It's award season again. We hand out awards for the most average guests on the Earned Fun Average Podcast. There are 10 categories with 4 nominees in each category. Johnny and Eric pick their winners. Tune in to find out who's taking home the hardware.

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The New Market Rebels are a summer collegiate team in the Valley Baseball League. They have a very long history of the organization and we were pleased to learn all about it from our guest Andrew Kipps. Andrew shares his background with the team and the league and tells us about the stadium. He shares his favorite MLB team and players as well as his Proffitt & Loss.

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We are joined this week by Truman Bartman, the radio voice of the Medicine Hat Mavericks. The Mavericks are a summer collegiate team in the Western Canadian Baseball League. Medicine Hat is in Alberta, Canada and has a distinct name it's known by. Truman talks about how he started with the Mavericks and who their rivals are. He also shares how much the team means to the community and his Proffitt & Loss.

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The baseball season is just over a month old. It's always fun to travel to watch baseball. We talk about our trips so far in 2025 and where the rest of the season will take us. Whether it's the 2 trips Eric has been on or the high school softball games Johnny has announced, it's been a great start for us. Be sure to tune in to hear where else we're going and share with us your travel plans for this season.

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Kelsey Marchant is the GM for one of the new summer collegiate teams, the Marion Hungry Mothers out of Virginia. Kelsey talks about her first job in baseball and how her time in hockey is going to help her during their first season and beyond. She tells us about the legend of Hungry Mother and what she is hoping to learn during the inaugural season. She also shares her Proffitt & Loss.

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We had the pleasure of speaking with Walmer Medina on this week's episode. Walmer is the Director of Creative Services for the Durham Bulls. Walmer tells us how he got into graphic design and some of the work he's done over the years. He shares what a typical game week looks like and what went into creating the new Coastal Plain League logo. Walmer also shares his Proffitt and Loss.

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We have our first trip to the Pioneer League as we talk Glacier Range Riders. Scot Gladstone is the radio play-by-play and media relations with the Range Riders. The Pioneer League is an MLB Partner League. Scot shares the specifics about MLB Partner Leagues and what life is like in the league. He shares his baseball background and his Proffitt & Loss.

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A few episodes back we had on Chuck Heeman, the owner of the Western Nebraska Pioneers. Prior to running the Pioneers, Chuck was the GM of the Medford Rogues in Medford, Oregon. We were pleased to make the connection and chat with the current owner of the Rogues, Dave May. Dave shares how he become the owner of the summer collegiate team and why it wasn't an ideal time to purchase the team. He shares about the city and the league and his Proffitt & Loss.

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Look out for that shark! The Wilmington Sharks play summer collegiate baseball in the Coastal Plain League in Wilmington, North Carolina. We have on General Manager and Team President Brett Bloomquist. Brett tells us what it is like playing in the CPL and how all the teams have great names and logos. Brett shares about the city of Wilmington and what draws college kids to play for the Sharks. Make sure to check out the team online.

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Jacksonville, North Carolina is where we head for this week's episode. We speak with Eli Patino, the owner of the Jacksonville Ospreys. The Ospreys are a summer collegiate team in The Old North State League. Eli tells us why he wanted to bring a summer collegiate team to Jacksonville and how he got into baseball as he was growing up. He also shares about coming up with the name and logo and about playing in the Old North State League.

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