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Dani Busboom Kelly comes from the volleyball hotbed of Nebraska, where she grew up loving all sports, but especially volleyball at the University of Nebraska. She eventually followed her dream to Lincoln where she starred [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc427-dani-busboom-kelly-louisville
We’re headed back to Ohio to talk to Rick Weaver, assistant baseball coach and head golf coach at Defiance High School. In this episode Coach Weaver talks about football in Ohio (it’s a big deal), [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc426-rick-weaver-defiance-oh-hs
High school coaches have a tough assignment. But you never get the idea that they dread it one bit. These are the folks in the trenches — typically doing most everything from coaching to field [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc425-jason-whited-centerville-oh-hs
In this episode of Top Coach we’re headed back to the Northeast, which has proven to be a very productive area for college baseball coaches through the years. This time we’ll be talking to another [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc424-scott-loiseau-southern-new-hampshire
It’s been a little while since we brought you someone from outside the baseball world. Well, we’ll just say – it was worth the wait. Buckle up and listen close, because Craig Skinner is bringing [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc423-craig-skinner-kentucky
In this episode of Top Coach we’re headed back into the world of baseball operations. Our guest is Denton Sagerman, Director of Baseball Operations and Pitching Development at Indiana University. Well, that most certainly is [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc422-denton-sagerman-indiana-university
We often point to what northern colleges are up against — especially with the start dates for the various collegiate divisions so early on the calendar. Well, you can add another layer of difficulty for [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc421-scott-landers-suny-oswego
David Kelton readily admits he never thought of coaching as a career option. He was so focused on his career as a player — through the professional ranks with the Cubs and the Braves — [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc420-david-kelton-lagrange-college
When you talk about connect the dots or the coaching tree, this guy ranks high on both those scorecards when it comes to Top Coach guests. Chris Razo is the head baseball coach at Heartland [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/chris-razo-heartland-cc
Today’s guest has no small task – leading the smallest school in NCAA Division 1 baseball, in a small town, pretty much in the middle of nowhere in the western part of South Carolina. That [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc418-elton-pollock-presbyterian
There’s not too many guests that can claim a feature film about their high school team. The Final Season is a film about the last year ever of baseball at Norway High School in Iowa. [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc417-justin-schulte-southeastern-cc
This week we’re headed to Neosho, Missouri where we’re talking to the had baseball coach of Crowder College, Travis Lallemand. Coach Lallemand heads up one of the more formidable teams in all of NJCAA D1, [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc416-travis-lallemand-crowder-college
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc415-michael-avalon-pearl-river-cc
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc414-mike-larosa-west-chester
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc413-jeff-messer-slippery-rock
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc412-billy-berry-tennessee-wesleyan
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc411-drew-briese-centre-college
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc410-marty-smith-college-of-central-florida
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, [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc409-tatum-hodge-georgia
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc408-russ-wright-owyhee-hs-id
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc407-ryan-thompson-midamerica-nazarene
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc406-rob-vaughn-maryland
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc405-edwin-thompson-georgetown
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc404-blake-beemer-butler
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc403-ed-servais-creighton
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc402-rodney-hennon-georgia-southern
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc401-larry-lee-cal-poly
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 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc400-nick-pou-sandy-creek-hs-ga
I guess you could say he’s a Texas guy through and through. Except for a couple of summers in Kansas, Kevin Brooks has never called any place but Texas home. After spending his first 24 [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc399-kevin-brooks-angelo-state-university
Many of you who follow college baseball will no doubt remember Landon Powell and his exploits at South Carolina for the legendary Ray Tanner. You’ll probably also likely remember that he was on the receiving [...] http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc398-landon-powell-north-greenville-university
