Jason Rathbun enters his first season as Bonnies Baseball head coach in 2023 after an incredible run at the junior college level. Rathbun turned Herkimer Community College baseball into one of the most successful and consistent junior college programs in the country during his 17 years at the helm, moving to Bona's after winning the 2022 national championship. In Rathbun's time at Herkimer, he guided the Generals to a 556-180 overall record while averaging over 30 wins per season. Rathbun's squa...
Jan 05, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Bryan Torresani enters his seventh season as the Head Baseball Coach at Arcadia in 2023. In six seasons, Torresani holds an overall record of 155-74 (.677) and a conference record of 81-31 (.723). Torresani's 155 wins currently rank second on the program's all-time wins list. Torresani's teams have reached the conference tournament every season, including winning the conference in 2017, 2018, and 2022. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III Regional each year, including hosting the Glenside ...
Jan 04, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Rob Hardy was named Rice Baseball's Director of Player Development in December of 2021 and then joined Jose Cruz Jr.'s staff in 2022 as an assistant coach. Hardy came to Rice from Siena College in Albany, New York where he served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator since 2020. Siena's pitching staff was a key factor in the Saints reaching the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament for the first time since 2017. He led a data-driven approach to develop the pitching staff which...
Jan 04, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Baltimore native Bruce Cameron returns for his 14th season as the top assistant on Kevin Anderson's staff. Cameron came to Shenandoah University in July 2008 after spending 11 years as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. He was promoted to associate head coach in August, 2019. The final nine years of his experience in Morgantown came as the Mountaineers top assistant. During that 11-year span, Cameron helped WVU to three seasons of at least 36 victories and Big East Tournament berths...
Dec 26, 2022•47 min
A well-respected figure around the game, Wheeler has been recognized by his peers as the top recruiting coordinator in the Atlantic 10 in a survey conducted by D1Baseball.com. The Hawks have appeared in two Atlantic 10 postseasons during his time in the Crimson and Gray, winning 20 games or more in each of his full seasons at SJU. While working with the Hawk hitters, Wheeler has helped guide a number of players to success, including 2017 MLB fifth-round draft pick Deon Stafford, Jr., who set a s...
Dec 15, 2022•48 min
The Sports Doctor is in! Dr. Robert A Weil, Sports Podiatrist, specializes in orthotics that improve alignment, stability, balance & performance. He has practiced podiatry & sports medicine for over 30 years in the Aurora- Naperville area and was recently inducted into the prestigious 2019 National Fitness Hall Of Fame. Dr. Bob has treated many of the world’s premier athletes from all types of sports. He is the host of “The Sports Doctor™” Radio Show. The show is now featured on BBS Radi...
Dec 12, 2022•34 min
Coach Bacon is a 2012 graduate of Avila University in Missouri where he finished his playing career with a 20-6 pitching record, was a two-time all-conference honoree, and was inducted into the Avila University Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 with the 2012 team. He started his collegiate career at Harding University (Arkansas). Bacon holds a bachelor’s degree from Avila University and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri. Along with coaching baseball Bacon will serve as a professor in t...
Dec 11, 2022•41 min
Scott Bickel was named head baseball coach to lead the Crimson Pride in their inaugural season in the Spring of 2023. Bickel is a former Indiana All-State Pitcher from Huntington, Indiana. He went on to play collegiately for the University of Saint Francis (IN). In 2011, he graduated with a degree in Secondary Education for Mathematics and Mild Intervention. In December of 2021, he earned his Master's degree from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA in Athletic Administration and Coaching. "It is...
Dec 07, 2022•44 min
Acosta has over 30 years' coaching experience to the position and most recently has been an assistant coach at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, North Carolina. He is not a stranger to Iowa Lakes as he served as assistant baseball coach at Iowa Lakes from 2006-2010. His coaching experience covers a wide range. He coached all levels of baseball: youth organizations, high school, college, and professional. He has worked as a scout, strength and conditioning coach, and hitting and pitch...
Dec 06, 2022•33 min
The 2023 baseball season will be Coach Bennett’s 21st season at the helm. His overall record at FCC is 719-286. On April 6th, 2022, Bennett reached a significant coaching milestone as he earned his 700th career win. On May 5, 2022, Bennett coached his 1000th game as a Head Coach in the college ranks. Coach Bennett has led the Cougars to the Region XX Tournament 19 times, including 12 trips to the championship game and five trips to the NJCAA Division II World Series in 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021, an...
Dec 02, 2022•50 min
John Poss enters his fifth season as the head coach of the baseball program in 2022. Poss brings an extensive baseball background to Wilson, both as a professional player and as a successful coach. Since 2012, he has led the St. Mary’s Catholic High School program in Annapolis, Maryland to a 123-28 record while grooming 22 student-athletes that would go on to compete at the collegiate level. Prior to taking over the program at St. Mary’s Catholic, Poss served as an assistant coach at his high sc...
Dec 01, 2022•31 min
Deron "Doc" Neiman enters his third year as head baseball coach in 2022. He previously served as the interim head coach during the 2020 season after having spent the previous year as a volunteer assistant coach. Prior to coming to Clarion, Neiman spent time at Erskine College where he served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach, Head Junior Varsity Coach and Camp Coordinator, while also instructing catchers and hitters. During his time at Erskine, Neiman coached two post season award winners. Doc saw ...
Nov 30, 2022•41 min
Ryan Palmer was born and raised in Rumford, Maine. Ryan attended CMCC where he played 2 years of baseball and made the all conference team in 2004. Ryan was a member of the 2004 team that qualified for Nationals in Tampa, FL. Ryan was chosen as a member of the CMCC all-decade team (2000-2010). Ryan brings to the team over 10 years of coaching experience at the high school level, (7 years as a head coach). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseballbluebook/support ...
Nov 29, 2022•37 min
Winner of 400+ games at the college level, Coach Exeter has decided to hang up the "cleats" and pursue a career in the private sector. Focusing on player development, Exeter will continue to work across the pond with the organization, Old World Baseball. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseballbluebook/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022•39 min
CJ Mooney was selected to be the MCC Head Baseball Coach prior to the start of the 2014 Baseball Season. The 2022 season was a historic one for the Middlesex College Baseball team as five single season program records were broken, including the record for most wins in a season. The 2022 Colts won 37 games, six more than the previous record of 31 which had stood for over 20 years. The Colts earned a trip to the Region XIX Tournament in 2022 and Coach Mooney was voted by his colleagues as the reci...
Nov 21, 2022•46 min
The 2023 baseball season is Rob Cooper’s 10th as head coach of the Nittany Lion baseball program. Cooper was selected as the 14th head baseball coach in Penn State history on August 9, 2013. Not shy about stating his ultimate goal of returning Penn State to Omaha in June, the Lions have made significant strides under his leadership. Under his tutelage, 12 players have been drafted and 13 total have signed with MLB teams in the last five seasons with a full draft. However, his strong belief in th...
Nov 17, 2022•42 min
Kaufman began his coaching career in 2015 following a four-year playing career at NCAA Division II California University of Pennsylvania. In addition to serving as team captain for the Vulcans, Kaufman was also a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference All-Academic selection and holds the school record for career throw-out percentage and caught stealing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseballbluebook/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Nov 16, 2022•33 min
When it comes to outfield play, Andre Butler is one of the best in the coaching profession at developing high-level outfielders. With 11 years of coaching experience, he’s never been more passionate about the outfield position than now. Dating back to 2012, Coach Butler noticed the lack of outfield attention given to high school and collegiate players. Since then he has created an aggressive mentality that allows players to play free and easy while having a plan for their every move. --- Support...
Nov 15, 2022•41 min
Matt Midkiff is entering his ninth season as the head baseball coach at Swarthmore in 2021. During his tenure, Midkiff has led the Garnet to a 171-114-1 record with seven winning seasons. Midkiff, formerly an assistant baseball coach at Swarthmore, returned to the college after serving as the head baseball coach at Eastern University from 2009 to 2012. A native of Brandon, Florida, Midkiff played collegiately at the University of South Florida and Wilkes University. During his junior season at W...
Nov 14, 2022•48 min
Alex Guerra is Radford Baseball's seventh head coach in program history. In his seven years on Marlin Ikenberry's staff at JMU, Guerra guided the Dukes through a complete rebuild which saw them produce strong results on the diamond and a long list of standout players. Most recently, Guerra helped the 2022 JMU squad to a 27-26 overall record with 12 wins in the Colonial Athletic Association, their most conference wins since 2016. Seven Dukes earned all-conference honors and the team posted a .971...
Nov 11, 2022•48 min
Coach Verlin joins Coach Hoover's staff after spending the last two seasons as as an Assistant Coach at Bowling Green State University. In his time with BGSU, Coach Verlin helped the Falcons to 38 wins, including the programs first 20 win season in six years in 2021. Working primarily with the Falcon catchers, Coach Verlin helped the team to the second best caught stealing percentage in the Mid-American Conference. Prior to his time at Bowling Green, Coach Verlin spent three seasons at NCAA DIII...
Nov 10, 2022•39 min
Since 1994, Hope College has won nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships and appeared in the NCAA Division III tournament four times under coach Stu Fritz. He has guided the Flying Dutchmen to MIAA Championships in 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2013. The nine league championships places Stuart in a tie for the most MIAA baseball titles by a coach, sharing the honor with Frank Joranko of Albion and Craig Rainey of Adrian. The Flying Dutchmen ha...
Nov 09, 2022•43 min
Jerry Oakes joined the Phoenix coaching staff in September 2020 after spending eight seasons as the pitching coach at the University of Pittsburgh. He enters his second year as the team's pitching coach in 2021-22. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseballbluebook/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 08, 2022•39 min
Not only was Posey on-hand for the rebuilding of the EMU baseball program that happened under Spotts, he played an active role. Posey was a senior on the 2014 team, helping to lead the Royals to just their third 20-win season in program history. Then in 2015, in his first season on the coaching staff, EMU tied the program record with 10 ODAC wins and broke a 12-year drought with a trip to the ODAC Tournament. Posey has been key in recruiting many of the players on the roster, as well as the deve...
Nov 07, 2022•44 min
Cory Beddick named Gettysburg College's next head baseball coach, in July, 2022. Beddick becomes just the sixth skipper to lead the Bullets' baseball program since 1913, returning to his alma mater to take over the program in which he played under John Campo. Campo retired at the end of the season after 36 years as head coach. "I am excited to welcome Cory back to Gettysburg," Mattia said. "It was obvious through the interview process the passion and dedication that he has for Gettysburg Basebal...
Nov 03, 2022•45 min
Eric Folmar will enter his third season as head coach in 2022 In his first full season in spring of 2021, Folmar guided the Golden Bears to 17 wins overall and 11 in the PSAC, the most since 2018. KU also had its first All-PSAC selections since that year, as Collin Bishop earned First Team and Gavin Moretski was tabbed Second Team. In a shortened first season at the helm in 2020, Folmar led the Golden Bears to a 7-4 overall record, the program's first winning record to end a season since 2014. W...
Nov 02, 2022•41 min
Kevin Burdick enters his third season as the head coach of the Pride in 2023 and his eighth season overall with the program. He has previously worked as the hitting coach and the mental skills coach. During his tenure, the Pride have been to seven conference tournaments and one NCAA regional by capturing the MAC Commonwealth championship in 2016. In his two years as head coach, Burdick has coached 11 All-MAC Commonwealth players, one MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year, four All-Region players, ...
Nov 01, 2022•33 min
Millersville alum Jon Shehan has built the Marauder baseball program into a contender at the conference, regional and national levels. In 15 seasons, Millersville has won nine PSAC Eastern Division Championships, two PSAC Championships, two NCAA Atlantic Regional titles, and totaled five 40-win seasons and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Marauders have reached nine consecutive NCAA regionals, and the 2016 Marauders finished as the NCAA Division II Runner-Up. --- Support this podcast: https:/...
Oct 31, 2022•41 min
Coach Bailey recently finished a 42-year coaching and teaching career (seventeen in high school and twenty-five in college). From being the Head Coach at West Linn High School and participating in the 1995 State Championship Game, to winning National Championships in 2004 as Head Coach at George Fox University, and in 2018 as Associate Head Coach at Oregon State University, Coach Bailey is a man of deep convictions and commitment to athletes at the HS and college level. --- Support this podcast:...
Oct 28, 2022•41 min
The father-son combination is rare amongst college coaching staffs, but the elder Williams has been a part of the staff since head coach Williams' arrival in the fall of 2019. He spent a number of years in professional and collegiate baseball, most recently as an assistant at UMBC from 2013-2018 where he helped coach the Retriever infielders and hitters, on their way to a 2017 America East Conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif...
Oct 28, 2022•56 min
