You have to be a pretty bright and mature person to be a head coach at the nations MOST difficult school to get into, espcially when you are only a few years out of school, but that is exactly what Frank Craska is. Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, PA area he went to Lafayette out of high school and then used his two covid years at Quinnipiac. After starting at CalTech as an assistant in 2024, he took over the program a year later. Audio here, video below. SHOW NOTES: Fr

Head coach at Southern VT at age 23, this guy has some baseball background for his age. Not to mention at SVT he was validictorian, all time saves and hit by pitch leader! Show me someone else whose do that! He was named the Head Coach at UMBC On August 10 and between then and now (August 24th) he has brought in 24 portal transfers! Talk about getting after it!! Audio. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Dave Gage is the Head Baseball Coach at UMBC. Thank you for listening ❤ Check o

Unfortunlately for me, I got to know Greg Mamula in 2022 when I was the pitching coach at Sacred Heart and he was the hitting coach at FAU. That team had three amazing hitters, two future big leaguers, and they pummeled us pretty good! Greg is a baseball lifer! Played at St. Bonnies, coached at Shippensburg and Delaware before getting his first head coaching job at West Chester University. He then spent 4 seasons at the University of Cincinnati before taking over at IMG in

I got to know Dana at my local F45 gym. She is an animal in the gym and when I learned she is a sports dietician, I knew she had to come on the podcast to teach athletes and parents some key steps in this important development area. Audio here. Video below. Show Notes: Dana Angelo White, MS, RDN, ATC - is a Nutrition Consultant, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Athletic Trainer Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback

Having known Pat since late 1990's, I am so happy for him finally getting his head coaching shot after paying his dues in college baseball. Pat is from Shelton, attended St. Joe's High School. Then he went to Housatonic CC before going into the world of work. While pitching in a men's league he was recruited by the University of Bridgeport where he played two years and met lifelong friends Kevin Huber and Adam Taraska. Those that follow the podcast know the Kevin passed aw

Awesome talk with Kane Sweeney who I just met for the first time on the podcast. Some highlights: Grew up outside St. Louis, played basketball and baseball. Went to Moorehead State. Drafted by Yankees in 29th round. Played three years with Yankees and one of Indy ball. Started coaching at Illinois Springfield before getting hired that year at Moorehead State. Moved with the full staff to USC - Upstate. Took over as head coach in 2024. Program made the regionals in 2025 a

Really enjoyed my time on this podcast with Coach Parrington. Has a great, calm, mature way about him. You can tell his players learn a whole lot more than about playing baseball. Audio here. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Matt Parrington is the head baseball coach at Macalaster College. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gl

Matt Englander has been head baseball coach at CWRU since 2006 when he took over the program at age 24. In 2011 he had surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor. He responded by setting a goal to run maratons in all 50 states. So far he's done 29! To be inspired and learn, click here for audio, and video below. Matt Englander is the head baseball coach at Case Western Reserve University. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – g

I'm old. I first knew Brian Fay when I recruited him briefly before he went to Siena. After working in the business world he followed his passion and 9 years ago started at Fairfield U as a volunteer. After the retirement of legendary Bill Currier, Fay takes over as head coach. Lots of lessons in this talk. Kids, pay attention. Audio here. Video below. Brian Fay is the Head Baseball Coach at Fairfield University. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTA

Energy! Passion! Greg has turned around every single place he has been to. When you have energy and passion, you get great players and they play hard for you. Audio here. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Greg Goff is the Head Baseball Coach at Purdue University. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other –

He looks 15, but he's actually 42 with a wealth of baseball knowledge and a really well developed coaching personality. Audio here. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Kevin Tyrrell is the Head Baseball Coach at The University of Chicago. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other – other ways to get in touch:..

I've known Dan both as a player at LIU and as the head baseball coach there, now going into his 11th season. Having made the NCAA Regionals in 2022, 2024, 2026 he is clearly steering te ship in the right direction. Click here for the audio. Below for the video. SHOW NOTES: Dan Pirillo is the Head Baseball Coach at LIU. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill

Hard to explain how much fun it is to not now a person, click on a zoom and become friends in an hour. That's what happened with Jeff Mercer. Awesome guy. Awesome coach. Audio Here. Video Below. Show Notes: Jeff Mercer is the Head Baseball Coach at Indiana University. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9W

Drafted in the 10 round out of high school. Almost quit year 1 in the minors. 14 year big league career. Current Head Coach at Hofstra University. Audio here. Video Below. SHOW NOTES: Frank Catalanotto is the Head Baseball Coach at Hofstra University. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other – ot

I've known Frank a LONG time. Great guy. Great baseball coach. This podcast alone is worth hearing how his first job in coaching, at age 23, was becoming the Head Baseball Coach at the University of Rhode Island. We also start the podcast talking about what he is facing, right now, as a D1 head coach dealing with the portal (June 2026). Video below. Audio here. SHOW NOTES: Frank Leoni is the Head Baseball Coach at Mount St. Mary’s (MD). Thank you for listening ❤ Check out

If you follow this podcast (and why wouldn't you!) you kinow that a lot of the coaches on the podcast I have known for 20 years plus. Others, I literally meet when I click on the admit button to the zoom meeting! Ty McDevitt was one of the latter. And now he's one of my favorites. Want to really see how a Power 4 coach runs a program? Then watch every second of this. Video below. Audio here. SHOW NOTES: Ty McDevitt is the Head Baseball Coach at University of Minnesota T

While the power 4 get, understably, a ton of attention in the baseball world, certainly other conferences have great "brand" recognition. The Ivy Leagues would be one. But at the D3 level, it's hard to say any conference has better nationwide recognition than the NESCAC conference. Jon Martin is in his 10th year at Bates and is proud to be one of the conferences head coaches. We talk a lot about his recruiting style, coaching style, and his path to get to Bates. Click bel

Even though Jim looks very young!, his coaching background is extensive. This is a really, really, good coach who has taken McDaniel College to new heights. Audio here. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Jim Carone is the head baseball coach at McDaniel College. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other – oth

Great talk. Don't miss! Audio Here. Video Below. Show Notes: Brendan Eygabroat is the Head Baseball Coach at UMass Boston. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other – other ways to get in touch: https://www.collegebaseballadvisor.com/contact College Baseball Advisors Website: https://www.collegebase

A fun conversation with a guy I've known through basball for over 25 years! Audio here. Video below. SHOW NOTES: Adam Taraska is the Head Baseball Coach at Suny Purchase. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: CONTACT COACH MAZZONI: Feedback – give feedback to Wayne: wayne@waynemazzoni.com Recruiting Survey – fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/2WTbk9DtZ9WSKs5G8 Other – other ways to get in touch: https://www.collegebaseballadvisor.com/contact College Baseb