The Trail, A College Baseball Recruiting Podcast

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss the Diego Pavia hearing, and how that could impact college baseball. If Juco eligibility no longer counts, what does that mean for college baseball? They then dive into offseason pitching development. We all know velocity is king, but does that automatically make us a prospects? Email at thetrailrecruiting@gmail.com for any questions. Follow on T...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss the impacts of the 34 man roster changes. They talk about how the December 1 date will put athletes and coaches into tough positions. They then discuss offseason hitting plans to make sure players continue to develop. Ensuring a hitter is prepared to perform in the spring is one of the most important pieces of the recruiting process. Email at the...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast for episode 1 of their 3 part series on player development. In this episode they dive in on the importance of strength and conditioning and how it effects the recruiting process. they talk about how coaches like to see a prospect make gains during the offseason and how it can lead to an offer from the coaching staff. Email at thetrailrecruiting@gmail.com fo...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to talk offseason recruiting topics. They discuss what the recruiting shutdown is, and how prospects should navigate the time. They also then talk about handling communication with college coaches over the winter time frame, and making sure we are prepared to have a winning strategy come spring time. They finish off the episode talking about scheduling the...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss how an uncommitted prospect should handle the winter months. So many times the conversation is about how to impress college coaches, but utilizing this time frame to develop is really important to open up opportunities. They then answer a listener question about what to do as a committed prospect.  Follow on Twitter @BacksideGB Follow on Instagra...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss the happenings in the college baseball recruiting landscape, as well as answer some listener questions about 2026 graduate.  Follow on Twitter @BacksideGB Follow on Instagram @backsidegroundballs Follow on TikTok @backsidegroundball Seat Geek is your essential resource for live baseball. For any of your ticket needs, go to https://seatgeek.com/ a...

Sam & Trevor are joined by University of Richmond Pitching Coach, Josh Epstein to talk about the recruiting process, and what they look for in pitchers. He talks about the attributes he wants to see in a pitcher, and some of the challenges of the recruiting landscape today. It is an extremely informative conversation that all players interested in playing college baseball should listen to. Fol...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss some listener questions with some 2025 focus. They discuss some scenarios for all uncommitted 2025 grads including prospects with no offers, prospects looking for the right offer, and prospects looking for a D1 offer. If you want your questions answered on air, feel free to email us at thetrailrecruiting@gmail.com and we will answer your question...

Sam & Trevor discuss what prospects should be doing to prepare for the PG WWBA Underclass Championship. They then discuss how 2025 graduates can market themselves to find the right fit, and putting together a winning strategy. Follow on Twitter @BacksideGB Follow on Instagram @backsidegroundballs Follow on TikTok @backsidegroundball Seat Geek is your essential resource for live baseball. For a...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to talk in detail about building the routines and habits for uncommitted prospects. The fall is a good opportunity to build the time management skills to prepare for college baseball schedule, and maximizing the time helps with the transition to college. They also then dive into the details of what a college coach looks for when evaluating prospects in game...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the pod to discuss some of the happenings in the college baseball recruiting space. They discuss the opening of the active recruiting period on September 13th, and how college coaches handles those situations. They also discuss in detail some scenarios for both 2026 and 2025 graduates based on the levels of interest they have generated. It is a great episode for all pe...

With Sam out of town, we had former D1 Assistant, Bryan Torresani fill in to provide some great details on the recruiting process. Coach Torresani has over 10 plus years of experience as a D3 Head Coach, and spent multiple years on staff at both the D1 & D2 level. He offers a ton of insight on the recruiting process, and the advice he offers to kids interested in playing college baseball. He d...

2-time All American Ben Watson joins the podcast to talk about his recruiting process from Elizabethtown to Virginia Tech. Ben had a lot of success at Elizabethtown, which allowed him to enter the transfer portal and move up to the ACC. In Ben's 1st year in the ACC he led the conference in batting average on his way to being named a 3rd team All American. It is a really great episode every bas...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to answer a listeners question about how the settlement changes impact private schools at the Division 1 level. They discuss the implications on schools that have smaller athletic departments and more expensive tuitions and how that can impact the amount of aid they are allowed to offer. Then after that they discuss in detail what the end of summer ball sho...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to talk about the massively impactful House Legislation that went through this past week. They talk about how the college baseball landscape will change massively with the new legislation. Baseball schools will be able to offer up to 34 full scholarships, but not have to. They will also be decreasing roster sizes from 40 to 34, effective by Fall of 2025. Th...

Sam & Trevor hop back on the podcast to discuss what July should look like for Juniors in terms of communication and setting up visits. It is not a time to rest, but we have to be realistic about where prospects stand in the recruiting process. They also then discuss a hypothetical scenario regarding a perspective student athlete and their decision to commit to a school with no roster guarante...

Sam & Trevor hop on the podcast for their first official recruiting episode to do a deep dive on the Realities of College Baseball Today. You hear about the Transfer Portal and NIL, but how does that directly impact recruiting for College Coaches. Sam & Trevor give their perspective on how the changes in the landscape of college baseball has revolutionized recruiting at all levels. Follow...

An introduction to our new podcast, The Trail: A College Baseball Recruiting Podcast. We are intending to provide an experienced perspective to help athletes and families who are interested in playing college baseball get through the process. Follow on Twitter @BacksideGB Follow on Instagram @backsidegroundballs Follow on TikTok @backsidegroundball