Year: 2022

Michael KeeranWestern Illinois University; Macomb, IllinoisOffical BioHometown: Clear Lake, IowaEducation: Waldorf UniversityTwitter: @coachkeeran07 The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career. I always had a feeling and knew […]

Buckle your seatbelts! You’re going to be taken on a very passionate ride for the next hour. Michael Avalon has got a great thing going at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. And after listening […]

Mike EversoleLake Erie College, Painesville, OhioOffical BioHometown: Navarre, OhioEducation: Hiram College, Eastern New Mexico UniversityTwitter: @mike_eversole The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career. I decided I wanted […]

Back to Pennsylvania and the PSAC this week to talk to the head coach at West Chester University, Mike LaRosa. Coach LaRosa grew up in the area and never imagined he’d end up both playing […]

Back to the baseball hotbed of Pennsylvania to talk to the head baseball coach at Slippery Rock University, Jeff Messer. When you’ve been at one place for 38 years, you’ve probably got some things to […]

You may not have heard of Tennessee Wesleyan University, but you can bet that come playoff time, everyone in the NAIA knows what is headed their way when Billy Berry and his Bulldog baseball squad […]

If you need to consult with someone on the work-life balance issue, look no further than Drew Briese of Centre College Baseball and USA Baseball. Despite a very full plate, he notes that his schedule […]

Florida JUCO baseball is the real deal. Many names you recognize have come through this pipeline as players and coaches. One of the guys racking up the wins and developing big time players is Marty […]

Five minutes into this interview and it’s clear why Scott Stricklin loves having Tatum Hodge on his Georgia Bulldog Baseball staff. Seven years in total and now starting year two as the Director of Operations, […]

James MartinCovenant Christian Academy, Coleyville, TexasTexas Rangers Youth AcademyPerfect Game USAHometown: Bedford, TexasEducation: Tarrant County College, University of Texas at ArlingtonTwitter: @_CoachJMartin The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of […]

Well, we could call it an encore — or perhaps a second (or third) act. How about “the next chapter”? Any way you frame it, Russ Wright has a good thing going at Owyhee High […]

This week’s episode of Top Coach takes us to Kansas where we’ll be talking to Ryan Thompson, head baseball coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. MNU is coming of a confernce champioship and a […]

The next generation of young coaches give you reason to be hopeful. Rob Vaughn could be the poster child for that optimism. Listen to 15 minutes of this interview with the head coach of the […]

Another coach with roots in the Northeast making an impact in the coaching world. Edwin Thompson spent his formative years in Maine, adding another coach to the legacy of Northeast coaches. These days Coach Thompson […]

All the way back in episode 37, we featured a young volunteer coach at Penn State University that caught our eye because of his passion for the game and his genuine desire to influence the […]

Jamie BallMarcus High School, Flower Mound, TexasHometown: Forest, MississippiEducation: North Central Texas College; Hardin Simmons UniversityTwitter: @MistaCoachBallEmail: balljamie [at] lisd.net The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career. […]

As Ed Servais is quick to point out, everybody wants to play in Omaha. He gets to play, practice, and live there. For the last 20+ years, Coach Servais has called Creighton University and Omaha […]

It was a banner year in 2022 for the Georgia Southern baseball team, culminating in a #16 national seed in the NCAA Division 1 tournament. Just rewards indeed for one of college baseball’s really good […]

Except for four years of college, Larry Lee has called San Luis Obispo home — and what a home! At his “homes”, first at Cuesta College and now at Cal Poly, Coach Lee has amassed […]

Nick Pou (pronounced Pew) is another example why the Atlanta metro area has some of the finest coaches in the country and another great example as well of why I’m confident in this next generation […]

Chase StewartCopiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson, MississippiHometown: Laurel, MississippiEducation: Jones College, University of Southern MississippiTwitter: @chasestewart26Email: chase.stewart [at] colin.edu The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of yourcareer. I had always […]

Adam RostenRidgefield High School, Ridgefield, ConnecticutHometown: Mahopac, New YorkEducation: Roanoke College (BA), Mercy College (MS), Western Governors University (MS)Twitter: @CoachRosten27Email: rosten.adam [at] gmail.com The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part […]