Outside the Lines

In this conversation with one of the pioneers of club baseball, Rob Bruno and I cover a range of topics surrounding the industry of travel baseball, how it started, and where it’s headed.

Introducing Andy Smith, the current Head Coach at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. He spent the last 4 seasons as the Head Coach for Chaffey College where he lead the program to back-to-back-to-back conference championships and earning conference coach of of year during the 2023 and 2025 seasons.Andy is well-recognized for being one of the best hitting coaches at the college level and is respected for developing some of the best offenses in Chaffey College program history.

During today’s discussion, we talked about how players should be prioritizing game-play and training. Chris Vopinek and Hank Sprinkle join in to give perspective on this important topic.Introducing Hank SprinkleCurrent CBA Coach / Former CBA ParentFormer College and High School CoachDad of 2 Collegiate All-Americans and 2022 MLB 4th Round Draft Pick and current Chicago White Sox Top Prospect, Jordan Sprinkle.

Recap from Aug 16-17 College CampCollege Coach perspective on how to become a more recruitable athleteJoe Torres - Chapman UniversityBam Garcia-Pacheco - Cal State San BernardinoChris Vopinek - Cerritos CollegeWhy aren’t high school players being recruited as much at the D1 Level?*Pardon the shaky start trying to get everyone on the call.

Coaching Staff Meet & GreetWelcome back, Chris Vopinek - Cerritos College Asst CoachJoe Torres - Chapman University Recruiting CoordinatorAndy Smith - Citrus College Head CoachChris Jimenez - Univ of Hawaii Asst CoachDevelopment 1st - Building the Player and the AthleteSkill Development PlanAthlete PerformanceNutrition Talk

Discussing CBA Arm Care and Arm Strength Programs with Southwestern College Pitching Coach and Legends Athletic Performance Arm Care Specialist

As a former D2 College Recruiter and Current MiLB Professional Coach, Aarons Sutton discusses the fundamentals and how they play at all levels in comparison to how data only becomes relevant at a certain point.

As one of the most successful college coaches in the history of college baseball, former Oklahoma State Recruiting Coordinator and current Area Scout talks about bridging the gap between baseball and the community.

Coach Grajeda coached at the college level between 2002 and 2017 with a couple high profile HS stints in between. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table for this episode as he discusses the transition from College to HS ball, winning a CIF Championship in his first year at Yucaipa, and juggling the moving pieces to succeed at the High School Level.

This episode features a little bit about Riverside CC Tradition, Dennis Rogers and how he built up his players and coaches, and how Coach Rudy Arguellas has seamlessly taken over as the program's skipper.