Jon Shehan is the Head Coach at Millersville University, a Division II Program in Millersville, Pennsylvania.  As the Head Coach at Millersville he has won 8 Eastern Division Conference Championships, made 9 NCAA tournament appearances, and won 2 NCAA Regional Championships.  In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Shehan and I will be diving into the timing of recruiting. We start off this Real Dirt Podcast discussing what “timing in recruiting” means and how it can affect a prospective player....

John Merkh is the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Immaculata University, a Division III school in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania.  He began his collegiate playing career at Junior College, Camden County College and then transferred to Penn State Abington University.  He began his collegiate coaching career in 2013 as the Pitching coach at Camden County College.  He was than promoted to the Head Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator and then in 2017 promoted to...

Wayne Mazzoni is the Pitching Coach at Sacred Heart University, a Private Division I school in Fairfield, Connecticut.  He is a 1991 graduate of Gettysburg College where he played his collegiate baseball career. Coach Mazzoni started his collegiate coaching career in 1992 as a Graduate Assistant for Nova Southeastern University.  From 1993-1996 he was the Pitching Coach at Fairfield University and from 1997-1999 took a break from coaching and spent that time as an author and speaker.  He then...

Zach Kokoska is a Minor League Baseball Outfielder in the Colorado Rockies Organization. In his Senior year of High School, Zach was voted the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of The Year, as well as the USA Today Pennsylvania Player of The Year.  He stated his Collegiate playing career at Virginia Tech and then transferred to Kansas State University.  Then, Zach was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.  He made a name for himself in his first...

Steve Smith is a Pitching Coordinator in the Detroit Tigers Organization.  A little background on Coach Smith, starting with his collegiately playing career.  He played at Mississippi College for one year before transferring to Baylor University where he spent the next three years of his career.  He was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.  He spent a few years in professional baseball, making it as high as Triple A in the Giants...

Hunter Hubbard is the Interim Head Coach at Southern Wesleyan University, a NCAA Division II School in Central, South Carolina.  He played collegiate baseball at The University of Akron, a Division I school in Akron, Ohio.  Upon graduating in 2017 he spent 2018-2020 at East Georgia State as an Assistant Coach.  Then, in 2021 he was an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University and on September 10th, 2021 he was promoted to Head Coach. In this podcast, we start...

Danny Perez is the Pitching Coach at Hillsborough Community College, a Division I Junior College in Tampa, Florida.  In this Real Dirt Podcast, Coach Perez and I will be diving into a conversation about in-season bullpens.   We start off this Real Dirt Podcast by discussing real life examples of what Coach Perez’s players might be working on during an in-season bullpen session. We than discuss how to get the most out of bullpen sessions, Coach Perez believing that having a specific plan and...

Ryan Crotin is the Vice President of ArmCare.com, the company being focused on individualized assessment and training for competitive overhand athletes.  A little background on Ryan Crotin starting from 2006 when he started his doctoral program at the University of Buffalo, focused on Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. His doctorate took him 7 years and whilst obtaining it he did many other things.  From 2007-2008 he was a volunteer baseball coach and strength and conditioning coach at the...

Marc Marizzaldi is the Head Coach at Seton Hill University, an NCAA Division II College in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.  Coach Marizzaldi has been with the program for 17 seasons, obtaining an impressive total record of 610 wins to 316 losses. His team is just coming off of a 2021 season with a record of 39-8 and a trip to the NCCA Division II World Series.   In this Real Dirt Podcast, we discuss all things NCAA Division II baseball.  Coach Marizzadli explains what the Division II level is...

Cedric Mullins is an All-Star Center Fielder in the Baltimore Orioles Organization.  He started his collegiate playing career from 2013-2014 at Louisburg College, a Junior College in North Carolina.  He then transferred and spent 2015 at Campbell University, a Division I college in North Carolina.  In 2015, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles Organization in the 13th round, only spending a few seasons in the Minor Leagues.  On August 10th, 2019, he was officially called up to the Major...

Tony Cougoule is the Pitching Coach at Westmont College, an NAIA Division II program in Montecito, California.  He started out his collegiate baseball playing career at Division III Ponoma Pitzer College, then got injured and transferred to JC Cañada College, then was recruited to play at NAIA Division II Mount Mercy University.  After graduating from Mount Mercy University, he went on to coach collegiately, starting out at his alma mater in 2005.  Then, from 2006-2007 he was the pitching...

China McCarney is the Vice President and CFO of Jaeger Sports, as well as the Founder of Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression.  He played baseball collegiately at three different colleges and was drafted twice throughout his career, first in 2008 in the 29th round and second in 2009 in the 33rd round.  He has been a part of Jaeger Sports in some capacity since 2008.  In 2014, he was named the companies Vice President and in 2019 was named the Chief Financial Officer.  China McCarney is...

Shane Davis is an Assistant Coach at Youngstown State University, an NCAA Division I School in Youngstown, Ohio.  He played collegiate baseball at Eastern Michigan University and graduated in 2007. Post-graduation he has spent the last 12 years as a Division I Baseball Coach.  From 2007-2008 he was an Outfield and Catching Coach at Eastern Michigan University and in 2009 was a Catching Coach at the United States Air Force Academy.  Then, from 2010-2011 was a Catching and Bullpen Coach at...

Chris Gresham is an Assistant Coach at D’Youville College, an NCAA Division II Private School in Buffalo, New York.  He played baseball collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan College and then transferred and graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College.  Next, he went to the University at Buffalo School of Law, graduating in 1994.  He then spent the next 20 years as a prosecutor before receiving an opportunity to coach collegiate summer baseball in 2015.  Then, in 2016 he was an Assistant Coach at...

Joe Oliveira is the founder and owner of Oliveira Baseball Consulting. His company focuses around helping amateur baseball players reach their potential, market their abilities’, and overall help them find and choose the college that best fits their future baseball careers. Joe played collegiately at the University of Pacific, a NCAA Division I school in Stockton, California. He was then drafted in the 15th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and played within the Baltimore Orioles...

Tyson Blaser is a catching coach within the New York Yankees Organization, specifically their Minor League system. He played collegiately at the University of Iowa, a NCAA Division I program.  Upon graduating in 2011 he was drafted and played in the New York Yankees Organization from 2011-2015, making it as high as Double A.  Next, in 2016 he coached baseball and taught U.S. History at United Township High School in East Moline, Illinois.  Then, in January 2017 he was hired on by the New York...

Bryan Torresani is the Head Coach at Arcadia University, a NCAA Division III School in Glenside, Pennsylvania.  He began is collegiate baseball playing career at Penn State Abington and then transferred to Elizabeth Town College, graduating in 2006.  In 2007, he began his coaching career, teaching Social Studies and coaching at Hatboro High School.  Then in 2008, he began his collegiate coaching career at Chestnut Hill College as an assistant coach.  Upon leaving Chestnut Hill in 2012 he was...

Nick Zaleski is the Associate Head Coach and Hitting Coach at McNeese State University, a NCAA Division I School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He played baseball collegiately at Sam Houston State and upon graduating signed a free agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Later, in the Spring of 2013 he began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Texas at San Antonio.  Then, in 2016 he was hired on at McNeese State as an Assistant Coach and in August of 2019 was promoted to...

Mike Deegan is the Head Coach at Denison University, a NCAA Division III program in Granville, Ohio.  He is a 2001 graduate from Marietta College, where he also spent four seasons playing baseball.  He began his coaching career at his alma mater, spending 2004-2012 at Marietta College as an Assistant Coach.  In his time there, the baseball team won three National Championships, in 2006, 2011 and 2012.  Then, in 2013 he was hired on as the Head Coach at Dennison University, where he still...

TJ Wharton is the Recruiting Coordinator, Sports Performance Coordinator and Hitting Coach at Maryville College, a Division III program in Maryville, Tennessee.  He has a very interesting background, starting his collegiate baseball playing career at UNC Greensboro, transferring to Guilford Tech Community College, and transferring again to Catawba College.  He officially graduated from Catawba College in 2017, but in 2015 coached and worked out at Catawba and in 2016 played professional...

Chris Lemonis is the Head Coach at Mississippi State University, a very well-known Division I program in the SEC.  He was a 1992 graduate at Citadel University and began his coaching career there, spending 12 seasons as an Assistant Coach.  He then spent the following 8 years as an Assistant Coach at Louisville University. Next, from 2015-2018 he was the Head Coach at Indiana University and in 2019 was officially hired on as the Head Coach at Mississippi State University.  In 2019, he set an...

Rob Nelson is the inventor of the world’s most nostalgic gum, Big League Chew.  He went to Nassau Community College and then NCAA Division I Cornell University, where he was a left-handed pitcher.  After graduating from college, he played professionally in Cape Town, South-Africa, and then found himself in Portland Oregon.  There in Portland he became a part of the Portland Mavericks Independent Baseball Team, which is also where Big League Chew was born.   In this podcast, we start off with...

Jason Burke is the Head Coach at Lander University, a Division II program in Greenwood, South Carolina.  He began his collegiate baseball playing career at Lander University and finished it at Southern Wesleyan University in 2004.  Not soon after graduating he began his coaching career, spending 2006-2007 as an Assistant Coach at Wofford University.  Then, from 2008-2011 he was Assistant Coach at Gardner Webb University and from 2012-2016 returned back to Wofford University as an Assistant...

Ross Trachtenberg is the Recruiting Coordinator at West Chester University, a Division II program in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Lehigh University in 2002 and quickly started his coaching career in 2004.  From 2004-2013 he was the Head Coach at Friends Central School, a High School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.  Then, in 2014 he was the Recruiting Coordinator at Newman University and in 2015 an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Ponoma Pitzer College.  In 2016, he...

JJ Edwards is a Hitting and Infield Coach as well as Recruiting Coordinator at Wofford College, a Division I program in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  He played baseball collegiately from 2007-2011 at Sacred Heart University, a NCAA Division I program.  Shortly after graduating he was hired on at Wofford College.  He started out as a Volunteer Coach in 2011 and later on in 2013 was promoted to a Second Assistant position.  Then, in 2016 he was promoted to the Recruiting Coordinator position at...