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6’7 Ben McDonald was a standout basketball and baseball legend in Louisiana. Ben played hoops and pitched at LSU and was the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft. He helped the USA Olympic team win Gold at the Olympics in South Korea. So much pressure was put on Big Ben and he tells […] The post The Rock Stops Here: College Baseball Hall of Famer/Orioles Broadcaster Ben McDonald appeared first on Radio Influence.
6'7 Ben McDonald was a standout basketball and baseball legend in Louisiana. Ben played hoops and pitched at LSU and was the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft. He helped the USA Olympic team win Gold at the Olympics in South Korea. So much pressure was put on Big Ben and he tells […] The post The Rock Stops Here: College Baseball Hall of Famer/Orioles Broadcaster Ben McDonald appeared first on Radio Influence.
Gene Stephenson talks about 1993 Golden Spikes Award winner Darren Dreifort, the importance of having a "WE" mindset, dreaming BIG and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A MUST LISTEN for the diehard college baseball fan! Coach Stephenson talks about overcoming the odds at Wichita State and making seven trips to Omaha--including five in six years from 1988 to 1993. PART THREE TO FOLLOW!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A MUST LISTEN for College Baseball fans! In Part I of III, Coach Gene Stephenson talks about his childhood, college years and taking over a Wichita State program that most people thought he should avoid. How tough was the job perceived to be? Coach Stephenson was consistently told that he had "a snowball's chance in hell of being successful". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In 1984, Oddibe McDowell put together perhaps the greatest offensive season in Sun Devil history on his way to the Golden Spikes Award. The legendary "O" joins the show to talk about how an unanswered letter to the University of Miami led him to Arizona State, why his teammates still mean more to him than anything and what the favorite moment in Tempe was. The College Baseball Hall of Famer also clears up once and for all whether it was the number 0 or the letter O that was retired by ASU in 1989.
Fred Lynn fell in love with fishing after spending a summer with his Grandfather. Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is a former baseball player who played MLB from 1974 through 1990 as a center fielder with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. He was the first player to win MLB's Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year, which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007
A perfect game. A National Player of the Year Award. Two National Runner-Up finishes in Omaha. The all-time strikeout king at ASU. Oh yeah, he was also responsible for the drafting of Mike Trout by the Angels. There isn't much College Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Bane hasn't seen or done in baseball, and he stopped by the show to share some of his baseball wisdom and experiences with Jake and Randy.
With Rudy T getting elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame this week, we listen back to our conversation with his old roommate Calvin Murphy (who Tomjanovich selected to present him for induction). Murphy also explains why his teammate Moses Malone was misunderstood and remembers when he found out the Rockets were moving to Houston. Plus, we listen back to a conversation Host Robert Land had with College Baseball Hall of Famer and legendary Rice Owls Manager Wayne Graham, who celebrates his 84th birthday this week. He tells about his time in the majors with Casey Stengel. Email Info@HoustonSportsTalk.net for questions or comments. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @HSTPodcast
Braves legend Bob Horner talks about being drafted number 1 overall and going straight to the big leagues, the bond that he shared with his father, being a member of the inaugural class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, playing professionally in Japan, hitting four home runs in one game and more!
Braves legend Bob Horner talks about being drafted number 1 overall and going straight to the big leagues, the bond that he shared with his father, being a member of the inaugural class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, playing professionally in Japan, hitting four home runs in one game and more!
This weeks guest is Tim Neiman, founder of Pride of the Diamond. Neiman also happens to be heading into his 30th season as the Head Coach of DeSales University. His 700+ victories make him a lock for the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Pride of the Diamond partners with Play In School for their college recruiting videos. See them at https://www.playinschool.com/pod
On this episode of the College Baseball Central Podcast, Joe Healy is joined by artist Robert Hurst to discuss how his relationship with the College Baseball Hall of Fame came to be, the process of creating the portraits for the Hall of Famers, and his favorite works.
This week’s show featured Suzie Heffernan and Alex Petrovich with the downtown Rotary Club, promoting the “Bags for a Cause” charity fundraiser for Girls Inc, which works with young women to improve self-esteem. Then, Dwayne and Tina Probyn discussed their classic car show fundraiser for the American Lung Association. Finally, Douglas County Commissioner Mary Ann Borgeson talked about the possibility of Omaha getting the College Baseball Hall of Fame.