Building a Smart Fall Baseball Schedule — Maximizing Recruiting Exposure While Protecting Your Arm - Ep. 179

The fall recruiting season is one of the most valuable and most mismanaged stretches of the entire college baseball calendar — and the families who approach it with a clear, intentional plan are the ones who come out of it with real momentum heading into the spring. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith break down everything you need to think about when building your son's fall baseball schedule so you can maximize his recruiting exposure, protect his health, and make every event and decision count.

What we cover:

Whether your son is deep in the recruiting process or just getting started — this episode gives you the framework to build a fall schedule that moves his recruitment forward without burning out his arm in the process.

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August 1st is one of the most emotionally charged days in the college baseball recruiting calendar — the first day D1 coaches are allowed to reach out directly to recruits. For the families whose phones rang, it is a day of excitement and validation. For the majority of families whose phones did not ring, it can feel like a gut punch. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith speak directly to the players and families sitting in silence after August 1st and give them the honest, grounded, and encouraging perspective they need to hear right now.

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If your son did not get a call today — this episode is for him and for you.

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What does one of the Ivy League's sharpest pitching minds look for when recruiting a college pitcher — and how much does character matter alongside the physical tools? In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith welcome back their first ever returning coaching guest, Yale University Pitching Coach Erik Supplee, for a wide ranging conversation about pitching, the college baseball landscape, and what it genuinely takes for a high school pitcher to make the jump to the college level at one of the most demanding academic and athletic environments in the country.

What we cover:

Whether your son is a pitcher with Ivy League aspirations or is being recruited at any level of college baseball — this conversation with Coach Supplee is packed with insight you will not hear anywhere else.

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Most baseball parents have no idea that college coaches are evaluating them just as closely as they are evaluating their son. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith pull back the curtain on some of the most damaging parent behavior they have witnessed at games and tournaments over the years, how college coaches process what they see in the stands, and why the way a parent behaves at a recruiting event can quietly and permanently damage their son's chances of getting an offer.

What we cover:

What Andy and Keith have personally seen and heard from parents at games, showcases, and tournaments throughout their years on the recruiting trail

How college coaches watch and process parent behavior during recruiting evaluations and how it directly factors into their decisions about a recruit

Why coaches consider the entire family — not just the player — when making recruiting decisions and what that means for how parents should conduct themselves at every event

The specific behaviors at games and tournaments that immediately send red flags to recruiting staffs watching your son play

Why yelling at umpires is one of the single most damaging things a baseball parent can do at a recruiting event and what it communicates to every coach in attendance

Why college coaches already fully understand what is happening with the strike zone and have already accounted for it in their evaluation — making parent complaints about officiating completely unnecessary and actively harmful

How a coach's perception of a family is formed quickly and changed slowly — and what that means for parents attending events this summer

What the right parent behavior looks like at a showcase, tournament, or high school game when college coaches are present

What every baseball parent needs to keep in mind throughout the summer recruiting season to make sure they are helping their son's recruitment rather than hurting it

This episode is essential listening for every baseball parent who will be sitting in the stands at a game or tournament this summer while their son is being recruited.

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Every baseball player works hard. Every baseball family sacrifices. But hard work and sacrifice alone do not guarantee a college roster spot — and that is one of the most important truths in the entire recruiting process. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith have one of their most honest conversations yet about the difference between feeling entitled to play college baseball and understanding it is a privilege that only 7 to 8 percent of high school seniors will ever earn.

What we cover:

This episode is for every player who wants to play college baseball and every family supporting that dream — because understanding what it actually takes is the first step toward getting there.

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Coach Kazlausky shares insights from his time in the Air Force, what he values in student-athletes, and the mission that drives Air Force Baseball. We also dive into the transfer portal, the challenges and rewards of coaching college baseball, and how he defines success both on and off the field.

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Mid-Summer Recruiting Reflection — How to Read the Market & Make the Most of What's Left | EMD Shorts

The middle of summer is one of the most critical and most overlooked moments in the college baseball recruiting process. Families are deep in tournament season, moving from event to event, and very few stop to honestly assess where their recruitment actually stands. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith walk you through exactly how to pause, reflect, and use what you know right now to maximize the rest of your summer and head into the fall in the strongest position possible.

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Whether your son has offers on the table, is still building his list, or is somewhere in between — this episode gives you the framework to honestly assess where you are and a clear plan for what to do next.

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The talk across college baseball recruiting circles in the summer of 2026 is that this is the hardest cycle high school recruits have ever faced — but is the data actually backing that up? In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith take a hard look at the conventional wisdom, push back on the narrative, and explain why the perception of a harder recruiting environment has grown significantly faster than the reality. They also break down one of the most critical and misunderstood concepts in the entire recruiting process — the difference between potential and production — and what each one means for getting an offer in today's game.

What we cover:

If you have been told that college baseball recruiting has never been harder — this episode gives you the honest, data-backed perspective that most people in the industry are not offering right now.

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In this episode, we talk about how the recruiting process should be about the process of eliminating options to find the the right fit - and not the process of accumulation of offers. At some point in your process you will need to start to eliminate the programs that are not a fit so that you can make the best decision for you to go to college and play baseball.

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The NCAA has officially passed the new 5-for-5 age based eligibility model — and the impact on college baseball recruiting, roster construction, and the pathways players take to get to the next level is enormous. In this episode of Dugout Dish, Andy and Keith break down exactly what the new rule says, how it works in practice, and what every player and family at every level of the process needs to understand right now.

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We will continue to update you as this rule develops in practice. Subscribe so you never miss an update on the biggest rule change in college baseball history.

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