There are at least a couple of firsts with this week’s guest. Texas Christian University’s Jim Schlossnagle graduated magna cum laude from Elon College and he’s listed among the notable residents of his hometown (Hagerstown, Maryland) in Wikipedia! But seriously, as another of the Rick …
Kevin McMullan is a hard-nosed former football player and wrestler from New Jersey who has parlayed his love for the thinking side of baseball into a great coaching career. Widely regarded as the top assistant coach in college baseball, McMullan has not found reason enough …
What started out as a college exchange trip for Tom Gillespie has turned into a globe trotting baseball adventure. Doing some work with Major League Baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates filled most of his time in Europe, but for the last year, his attention has …
Rob Cooper’s baseball has taken him all over the United States…and the world. Growing up in California and playing in Florida only marked the beginning. He’s been all over the country as an assistant coach and head coach. Now his work with USA Baseball is taking …
John Savage has a reputation as a super-organized and a relentless recruiter. And while UCLA has long been able to bring in the best recruits in Southern California, Savage has been able to get the kind of guys that fit his mold perfectly, with an …
The Heartland Community College baseball program was nothing more than a dream just seven years ago. In 2013, the Hawks participated in the NJCAA D2 World Series for the third straight year. In six seasons, head coach Nate Metzger and his staff have sent 84 …
Scott Stricklin parlayed a very nice run at Kent State into what most coaches consider to be a dream job — a coaching spot in college baseball’s best conference. Stricklin hopes to bring to the University of Georgia the same quality and consistency that his …
50 years in baseball is a satisfying way to spend your life. Dave Keilitz has spent the last 20 as Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association and will oversee his last coaches’ convention in Dallas this coming January. The Michigan native has no …
Aaron Fitt talks to more college baseball coaches than most anyone else. He’s one of those rare media guys that handles delicate situations in a balanced way instead of looking at it as a sensationalist opportunity. This is apparent in the discussion of two topics today …
Paul Mainieri runs one of the most respected and robust college baseball programs in the country. LSU is one of a handful of programs in the NCAA that pays for itself. Mainieri has a long list of former assistants and players that have moved into …
Faith Baptist Christian School of Brandon, Florida and coach Greg Hughes see baseball as a vehicle to help young people. That is itself in keeping with what most coaches see as their mission or one of their core values. Coach Hughes and FBCS have broadened …
Sorry, folks, no coaches during this episode of Top Coach. Your host, Jack Warren, hijacks this episode to talk a bit about some of the things he’s learned during the first nine episodes and reflects a bit on why we’re all doing what we do. …
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