Latest Little league Podcast Episodes
109: Moms and Baseball Discuss GoFundMe for Baseball Fundraising
Moms and Baseball - March 02, 2024 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsDiana and Stephanie do a quick update on life, talk about the upcoming baseball season, and discuss the hot topic of Alyssa Milano’s gofundme for her son’s Cooperstown baseball trip. Apologies for the robotic-sounding audio on this one -- we were having some technological difficulties on Diana...
108: Communicating with Your Teen
Moms and Baseball - January 19, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsDiana and Stephanie discuss The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Words of Affirmation Acts of Service Quality Time Giving Gifts Physical Touch They discuss what love language their teens speak. Take the quiz here to find out your love language, as well as your teens love language to impro...
107: Baseball Family Holiday Gift Guide
Moms and Baseball - November 24, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHoliday Gift Guide for Baseball Families Youth Kids Electronic Baseball Pitching Machine Crocs with jibbitz Blitzball Starter Pack WebGlove Training Glove Sliding mitt, Black Friday deals on elbow guards Baseball Lifestyle 101 clothes Baseballism clothes Personalized Number Charm Neckl...
106: Why We Really Start Travel Baseball
Moms and Baseball - October 13, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsStephanie and Diana discuss a poll from Parents and Baseball and share the honest truth about why we started down the travel baseball path. Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: https://momsandbaseball.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Join ...
105: Moms and Baseball Burnout
Moms and Baseball - September 01, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsDiana and Stephanie sit down to update a bit about what our summer baseball season looked like and try to examine where the newfound feeling of baseball burnout is coming from. Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: https://momsandbaseball.com Follow us on Fa...
104: WWBA 2026 Grads Tournament Review
Moms and Baseball - August 04, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThis episode we are reviewing the WWBA 2026 Grads Tournament with special guest, Patrick Malley. The WWBA 15u National Championship took place at East Cobb Complex and surrounding Atlanta facilities. Location(s): PG East Cobb Complex Hog Mountain Sports Complex, Flowery Branch, GA Alpharet...
103: 6 Reasons You Are Spending Too Much Money on Travel Ball
Moms and Baseball - June 16, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWe all know how all the expenses from travel baseball can add up over the season, so today we are going to talk about why you are spending too much money on travel baseball, and what you can do to lower the overall cost. Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: ...
102: Inside Scoop From A Former Ivy League College Coach
Moms and Baseball - May 19, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are talking about the inside scoop of college recruiting from a former Ivy League coach’s perspective. To help us with this topic we invited special guest Kayla Noonan. Kayla was the head softball coach at Columbia University for 14 years and she is sharing her expertise on recruiting, ...
101: 9 Things We Wish We Knew When We Started Travel Ball
Moms and Baseball - May 05, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are reflecting on our 15-years-combined experience of being a baseball parent and discussing all the things we have learned that we wish we knew when our kids started travel ball. Listen and find out what made our top 9 list. Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on...
100: Baseball and More from a 15 yo Perspective, Part 2
Moms and Baseball - April 07, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThis is our 100th episode and we want to thank all our listeners for continuing to share and listen to our episodes. We are so proud and happy to create some great content for parents, coaches, youth athletes and anyone else that loves baseball. Today, Stephanie interviews Keegan, her 15-year ...
099- Moms and the World Baseball Classic with Susana Lluch (Alek Manoah's mom)
Moms and Baseball - March 24, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWe are so excited to welcome back special guest Susana Lluch. Susana is Alek Manoah & Erik Manoah’s mom who previously joined us for Episode 65 back in November 2021. Today she joins Stephanie and Diana to catch up and talk baseball--especially the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Mentioned: Epis...
098: The Dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs
Moms and Baseball - March 10, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are discussing the dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) including anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), some energy drinks, and also some dietary supplements. We invited special guest Don Hooton, Jr. to talk about this important topic and why it is such an important to...
097: Nutrition Essentials for Baseball Performance
Moms and Baseball - February 24, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are discussing why nutrition is the most important piece of the performance puzzle for athletes. Our expert is Sports Dietitian, Tavis Piattoly. He's been working in the field of high performance and Sports Nutrition for the past 21 years designing personalized nutrition programs for hi...
096: Is Travel Baseball Watered Down?
Moms and Baseball - February 10, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are discussing our opinions about travel baseball and whether the travel baseball market is oversaturated with baseball organizations? And if there are too many teams, does it matter? What would that mean? On Deck: We speak with a sports dietician about nutritional needs for young athl...
095: Travel Ball, Parents, and More from a 15-y.o. Perspective
Moms and Baseball - January 27, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday Diana interviews Xander, her 15-year old son, to hear his perspective on baseball. They discuss his experience with travel/select ball, rec ball and his thoughts on possible regrets, parent pet-peeves, the possibility of playing college baseball, and more. Follow Moms and Baseball: Kee...
094: Commotio Cordis and Baseball
Moms and Baseball - January 13, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are talking about Damar Hamlin, commotio cordis and cardiac arrest, how it is relevant to baseball, and what if anything can be done to help prevent it. We recently witnessed the clip of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing after a collision with Bengals wide receiver in a NFL ...
093: Stephanie's Favorite Episode of 2022
Moms and Baseball - December 30, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we are sharing Stephanie's favorite episode of 2022, which was Episode 83: Moms and Pitch Counts. ----- Today's episode we are talking about pitch counts and why parents need to be aware. Tommy John surgery is on the rise and not just for MLB pitchers either. Diana and Stephanie discuss T...
092: Diana's Favorite Episode of 2022
Moms and Baseball - December 16, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor the last 2 episodes of 2022, we each pick our favorite episode to re-share. This is Diana's Favorite of 2022: Episode 73- College Athletic Recruiting with with Coach Renee Lopez. Coach Lopez is a 20-year coaching veteran, and an expert in the college recruiting process. She has served as t...
091: College Baseball Camps, Part 2
Moms and Baseball - December 02, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday is Part 2 of our mini-series with Lisa Messey. Lisa is back to discuss college baseball camps, which were vital in the process of her son Drew's verbal commitment to University of Louisville as a 2026 grad. In particular, Lisa shares her son's experience at the week-long camp at Vanderbil...
090: Verbally Committing as a young Player- One Family's Story
Moms and Baseball - November 18, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn Part 1 of a 2-part series with return guest Lisa Messey, we discuss her son Drew's recent verbal commitment to the University of Louisville as a Class of 26 shortstop. Lisa walks us through what that process looked like for them, including the "why" and "how" of verbally committing as an unde...
089: Ballparks of America Review (and Update)
Moms and Baseball - November 04, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsBallparks of America, Week-long Tournament (12u & 13u) Location: Branson, Missouri Grading Scale: Fields: 5/5 points Tournament Management: 4.5/5 points Fees: 5/5 Restrooms: 4/5 points not many, long walk, a little messy Umpires: 3/3 points Concessions: 2/2 points Miscellaneous: 5/5 points pi...
088: Travel Ball with a Community Focus -- How We Accidentally Interviewed Jake Cronenworth's Little League Coach
Moms and Baseball - October 21, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we spoke with guest Matt Distelrath about a unique hybrid of travel baseball and community/Little League baseball in St. Clair, Michigan. We also learn all about when Matt coached Jake Cronenworth, star baseball player with the San Diego Padres, in Little League and what Jake was like as a...
087: MLB Rule Changes Explained
Moms and Baseball - October 07, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we explain the rule changes that will be implemented in MLB in the 2023 season. Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: https://momsandbaseball.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Join our Facebook group, Parents and Baseball You can also...
086: Mental Health of Student Athletes
Moms and Baseball - September 23, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn honor of National Suicide Prevention month, we invited back our favorite Directors of Athletics-- Steve Young and Michael Gulino-- to discuss mental health of student athletes. Steve Young is a current Director of Athletics at New Rochelle School District (just outside Manhattan). Michael...
085: Travel Ball Etiquette
Moms and Baseball - August 12, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday we discuss commonly understood, yet mostly-unspoken "rules" of travel baseball etiquette for parents, players, and coaches. ----------------------------------------- Follow Moms and Baseball: Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: https://momsandbaseball.com Follow us on Faceboo...
084: PBR Great Lakes Underclassmen Review (Ohio)
Moms and Baseball - July 15, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsPBR Great Lakes Underclassmen Review in Toledo, Ohio June 3-6 14u-16u 17 teams in 14u - Majors level teams Location(s): GLENWOOD ATHLETIC COMPLEX - TURF / Perrysburg, OH OTTAWA HILLS HS / Ottawa Hills, OH SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY - TURF / Adrian, MI OUSKY FIELD - TURF / Oregon, OH PEMBERVILLE ...
083: Moms and Pitch Counts
Moms and Baseball - June 17, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday's episode we are talking about pitch counts and why parents need to be aware. Tommy John surgery is on the rise and not just for MLB pitchers either. Diana and Stephanie discuss Tommy John surgery, pitch counts and rest days, recommendations for parents to protect their youth players arm, ...
082: USSSA Tournaments at Canton Sports Center Review (Michigan)
Moms and Baseball - June 03, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsUSSSA Tournaments - Canton Sports Center at Victory Park 8u - 13u AA - Majors Location(s): Canton, Michigan Today we talk about USSSA Tournaments in Canton, Michigan at the Canton Sports Center. We have attended dozens of these tournaments over the years, at both the AA and Open/Majors level, ...
081: K Sports Ohio Valley Classic Review
Moms and Baseball - May 20, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsK Sports Ohio Valley Classic Scouted by PBR 14u Location(s): First Watch Fields/WCBC - Kemba Baseball Complex West Chester, Ohio Blue Ash Sports Center Cincinnati, Ohio Warren County Sports Park Lebanon, Ohio Today we talk about the K Sports Ohio Valley Classic that took place in and near C...
080: Moms and Guest/Fill-in Players
Moms and Baseball - May 06, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWe welcome back Amber to discuss our most controversial topic to date. This is an issue that we have seen cause teams to blow-up overnight. We discuss how we define guest players and fill-in players, and how/when we believe these players should be picked up by a coach. Amber also offers some e...