Strike 3 Podcast w/CB, ENak, & Trav

Today's guest is a former MiLB and NCAA D-I umpire. He walked off the field at the ripe old age of 32 to become the D-I Western Athletic Conference (WAC) & D-II California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Coordinator of Umpires. To add to that he's currently the NCAA Director of Umpire Training. Please help us welcome to the show, Mr. Tom Hiler. 

Today we're talking to George Drouches, NCAA Division I Coordinator of Umpires. George will talk about his background, how he got he start in officiating, and his path to becoming the NCAA D-I Coordinator of Umpires. Mr. Drouches discusses his vision for college umpiring, and what to expect for the 2021 Collegiate Baseball Season. This is an episode not to be missed by college officials. Sit back,...

In this episode, our guest is Jim Bettencourt, author of Baseball Rules in Black and White. He's written a series of books to help umpires navigate and understand the baseball rule books. These are fantastic supplements to the standard baseball rule books. The series covers,  high school (NFHS),  college (NCAA) and Official Baseball Rules (MLB or OBR). Baseball Rules in Black and White is now avai...

Today we are, once again, talking to NCAA Baseball Secretary - Rules Editor, Randy Bruns. Part 2 of a 2 part series. In this episode we discuss the NCAA's Baseball Major Rule Changes for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Hear about the new rules directly from the Rules Editor. Enjoy the show everyone! To provide feedback about this podcast, please email us at: feedback@strike3podcast.com For more informa...

In today’s episode we are joined by Elliot Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins is the NFHS Director of Sports, Sanctioning, and Student Services at the NFHS home office in Indianapolis, Indiana. He’s also the NFHS Baseball Rules Editor. Elliot has an impressive resume and is just an all around good person at his core. We hope you enjoy the show as much as we enjoyed talking with Elliot. To provide feedback about...

Today we are talking to NCAA Baseball Secretary - Rules Editor, Randy Bruns. Part 1 of a 2 part series. In Part 1, we discuss the NCAA's Baseball Rule Changing Process. We also talk to Randy about his thirty seven year career in sports officiating. We'll cover how he got started in officiating, his career highlights, and other sports he's officiated besides baseball. His very impressive resume and...

In our Introductory Episode, you will get to know the hosts, Colin Brown (CB), Eric Nakagawa (ENak), and Travis Whitt (Trav). We share why we decided to do this podcast and what we hope to accomplish. Thanks for listening.