HOLDING DOWN the FORT

Episode XII finds us DEEP in the Big XII with Kansas State Wildcats Catcher : Jayden Lobliner! Jayden and the Cats are coming off a huge weekend series win at #14 Texas Tech, and have bumped their own squad into the Top 25 NCAA teams in some of the national polls. The Western New York area has a huge heart for Mr. Lobliner as he was a staple for our Niagara Power Summer Collegiate Team in the 2022...

Episode XI hits a little bit closer to home as we have Davis Schneider - currently on the Buffalo Bisons. Davis was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017 out of East Voorhees High school in New Jersey. D gives us a ride on the journey through his travel team process, committing to Rutgers University as a junior, and ultimately making the decision to hit the road for the show as a 17 year old st...

Episode X is LIVE from nationally ranked Coastal Carolina University where we find our brother Payton Eeles (AKA PEELS)!! P is currently top 3 in the nation in On-Base % and a staple in one of the best offenses in the country. Payton has taken a very unique path to arriving at Coastal, and he breaks down how he feels “lucky” to have gotten the chance! He spent 1/2 the summer with the Niagara Power...

Episode IX comes at you from the ATL where we catch up with our good buddy Jack Rubenstein! Rubes is a catcher for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the ACC, and he has been seeing the baseball well at the dish as of late! What’s interesting about Jack’s path in the college game is that he graduate transferred to Georgia Tech from Emory University a high academic Division III school in Atlanta. W...

Episode VIII brings us to Seattle, Washington where we find Driveline Baseball & my guy Brett F****** Cook! Brett is a former Niagara University Purple Eagle; and is currently a Floor Trainer at Driveline Baseball where they train some of the best athletes that play our game at any level! He went all-in on his own pitching development when he found himself moving to Seattle at age 19 to train whil...

Episode VII is LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD w/ Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Cole Duensing! “You’re a big leaguer, until you prove you’re not” - Cole provides an in depth look into what makes the Dodgers such an outstanding team to work for every day at every level! Cole was a 6th Round Draft Pick by the LA Angles in 2016 out of Overland Park High School in Kansas. Hear him weigh in on being a top member of...

We are fired the heck up to have my son Alexander Johnson of the Cincinatti Reds join us for episode VI! Even Alexander the Great was once Alexander the Potential: “Gator” is a Buffalo, NY native and WOW THE POTENTIAL! Al has been up to 99MPH previously accompanied by a 1%’er slider that helps hitters find their way back to the bench frequently. However, the last 9-10 months have been much differe...

Episode V features one of the hardest working people in all of sports: Griffin Della Penna! A senior at Canisius College - Griff is THE FACE of the entire sports program, handling media relations for all 20 sports teams! He also wears many hats for Pegula Sports & Entertainment where he’s an announcer for The Buffalo Bills, Sabres, & Bandits; all while maintaining high academic honors in school. A...

Episode IV brings us to Buies Creek, North Carolina where we find Coach Jeff Calhoon & The Campbell University Camels! Jeff & The Camel Squad are off to a hot start in the 2023 season, and you’ll catch Coach Calhoon in the 1B coaches box all swagged out, helping the boys get around the bases! Jeff is not only one of the most phenomenal humans of all time, but he has a tremendous perspective when i...

We are joined for Episode 3 by former big leaguer Bill Selby & his son Eli: Mr. Selby is a legend who hit a GRAND SLAM off Mariano Rivera when he played in Cleveland!! Hear stories about being in arguably one of the greatest MLB lineups of ALL TIME, forever Hall of Fame friends, and meeting some iconic musicians along the way!🤝 Bill and Eli are currently a dynamic player/coach duo at Northwestern...

Tyler an 8th round MLB draft pick, joins us to talk about his unicorn JR season in the history of Division I baseball! 5th pitch of the season: BOMB! Rest of the way 40IP, 0 runs, 11 saves, .100 BAA! Smitty’s second season in pro ball HE THREW 80% SLIDERS, and his feedback at the end of the year was “you throw too many fastballs”!! He provides a first hand perspective on what an outlier breaking b...

What would you do if Ken Griffey Jr. offered you $5,000 to cut your hair? Turn it down!?!?! Our dear friend Griffin Conine’s success in baseball speaks for itself! All American at Duke University, 2nd Round Draft Pick by The Toronto Blue Jays, home run leader as a rookie, the list goes on. Hear how he is heading into Spring Training 2023 feeling a whole NEW LEVEL of prepared! Griff talks about his...