BASEBALL COACHES UNPLUGGED

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Conrad - Creator & Founder of My Unscripted Media / Host of The Unscripted Podcast, 270 Unscripted and Corner Three Podcast joins the Athlete 1 Podcast to discuss a parents perspective on sports.   Aaron has raised three student athletes (1 college baseball player/1 college track athlete/1 high school swimmer) and he shares his experiences as a parent with youth, high sc...

Send us Fan Mail Why is playing baseball with intensity and passion so important?  Bloom Carroll High School (OH) Head Baseball Coach Jason Vest breaks down why his teams are consistently successful at a game that is filled with failure. This episode with Coach Vest takes you behind the scenes of his unique approach to teaching life lessons and playing small ball, focusing on team culture and play...

Send us Fan Mail Centennial High School (TX) Head baseball Coach Art Senato is known for turning programs around.  He shares secrets to his success in the baseball crazy state of Texas. This engaging episode of Baseball Coaches Unplugged, we sit down with Art Senato, the dynamic Head Coach of the Centennial Spartans High School Baseball Team in Burleson, Texas. Art takes us behind the scenes to sh...

Send us Fan Mail Grace Dafoe of the Canadian National Skeleton team spent 15 years as a figure skater before making the move to skeleton racing.  In just three short years, Grace won her first race on her home track (North America's Cup).  In this episode, Grace Dafoe takes you behind the scenes and discusses her path to being on the Canadian National Skeleton team. From figure skater to skel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I take a look back at the past 35 shows of season 1.  The guests that were interviewed share great stories, provided valuable insight on what made them successful or how they handled failure and the lessons learned through playing and coaching sports.  These great guests made a huge impact on me as the host and will do the same for you. Interviews with... High sch...

Send us Fan Mail The University of Cincinnati football team has nothing to lose going into the College Football Playoffs.  They will the first non Power 5 school to participate in the playoffs.  Cayson Pfeiffer is the starting long snapper for the Bearcats and he takes you inside the preparation for their upcoming semi-final game with the top seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. The decision to become a l...

Send us Fan Mail During the winter month's, baseball players migrate to indoor athletic facilities to find ways to improve as a baseball player.  Pitchers are in search of ways to throw harder, develop a better off-speed pitch and improve their chances of playing at the collegiate level.   I sit down with former college pitchers, Mitchell Bault and Conor Crotty their path to being to collegia...

Send us Fan Mail The Game - two words that, to most, are just words.  To mean everything to two of the most loyal football fan bases in America.  Those two fan bases are The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan.  Former Ohio State Buckeye football player, Tyvis Powell, takes you inside the best rivalry in sports.   How the coaches prepare Buckeyes for the best rivalry in sports The...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Mainieri was born to be a college baseball coach.  He grew up in the dugout watching his dad (Demie) and his hall of fame career at Miami Dade Jr College.  They are the only father- son combo in the American Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame. Coach Paul Mainieri's 39 year hall of fame career ended at powerhouse LSU and included stops at St Thomas Universi...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry Snodgrass has been a servant leader his whole career.  It started as an athlete and throughout his extraordinary professional career as a teacher, coach, athletic director and as the Executive Director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Jerry Snodgrass takes you behind the scenes and discusses The conversation with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine about stopping sports d...

Send us Fan Mail Ohio Hall of Fame Head Baseball Coach Tom Held joins the Athlete 1 Podcast and shares his approach to success.  He believes every high school in the country has a player that can throw 90 mph.  Defiance, Ohio is a small town in northwest Ohio that has produced 20 players in the last 20 years that eclipsed the 90 mph barrier.   Coach Tom Held has over 700 wins, 3 state championship...

Send us Fan Mail Despite being a gifted athlete, Drew Dosch understood the decisions he would make throughout his baseball career would be crucial to to his success.  Those decisions lead to  all-state awards, D1 scholarship, being drafted in the 7th round, and returning home to be the coach at his alma mater. An unbreakable Father-Son bond Being a great teammate Relationships and relying on the g...

Send us Fan Mail The senior writer at Sports Illustrated Chris Ballard shares the incredible true David and Goliath story about the small town of Macon, Illinois in 1971, a hippie high school baseball coach, hometown heroes and an inspirational season that may never happen again. If you liked the classic basketball movie Hoosiers, you will want to hear this podcast.  One of America's top spor...

Send us Fan Mail The Korean War and arm trouble ended Lou Brunswick's dream of playing professional baseball.  He turned to coaching baseball.  His story of a 35 year hall of fame coaching career, state championships and sons who followed in his footsteps as players and coaches.  That's only half of the story. Experiencing racism in the south while playing in the Chicago Cubs organizatio...

Send us Fan Mail After growing up on a farm in central Ohio, Tim Saunders decided to do the opposite of what his friends did after high school.  Most chose good paying jobs, while he went to college in pursuit of his dream.   Forty years later, Tim Saunders retires with a resume that most baseball coaches dream about.  A hall of fame high school baseball coach at the state and national level, 17 y...

Send us Fan Mail In this enlightening episode of Baseball Coaches Unplugged, we welcome Mike Deegan, the accomplished Head Coach at Denison University. Mike shares his inspiring journey from starting his career in sales at Coca-Cola to becoming a successful baseball coach at Marietta and now Denison University1. Mike delves into his growth as a leader, reflecting on the mentors who have shaped his...

Send us Fan Mail As a 3 sport standout at Lima Shawnee High School (OH), Brad Komminsk was a D1 recruit in football and baseball.  He turned down U of Michigan football and signed as the 4th overall pick in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft with the Atlanta Braves. We go behind the scenes and discuss his time as a MLB player and minor league manager.  If you love great stories about Hall of Fam...

Send us Fan Mail Two lifelong friends ( Mike Yinger - Buckeye Valley High School Athletic Director/CDBCA Hall of Fame Baseball Coach and Brad Schneider - HR Consultant, Business Coach and School Board Member at Big Walnut High School) join the Athlete 1 Podcast to discuss a unique way to help student/athletes and coaches when it comes to difficult conversations. THE DISCUSSION ZONE Empowering the...

Send us Fan Mail Today, I sit down with two Ohio high school head coaches Chris Huesman and Don Schone.  Combined, they have over 50 years in the dugout.  We discuss the first full season after COVID-19, the state of travel baseball and what makes America's game so much fun to coach. 1st season after a pandemic State of summer travel baseball from a high school coaches perspective Why playing...

Send us Fan Mail Bluffton University Head Baseball Coach James Grandey has experienced the highs and lows of college athletics as a player and a coach.  Check out how he continues to build the Beaver baseball program after dealing with a tragic bus accident that took the lives of 5 of his players in just his 4th season at the helm. All Ohio Athletic Conference in football and baseball Tragic bus a...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Jones grew up in a small town of Moundsville, West Virginia.  It runs along the Ohio River.  The Ohio Valley is a hotbed for producing professional athletes.   At John Marshall High School, Chris was one of the top pitchers in the area.  Then Ohio State baseball assistant, Joe Carbone stopped by to see him pitch 3 innings before heading to see his intended recruiting target....

Send us Fan Mail Living without regrets.  Pete Shier was drafted out of Hilliard Davidson High School by the Baltimore Orioles.  He looks back on career and what it took to overcome a devastating injury just 9 games into his first season. Ohio State scholarship or signing with the Baltimore Orioles Dealing with a major injury Meeting Cal Ripken Jr. in the hospital Trying to work your way up throug...

Send us Fan Mail As an undersized high school baseball player who didn't pitch, Jeff Letourneau joined the U.S. Army and two years later decides to try-out for division 1 powerhouse Florida State University.   After a bullpen session and hitting 90mph on the radar gun his dream of pitching at the professional level takes off.  Jeff shares his unlikely rollercoaster path to playing professiona...

Send us Fan Mail From Cincinnati to Columbus and back to Cincinnati!  Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman signs with his hometown Cincinnati Bengals.  After a stellar career for the Buckeyes, Drue sits down with the Athlete 1 Podcast to discuss his path to the National Football League. Being the #1 punting prospect in the nation (Cincinnati La Salle High School) Meeting the high expectations of Urban...

Send us Fan Mail Utica High School Head Baseball Coach Michael Sandman on the field as a player and coach has been successful.  Now he has set his sights on his battling and defeating a lung cancer diagnosis.  His response to the devastating news is inspiring.  Coach Sandman shares his story and how his family, players, coaches and community rally around him.  His positive approach is why he is re...