Figure It Out Baseball

Jason Burke the Head Coach at Lander University, a Division II program in Greenwood, South Carolina. He began his collegiate baseball playing career at Lander University and finished it at Southern Wesleyan University in 2004. Not soon after graduating he began his coaching career, spending 2006-2007 as an Assistant Coach at Wofford University. Then, from 2008-2011 he was Assistant Coach at Gardne...

Toni Langhans is the Sports Dietician at Oregon State University, a very well-known Division I school in the Pac-12 Conference.  She graduated from Indiana State University in 2014 with a degree in dietetics, there she also competed on the Track & Field team.  Not long after graduating she completed a performance nutrition internship at Baylor University and then received a job at Wa...

Eric Valent is a former Major League Baseball player, now National Scouting Supervisor for the Miami Marlins.  He was drafted out of High School by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, but decided to go to college instead.  He spent his collegiate playing career at UCLA and was drafted at the end of his junior year by the Philadelphia Phillies in...

Andrew Wantz is a right-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels.  He played collegiately at UNC Greensboro, a NCAA Division I program in Greensboro, North Carolina.  He began to stand out his Sophomore year, being named 1st Team All-Conference and Conference Co-Pitcher of the year.  In 2018, following his Senior year he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 7th round of th...

Deskaheh Bomberry is the Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Mental Skills Coach at Sacramento City College, a Junior College in Sacramento, California.  In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Bomberry and I will be diving into the important question of “why do you practice?”.   Too often practice is seen by players as less than the game, not as important, and something that doesn’t req...

Dr. Kevin McGovern is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Owner of Perfect Motion Sports Therapy.  Throughout his time as a Physical Therapist he has founded two other Physical Therapy practices: McGovern Physical Therapy and Game 7 Physical Therapy.  He invented G.A.M.E or Graded Active Movement Exam, a system of evaluation and c...

Jon Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania.  As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships.  In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Rea...

John Merkh is the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Immaculata University, a Division III school in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania.  He began his collegiate playing career at Junior College, Camden County College and then transferred to Penn State Abington University.  He began his collegiate coaching career in 2013 as the Pitching coach at Camden County College....

Wayne Mazzoni is the Pitching Coach at Sacred Heart University, a Private Division I school in Fairfield, Connecticut.  He is a 1991 graduate of Gettysburg College where he played his collegiate baseball career. Coach Mazzoni started his collegiate coaching career in 1992 as a Graduate Assistant for Nova Southeastern University.  From 1993-1996 he was the Pitching Coach at Fairfield Univ...

Zach Kokoska is a Minor League Baseball Outfielder in the Colorado Rockies Organization. In his Senior year of High School, Zach was voted the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of The Year, as well as the USA Today Pennsylvania Player of The Year.  He stated his Collegiate playing career at Virginia Tech and then transferred to Kansas State University.  Then, Zach was drafted by the Colorado...

Steve Smith is a Pitching Coordinator in the Detroit Tigers Organization.  A little background on Coach Smith, starting with his collegiately playing career.  He played at Mississippi College for one year before transferring to Baylor University where he spent the next three years of his career.  He was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1983 Major Leag...

Hunter Hubbard is the Interim Head Coach at Southern Wesleyan University, a NCAA Division II School in Central, South Carolina.  He played collegiate baseball at The University of Akron, a Division I school in Akron, Ohio.  Upon graduating in 2017 he spent 2018-2020 at East Georgia State as an Assistant Coach.  Then, in 2021 he was an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at So...

Danny Perez is the Pitching Coach at Hillsborough Community College, a Division I Junior College in Tampa, Florida.  In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Perez and I will be diving into a conversation about in-season bullpens.   We start off this Real Dirt Podcast by discussing real life examples of what Coach Perez’s players might be working on during an in-season bullpen session. We than d...

Ryan Crotin is the Vice President of ArmCare.com, the company being focused on individualized assessment and training for competitive overhand athletes.  A little background on Ryan Crotin starting from 2006 when he started his doctoral program at the University of Buffalo, focused on Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. His doctorate took him 7 years and whilst obtaining it he did many other thi...

Marc Marizzaldi is the Head Coach at Seton Hill University, an NCAA Division II College in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.  Coach Marizzaldi has been with the program for 17 seasons, obtaining an impressive total record of 610 wins to 316 losses. His team is just coming off of a 2021 season with a record of 39-8 and a trip to the NCCA Division II World Series.   In this Real Dirt Podcast, we discuss all...

Cedric Mullins is an All-Star Center Fielder in the Baltimore Orioles Organization.  He started his collegiate playing career from 2013-2014 at Louisburg College, a Junior College in North Carolina.  He then transferred and spent 2015 at Campbell University, a Division I college in North Carolina.  In 2015, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles Organization in the 13th round, only...

Tony Cougoule is the Pitching Coach at Westmont College, an NAIA Division II program in Montecito, California.  He started out his collegiate baseball playing career at Division III Ponoma Pitzer College, then got injured and transferred to JC Cañada College, then was recruited to play at NAIA Division II Mount Mercy University.  After graduating from Mount Mercy University, he went on t...

China McCarney is the Vice President and CFO of Jaeger Sports, as well as the Founder of Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression.  He played baseball collegiately at three different colleges and was drafted twice throughout his career, first in 2008 in the 29th round and second in 2009 in the 33rd round.  He has been a part of Jaeger Sports in some capacity since 2008.  In 2014, he...

Shane Davis is an Assistant Coach at Youngstown State University, an NCAA Division I School in Youngstown, Ohio.  He played collegiate baseball at Eastern Michigan University and graduated in 2007. Post-graduation he has spent the last 12 years as a Division I Baseball Coach.  From 2007-2008 he was an Outfield and Catching Coach at Eastern Michigan University and in 2009 was a Catching C...

Chris Gresham is an Assistant Coach at D’Youville College, an NCAA Division II Private School in Buffalo, New York.  He played baseball collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan College and then transferred and graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College.  Next, he went to the University at Buffalo School of Law, graduating in 1994.  He then spent the next 20 years as a prosecutor before rece...

Joe Oliveira is the founder and owner of Oliveira Baseball Consulting. His company focuses around helping amateur baseball players reach their potential, market their abilities’, and overall help them find and choose the college that best fits their future baseball careers. Joe played collegiately at the University of Pacific, a NCAA Division I school in Stockton, California. He was then drafted i...

Tyson Blaser is a catching coach within the New York Yankees Organization, specifically their Minor League system. He played collegiately at the University of Iowa, a NCAA Division I program.  Upon graduating in 2011 he was drafted and played in the New York Yankees Organization from 2011-2015, making it as high as Double A.  Next, in 2016 he coached baseball and taught U.S. History at U...

Bryan Torresani is the Head Coach at Arcadia University, a NCAA Division III School in Glenside, Pennsylvania.  He began is collegiate baseball playing career at Penn State Abington and then transferred to Elizabeth Town College, graduating in 2006.  In 2007, he began his coaching career, teaching Social Studies and coaching at Hatboro High School.  Then in 2008, he began his colleg...

Nick Zaleski is the Associate Head Coach and Hitting Coach at McNeese State University, a NCAA Division I School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He played baseball collegiately at Sam Houston State and upon graduating signed a free agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Later, in the Spring of 2013 he began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Texas at San Antonio. &nbsp...

Mike Deegan is the Head Coach at Denison University, a NCAA Division III program in Granville, Ohio.  He is a 2001 graduate from Marietta College, where he also spent four seasons playing baseball.  He began his coaching career at his alma mater, spending 2004-2012 at Marietta College as an Assistant Coach.  In his time there, the baseball team won three National Championships, in 2...