New England Baseball Journal’s The Base Path

Todd Interdonato was named Boston College's baseball coach this past Monday. He previously spent 16 years as Wofford baseball’s head coach. Interdonato discusses his enthusiastic vision for BC and recounts his path to Chestnut Hill.

Dan Guttenplan and Matt Feld preview the MIAA Championship games to be played this weekend at Polar Park in Worcester.

In the thick of the MIAA tournament, Matt Feld and Dan Guttenplan break down the various divisions and make a few predictions.

Baseball America's Peter Flaherty joins the show to cover a host of topics on college baseball.

The guest is Massachusetts Baseball Umpires Association President Dom DiMari, who is part of a group that is asking for stronger protections from parents upset over their children's games.

The guest is Phillips-Andover Coach Chris Powers. Prior to taking the job last year, Powers guided the Pingree baseball program to a record of 179-88 over 12 seasons.

Coach Rich Barnaby joins the show, as his squad enjoys a stellar 12-1 record.

Matt Feld joins Dan Guttenplan for a number of takeaways gathered from the first half of the MIAA season.

Red Sox legend Larry Lucchino is the guest. He served as the president during a historic 14-year period from 2002 to 2015. In 2015, he was part of a group that purchased Boston's longtime AAA affiliate and moved that franchise to the city of Worcester. 

The guest is Endicott College Coach Bryan Haley, who has led his squad thus far to a stellar 19-4 record.

The guest is Boston College recruiting coordinator Kevin Vance who joins the show to talk about his program’s terrific 2023 season and a host of other hardball issues.

Dan Guttenplan and Matt Feld take a look ahead at the MIAA season.

The guest is recently retired coach Mike Grant, who assembled a staggering 124-27 record as coach at Belmont Hill.

Chris Colabello is a rising star as a hitting instructor in the world of baseball. Co-founder of the hitting and fitness assessment platform Pelotero, he is a former Assumption star who cracked MLB at the age of 29. He had a standout season in 2015 for the Toronto Blue Jays, hitting .321 with 15 home runs. 

The guest is Steve August, a former Red Sox assistant general manager, and the founder of the New England Roughneck Travel Ball Program. 

Hosts Dan Guttenplan and Matt Feld forecast the Division 1 baseball field for 2023.

Dan and Matt are joined by James Cramphin, Head Baseball Coach at The Governor's Academy in Byfield, MA.

Chris Pollard is the head baseball coach of the Duke Blue Devils . Pollard played at Davidson for head coach Dick Cooke from 1993 to 1996 before playing professionally in 1996. 

Braintree High School Coach Bill O'Connell has built one of the most consistent high school programs in Massachusetts. He was named the Boston Herald Coach of the Decade for the period running from 2010 to 2019. 

The guest is former BB&N standout Rhett Wiseman, who went on to play for Vanderbilt and professionally in the Washington Nationals organization.

Philip DiBlasi's baseball dreams were postponed when he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of cancer most commonly found in the cerebellum, the part of the brain located at the back of the skull. After surgery to remove the tumor, Phil looks to return to Northeastern and to baseball.

Josh MacDonald joined UConn in 2012 and enters his 12th season as Husky pitching coach in 2023. MacDonald is part of the longest tenured coaching staff in Division I baseball. 

Mike Gambino has been head baseball coach at Boston College since 2010. He brought the Eagles to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in seven years in 2016 and back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Championship appearances. Since 2016, BC has appeared in three out of four ACC tournaments for the first time since joining the league in 2006. 

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UMass Head Coach Matt Reynolds joins the show to talk about his coaching philosophies; the dynamic of seeking players with strong academics and what he looks for in a ballplayer. As a player, Reynolds himself was an infielder and captain for UMass.