NJCAA

Shawn Schlechter North Iowa Area Community College Baseball Hometown: Burnsville, Minnesota Education: Northern Iowa Area Community College, Buena Vista University Twitter: @CoachSchlech_25 Email: schlesha [at] niacc.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might like […]

We’re headed back to Council Bluffs, Iowa this week for part 2 of our interview with Marc Rardin, head coach at Iowa Western Community College.  Our first visit was cut a bit short by technical difficulties, […]

Sometimes we look so hard at coaches we see on TV and hear speak at all the conferences that we sometime overlook the really good stories. Thanks to our friends out in the Top Coach […]

Jack Edmonson Copiah-Lincoln Community College Baseball Hometown: Louisville, Mississippi Education: East Central Community College, Mississippi Valley State, Delta State Twitter: @jackedmonson04 Email: jack.edmonson [at] colin.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might […]

It’s absolutely amazing what they’ve been able to accomplish in the state of Iowa when it comes to collegiate baseball, especially factoring in the brutal, so-called “Spring” weather. And it’s nowhere more evident than in […]

Trevor Burmeister Assistant Baseball Coach Madison College Education: Madison College, UW-La Crosse Hometwon: Verona, WI Twitter: @Burm_09 Trevor’s Blog Email Trevor  The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of […]

Chris Gresham Finger Lakes Community College Baseball Canandaigua, New York Education: Virginia Wesleyan College, SUNY Buffalo State, University of Buffalo Law School Twitter: @coachgresh28 Email: baseballer802 at gmail.com Official bio at Finger Lakes CC The moment you […]

Up in this part of New England, they love hockey and they love their Sawx — and they do love their baseball. That’s why it’s no surprise that Jeff Mejia has no problem finding guys […]

As many coaches will tell you, it is terribly hard to follow a legend. Former guest Jon Groth had built a successful program at Tyler (TX) Junior College and decided a few years back to […]

Often overlooked, the junior college coach provides a pipeline to nearly every major NCAA D1 program in the country. What has always amazed me about what these guys do is the continual recruiting process that […]

Jon Groth learned pretty quickly that there are many things in life more important than baseball. After a successful run at Tyler (TX) Junior College, including a national championship, there were some significant changes in […]

It’s been an incredible game of Can You Top This for Sinclair Community College and head coach Steve Dintaman the last few years, capping an amazing 53-win 2016 season with a run to the NJCAA […]

We’re making the short drive up old Route 66 today to talk to the long time head coach at Joliet Junior College, Wayne King. The home to the Blues Brothers and Rudy, Joliet also lays […]

The stories are what makes Top Coach an important part of the coaching arsenal, as you can learn so much from what others have done. If you’re a frequent listener to Top Coach, you understand […]

Let’s be clear about one thing here — we’re talking HARFORD baseball. Not HARTFORD. Not HARVARD. And the way things are going for this JUCO in Maryland, perhaps Harford will become a very familiar name […]

Steve Murry knew from a very young age that he wanted to be an athletic coach. Growing up in Nebraska, Murry found himself attracted to the game of football like most other young guys in […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]