This week, Justin is joined by Troy Head Coach, Skylar Meade! After five seasons as the head coach at Troy, Skylar has reached an impressive 187 win mark with two NCAA regional appearances and a College World Series appearance this season. The former pitcher out of Louisville was an NCAA D1 pitching coach for more than a decade before he got Troy's head coaching job in 2022.

Justin and Skylar talk about Troy's College World Series appearance this past season, some of Troy's standout players during his time there, and what he looks for in players that he knows will be winners.

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Justin is joined this episode by Pepperdine University Head Coach, Tyler LaTorre! LaTorre enters his third season at the helm of the program in 2027. He has 10 years of coaching experience and 10 years of professional playing experience within the San Francisco Giants organization. Prior to Pepperdine, he was the head coach at Division II Westmont College, where he led the Warriors to a 2023 NAIA National Championship victory.

Tyler and Justin discuss balancing the player-coach relationship, what makes Pepperdine stand out as an institution, and the things coaches like Tyler look for during recruiting!

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Justin is joined by Charlotte 49ers Head Coach Robert Woodard. Woodard led the 49ers to 36 wins in 2025, tying for the eighth-most wins in a single season in program history and just the 10th time reaching that mark, with four of those seasons coming in Woodard's first six campaigns leading the team. Also serving as the team's pitching coach, Woodard helped the Niners post their fifth consecutive season crossing the 500 strikeout mark on the mound with 576 punchouts in 2025, finishing second in team history behind the record of 619 in 2023. Watch live and ask your baseball recruiting questions each week as Justin Musil hosts Baseball Recruiting Confidential!

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This week, Justin is joined by Penn State Recruiting Coordinator, Nick Puccio! Nick Puccio was hired in July 2023 as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Penn State baseball program. In 2025, Penn State concluded the season with a 33-23 mark (15-15 Big Ten), posting its second-most wins in a season. PSU reached the 30-win tally for the first time since 2011. Watch live and ask your questions to one of the best minds in recruiting!

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Justin is joined this episode by University of Utah Recruiting Coordinator, Mike Brown! With a renowned reputation for finding talent, his past newcomers have appeared on Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's annual lists of the top recruiting classes in the country. In his 13 years of collegiate coaching, Brown has helped produce top talent that has advanced to the professional level. Brown has had 93 players drafted, including 36 in the top 10 rounds. Twenty-two of those players have reached the Major League level. Watch live and ask your baseball recruiting questions each week at theparentdugout.com!

Justin is joined this episode by the Head Coach at Washington University, Eddie Smith. He has coached 19 players who have gone on to play in the Major Leagues including All Star and World Series Champion Chris Taylor as well as rising phenom Dylan Crews. Nearly every position player on LSU's 2023 and 2025 National Championship teams was recruited and/or coached by Smith during his time as the hitting coach at LSU. In total, Smith has been to eight NCAA Tournaments and four Super Regionals. He reached the College World Series in Omaha while coaching at Virginia in 2009 and 2011. Catch BRC Live each week on theparentdugout.com!

Justin is joined by Illinois State Head Coach Steve Holm. Steve just completed his eighth season as head coach with the program, coming off a year where three of his players inked deals with professional baseball organizations. As a player, Steve was drafted by the Giants in 2001 where he played in over 700 games across his 12 seasons as a pro. Watch live and ask your baseball recruiting questions each week as Justin Musil hosts Baseball Recruiting Confidential!

Justin is joined by Head Coach from the University of Minnesota, Ty McDevitt. Justin and Coach McDevitt get into the complex landscape of the summer recruiting in college baseball. The two provide recommendations on what makes players successful in their recruiting process and how to take advantage of it. Catch Baseball Recruiting Confidential LIVE on theparentdugout.com every week. Posted after wherever you get your podcasts.

Host Justin Musil is joined on this episode by Xavier University Head Coach, Billy O'Conner. Coach O'Conner is one of the most respected head coaches in college baseball and has brought so much success to Xavier during his tenure as head coach. Justin and Billy talk about what the 5-for-5 NCAA rule might look like, what it should look like, and how Xavier has approached recruiting during Billy's time as a coach. Catch Baseball Recruiting Confidential LIVE on theparentdugout.com every week. Posted after wherever you get your podcasts.

Host Justin Musil is joined on this episode by University of Texas Recruiting Coordinator, Nolan Cain. Coach Cain is one of the most renowned Recruiting Coordinators, in the country. Many things have changed in college baseball and one of those things is the shortened amount of time college coaches can be out recruiting. Justin and Coach Cain discuss the recruiting calendar and how it impacts recruiting.