On the "Talkin' Dingers" edition of the Woodpeckers Baseball podcast, Matt chats with last year's Fayetteville home run leader Jake Adams about some of the highlights of his career since going in the 6th round to the Astros out of the University of Iowa in 2017. The podcast continues to slowly evolve into a Big Ten pod as the former conference player of the year talks about facing live pitching with the help of his brother-in-law this offseason (8:20), his early fascination with the long ball growing up watching the Twins in South Dakota (11:14), and what it was like to homer in his first professional at-bat (12:33). The former Hawkeye slugger also discusses his thoughts on a pull side approach (15:00), Big Leaguers he loves watching including the Astros' Michael Brantley (16:35), his torrid stretch of four homers in four games in Double-A last year (18:19), and how he was nearly out of options before transferring to Iowa, where he had a record-setting season to propel his career forward (22:05).
1:24- Woodpeckers shoutout on the Astros broadcast, featuring Enoli's cannolis
4:07- Fayetteville alumni updates
6:52- Interview with Astros 1B prospect Jake Adams
32:20- Woodpeckers Rewind and OOTP Virtual Season Update
Music: "We'll Never Sleep" by Ryan Anderson, courtesy of the Free Music Archive
