HIT OR DIE

Ep.96 Starts with us talking Super Bowl..and features former first round pick out of Fresno State, Ben Fritz (12:40). Ben is the current bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres. Fritz was a two way player for the Bulldogs and was drafted 30th overall by the Oakland A's in 2002 as a pitcher. We talk about his time at FSU and coach Bennett. Being a two way player. We also talk his TJ rehab in 2004, g...

We were very lucky to speak with Mark Gardner. Mark is a long time big leaguer with close ties to the central valley. A graduate of Clovis High School. He went on to play at Fresno City and Fresno State. We get a deep dive into his career and some awesome stories. Hope you all enjoy! Please Subscribe to the YouTube page and Share!! Thank you to Bland Company for the continued sponsorship of the po...

We remember "Thunder & Lightning" at Fresno State. Jim Rothford talks about his former teammate Ron Johnson. We also spend time on the BBWA not voting in any players into the HOF. We go off topic with a review of the Tiger Woods doc on HBO..Hope you all enjoy! Thank you to Bland Company for the continued sponsorship of the podcast! The leaders in Solar, Heating & Air and also Roofing in CA! Check...

Both our guests worked their way to D1 programs. Both battled injuries and battled thoughts of leaving the game. We hope you enjoy Dominic and Christian's story. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and share this episode! Thank you to Bland Company for the continued sponsorship of the podcast! The leaders in Solar, Heating & Air and also Roofing in CA! Check out https://www.blandcompany.com Co...

Coach Jerry Weinstein takes some time to join the podcast. He tells a few stories of Tommy Lasorda which are classic and also his start into coaching. Jerry talks about being at Sac City and getting into the pro game. We talk the MLB today vs years past, the upcoming HOF voting a much more! Hope you all enjoy! Thank you to our sponsor Bland Company! Please visit: www.blandcompany.com Contact Jesse...

Ep. 91 Features Rob Walton. He is the current pitching coach with the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team. Coach Walton was also Chad's college coach at Oral Roberts. Coach talks about his time playing at OSU and the Cowboys making 7 straight trips to the CWS in the 80's. He also talks about getting into coaching and the trips he took out west to recruit. We hope you enjoy Ep. 91!! We also want t...

Leonard was a standout QB at Dos Palos just like his older brothers. He went on to play baseball for FCC and was an 8th rd. pick in 2004 by the Montreal Expos. He spent nine seasons in professional baseball and in 2008 was name the Washington Nationals Minor League player of the year. He is currently the baseball coach at Dos Palos High School. He has a great story and was a blast to have him on t...

Episode 89 we sit with Jonah Johnson. Jonah was a standout football player at Madera South and went onto 2 successful seasons at Fresno City. He is now playing football for the New Mexico State Aggies. He talks about his time at South and how he got to City. He also takes us through making his decision to go to NM State. We wish him the best of luck and look forward to seeing him shine with the Ag...

This Bush League episode we have Pat Waer (Asst. Fresno State). We talk about baseball getting bounced from the Olympics, the Fresno Grizzlies are now home to the Low A Rockies, the record of commits to the college game in 2020 and end with 2021 Hall Of Fame discussion. It's another great conversation and Pat brings a lot of information for kids, parents..anyone trying to make it in this game. Hop...

We sit down with former Clovis Cougar, Bulldog and 2019 10th Rd. pick of the Phillies, McCarthy Tatum. He talks about his time playing for Coach Patrick and what it is/was to be a Cougar, becoming a Bulldog and the ups and downs he had during that time. We cover his fantastic senior season with the dogs and being drafted. Another high character young man that represents our valley extremely well!...

We were very lucky to have 10 year big leaguer, Fresno State and Fresno High standout, Bobby Jones. We talk about his time at Fresno High and Fresno State and playing for two legendary coaches. He also takes us to the moment he was drafted and his debut in the show. We also talk about the 2000 NLDS game all the way to the end of his career. It was a real pleasure to have Bobby on! We hope you all...

Ep. 85 We talk to the new Head Coach at Hanford High, Dalton Silva (19:45). We also go over the 2020 MLB Awards. We also talk about NLI for high school players. We hope you all enjoy! We opened our last store for the year! Check our twitter for the link and go to the YouTube channel and subscribe if you haven't already.

Boston Red Sox reliever, Marcus Walden returns to the podcast. He shares some of his 2020 season. He talks about some of the testing, the travel..we get into the World Series and his take on Kevin Cash's decision to take out Blake Snell, Alex Cora coming back to manage the Red Sox and much more. We would like to thank those who continue to download, listen, watch and support the show! Please go Su...

We were lucky enough to have Cal State Northridge head coach, Dave Serrano join the podcast. This episode is fantastic for all ages, parents and especially coaches. Coach Serrano talks about his journey to Northridge and some of ups and downs along the way. If your a coach out there this is a perfect episode for your players to listen to! We hope you all enjoy! Thank you for your continued support...

The Dodgers win game 6 and the 2020 World Series. Cash pulls Snell..early? The momentum change after, MVP talk...Turner leaves game for positive COVID-19 test and a lot more! We want to thank everyone who listens and shares the podcast!

We break down game 3, CRAZY GAME 4 & 5 and preview game 6 of the 2020 World Series. We also take a couple phone calls (33:30) & (44:20) from fans of the show. Go to the YouTube channel and Please hit the SUBSCRIBE button! We want to thank all the listeners and supporters! !...And even the haters!

Holy phone calls!! We take our first phone calls with fans of the show. We want to thank them for joining the show and we will be doing it again. We talk World Series game 1& 2, preview game 3 and what game 4 & 5 could look like. Please share the show, follow on twitter and instagram. Also check out the YouTube channel

We talk a little ALCS & NLCS...Game 7 moments and we get into our picks for the 2020 World Series. Please check out the podcast on YouTube and Subscribe!!

We are lucky to have Cleveland Indians OF, former Fresno State Bulldog and Buchanan Bear, Jordan Luplow on again. He has been a great supporter of ours since the begining. We spend some time talking the 2020 season and all they had to go through. We talk 2020 playoffs and even spend a few minutes talking his video game preferences...Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!! Hope you enjoy! P...

New York Mets pitching coach, Jeremy Hefner joins the show. Chad and Jeremy were teammates at ORU and we are lucky to have him join us for Ep. 77. He also pitched for the Mets for two seasons. We get into his playing career and the road to becoming the Mets pitching coach. We are looking forward to Pt. 2 with Jeremy in the coming weeks so stay tuned! Thank you for listening! Hope you all enjoy!

Ep.76 We talk about the MLB postseason thus far and pick winners for the Division series. We talk about "hot bats" or "rolled bats" and some perspective from local area scout Brian Oliver. What can be done to police it in the high school game and lower levels. Hope you enjoy!!

Ep.75: Nick takes us back to his Bullard playing days and gives us some great stories playing for Coach Noakes. He also tells how the Pagmeter was born and discuss some local sports. Be sure to check out The Pagmeter Show with Nick and Matt on Fox Sports 1340/970.

Ep. 74 features Clovis High standout, Cal Bear and now head softball coach at the University of Arkansas, Courtney Deifel. Courtney was a member of the 2002 National Championship team at Cal. The Lady Bears made appearances the the WCWS all four years she was at Cal. We discuss her recruitment, her time at Cal and professionally and her path to becoming the HC at Arkansas. We really enjoyed having...

former Chowchilla standout, FCC Ram, Bulldog and NFC Champ Cam Worrell joins us for a different version of HIT.OR.DIE! We talk about his high school years and getting to Fresno State via FCC. We also talk about his time in the NFL and the run to Super Bowl 41. Some great stories and some laughs, hope you all enjoy!

Buchanan standout and Atlanta Braves draft pick, Seth Moranda joins us. He takes us through his time at Buchanan and the tremendous success they had his time there. We also get into his recruiting process and decision to sign out of high school. Hope you all enjoy!