Strike 3 Podcast w/CB, ENak, & Trav

In today's episode we talk with Division 1 and newly minted College World Series Umpire Ramon " Rambo " Armendariz. We talk with him about how he got his start in umpiring, his journey through the minor leagues, and his transition into College Baseball. Now that Ramon is fresh off his first trip to Omaha, we ask him about receiving "The Call" to the College World Series. 

This episode concludes our three-part series about umpire camps and clinics. Our guests are three of the principle leaders of the United Collegiate Umpires, Chris Marshall, Alex Skandalis and Brian deBrauwere. We discuss how they all got started in baseball, including their playing careers, time umpiring in professional baseball, and transitions into collegiate baseball umpiring. We talk about the...

Hello everyone. Thank you for tuning in to a special episode of S3P!!!! Today we're on location at beautiful Folsom Lake College in Folsom California! Our first venture out beyond Covid 19. We're going to have incredible guests and campers on the final BBUC 2-Umpire Camp ever. This is very bitter sweet for us because we've been involved in BBUC for many years. The instructors have given of themsel...

Today we present the second episode, in a 3 part series, on Camps & Clinics. Our guests are the founders of the Umpire Training Institute, Steve Mattingly, Travis Katzenmeier and Jason Rogers. We'll discuss how they all got started in baseball, time in professional baseball, how they got into college baseball. We also talk about their teaching philosophy, the importance of training, how UTI go...

Today we begin a 3 part series on Camps & Clinics. Our first guest is the the NCAA Baseball Director of Umpire Training and the founder of Black & Blue Umpire Camps, Mr. Billy Haze. This is Billy's 11th and final year of running BBUC. We'll discuss how he got started in baseball, his time in professional baseball, how he got into college baseball, how BBUC got started, and much, much, more...

In today's episode we are joined by our friends and mentors, Gary DiFabio and Jeff Henrichs. Gary is a 15 year NCAA veteran who works most of the D-I conferences on the West Coast, along with D-II and some Junior College conferences. Jeff is a 28 year NCAA vet, with 8 College World Series rings. We examine the purpose, and importance, of Fall Baseball from the perspective of the schools, assigners...

The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend and mentor Alex Skandalis. Alex is the Executive Vice President & CFO of United Umpires, which has two divisions - United Collegiate Umpires and United Travel Umpires. UCU assigns umpires in 18 conferences throughout the North...

The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend, mentor (and boss) Bill Speck. Billy is a current Division I umpire who has worked a College World Series, and a former minor umpire, and assigns for 3 Northern California Junior College conferences. We talk about the timing o...

The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend, mentor (and boss) Billy Haze. Billy is a current Division I umpire who has worked two College World Series, and a former minor umpire, and the newly appointed NCAA Director of Umpire Training. We talk about the timing of the...

The 2021 High School Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak in our roundtable discussion with 5 assigners from across the country: Mark Clough - Northwest Baseball Umpires Association (WA) Scooter Morrison - A-1 Sports Officials (FL) Phil Porter - River Cities Baseball Umpires Association (WV and OH) Steve...

S2:E11 - The end off the regular season, summer & camps with special guest host Brian Luth In this episode we get to talk to one of our best friends. He's a United State Army Platoon Sergeant who is based out of Alaska, who will be coming back to the continental United States this Winter. We talk about the end of the regular season, the coming summer, and fall camps. Please help us welcome to the...

S2:E10 - Umpire Crew Chief w/ Jeff Henrichs Today the guys have a conversation with 7 time College World Series Umpire Jeff Henrichs. Jeff talks about his start in umpiring baseball, his minor league experience, and how he ended up in College Baseball. He also talks about how to become a crew chief and if you are already a crew chief, how to become a better one. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our c...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of Strike 3 Podcast. Today we're talking to Kate Hart. Kate is a 20 year veteran umpire who umpires from little league to Junior College Baseball. Kate talks about what is was like for her to tryout for baseball in little league and pony baseball, only to be turned away because she was a a girl. She also talks about what it's like to be a female umpiring in a male do...

Today we are discussing the return of high school and youth baseball in California, after the shutdown of all scholastic sports after March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a very long layoff, for everyone, from players, coaches, to fans, and umpires. We talk about, not only, the return of high school baseball, but of the sudden policy reversal, to allow all high school (and youth) s...

Please join us in meeting with Kent Walker, author of Umpire Mentors, a collection of the best umpiring advice from some of the best umpires in the world. We talk to Kent about Canadian Baseball, and his progress through the umpire ranks from a raw beginner, fresh off the playing field, to working in an International Baseball tournament and a Senior Course Conductor, who can teach all 5 certificat...

Please join us in meeting with 39 year MLB umpire, Gerry Davis, and Jim Bettencourt, author of Baseball Rules in Black and White, as we discuss the soon to be released version of BBRIBAW which covers the Little League rule set. We talk to Gerry about his distinguished baseball umpiring career, and ask him about some his game highlights and memories. Mr. Davis talks about his involvement with Littl...

Please join us in meeting with Cal Baseball Head Coach, Mike Neu, as we discuss the coach/umpire dynamics. Coach Neu also talks about how video review changed some of the coach/umpire, in-game, interactions. Mike also discusses the coach's perspective of umpires as well as his expectations of college (and all) umpires. We talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 baseball season and the summer...

This episode continues our series of physically and mentally preparing for a new baseball season. We are talking with the owner of AIPT, LLC, (Anything is Possible Training) Danni Proenza! Danni is a certified personal trainer, who also is a baseball umpire. Danni attended umpire school in 2018, so knows the rigors and demands on umpires' bodies. Danni has successfully completed several Ironman Tr...

Please join us in meeting with Karen Swanner, founder of "The Official's Mind," as we explore mental fitness for sports officials.  Karen's 40 year officiating career spans from pee-wee hockey, to NCAA D-I Men's and Women's Soccer National Championships (8), and Men's and Women's international friendlies. Ms. Swanner combines her officiating experiences with her academic backgrounds, to delve...

The West Coast Umpire Camps (WCUC)  is hosting a free virtual umpire clinic January 28 - January 31, 2021. Please welcome the WCUC co-founders, Eric Nakagawa and Michael Wraa, and their lead instructors, Brian Hertzog and Luke Hamilton to the show. The WCUC virtual clinic is being held due to the COVID-19 pandemic (and the related West Coast shutdown) a physical camp is impossible. WCUC is of...

As the 2021 College Baseball season approaches (yea!), please join us in our discussion with Douglas Ramos, MD. Dr. Ramos is currently the team physician for Creighton University, and the Tournament Physician for the College World Series, and active Professor at two major universities. We pressed Doug to fill us in on his (very impressive) additional academic and NCAA credentials, including numero...

Happy New Year! Welcome to another edition of Strike 3 Podcast. Today's guest is an entrepreneurial Level-2 CrossFit Trainer who's been in the fitness industry for the last decade. He's coached many people who've lost hundreds of pounds while gaining strength and agility. Like most, his business is effected by the pandemic, however he has adapted, improvised, and overcome challenges with a positiv...

Hello everyone, just wanted to put out a quick end of the year show. Hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!!!! Please rate us on Apple PodCast, or send us feedback at feedback@strike3podcast.com 

Today's guest is not only the D-III Baseball National Coordinator, he’s also still an active D-I umpire. Please help us welcome to the show, Don Umland.

The guest this episode is a former MiLB umpire, turned into a college umpire, then became the NCAA Division II National Coordinator of Umpires. Please help us welcome to the show, Scott Taylor