Patrick Jones Baseball

In this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball, I interview Tyler Gillum,  the Assistant Coach, and Health and Wellness Coordinator at South Mountain Community  College in Phoenix, Arizona. During the summertime, he is the head coach for the Savannah  Bananas, a collegiate summer baseball team. He has also been in the Coastal Plain League,  Texas Collegiate League, and Cape Cod Leag...

In this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball , I interview Jeff McGarry, Account Manager at Blast Motion. Jeff McGarry discusses what the metrics mean for Blast Motion, how to best utilize their training services, as well as Jeff’s personal and professional background.  Episode Highlights:   Go to Blast Motion and use coupon code PJB25 and you will get a 50% discount on a bat sensor.&n...

In this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball , I interview Nate Yeskie, Pitching  Coach and Associate Head Coach at the University of Arizona. Nate Yeskie has helped guide  Oregon State to a national championship in 2018, was named Assistant Coach of the Year by  D1 Baseball in 2017, was named 2x National Pitching Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball in 2013 and 2017. Nate shares a...

In this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball , I interview Marty Smith, who has completed his 25th year as Head Baseball Coach at College of Central Florida this year. They discuss the benefits of junior college baseball, how he is adapting with the times, the ways in which players can get recruited at the junior college level, and what coaching at the junior college level looks like.  Episode H...

In this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball , host Patrick Jones interviews Nate Metzger, Associate  Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Wright State University, a place that has sent over  20 players into professional baseball since 2015. They discuss ways to still get your name out  there, even during social distancing when you are unable to play at all, recruiting videos, and&...

How does swinging an Axe Bat Improve your ability to hit? In this episode we bring on a rep for Axe Bat, Branden Berry. In this episode Branden talks about why Axe Bat started and some of the benefits behind it, his playing career as a college and professional, his transition into working with Blast Motion, and what metrics you should be aiming for. We also talk about the Axe Bat Speed Trainers an...

His entire life Monte wanted to do one thing, coach. Even back as a young teenager his dream was to one day become the head baseball coach at his high school.  His journey has taken him to several stops all in the great state of South Carolina. Now, in his 5th year as the head baseball coach at Clemson University, Monte shares what he’s learned along the way. How he became a better...

This has been the most bizarre week in the history of sports. I never would’ve imagined having to make the drive back to Cincinnati, in March.  I would like to say that I feel for anyone impacted by the coronavirus in any capacity, along with the baseball community, where many players have worked so hard and put so much time in, just to see it all put on hold.  Resilient. That would be t...

Every once in a while I like to change it up and do a different type of episode. Normally we talk a lot about player development and go over mechanics, workouts, recruiting, and I just wanted to change it up this week.  So I decided to bring on someone who started as a baseball player playing Independent Baseball and making $600 a month to a founder of a company that sells awesome baseball ge...

“The coach on the field” is a phrase that people in baseball say about the guy behind the dish. The catching position is one that takes an entire episode to really dive into to explain the complexity and responsibility for the hardest working guy on the field.  In this episode we bring on Todd Coburn, better known as “The Catching Guy” on social media who has amassed a huge following online a...

One of the most interesting schools in the country happens to be in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school that has roughly 1,300 students from all over the world. They offer several sports, including baseball. In this episode Dan talks about what it’s like to be a baseball player at IMG, and why they have some of the best high school baseball players in the country atten...

On this episode we are going to check in with Steve Dintaman, Head coach for one of the best JUCO’s in the country, Sinclair Community College.  This season will be Steve’s 13 year as head coach for the Tartan Pride, and 18th as a member of the program as a player and coach.   Steve has had an overall record of 501-163 including atleast 45 wins a year since 2014. In 2019 he was...

On this episode we have Dan Cevette. Dan is currently the President of Prep Baseball Report in New York and Pennsylvania. After finishing an 11 year pro career Dan decided to help younger players and make their dreams come true of playing college baseball. In this episode Dan talks about how Prep Baseball report helps players get their name to college coaches. We also talk about what showcases to...

The new age hitting coach doesn’t just apply in baseball, softball is doing the same thing. In this episode JJ Reimer stops by to talk about how he uses technology for his team, his journey as a college softball coach, how he develops hitters, and some ways to make practice more competitive.  (2:00) Why JJ decided he wanted to coach Softball instead of Baseball (5:15) How he uses Rapsodo to w...

For the past 18 years Danny Borrell has been a member of the New York Yankees. He started out as a player, drafted in the second round out of Wake Forest University, and eventually transitioned into a coach. The last five years he has been the pitching coordinator for the entire organization. However, after last season he decided to become a first year college coach, at Georgia Tech University. In...

Former big league catcher J.D. Closser stops by the podcast to share what he's learned by being in professional baseball for 20 years. J.D. explains what it feels like to be drafted out of high school at the age of 18 and how he had to learn how to handle pitchers. When J.D. was in high school he was able to call his own game and he talks about how that gave him an advantage once he got into pro b...

Coach Leggett doesn’t need much of an introduction. Accumulating over 1,300 career victories as a head coach throughout his career he has taken his team to Omaha to play in the College World Series six times! At the age of 23 Coach Leggett was given the keys to be the head coach at the University of Vermont. He knew right then that coaching was going to be his passion, forever! In this episode Coa...

Just this past August, T.J received his Masters of Coaching degree from Ohio University. Before that he has made numerous stops on the coaching trail. After graduating from Catawba College, T.J. became the head coach in the Virginia Beach Collegiate League. He has served as a catching instructor at IMG Academy and was a performance science assistant with the New York Yankees organization. In this...

Jason is currently the Head Baseball Coach at Alamo Heights High School. However, his journey as a coach started long before that. In this episode he shares how he has grown as a coach over the years. Starting last year, he implemented Blast Motion bat sensors throughout his entire program. Every player has a blast sensor and focuses on three metrics, Bat Speed, Attack Angle, and Rotation Accelera...

We often hear about what it's like to be a coach at the youth level. I wanted to bring on someone who is solely doing that, coaching youth players, to see what it's really like, and how we can make it better for the future of our game. On this episode we have Justin Sherman, Justin has his own training program, JustinTime Baseball. He specializes in coaching youth players ages 6-13 and describes w...

After finishing his playing career at Ohio University, Ethan had zero plans to ever get into coaching. However, the baseball gods had other plans. He went back home to become a substitute teacher and ended up coaching the JV baseball team at the high school with his dad for three years. After that he was able to get into coaching college baseball at the JUCO level and steadily climbed the coaching...

On this episode we have Phillip Diehl, Phillip is currently a LHP in the Colorado Rockies organization.  This past season he made his MLB debut with the Rockies. On this episode we talk about his journey to the big leagues.  Starting out as a pitcher who didn’t pitch much in high school, however was still able to go pitch at the University of Evansville before realizing after h...

Dan is entering his third season as the head coach for NIACC. Previously, he was the director of softball operations at the University of Iowa. In this episode Dan talks about player development at NIACC and why he even brings in coaches from private facilities to help assess and write programs for his players. We also get into softball as a whole, and how it is still behind baseball on the player...

Getting players to buy into what you're trying to build as a coach is everything. On this episode we have Dr. Fergus Connolly, a human performance expert, who has worked with every major sport at some point of his career. In this episode Dr. Connolly talks about some of the traits that the best coaches in the world show during practice and competition. We also talk about how to lead other coaches...

Currently Robin is the pitching coach for the University of Iowa. However, just this past season (2019) he served as the hitting coach. From 2002-2018 he was the associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at UNI from 2002-2018. Robin taught anatomy and ran a biomechanics lab at UNI. Since Robin has a deep understanding of how the body works and takes full advantage of the current technol...