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Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationPITCHING IN - All-time NJ Great MICHAEL ROGERS impacting next generationOne of the best pitchers we've seen in our years of doing this is sharing his knowledge and experiences with the next generation. Three-time state champ Michael Rogers - a Steinert High Hall of Famer, NC State All-American, and 2nd round draft choice of the Oakland A's - is the new Director of Youth Baseball for Centercourt, including its facilities in Lawrence, Marlboro, Gillette, and Morristown. So we take this time to sit down with one of the best ever to play in the Garden State. Michael was a D1 Pitching Coach for a major program before the age...2022-08-2520 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - ZACK KONSTANTINOVSKY - the long road to stay homeOne of the top players in New Jersey's high school baseball Class of 2023, North Brunswick's Zack Konstantinovsky decided the lure of big-time college baseball right around the corner was too much to pass up. Under head coach Steve Owens, Rutgers has again become a force in recruiting the state's bounty of talented players and the Scarlet Knights were all over the talented RHP with the smooth, repeatable mechanics, and punishing stuff. It's a match made in heaven and a big part of our discussion on this episode of Generation Next. We also discuss the role of Zack's brother Victor...2021-12-2921 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - ZACH CROTCHFELT - New Jersey's top LHP prospect ready for 2022Enjoy our conversation with Jackson Memorial's ace lefty Zach Crotchfelt, the young man who has impressed at national level showcases and is pegged by many observers as one of the Top 100 high school draft prospects in the country. He recently signed his Letter of Intent to play baseball in the SEC at Auburn University - an environment and level of baseball as close to the pros as you can still have while you're in college! But you'd never get that impression just from talking to him though - Zach remains humble, hard-working, competitive, and ready to get better every...2021-12-2830 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - BEN SCHILD - Can Big Game Ben do it again?A one-hitter in the state championship game is the stuff of dreams, but for Middletown South's Ben Schild, it also brings a question - what can he do the FINAL two seasons of high school baseball? Schild absolutely dominated in the Eagles biggest game in years but that's become expected of this 2023 graduate with the fastball now into the 90s and some lethal secondary pitches. Much more than just an overpowering arm, Schild has also shown an advanced feel for pitching and is an early verbal commitment to the University of Connecticut - reigning Big East champion. Younger brother...2021-12-2824 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - CONNOR BYRNE, Continuing the tradition at Ridge HSThere's so much truth to the adage Tradition Never Graduates. Players come and go in high school baseball, but culture can carry over from graduating class to graduating class for generations. Ridge's Connor Byrne is a perfect example of what keeps a program like that among the elite for years and years. Hard working, great leader, emerging talent, Connor has his fastball into the 90s now and with strong secondary offerings, is poised to emerge as one of the best pitchers in a loaded junior class. He recently committed to Siena College in the MAAC - which means he'll...2021-12-2720 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - LOGAN DUFFY, the surprise baseball starGrowing up down the Shore, Logan Duffy always seemed destined for a Division 1 athletic career. In soccer. But it turns out the Manchester Township senior was pretty good at his "second sport" too. Duffy has emerged in high school as one of the most feared hitters in New Jersey - although one with a unique story - and recently signed a Letter of Intent to play for Old Dominion, one of the top programs in the country, as the Norfolk, Va., school plucks another star from the Garden State. We talk with Duffy about that and much more on...2021-12-2724 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - SEBASTIAN PISACRETA will always be a Jersey guyIt was at the same time the easiest and hardest decision of Sebastian Pisacreta's life. Over the summer, Pisacreta - one of the state's top 2023 players - was given the opportunity to spend his last two seasons of high school baseball training at TNXL Academy in Florida. That was already the plan for 2023 anyway, a postgrad year to get ready for the rigors of University of Pittsburgh and the Atlantic Coast Conference. But going NOW would speed up the timetable and take away his senior year at his beloved Bishop Eustace. Ultimately - Sebastian decided to follow...2021-12-2622 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - KAI HUTCHINS racing to the top of South JerseyThe speed stands out. Laser timed, 6.32 seconds in the 60. An 80 grade by any scout's metric system. And Kai Hutchins is just starting his junior year, so you realize that's probably only going to get better. But this Pemberton High School baseball star knows its the rest of his game that ultimately will tell the story. The hard work, leadership, developing power and average skills. The defense, hustle, and all-around hard work. Hutchins is an emerging star in South Jersey, a leader in the school, and our guest on this edition of Generation Next. He's a 2023 verbal commit to Old...2021-12-2621 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - Power of friendship helps lift Mulvaney to new heightsENJOY THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF GEN NEXT 2.0PLEASE NOTE: 11:00-18:30 - Jimmy Mulvaney, Ryan Jaros (Georgia Tech commit), and Mark Gialluisi (Boston College commit) talk about their special friendship with Austin Nace, who has been friends with Mulvaney since they were 8 and battles a genetic disease called Mucopolysaccharidosis, or MPS. Austin has undergone an assortment of surgeries, nearly a thousand intravenous infusions, goes to physical, speech, and occupational therapy multiple times per week. More can be found by reading Bob Behre's excellent story at https://diamondnation.com/austin-nace-and-djack-teammates-show-power-of-friendship/ This edition of Generation Next 2.0 features...2021-12-2524 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationGENERATION NEXT 2.0 - Cranford's Ryan Jaros aiming for the topGENERATION NEXT 2.0 starts today! Merry Christmas to all.A consensus top player in the New Jersey high school baseball Class of 2023, Ryan Jaros is working hard to deliver on the high expectations he has for himself. A powerful, 6-4, 215-pound corner infielder, Ryan moves like a speed guy (6.6 in the 60), hits like a power guy, and throws hard across the diamond. His game projects well at the next level and he's committed to the powerhouse Atlantic Coast Conference and a great Georgia Tech program. But the coolest thing about Ryan to us is that he...2021-12-2522 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - AIDAN HEALY and his long road to happinessNOW PLAYING: Happy Holidays everyone. Our final COLLEGE Jersey Baseball Show of 2021 gives you a lot to think about, as we talk with Aidan Healy, one of the stars of the 2019 West Morris Central high school team that made it to the state finals. Healy was an immediate starter in college at Furman University in February 2020 and things looked great. And then - COVID, a program elimination, a quick transfer to Top 25 Virginia Commonwealth, a one month COVID quarantine derailing things before that ever got going with the Rams, an elbow injury that led to a winter of rehab...2021-12-2334 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - MERCER MIRACLE - TCNJ, MCCC, and the Miracle League of Mercer CountyDONATE - Funding to keep NJ College Baseball Nation alive comes from individual donations. Please support our sites in the following ways - Venmo @Michael-Olshin or https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 SUBSCRIBE - Youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation It's Holiday Week and we bring you the great story of two local baseball programs actively involved in helping the Miracle League of Mercer County, which is designed to bring those with special needs access to baseball without barriers. TCNJ, under the direction of head coach Dean Glus, and Mercer County Community College, ably led by Fred Carella, have...2021-12-2029 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - TOMMY MCCARTHY - A Baseball (and football and basketball) LifeTommy McCarthy was almost literally born into baseball. His father, Tom, has been a Phillies announcer since 2001 (with a couple of years spent broadcasting the Mets) and when Tommy was born, his father was the do-all voice of the Trenton Thunder working his way up to the big leagues. So Tommy was literally around the field from his earliest moments. It's become quite a baseball life - Tommy worked his way into a fine baseball career - NJAC Player of the Year and two-time conference champ at TCNJ and now a professional journey that has taken him to Gary...2021-12-1735 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Widener coach NOAH CLEMENT is back where he belongs - ON THE FIELDSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation DONATE - Venmo @Michael-Olshin; https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 South Jersey's Noah Clement is back on the field, back where he belongs, in the coach's box at first base, helping a talented young Widener team fulfill its vast promise for new head coach Kevin Burdick. Clement is a bright, dedicated, highly motivated young coach on a bright, dedicated, highly motivated staff that wants to build on the success of what Mike LaRosa (now at West Chester) built during his winning tenure. Clement sits down with us on JBS today to...2021-12-1529 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - CCM's STEVEN NITCH, CHRISTIAN MACEDA on JUCO Route to pro dreamsSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation SUPPORT - Donate via Venmo @Michael-Olshin or GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 We take the #JUCORoute today along with the explosive County College of Morris duo Steven Nitch and Christian Maceda, two of the best players we saw all Fall. Nitch is a catcher (and OF and P) who played in the MLB Draft League last summer, throws upper 80s from behind the plate and 90+ from the other two locations, while Maceda is an Outfielder with power (5 HR in 53 ABs as a freshman at UMBC) and speed (6.41 in...2021-12-1325 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Former Gloucester Catholic star ANDREW VAIL on the COMEBACK TRAILSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation SUPPORT - Venmo @Michael-Olshin or https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 Two-time Gloucester Catholic high school baseball state champ Andrew Vail, one of New Jersey's most dominant HS pitchers of the 2010s, is working hard on the comeback trail. While playing for the University of Missouri, Vail felt his elbow go in a game against Tennessee and had Tommy John surgery on June 9. Vail has been right on schedule with his rehab and at the same time is working harder than ever to get into the best shape of his life...2021-12-1019 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - The Brooklawn Way - CHASE CONKLIN, JOEY RAPPAPORT on 2019 Title, Brookers successPLEASE SUPPORT NJ COLLEGE BASEBALL NATION at https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 - As we do not charge for our content, we rely on the donations of individuals to create a full-time, year-round platform FOR NJ Baseball Players. The name Brooklawn means many things to different people in the American Legion World, but one thing nobody argues is that the program created almost 70 years ago by the legendary Joe Barth is the standard of excellence in New Jersey and one of the most noted programs in the amateur baseball world. With 30 state championships, 18 regional titles, and 4 American...2021-12-0828 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS PRESENTS - Connor Staine nears 100, won't let Tourette's define himSubscribe - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Donate - https://gofund.me/7327f1a9 0:00: Baseball journey, Playing at UCF, Closing in on 100, 2022 goals 21:10: Thriving with Tourette's Syndrome, diagnosed at age 9 JBS PRESENTS is excited to share the story of 2019 West Morris Central grad Connor Staine. The University of Central Florida pitcher talks about his baseball journey - nearing 100 mph (max 98), playing in the Cape Cod League, baseball in the Orlando sun, and hopes of professional baseball. He also shares openly about his journey with Tourette's Syndrome. Diagnosed at age 9, Connor quickly learned the...2021-12-0633 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS: School's In - ANTHONY SCHOOLEY hopes to help Rowan to CWS glorySUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation We sit down with #SandlotLegend Anthony Schooley, one of the great players to come out of Cherokee High in recent years. Anthony transferred to Rowan after a year at Villanova and is now following in the footsteps of older brother Nick, who enjoyed a fantastic career up the middle for the Profs and was one of the key players on the team's 2021 run to the D3 College World Series out in Iowa. Can Anthony help the team take the final step? Coach Mike Dickson has a super talented squad - but at...2021-12-0219 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS PRESENTS - ZACH STICHWEH'S most important pitch - helping others with mental health issuesAnxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed. These are issues that are important to us at NJ College Baseball Nation, and also to Don Bosco Prep senior pitcher Zach Stichweh, who just signed his NLI to play big-time college baseball at the University of Maryland. Zach is one of the best high school baseball players in New Jersey and he wanted to share his own personal journey with these demons because we both hope it can help ANYONE out there - athlete or otherwise - feeling the same things. Zach's story is incredibly relatable - whether you're in HS, college, the working...2021-12-0219 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS PRESENTS - ROBBIE BUECKER - Duty, Honor, Country ... And the Patriot League TitleSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation After a fantastic high school career, Robbie Buecker began life at West Point in the United States Military Academy on July 2, 2019. One of the top Mercer County athletes of the 2010s, the Notre Dame High graduate shares his awesome story with us on Jersey Baseball Show. Robbie explains the selection process for an Academy school, talks about campus life, time schedules, the Army-Navy game, and of course, playing high level college baseball on top of this. Buecker even accomplished the dream of a lifetime back in June as the Black Knights won...2021-12-0127 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS PRESENTS - The 2022 THANK YOU CLASSIC Selection ShowPLEASE SUBSCRIBE to youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation. NJ High School baseball fans and everyone who wants great Hot Stove baseball talk - HERE is your first look at the schedule for the 2022 Thank You Classic. This is a 3-day event held from April 29 - May 1 honoring first responders in the communities of the 92 schools participating in 46 games over three days throughout New Jersey. We reveal the field, talk about the games, and highlight as much of the amazing talent we can fit in one hour. Hear interviews with co-founder/Gloucester Catholic assistant coach Bill Gore, along with state...2021-11-271h 02
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS SPECIAL - RAISE YOUR GAME with Positive Thinking and Gratitude - ERIC CARTAFALSA and KYLE MASSISUBSCRIBE - Youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNationSPECIAL HOLIDAY SPOTLIGHT - Our mission with NJ College Baseball Nation is to provide a vehicle for HS and College Baseball Players to become the BEST version of themselves. One of the biggest aspects of that is dealing with mental health, with performance anxiety, confidence issues, etc. We are major proponents of positive thinking and the power of living your passions and our two guests today are major reasons why. Eric Cartafalsa is a pitcher for national D3 powerhouse Rowan University - the Profs are one of the best programs at any...2021-11-241h 06
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS THANKSGIVING SPOTLIGHT - RONNIE VOACOLO, overcoming obstacles on the ROAD TO 95SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here's a great New Jersey inspiring story - we're thankful for getting to know Hamilton Township's RONNIE VOACOLO through the years, from High School to American Legion to Mercer to the Sandlot to Southeastern University in Florida. And he's thankful for the game of baseball - to provide a way to lift him up through challenging times and give him a vehicle to become his best self. From GPA struggles to becoming a regular Dean's List student, one semester away from a degree in Sports Management. From struggling with...2021-11-2437 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - For Voorhees state champ JAKE KNAPP, one direction to the topSubscribe - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation #JUCORoute #VOO Voorhees center fielder Jake Knapp sits down to talk about his bright future. A starter who batted over .300 for last year's NJ Group 2 state champs, Knapp has the frame to develop into an outstanding college player. He recently committed to JUCO power Mercer County Community College as a chance to grow and reach his full potential. We sit down with Jake and connect on a variety of topics - getting up well before the crack of dawn to hit the gym and put on some needed weight, playing for one...2021-11-2329 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - JOHN RORICK shows height doesn't measure heart - or talentSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation John Rorick may stand just 5-foot-5, but for the Kingsway High middle infielder, that's just a number. And there are so many bigger numbers in his life. Like 4.0 for his GPA. Or .352 for his batting average last year with the Dragons. Or 88 mph across the diamond. So why should height matter, anyway. It sure doesn't for John. Or long-time head coach Tim Neiman, who will pass 800 wins in 2022 and can't wait for Rorick to arrive on campus next Fall. It all adds up to a great JBS with a clear message about...2021-11-2223 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Signing Week - JOEY DEMUCCI tuning up his game SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Joey DeMucci isn't a Jersey guy -- yet! The star Philadelphia Catholic League catcher is about to become one though, as he recently signed his Letter of Intent to play college baseball in the MAAC for Monmouth University. DeMucci has been a star catcher at Bonner-Predergast HS for a couple of years and is developing into one of the area's best players. He can't wait to take his game to one of America's most improved mid-major conferences, to play in a league that's always ultra competitive from top to bottom. Monmouth is...2021-11-1908 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - CHRISTIAN AIELLO in command of his future at RiderSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation It's not the "traditional" D1 story. West Milford's Christian Aiello doesn't throw hard and he didn't sign in his sophomore year. He's a late blooming, crafty left-hander taking a bridge year who might hit 85 on his best day. But Aiello is a great example of everyone having THEIR OWN journey to maximize their ability and that working hard will help you get there. Aiello is using that extra year wiped away by COVID to build his repertoire, improve his awesome secondary pitches, and be the kind of LHP that NOBODY likes to...2021-11-1908 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - Can DYLAN PALMER speed up Hofstra's rebuild?SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Notre Dame's Dylan Palmer will be the first to tell you he doesn't "look like" the prototype D1 recruit - he's 5-foot-8, 145 (or so) pounds. He's also smart enough to know that here, anyway, size doesn't matter. Game does. And Palmer has plenty of it. He also has plenty of energy. And plenty of defense. And plenty of speed and line drives. And work ethic. Those are all things that attracted the staff of new Hofstra head coach Frank Catalanotto, the former 14-year major leaguer hired by Hofstra in July to remake...2021-11-1910 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - Catching up with CARTER JAGIELA, headed to Hawk HillSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation We stretch the boundaries of New Jersey to catch up with this star backstop from our neighboring state, imposing Souderton High School catcher Carter Jagiela. Carter is one of the prized recruits from the Class of 2022 for Saint Joseph's University and we appreciate guys heading to Philadelphia to keep college baseball alive there. You'll enjoy this conversation with Carter as we learn more about his unique background, get his thoughts on some random questions, and hear about one of the best baseball programs in Southeastern PA. All on a special episode of...2021-11-1814 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - RYAN LEARY shows FULL DEPTH of his game by signing with WagnerSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Ewing High's Ryan Leary joins us to talk about how his game has grown through the years, in particular because of some of the amazing people he's gotten to learn from - former JBS guest Dave Gallagher chief among them. We talk about many other topics in this wide-ranging interview with one of Mercer County's best. Ryan's hard work has allowed his hitting to catch up to his fielding in recent years - you won't find anyone out there working harder or more coachable - and he's turned into someone Wagner coach...2021-11-1813 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - CJ Wisniewski has visions of success at NJITSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Monroe Township High School senior CJ Wisniewski will tell you that visualization plays an important role in his success. And so for us, it's easy to see the right-handed slugger having a big impact in college for 2021 America East Conference champ NJIT. Wisniewski sits down with us for this special Signing Week edition of JBS Generation Next. He talks about joining the special Brick City Gritball culture the program has created and special sense of family that's obvious among the players. We hope you catch this special edition of the Jersey Baseball...2021-11-1808 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - JOSIAH RAGSDALE racing to the topSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation On a team loaded with high end talent, Josiah Ragsdale is a key to St. Augustine's powerful offensive attack. The senior is one of the fastest players in the state, covers a ton of ground in the outfield, and is headed to Iona College with good reason. Josiah sits down with us for a great conversation, talks about heading off to college with one of his high school teammates (pitcher Andrew Gaines), and we wonder if people would pay to see a race between Ragsdale and teammate Ryan Taylor for the title...2021-11-1709 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - KYLE NERI slugs his way to the NECSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Kyle Neri isn't the flashiest player. But who really cares about flash when you hit the ball the way he does, with power to all parts of the park. He's a huge reason why St. Augustine has been a consistent South Jersey Non-Public superpower over the past few years. Can 2022 be the year the Hermits take the final step and win the state title in New Jersey's toughest bracket? If Neri has his say, absolutely. We also talk about Kyle signing with Northeast Conference power Bryant University, going to college with lifelong...2021-11-1711 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - CHRIS MONTONE won't be deniedSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation The bigger the situation, the more you need players like Williamstown's Chris Montone, who always seems to find a way to get it done under pressure on the mound or at the plate. He outdueled Zach Crotchfelt, one of the best players in the state, in last year's state tournament, and stroked a key double to help Williamstown win in that game. It's his mound skills - and ability to rise to the occasion - that caught the eye of Rider University, and earlier this month Montone signed his letter of intent...2021-11-1706 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - CADEN DULIN signs with Bryant, adds to his gameSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation One of South Jersey's best all-around players kicks off today's Signing Week package. Caden Dulin gets it done up the middle for Williamstown HS, hits for average and power - and ran his fastball up to 92 in the Fall - so expect this talented senior to get some time closing out games this spring. Put all that together and combine with a fantastic work ethic and its easy to see why Northeast Conference power Bryant University was very interested in Caden. We sit down with Caden - and learn his favorite Halloween...2021-11-1710 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - MAX D'ALESSANDRO stakes his claim to the next levelSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNationIt will be an interesting 2022 for Max D'Alessandro as he recently signed his letter of intent to play college baseball for Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference, with his close friends and Scanzano/Combat travel partners Jeremy Cheeseman and Shane Sax. It will be especially interesting during the high school season, as D'Alessandro (Lenape High) will face both Cheeseman and Sax (archrival Cherokee) in big games. That might put some serious bragging rights on the line, but there's no stopping the tight friendship the three of them have formed, or the unique...2021-11-1608 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - SHANE SAX tuning up his game for collegeSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Radar guns don't matter when Shane Sax is on the mound. He'll hit 84-85 max, but in an era of velo, it doesn't matter. The kid is pitcher first, second, and third. He gets outs. He wins. He carves with a lethal three-pitch mix. He shows that when you put the ball where you want, when you pitch with confidence and poise - that's what matters. The reward - a shot to play at the next level - for Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference - with his close friends and Scanzano...2021-11-1611 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - JEREMY CHEESEMAN hopes to do it all for FDUSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Jeremy Cheeseman knows all about how there aren't many two-way players in Division 1 college baseball. He knows the odds are against him. But one of the best all-around players in New Jersey doesn't really care about the odds all that much. He's going to give it his best shot regardless. Cheeseman is a great hitter, fielder, and pitcher for Cherokee High School and signed his letter of intent to stay in-state and play for Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference. He'll be going with two of his best friends and Scanzano/Combat...2021-11-1609 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - DOM PATRIZI set to join talented Lehigh squadSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Signing Day was a big one for Dom Patrizi, continuing the tradition of excellent baseball at Cherokee. The multi-talented shortstop signed on to join a Lehigh program that always seems to be churning out high MLB draft picks. One of the top infielders in New Jersey, Dom sits down for us to explain how he got to this point, why he's looking forward to playing for the Mountain Hawks, and how to be at your best on this great Signing Week edition of the Jersey Baseball Show.2021-11-1604 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - AIDAN TEEL reveals Signing Day surpriseSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation One of the big surprises nationwide on signing day came when New Jersey's consensus No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2023 signed his letter of intent to play at the University of Virginia a year early, starting in the Fall of 2022. We talk with Teel about the decision - the timeline behind it, the reasoning for the decision, all that went into the move, the support he's getting back home in Mahwah, and why he basically kept it a secret outside of his inner circle for the last 3 months! This was a well...2021-11-1613 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - Beck Milner realizes Ivy Dreams by signing with YaleSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation for more From New York City to New Haven, with a lengthy stop in Utah in between - it's not the most linear geography, but it's been a long, strange, wonderful trip for Taft School's Beck Milner, one of America's top catchers, who last week signed his letter of intent to play Ivy League baseball at Yale. Learn about Milner, his intensity and commitment in the weight room, his unique second sport, the sport he couldn't play, and his quest to challenge himself on and off the field on this edition of...2021-11-1515 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - ANDREW LOMBARDI crosses state lines and commits to PA powerSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Pitchers love to throw to Middletown North's Andrew Lombardi when he's behind the plate. Not so much when he's in the batter's box. We talk with one of the state's best catchers and find out why he crossed state lines to sign with national D2 powerhouse Millersville (PA). Marauders head coach Jon Shehan has built an amazing program, and Lombardi is a talent and culture fit for what Millersville has built. He answers our questions on a fun edition of JBS Signing Week.2021-11-1514 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SIGNING WEEK - CAM LEITER the latest member of NJ's first family of pitchingSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation You know Jack Leiter, of course. And Al and Mark and Mark Jr. But do you know Cam Leiter? Son of Al and Mark's older brother, former Oklahoma State star and minor leaguer Kurt Leiter, Cam is the latest Leiter to work his way through the high school ranks, and it's easy to understand why you might not know Cam as well. Maybe it's the fact that he didn't even step foot in New Jersey until his sophomore year of high school. Or the 10 years he spent growing up in British Columbia...2021-11-1521 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS SIGNING WEEK - ETHAN BOWEN comes up aces with RutgersSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Make no mistake, Rutgers head coach Steve Owens really made New Jersey a priority with his 2022 recruiting class. And why not? The state has so many talented players, including Shawnee's Bowen, a talented pitcher with a lethal right arm. We get to know one of the newest Scarlet Knights as Ethan signed on the dotted line last week. How does Bowen feel about staying local and playing in P5 college baseball? Find out as Signing Week beings.2021-11-1509 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - MATT AUGUSTIN, dialed in after Area Code GamesSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - Instagram @ nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNat We conclude our series with a look at one of the top 2023 high school baseball pitchers in the state - and the country - in Bishop Eustace's Matt Augustin. Matt pushed his fastball up to 95 this summer and has some great secondary offerings and committed to the University of Virginia's incredible program at the start of the summer that also saw him achieve significant success at the Area Code games out in California. Matt talks about both of those experiences during our sit...2021-11-1225 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - ANDREW GAINES is the Big Man on Campus for St. AugustineSubscribe - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - Instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat icgaels.com/sports/baseball If you met Andrew Gaines and someone told you he was among the state's top high school players in a sport, you'd probably guess football first. And while Gaines WAS a good football player growing up, you'd be wrong. At 6-foot-5, 240 pounds, Andrew may look more like a star lineman, but the St. Augustine senior is one of the best PITCHERS in New Jersey. Gaines is one of the keys to a LOADED Hermits squad and recently committed to...2021-11-1123 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - SHE GOT GAME - Alexia Jorge becomes NJ's first female NCAA baseball playerSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - Instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat; seueagles.com/sports/baseball When Alexia Jorge was 3 years old, her father needed an extra player for her older brother's T-ball team .... and a love affair with baseball was born. Alexia has broken gender barriers along the way, and along the way she's never thought of herself as a pioneer, but rather ... a baseball player. First female player on storied Lyndhurst baseball team and now the first to play NCAA college baseball in the tri-state area. Alexia Jorge is a freshman catcher at...2021-11-0924 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - Andrew Goldan back for an encoreSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - Instagram @nj_collegebasaeballnation; Twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat; scarletknights.com/sports/baseball If you thought Saint Joseph's (Metuchen) High School pitcher Andrew Goldan was tough to hit LAST year, you haven't seen what he has in store for hitters in 2022. And hint - he was VERY tough to hit last year. As in 0.54 ERA and a dominating run through the GMC Tournament that led the Falcons to the 2021 title. Goldan gained another few ticks to the already-fast fastball, sharpened his secondary offerings, and committed to play Big Ten baseball at Rutgers...2021-11-0924 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - SAM WINSETT playing up, moving upSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - Instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat; www.goccusports.com/sports/baseball JBS Generation Next moves into its final week with someone who truly is generation NEXT - Eastern HS Sam Winsett won't enter college for another three years, but he's already making moves as one of New Jersey's most talented, young baseball players. Winsett has shown his stuff on the national travel scene and already given his verbal commitment to attend Coastal Carolina. Sam tells us why Coastal stood out before playing in college was more than just a...2021-11-0820 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Circling the Bases with South Jersey's JOEY LOPERFIDOSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNationFOLLOW - Instagram @ nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNatACC Tournament MVP leading Duke to its first conference title in 60 years. 7th Round draft choice of the Houston Astros. Three different starting positions on three NCAA Tournament teams in three seasons of college baseball. Big time MLB prospect. Former South Jersey star. We can describe Haddonfield's Joey Loperfido in many ways. And we try to circle the bases by touching on as many as we can during our time with Joey Loperfido, one of college baseball's star names in 2021 and now getting...2021-11-0628 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - TOMMY FINNEGAN stands tall for Ocean CitySUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation, twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat, redstormsports.com/sports/baseball Ocean City's Tommy Finnegan quite literally came up big for the Red Raiders last spring. The 6-foot-7 RHP won three games in the postseason as Ocean City - always a perennial powerhouse - won its first ever baseball state title, capturing the Group 3 crown with an epic 14-inning win over Pascack Valley in June. Now the big righty focuses on a repeat and gets ready to play his college baseball at St. John's for one of the great programs...2021-11-0525 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - JESSE SPECTER - Mr. Intensity gets ready for what's nextSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - Instagram @ nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNat; www.shupirates.com/sports/baseball Jesse Specter may not be the prototype tall RHP, but that's never meant much to this Moorestown HS senior, who has given his verbal commitment to Seton Hall and is one of New Jersey's best pitchers - and fiercest competitors. Closing in on 90 with his fastball, Jesse has a filthy changeup and some other great secondary offerings and that ability to throw it by batters AND keep them off balance AND thrive in pressure situations makes him someone...2021-11-0423 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - CHASE TOPOLSKI rockets up the chartsSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - IG @ nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNat richmondspiders.com/sports/baseball Arms Week continues on Generation Next with a look at rapidly rising Lenape HS senior Chase Topolski. The big RHP consistently sat in the low 90s over the summer and fall and is working hard to achieve bigger goals. Chase is a verbal commit to the University of Richmond, comes from an athletic family, and shares his story with us today. In addition, Chase shares some from the heart advice for younger players and provides insight into his own...2021-11-0327 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - One Last Ride on an Amazing Road for TCNJ's CHRIS COTESUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation TCNJ graduate student Chris Cote has been one of our favorites for quite some time. From playing JV as a junior at Steinert, to waiting until the very last second to get the opportunity to play college baseball at Mercer to a Summer and Fall 2020 Sandlot Legend to becoming a two-year captain at TCNJ, Chris has handled it all by working hard, being incredibly coachable and versatile, and being one of the ultimate team players. He got an incredible opportunity at the end of the summer - the opportunity to spend the...2021-11-0224 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - BRYCE MECCAGE keeps reaching for the starsSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNatOne of the top players nationwide in the Class of 2024, Pennington School's Bryce Meccage has a great skillset and even better story. As a pitcher, the University of Virginia commit has the following arsenal - a fastball up to 91.6 mph with 2650 spin rate and 24 inches of vertical movement, a slider at 79-80 with up to 2900 spin, a two-seamer at 90 with 2200 of spin, a 12-6 with 2700 spin, and a changeup at 82-85 with over 15 inches of horizontal movement. Did I mention he doesn't turn 16 until March...2021-11-0126 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - MAX MARTIN with the summer to rememberSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat; instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation FOLLOW - scarletknights.com/sports/baseball Part 4 of our 12-part series of high school baseball podcasts with New Jersey's top players, Moorestown's Max Martin pushed himself into national prominence with an amazing summer of performances at major events. He is an integral part of Rutgers head coach Steve Owens' 2022 recruiting class, as the Scarlet Knights are keeping the state's elite players home for the first time in recent memory. Learn more about Max and his story on this edition of JBS GENERATION NEXT!2021-10-2930 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - MAX MARTIN shoots up the charts with an incredible summerSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat; instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation FOLLOW - scarletknights.com/sports/baseball Part 4 of our 12-part series of high school baseball podcasts with New Jersey's top players, Moorestown's Max Martin pushed himself into national prominence with an amazing summer of performances at major events. He is an integral part of Rutgers head coach Steve Owens' 2022 recruiting class, as the Scarlet Knights are keeping the state's elite players home for the first time in recent memory. Learn more about Max and his story on this edition of JBS GENERATION NEXT!2021-10-2931 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - TREVOR COHEN wants to keep winning in New JerseySUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation FOLLOW - IG @nj_collegebaseballnation; Twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat FOLLOW - https://scarletknights.com/sports/baseball Holy Spirit outfielder Trevor Cohen is used to winning in New Jersey. He just wants to do it in college as well. Cohen has a pair of state titles in football as a highly regarded quarterback and another in baseball, where he's widely considered the top high school outfielder in New Jersey. Cohen has made a verbal commitment to Rutgers and according to Prep Baseball Report, he is the highest ranked NJ player to...2021-10-2824 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - DREW WYERS slugs his way to FloridaSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; twitter @ NJCollegeBSBNat gohatters.com/sports/baseball;In part 2 of our 12-part Generation Next series, we look at New Jersey's top returning HS power hitter, Drew Wyers of Northern Burlington, who hit 8 HR and drove in 40 during a COVID-shortened 2021 junior season. We talk recruiting, US Elite, Photoshoots, goals, and much more with one of the state's best high school players. It's a great edition of Jersey Baseball Show's GENERATION NEXT!2021-10-2826 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS GENERATION NEXT - DREW WYERS slugs his way to FloridaSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; twitter @NJCollegeBSBNat Follow - gohatters.com/sports/baseball; twitter @stetsonbaseball, @stetsonSF Part 2 of our Generation Next series features on New Jersey's top returning high school power hitter. Drew Wyers re-wrote Northern Burlington's record book with 8 home runs and 40 RBIs in a COVID-shortened 2021 season. When he hits them, they don't come back. Drew joins us today to talk his journey to playing high level baseball for a powerhouse Stetson University team in the Fall of 2022, the photoshoot he and a few teammates recently did for Rawlings...2021-10-2728 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCLEAN LEATHER - TRENTON THUNDER GM Jeff Hurley on the MLB Draft League and Bat DogsSubscribe - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation Follow - instagram.com/NJ_collegebaseballnation, www.trentonthunder.com You'd understand if Trenton Thunder GM Jeff Hurley needed a breather. But he won't take one. In a crazy 11-month span the Trenton Thunder - Lost the AA Yankees affiliated team to Somerset, began preparations to be part of the inaugural MLB Draft League, found out the AAA Toronto Blue Jays needed a home for most of 2021 for COVID-related reasons, put together an entirely new plan to host the Blue Jays squad, ran both the minor-league and Draft League teams simultaneously (the Draft...2021-10-2628 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - GENERATION NEXT - Jarrett Pokrovsky and Ryan Taylor (UPENN)SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNationFollow - instagram @nj_collegebaseballnation; twitter @NJCollegeBSBNatFollow - pennathletics.com/sports/baseballOur series featuring 13 of the top HS players in New Jersey begins with a pair of all-state, best friends from South Jersey who will be taking their talents across the Delaware to Philadelphia and the Ivy League next Fall. Jarrett Pokrovsky hit over .600 for Schalick HS as a junior and is considered by many the best pure hitter in South Jersey, while Ryan Taylor flashes laser-timed 6.3 speed in the 60, flashes some power at the plate...2021-10-2521 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationACBL Merger Mania - with Tom Hopke, owner Nassau CollegiansThe 2022 ACBL season will be an exciting one for college fans! This edition of the Jersey Baseball Show provides a look at the biggest story of the offseason - the MERGER with a group of 7 college summer teams from Long Island, giving the league a full presence in New York for the first time since 2012. The NY Phenoms have repped the state well the last few years, but now they will join a complete Kaiser division of 8 teams that will play exclusively in New York, while the NJ/PA league returns perennial power Allentown, welcomes newcomer South Jersey Kings...2021-10-2121 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Eli Fishman talks Yankees and starting a career at age 11For more: elifishman.com, www.pinstripedprospects.com, prospects1500.com, jerseysportingnews.com Awesome JBS episode with our resident Yankees minor league beat reporter Eli Fishman. Eli is an 18-year-old freshman journalism major at Ithaca College. He started living out his journalism dreams at 11 years old as the Maplewood resident would go down the street to cover Seton Hall baseball for his own website! This has developed into thousands of interviews and games over the years, so many fun stories, and if you ask me - someone who could make the leap to covering MLB tomorrow! Eli shares some stories about...2021-10-1829 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCLEAN LEATHER - Find YOUR yellow tux with JESSE COLE, Savannah Bananas/Fans FirstMORE INFO - thesavannahbananas.com, bananasforbusiness.comSUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNationOur most exciting interview yet with Jesse Cole, the mastermind behind the Savanah Bananas and Fans First Entertainment, and the Yellow Tux Guy whose summer college baseball team is making news all over the world. Or should I say the PT Barnum of baseball because the Bananas don't just play games in the Coastal Plains League - they put on SHOWS, they put on performances every night. Once a promising college baseball player himself, Cole has become a master performer by "being comfortable...2021-10-1235 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - PLAYING YOUR CARDS RIGHT - with Sports Card Investor's Tyler HolzhammerMORE INFORMATION - www.sportscardinvestor.com, www.marketmoversapp.com SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation; instagram.com/nj_collegebaseballnation The baseball card market has been booming like never before. Now a multi BILLION dollar industry, it's not the simple collector's hobby of our youth. It's truly a baseball stock market - futures, commodities, analytics, etc. It's become an area where knowledge of the game, its players, and some business sense can become quite profitable. Our friend Tyler Holzhammer - Director of Operations at Sports Card Investor - takes us inside the explosive growth of the sports card industry...2021-10-1132 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Ryan Fischer makes his pitch to be New Jersey's Top ArmThere are a lot of college baseball pitchers in New Jersey with great credentials this year - but one name who somehow doesn't get more attention is NJIT junior Ryan Fischer. After all, he's the only pitcher at an NJ school to win an NCAA Tournament game in 10 years - going seven strong innings to shut down a talented Northeastern squad during NJIT's magical run last year. Ryan joins us this week for a great JBS where he talks about his growth as a pitcher, how playing American Legion baseball helped him get to where he is, why NJIT...2021-10-0922 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Dave Gallagher swings away and continues to make a big impactThere isn't much in baseball that Dave Gallagher hasn't done. Starting with a New Jersey HS State title at Steinert back in 1978. First-round MLB draft choice (twice!), 9-year MLB career (18 overall in the pros), Mets, Phillies, 25 years supporting amateurs, minor leaguers, and pros, HS head coach, World Series college head coach, champion ACBL General Manager, minor league coach, mentor to thousands of baseball players, baseball dad, active member of all 3 MLB-MLBPA joint ventures. The man has impeccable credentials in the game and it's really due to his integrity. We are fortunate to have Dave sit down with us for...2021-10-0352 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCLEAN LEATHER - ESPN's Mike Rooney is the VOICE of college baseballIf you are a college baseball fan, this is a half hour you won't want to miss! It's hard to imagine that college baseball has a better advocate than Mike Rooney. The Delco native was a game away from Omaha as a super utility man at Notre Dame, a long time assistant for mentor Pat Murphy in the Pac-12 (Arizona State), a JUCO head coach, and now the game's premier analyst, both at ESPN and in his commentary and Podcasts for d1baseball.com. He's a walking encyclopedia for the sport and one of it's great connectors. And the...2021-09-2833 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationMovement Ninja Connor Abreu gets your body right to competeEric Cressey - now with the New York Yankees organization - is one of the giants in the sports performance, especially when it comes to the sport of baseball. So to get your nickname directly from him - well, that's a pretty big deal. Meet Connor Abreu whose TNL Performance in Hamilton has already transformed the careers of so many area college baseball players. Connor was Cressey's "movement ninja" and our guest on today's JBS episode. This North Jersey native is a true up-and-coming star in the industry and he talks about the most important part of what he...2021-09-2731 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - Rider pitching coach Mike Petrowski pushes for moreThe only person in the illustrious baseball history of Rider University to participate in the NCAA Tournament as a player AND coach, Mike Petrowski has never been one to settle for anything less than first. So it's safe to assume the young pitching coach wasn't satisfied with just making the NCAA Tournament as MAAC champion back in June. Petrowski spent his summer as part of the inaugural MLB Draft League and shares with us what he learned from the experience and how it can help Rider push the bar forward in 2022. It was a busy summer for Petrowski, whose...2021-09-2632 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCLEAN LEATHER - Put your focus where it is most important - Wake Forest pitching coach Corey MuscaraEvery time we listen to Wake Forest pitching coach Corey Muscara we learn something and we get better. You can too, with this awesome college baseball podcast featuring one of the top coaches in America. Coach Moose lays it on the line in a variety of topics - mainly focused on keeping it real and getting better and being a person of substance. Focus on winning. Focus on what's important. Focus on getting better. And you'll do that if you join Kevin Schneider, Mike Olshin, and Wake Forest pitching coach Corey Muscara on THIS edition of the Clean Leather...2021-09-2137 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationA Classic THANK YOU from Bill GoreCreated as a way to honor first responders and other front line heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thank You Classic instantly became a major event in New Jersey high school sports, particularly high school baseball. The brainchild of Gloucester Catholic assistant Bill Gore - himself one of the most selfless people we've ever encountered on the face of the Earth - the baseball weekend will bring together close to 100 HS teams in 2022 with a sense of community that shows the best of what scholastic sports has to offer. Gore joins us on this awesome edition of the Jersey...2021-09-1926 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCATCHING UP with Kyle Richards, Caldwell UniversityThis week on the Jersey Baseball Show, we speak with Caldwell University senior catcher Kyle Richards. We got to know Kyle as a rival member of the Jersey Pilots in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, and also as a friend and roommate of beloved 2019 Gens catcher Jack Zosulis. The Gens and Pilots had a great rivalry in Summer 2021 with the Gens winning the decisive 11th game of a crazy series to advance to the ACBL Championship. Not only is Kyle a great hitter (key triple in the ACBL All-Star game), but we learned very quickly that Kyle is one...2021-09-1624 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationCLEAN LEATHER BASEBALL PODCAST - Debut - Guest Tom HackimerIt's finally here! The Baseball Podcast America never knew it always needed, the Clean Leather Baseball Podcast debuts today, starring Emery Glove Co owner Kevin Schneider and summer baseball guru / ACBL GM of the Year Mike Olshin. Honest baseball talk on a variety of pro, college, and scholastic topics, special guests, Emery Glove reveals and stories, and much more. Today - Circling the bases - 4 topics across the baseball world, the unique story of Syracuse Mets (AAA) pitcher Tom Hackimer, the true "King of Queens", and our first talk of many about the mess of college baseball recruiting. 2021-09-1454 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationRUNNING IT BACK, with NJIT's all-Region pitcher JAKE RAPPAPORTNJIT's first-team, all-Region closer Jake Rappaport joins us to discuss the incredible 2021 college baseball season and talk about how the Highlanders' group of fifth-year seniors hope to run it back in 2022. Jake set school D1 records for wins (8) and saves (11) and became the first player from a New Jersey school to earn ABCA/Rawlings first-team all-Region honors since 2014! He is part of a six-person core of fifth-year seniors who made the decision to stick together rather than join the transfer portal so they could play together one more season. And why not? They joined a program that was 9-40...2021-09-0922 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationKEVIN SCHNEIDER - For the Glove of the Game - Emery Glove Co and Podcast PreviewOnce one of baseball's fastest rising young coaches - Kevin Schneider has left the world of running a college baseball program and is now running a business. He followed his heart and is building his own custom glove company from the ground up. Launched little more than five months ago, Emery Glove Co already has a number of high profile clients and Kevin hit the jackpot when he designed a custom model based off an iconic photo for Vladimir Guerrero Jr at the 2021 MLB All-Star game. As Emery becomes nationally (and internationally) known, Kevin gives us the story on...2021-09-0734 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationSHINN SWINGS FOR IT ALL - Featuring former Mets minor leaguer, local star RYAN SHINNRyan Shinn's career has taken another awesome turn, the latest since he graduated from Northern Burlington in 2015 as the best baseball player in the area. Shinn had a great college career - stud JUCO at Harford (MD) CC, all-SEC at Kentucky - and played professionally in the Mets organization. He retired this year to follow his passion for teaching and helping others improve their games. Suddenly SHINN'S SWINGS was born. He quickly grasped the power of the online world - his TikToks have 500,000 views and he does online hitting analysis for clients around the United States. He also has...2021-09-0543 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - NCAA Preview - Rider's Mr. Clutch Johnny VolpeIt was the biggest single hit for Rider's baseball team in decades. Broncs IF Johnny Volpe, fighting off an ankle injury, comes off the bench in the winner's bracket final of the 2021 MAAC baseball tournament to deliver a dramatic two-strike, two-run, pinch-hit, ninth-inning single that turned a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss into a 4-3 win for the ages and left Rider in the driver's seat to win the MAAC and advance to the tourney for the first time since 2010. With another great team effort, the Broncs did that the next day.Volpe, a true #SandlotLegend, goes deep into...2021-08-3037 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS - FRANK TALK - NCAA preview with Rider ace and MLB draft hopeful Frank DoellingRider University ace Frank Doelling is back after shoving against Alabama at the NCAA Tournament in June. This college baseball star joins us to talk about his summer, his time in the Cape Cod League, the excitement around Rider Baseball, his relationship with pitching coach Mike Petrowski, and of course, his time with the Trenton Generals! Great interview and it has been awesome watching Frank grow into the MLB Draft hopeful he is today. Going to be a lot of scouts in Lawrenceville this spring, every day Frank is on the mound.Join us and subscribe to...2021-08-2626 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationTHE ROAD TO THE MAJORS - The amazing New Jersey baseball story of MIKE ADAMS, Phillies AAA pitcherWe are so excited to tell the best New Jersey baseball story of 2021 - Mike Adams - the South Jersey pitcher who accidentally taught himself to throw 100 mph! The great story of Adams is this - retired from Indy baseball in 2016 to pursue the business of helping others on the journey to the majors. Mike and childhood friend Ed Charlton opened BPC in South Jersey out of his father's oil business warehouse and watched it grow to one of the best baseball facilities of its kind in America! Mike helped Chase Petty grow into a first-round draft pick throwing 102...2021-08-2037 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJBS Olympic Recap - with Team Israel / Univ Richmond assistant Nate MulbergHere's a great college summer baseball story - hard to imagine a more amazing summer than that of South Jersey native and current Richmond assistant coach Nate Mulberg. Nate had the opportunity to be an assistant coach for the Israeli National Team in the baseball competition at the Tokyo Olympics! He tells his story here, why it was so important to him, some WOW moments and what he learned on this amazing episode of the JERSEY BASEBALL SHOW. Subscribe to youtube.com/GeneralsBaseballLLC for immediate notification of all amazing stories, highlight videos, prospect videos coming this Fall...2021-08-1919 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationJERSEY BASEBALL SHOW - ACBL MVP Chase Conklin Chase Conklin takes us inside the 2021 season for the ACBL Champ Trenton Generals, talks about leadership, refusing to lose, and his excitement for the 2022 Richmond Spiders season. And the 2022 debut of the South Jersey Kings. Always great talking baseball with Chase, and hard cutting it short at a half hour. He's one of the most heads-up guys we've been around on a ball field.2021-08-1627 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 16 - CAPE COD LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR Trey DombroskiMonmouth University's Trey Dombroski is a fantastic New Jersey baseball story. One of the best pitchers in NJ throughout his HS career, Dombroski took a chance by going up to the vaunted Cape Cod League on a temporary contract -- and won the league's Pitcher of the Year Award, going 3-0 during the season with a 0.85 ERA and 45-2 K/W ratio. He elevated his draft status into the Top 10 rounds and can go even higher with a big fall back on campus. Now up to 94 with his fastball, the LHP with the advanced feel for pitching is still...2021-08-1625 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationSUMMER BALL WITH THE FRANZONIS - aka - Lu and Pauly Biceps in the NECBLTwo of the great baseball players to come from Mercer County in recent years, brothers Paul and Luke Franzoni are together on the field for one last summer with the Valley Blue Sox in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The Robbinsville natives have had great success in college baseball, Luke with Xavier where he's one of the school's best sluggers in the BBCOR-bat era, and Paul with NJIT, where he joined a program that was 9-40 his final year in high school and turned it into one of the feel-good stories of the national D1 season. "Fayetteville's favorite...2021-07-1721 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 14 - Post-draft with PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2nd round selection ANTHONY SOLOMETOWe got to spend a few minutes on the phone hotline with Anthony Solometo, the Bishop Eustace lefty drafted No. 37 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Anthony talks about his excitement since living the childhood dream, his love for the Steelers, and the message he wants to deliver to Pirates fans. 2021-07-1506 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationA Whole NIL World - Know your brand with NOCAP SPORTS CEO Nick LordJuly 1 marked a new era in College Athletics - the NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) period. For the first time ever, NCAA athletes can be paid for use of their name, image, and likeness to endorse products, make appearances, profit from lessons / camps etc. What does that really mean? And what does it mean for college baseball players? Find out from NOCAP Sports CEO Nick Lord - the man hasn't slept in two weeks! Also learn about the NOCAP platform, helping athletes line up potential deals -- and more importantly -- handle the compliance issues that result. All this and...2021-07-1419 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationDRAFT PREVIEW - Sitting Down with SHANE PANZINIHe throws 97-98, hits the ball 400+ feet, has a scholarship waiting from a program that just played in the College World Series, figures to be drafted somewhere in the first 100 picks in next week's MLB draft, and sits down with us today. He's Shane Panzini, the Red Bank Catholic grad who just returned from the MLB Draft Combine, volunteers as a counselor for his school's summer baseball camp, and is about to face a life-changing decision in just a few days. Join us for a very special episode of the Jersey Baseball Show - Draft style!2021-07-0721 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationMLB DRAFT PREVIEW SPECIAL - with potential first round pick ANTHONY SOLOMETOWe preview next month's MLB draft here in Episode 11 with potential first round pick Anthony Solometo, a 6-foot-4 lefty pitcher from South Jersey's Bishop Eustace High School. Anthony shot up the charts to become one of the top HS pitchers in America with a mid-90s fastball, deadly two-seamer, back foot slider, and devastating changeup. Add in his unique motion that has people thinking of 3x World Series champion Madison Bumgarner and it's easy to see why Solometo will have a tough choice in a few weeks - pro ball or full ride to UNC. Then there's the video...2021-06-2131 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEPISODE 10 - NJIT 3B Coach / Recruiting Coordinator GIUSEPPE PAPACCIO - Covering NJ baseballThis is a MUST LISTEN for fans of New Jersey College Baseball, for ANYONE in the recruiting process, and especially for PARENTS whose kids are involved in the recruiting process. Not only do we discuss NJIT's success, not only do we discuss Papaccio's zero degrees of separation to the last NJ school to win in the NCAA Tourney (Seton Hall, 2011, he was a starter), but we dive deep into the recruiting process, what coaches are looking for, etc. If you are serious about college baseball - YOU WILL LISTEN to this episode of the Jersey Baseball Show!2021-06-1637 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEPISODE 9 - NJIT becomes Honorary Razorbacks - Inside the NCAA Tournament with Jared KacsoWhile 16 teams advanced to the NCAA Division 1 Super Regionals last weekend, the BEST storyline evolved in the Fayetteville Regional - where NJIT won its first-ever NCAA Tournament game AND the Highlanders and their fans became honorary Razorbacks in the process. Hear about the incredible story of the team without a home field - until the fans of the nation's No. 1 team adopted them as their own. Featuring NJIT pitcher Jared Kacso, who finished his career throwing in front of 11,000 fans. It's all on this week's VERY SPECIAL episode of the Jersey Baseball Show! Wooooooooooo Pig! Sooie!2021-06-1022 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationSPECIAL EPISODE - RIDER - NCAA Tournament - On the Inside with Johnny Volpe, Brendan O'Donnell, Sebastian Williamson For the first time in 11 years, Rider is back in the NCAA Tournament after a 5-0 run through the MAAC. The Broncs are in Ruston, La., for Regional play and we go inside with #SandlotLegends Johnny Volpe, Brendan O'Donnell, and Sebastian Williamson! Get ready for tonight's game by listening here first!2021-06-0415 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationSPECIAL NCAA TOURNAMENT EPISODE - on the INSIDE with NJIT's Cole FlemingNJIT freshman and #SandlotLegend Cole Fleming takes us inside the remarkable season for the Highlanders, which culminated in the America East Conference title and first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Fleming is on the ground in Fayetteville, Ark, where NJIT faces national No. 1 Arkansas in front of a rabid crowd later today! 2021-06-0408 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationSPECIAL EPISODE - Rowan at the World Series - on the Inside with Coach Brett YoungRowan assistant coach (and Trenton Capitals manager) Brett Young takes us behind the scenes as Rowan gets ready for the D3 World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hear about the Profs' amazing season AND their trip to the Field of Dreams! The Profs begin WS action today at 5:30 PM - #RollProfs2021-06-0407 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 5 - Jersey Baseball Show - Clean Fuego - Throw your BEST with CEO Mike McGuinnessFor our money it's the single best product out there for pitchers to maximize their throwing efficiency. See / learn about the "love child of a hockey puck and a baseball" - the flying saucer that's revolutionizing how pitchers learn about spin efficiency and spin direction at all levels. We love it because it makes hard to understand data SIMPLE - and we love it because pitchers from Little League to MLB use it to great success. Simple, cheap, durable, easy-to-use - and an AWESOME story to boot - Throw Clean. Throw Fuego. Throw CLEAN FUEGO. This week on the...2021-06-0330 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEPISODE 4 - Life in the majors with Hopewell native A.J. CassavellHopewell's A.J. Cassavell has forged his own path to the majors. A three-sport athlete for the Bulldogs in the mid-2000s, A.J. turned his love of baseball into a dream job - he's been a writer with MLB.com since 2011. He's in his 7th year covering the San Diego Padres - now baseball's most exciting team! AJ spent some time with us talking about life in the bigs, talking about reading the great writers in the Trenton Times during high school (gratiutious ego boost) and how he's become one of the top young writers in the majors...2021-05-2738 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 3 - Getting Quality At Bats with Steve Springer, compete with confidenceOne of the most well known and respected baseball speakers in America, Steve Springer has had an amazing 40-year run in professional baseball. Springer tells of his incredible story, gets into the origins of his Quality At Bats philosophy, and teaches us what it means to COMPETE WITH CONFIDENCE. Each player, Steve insists, is actually two people - a confident athlete and a non-confident athlete. He'll help you bring the confident player to the field each day and perform to your absolute best.2021-05-2045 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 2 - with Austin Byler, Major League University - Handling AnxietyAnyone who has ever experienced feelings of anxiety or negative self-talk on the field (OK, so all of us) can relate to this episode featuring Byler, whose Major League University helps athletes deal with feelings of anxiety and self-defeating thoughts. A former big-time prospect himself, Byler is in the unique position of helping players be at their best and deal with the obstacles they face during their baseball careers. A MUST-LISTEN Episode!2021-05-1434 min
Jersey Baseball Show - powered by NJ College Baseball NationEpisode 1 - #SaveLaSalleBase with James SantoreLaSalle baseball is the middle of the winningest season in school history. Three straight Top recruiting classes. Talent depth the program hasn't seen before in its history.But instead of a time of joy as the Atlantic 10 North leading Explorers prepare for the postseason, it is a time of uncertainty.On Sept 29, 2020, the school and athletic department announced it was eliminating 7 programs at the end of the 2021 campaign. Baseball was one of them.Since then, a group of alums, led by James Santore, a 2016 grad, have been hard at work trying to figure...2021-05-1031 min