Some would say that Scott Brosius has lived a charmed life. He calls it a blessed life. From playing on the same field as Ruth, Gerig, Dimaggio, and Mantle to winning three World Series rings to taking his Linfield College team to the NCAA DIII …
Mike Rooney, like many previous guests, hails from the Northeast. But he’s now living the good life out in Arizona (at least until May hits and the only good place to watch a game is indoors). Mike played his college ball for Pat Murphy at …
With hires like this one, it can’t be long until the Chicago Cubs are playing in October. Okay, some wishful HOPING on this Cub fan’s part, but there’s no doubt that the Cubs’ front office has their mind right when they brought Derek Johnson aboard …
More than two decades of coaching and currently leading one of the top programs in the country and he’s returning my text messages at 5:00 in the morning. That should tell you a lot of what you need to know about Vanderbilt‘s Tim Corbin. He …
There are people you speak to where passion seems to ooze out of every pore. Ed Blankmeyer is one of those guys. His legacy appears to be set in cement, but that hasn’t left him resting on his laurels. He continues to push the St. …
Ole Miss baseball coach Cliff Godwin sings his praises and just the mention of his name on Twitter brings a flood of responses, so I just had to talk to him. I first chatted with Brian Cain on Top Coach Resource to let him tell …
Cliff Godwin is another one of those assistants who’s getting a lot of attention. Coach Godwin is known for his enthusiasm — and that’s on top of all the other things that makes for a good baseball coach. Like Tulane’s Rick Jones, Godwin is a …
Another episode and another Northeast guy. Bryant University’s Steve Owens is Northeast through and though, having spent his entire life in the Northeast, with the exception of a short stint in West Virginia, courtesy of the Chicago Cubs. And thanks to the Cubs, we’ve got …
Whether it’s delivering the latest clinic session on baserunning or giving a post-game press conference in Omaha, Dan McDonnell has become one of the most recognizable faces in college baseball. Since 2006, he and his Louisville Cardinals have strung together an amazing streak of success, …
by Jack Warren, Top Coach host Getting 26 episodes into Top Coach has demonstrated one thing to me above all else – coaches want to help coaches. In all of my days in baseball, it has always amazed me that coaches are so willing to …
Jerry Rashid‘s 729 wins ranks him #7 all time in the state of Illinois. His Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central team won the state championship in 2006, with current Cleveland Indians pitcher Zach McAllister, and was runner-up in 2008. In addition to well disciplined and successful …
by Jack Warren Not only have some of the top coaches in all of baseball been so very gracious and accommodating by agreeing to share their knowledge with the Top Coach community on our podcasts, but many of these same coaches have helped contribute to …
Given that a significant portion of our Top Coach community is made up of high school coaches, I really intended to get a high school coach on here sooner. For our first guest I didn’t go checking any hall of fame lists, but rather called …
When we last spoke with Tom Gillespie of Play Global! in episode 19 of Top Coach, Tom told us that although they had been waiting for a year, they still had not yet made it through the approval process at the IRS for non-profit status. …
Ed Flaherty wouldn’t change a thing. In his 29th season with NCAA DIII University of Southern Maine, Flaherty has amassed quite a resume. Seven trips to the DIII World Series, two rings, and many Coach of the Year awards. Asked if he do anything differently …
Another couple of firsts for us here at Top Coach. The first coach we’ve talked to who’s made it to the big leagues and also the first coach who’s not coached in his first game. Ryan Garko returns to his alma mater after 10 seasons …
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 …