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Each episode, host Jack Warren takes you inside some of the most successful athletic programs across the country and around the world. He talks to coaches about coaching as a career and what it takes to run a successful program. We leave the clinic topics for clinics, but instead choose to focus on…

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    • Apr 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    TC427: Dani Busboom Kelly, Louisville

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 56:55


    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 [...]

    TC426: Rick Weaver, Defiance (OH) HS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 59:32


    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), [...]

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    TC425: Jason Whited, Centerville (OH) HS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 59:32


    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 [...]

    TC424: Scott Loiseau, Southern New Hampshire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 60:29


    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 [...]

    TC423: Craig Skinner, Kentucky

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 60:51


    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 [...]

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    TC422: Denton Sagerman, Indiana University

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 56:05


    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 [...]

    TC421: Scott Landers, SUNY Oswego

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 73:42


    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 [...]

    TC420: David Kelton, LaGrange College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 61:40


    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 — [...]

    TC419: Chris Razo, Heartland CC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 56:29


    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 [...]

    TC418: Elton Pollock, Presbyterian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 64:08


    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 [...]

    TC417: Justin Schulte, Southeastern CC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 60:26


    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. [...]

    TC416: Travis Lallemand, Crowder College

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 55:01


    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, [...]

    TC415: Michael Avalon, Pearl River CC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 71:35


    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 [...]

    TC414: Mike LaRosa, West Chester

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 64:01


    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 [...]

    TC413: Jeff Messer, Slippery Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 70:29


    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 [...]

    TC412: Billy Berry, Tennessee Wesleyan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 66:16


    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 [...]

    TC411: Drew Briese, Centre College

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 64:16


    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 [...]

    TC410: Marty Smith, College of Central Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 52:40


    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 [...]

    TC409: Tatum Hodge, Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 64:14


    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, [...]

    TC408: Russ Wright, Owyhee HS (ID)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 70:58


    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 [...]

    TC407: Ryan Thompson, MidAmerica Nazarene

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 56:53


    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 [...]

    TC406: Rob Vaughn, Maryland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 73:28


    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 [...]

    TC405: Edwin Thompson, Georgetown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 57:45


    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 [...]

    TC404: Blake Beemer, Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 49:39


    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 [...]

    TC403: Ed Servais, Creighton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 73:09


    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 [...]

    TC402: Rodney Hennon, Georgia Southern

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 72:31


    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 [...]

    TC401: Larry Lee, Cal Poly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 72:19


    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 [...]

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    TC400: Nick Pou, Sandy Creek HS (GA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 56:29


    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 [...]

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    TC399: Kevin Brooks, Angelo State University

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 62:42


    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 [...]

    TC398: Landon Powell, North Greenville University

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 58:02


    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 [...]

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    TC397: Ryan Copeland, University of Illinois-Springfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 69:39


    When Chris Ramirez made the trek north to take over the baseball program at the University of Illinois-Springfield, you began to notice that there was some great baseball be played in Illinois' capitol city. Coach [...]

    TC396: Greg Dennis, Chattanooga State CC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 67:54


    Greg Dennis called Chattanooga his home during his formative years, gaining attention for his skill at the game of baseball. Those skills took him to Texas for his college years, followed by a long stint [...]

    TC395: Mik Aoki, Morehead State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 61:37


    Another coach from the Northeast makes a huge impact on college baseball. As we've seen and heard on Top Coach, that is not news. Mik Aoki is another in that long line who got their [...]

    TC394: Keith Veale, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 65:44


    There's typically a compelling story behind folks who stick with anything for a long time — and do it well. Keith Veale demonstrates in this episode of Top Coach that it is indeed the case. [...]

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    TC393: Brad Shelton, University of the Cumberlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 65:23


    Raise your hand if you've driven down I-75 between Lexington and Knoxville and wondered about that great looking campus along the east side of the highway in Williamsburg, Kentucky. That very beautiful and inviting campus [...]

    TC392: Tony Klarberg, Swedish Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 47:09


    Tony Klarberg is doing his best to grow the game of baseball in Sweden. He first joined us in episode 167 back in 2016 with an international panel assembled at the ABCA convention in Nashville. [...]

    TC391: Jordon Banfield, Oakland University

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 65:25


    Jordon Banfield believes in himself. That becomes apparent two minutes into a conversation with the Oakland University coach. And not in an arrogant way. Not at all. It's in the “Let me take your non-paying [...]

    TC390: Matt Noone, Babson College

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 55:38


    Another fine example of what the Northeast produces when it comes to baseball. The list is seemingly endless when it comes to guys who've had to coach in an unfavorable climate, yet have managed to [...]

    TC389: Eddie Smith, Utah Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 51:38


    Seemingly, Eddie Smith has been around the world and back. For such a young guy, he's taken on new challenges at every turn, no matter where that opportunity is located or in what form it [...]

    TC388: Tony Wolfe, Buford (GA) HS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 69:24


    The thing that strikes you immediately about Tony Wolfe is that he has a great grasp on why he's doing what he's doing. And as you'll hear in this episode, he makes sure that the [...]

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    TC387: Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 61:12


    Jim Chester has done it all in his college coaching career, with a coaching path that has travelled from JUCO to NCAA D3 to D2 to D1. He'll be the first to tell you that [...]

    TC386: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 45:22


    This interview was originally released in 2017. It has proved to be so popular that it continues to get downloaded every single day. Many of you have either not heard it or haven't heard it [...]

    TC385: Tom Marker, Olentangy Orange HS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 38:01


    Tom Marker is one of the risings stars on the high school baseball scene. In his short time at Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, Ohio, Coach Marker has his Pioneer baseball squad contending [...]

    TC384: Ed Mathey, North Central College

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 54:21


    We do love our D3 baseball here at Top Coach and today we've got a guy who's found a home doing what he loves at his D3 alma mater. Ed Mathey is racking up the [...]

    TC383: Rob Fournier, Wabash Valley College

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 50:50


    We've had our share of coaches who've grown up in California and moved east to play or coach — Erik Bakich, Rob Cooper, and Butch Chaffin, to name just a few. Today we add to [...]

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    TC382: Tom Cantrell, North Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 65:37


    Since helping to relaunch the baseball program at the University of North Georgia, Tom Cantrell has steady and relentless, amassing nearly 800 wins in his 22 seasons at the helm. He's another one of the [...]

    TC381: Anthony Ferro, Butte College

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 55:15


    In this episode of Top Coach Podcast, we're headed back out to the California JUCO ranks to talk to the head coach of Butte College baseball, Anthony Ferro. Buckle your seatbelt and hold on tight, [...]

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    TC380: Danny Struck, Jeffersonville (IN) HS Wrestling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 60:41


    We've had great feedback from prior episodes featuring coaches from sports outside of baseball. Well, we're making a concerted effort to get back on that track and bring you some of the brightest coaching stars [...]

    TC379: Chuck Box, Texas A&M

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 50:52


    Chuck Box has quite a tale to tell. This long time coach didn't take a “traditional” path into College Station. But it is exactly his openness and eagerness to learn that has earned him a [...]

    TC378: Robbie Britt, University of Charleston (WV)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 46:36


    Just a couple short years ago, Robbie Britt was coaching baseball and teaching at a high school in Clarksville, Tennessee. Little did he know that he'd be trading the rolling hills of middle Tennessee for [...]

    TC377: Brian Green, Washington State

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 53:17


    What keeps us going week after week? It's coaches just like this. Brian Green has been with us twice before — back in episodes 193 and 283. Episode 283 just should be on your speed [...]

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