Conversations with some of the top coaches in athletics
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The developments in baseball around the world are pretty exciting. Of course, we all see just how strong the game is in the far east and in Central America, but baseball is gaining a foothold […]
We could have spent the entire show talking about barbecue and Andy Griffith, but we finally got around to baseball. It appears that Tulane University’s Rick Jones knows almost as much about barbecue as he […]
Yeah, they play baseball in Minnesota and good baseball at that. Despite playing only seven home games in 2013, Minnesota State-Mankato and head coach Matt Magers fashioned a 42-9 record and a second place finish […]
Fergie Jenkins used to say that a pitcher’s best friend is a double play. I always said that a pitcher’s best friend is strike one. Our guest today appears to love strikes more than anyone […]
Nice guys do finish first. At least that’s the case with Arizona’s Andy Lopez. Coach Lopez has two College World Series rings, over 1100 wins, and several Coach of the Year awards, but his passion […]
From Slicer to Boilermaker — that’s the path that Purdue head coach Doug Schreiber has taken, with many stops in the Hoosier state and one foray into Arizona in between. After starting life as the […]
Normal, Illinois a go-to destination for high school baseball players looking to play at the next level? You bet! Especially when Illinois State’s Mark Kingston is doing the selling. Find out why Kingston was considered […]
From selling asphalt repairs and ad space in Tennessee Titans’ broadcasts (both dirty jobs) to an NJCAA D1 national championship — that’s the road that Central Alabama Community College’s Wynn Fletcher has traveled. He admittedly […]
Indiana University head baseball coach Tracy Smith is a man on a mission. Not only is he focused on making the Hoosiers one of the top programs in NCAA D1, he’s also pushing hard to […]
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