bomberry- Real Dirt Podcast | Why Do You Practice?
March 14, 2022 23:42 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDeskaheh Bomberry is the Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Mental Skills Coach at Sacramento City College, a Junior College in Sacramento, California. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Bomberry and I will be diving into the important question of “why do you practice?”. Too often practice is seen by players as less than the game, not as important, and something that doesn’t require a certain level of focus. In this Real Dirt podcast, we discuss the right and wrong reasons for wan...
Deskaheh Bomberry – Sacramento City College | Why Do You Practice? (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 14, 2022 23:42 - 34 minutes - 19.7 MBDeskaheh Bomberry is the Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Mental Skills Coach at Sacramento City College, a Junior College in Sacramento, California. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Bomberry and I will be diving into the important question of “why do you practice?”. Too often practice is seen by players as less than the game, not as important, and something that doesn’t require a certain level of focus. In this Real Dirt podcast, we discuss the right and wrong reasons for wan...
Dr. Kevin McGovern – Physical Therapist | Injury Prevention on the Mound
March 14, 2022 23:39 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBDr. Kevin McGovern is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Owner of Perfect Motion Sports Therapy. Throughout his time as a Physical Therapist he has founded two other Physical Therapy practices: McGovern Physical Therapy and Game 7 Physical Therapy. He invented G.A.M.E or Graded Active Movement Exam, a system of evaluation and corrective exercises for athletes. Dr. McGovern is also the founder of Velocity RX and a Podcast named Prov...
Dr. Kevin McGovern- Physical Therapist | Injury Prevention on the Mound
March 14, 2022 23:39 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBDr. Kevin McGovern is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Owner of Perfect Motion Sports Therapy. Throughout his time as a Physical Therapist he has founded two other Physical Therapy practices: McGovern Physical Therapy and Game 7 Physical Therapy. He invented G.A.M.E or Graded Active Movement Exam, a system of evaluation and corrective exercises for athletes. Dr. McGovern is also the founder of Velocity RX and a Podcast named Prov...
Jon Shehan – Millersville University | Timing in Recruiting (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 08, 2022 23:55 - 31 minutes - 18.1 MBJon Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania. As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast discussing what “timing in recruiting” means and how it can affect a prospective player. ...
Jon Shehan- Millersville University | Timing in Recruiting (A "Real Dirt" Podcast)
March 08, 2022 23:55 - 31 minutes - 22 MBJon Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania. As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast discussing what “timing in recruiting” means and how it can affect a prospective player. ...
John Shehan- Real Dirt Podcast | Timing in Recruiting
March 08, 2022 23:55 - 31 minutes - 22 MBJohn Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania. As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast discussing what “timing in recruiting” means and how it can affect a prospective player. ...
Jon Shehan- Real Dirt Podcast | Timing in Recruiting
March 08, 2022 23:55 - 31 minutes - 22 MBJohn Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania. As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast discussing what “timing in recruiting” means and how it can affect a prospective player. ...
John Merkh – Immaculata University | Diving into the JUCO and D3 Levels
February 28, 2022 18:41 - 52 minutes - 30.3 MBJohn Merkh is the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Immaculata University, a Division III school in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. He began his collegiate playing career at Junior College, Camden County College and then transferred to Penn State Abington University. He began his collegiate coaching career in 2013 as the Pitching coach at Camden County College. He was than promoted to the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator and then in 2017 promoted to ...
John Merkh- Immaculata University | Diving into the JUCO and D3 Levels
February 28, 2022 18:41 - 52 minutes - 36.9 MBJohn Merkh is the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Immaculata University, a Division III school in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. He began his collegiate playing career at Junior College, Camden County College and then transferred to Penn State Abington University. He began his collegiate coaching career in 2013 as the Pitching coach at Camden County College. He was than promoted to the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator and then in 2017 promoted to ...
Wayne Mazzoni- Sacred Heart University | Finding the Right College
February 28, 2022 18:31 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBWayne Mazzoni is the Pitching Coach at Sacred Heart University, a Private Division I school in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a 1991 graduate of Gettysburg College where he played his collegiate baseball career. Coach Mazzoni started his collegiate coaching career in 1992 as a Graduate Assistant for Nova Southeastern University. From 1993-1996 he was the Pitching Coach at Fairfield University and from 1997-1999 took a break from coaching and spent that time as an author and speaker. He the...
Zach Kokoska- Colorado Rockies Organization | Path to the MLB
February 22, 2022 15:01 - 48 minutes - 27.7 MBZach Kokoska is a Minor League Baseball Outfielder in the Colorado Rockies Organization. In his Senior year of High School, Zach was voted the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of The Year, as well as the USA Today Pennsylvania Player of The Year. He stated his Collegiate playing career at Virginia Tech and then transferred to Kansas State University. Then, Zach was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. He made a name for himself in his firs...
Steve Smith- Detroit Tigers Organization | Growing as a Coach and Person
February 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBSteve Smith is a Pitching Coordinator in the Detroit Tigers Organization. A little background on Coach Smith, starting with his collegiately playing career. He played at Mississippi College for one year before transferring to Baylor University where he spent the next three years of his career. He was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent a few years in professional baseball, making it as high as Triple A in the Giants ...
Hunter Hubbard- Southern Wesleyan University | Recruiting Done the Right Way
February 14, 2022 18:28 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBHunter Hubbard is the Interim Head Coach at Southern Wesleyan University, a NCAA Division II School in Central, South Carolina. He played collegiate baseball at The University of Akron, a Division I school in Akron, Ohio. Upon graduating in 2017 he spent 2018-2020 at East Georgia State as an Assistant Coach. Then, in 2021 he was an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University and on September 10th, 2021 he was promoted to Head Coach. In this podcast, we star...
Danny Perez- The Real Dirt Podcast | Maximizing In-Season Bullpens
February 14, 2022 18:20 - 30 minutes - 17.7 MBDanny Perez is the Pitching Coach at Hillsborough Community College, a Division I Junior College in Tampa, Florida. In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Perez and I will be diving into a conversation about in-season bullpens. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast by discussing real life examples of what Coach Perez’s players might be working on during an in-season bullpen session. We than discuss how to get the most out of bullpen sessions, Coach Perez believing that having a specific plan and...
Ryan Crotin- ArmCare.com | Everything Arm Health & Arm Care
February 06, 2022 18:55 - 52 minutes - 30 MBRyan Crotin is the Vice President of ArmCare.com, the company being focused on individualized assessment and training for competitive overhand athletes. A little background on Ryan Crotin starting from 2006 when he started his doctoral program at the University of Buffalo, focused on Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. His doctorate took him 7 years and whilst obtaining it he did many other things. From 2007-2008 he was a volunteer baseball coach and strength and conditioning coach at the...
Marc Marizzaldi- The Real Dirt Podcast | The Division II Experience
February 06, 2022 18:50 - 31 minutes - 18.1 MBMarc Marizzaldi is the Head Coach at Seton Hill University, an NCAA Division II College in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Coach Marizzaldi has been with the program for 17 seasons, obtaining an impressive total record of 610 wins to 316 losses. His team is just coming off of a 2021 season with a record of 39-8 and a trip to the NCCA Division II World Series. In this Real Dirt Podcast, we discuss all things NCAA Division II baseball. Coach Marizzadli explains what the Division II level is reall...
Cedric Mullins- Baltimore Orioles | In-depth Conversation with an MLB All-Star
January 31, 2022 19:36 - 49 minutes - 28.4 MBCedric Mullins is an All-Star Center Fielder in the Baltimore Orioles Organization. He started his collegiate playing career from 2013-2014 at Louisburg College, a Junior College in North Carolina. He then transferred and spent 2015 at Campbell University, a Division I college in North Carolina. In 2015, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles Organization in the 13th round, only spending a few seasons in the Minor Leagues. On August 10th, 2019, he was officially called up to the Major L...
Tony Cougoule- Westmont College | Everything Pitching
January 24, 2022 19:19 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBTony Cougoule is the Pitching Coach at Westmont College, an NAIA Division II program in Montecito, California. He started out his collegiate baseball playing career at Division III Ponoma Pitzer College, then got injured and transferred to JC Cañada College, then was recruited to play at NAIA Division II Mount Mercy University. After graduating from Mount Mercy University, he went on to coach collegiately, starting out at his alma mater in 2005. Then, from 2006-2007 he was the pitching co...
China McCarney- Jaeger Sports | Keeping Arms and Minds Healthy
January 24, 2022 19:13 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBChina McCarney is the Vice President and CFO of Jaeger Sports, as well as the Founder of Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression. He played baseball collegiately at three different colleges and was drafted twice throughout his career, first in 2008 in the 29th round and second in 2009 in the 33rd round. He has been a part of Jaeger Sports in some capacity since 2008. In 2014, he was named the companies Vice President and in 2019 was named the Chief Financial Officer. China McCarney is al...