Green Grass & White Bases

Brian Fitzpatrick is a LHP in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. “Fitz” was drafted in the 10th Round (Pick 312) of the 2022 MLB Draft. Hailing from Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, he is a Rutgers Baseball alum who served as both the team’s closer and Friday starter during his tenure On the Banks. Fitzpatrick and host Eric Reardon discuss college baseball, the draft process, baseball during the COVID-19 pandemic and much more on this installment of the Green Grass & White Bases Podcast.

Taken from a talk with the Phillies RBI program in November 2021, we discuss a foundation to pitching from a wide lens. Grips, activation, having a routine, throwing programs, drill work, PFPs, strength & conditioning, mental game, and college recruiting are all covered in this episode of GGWB.

Danny Reardon is the brother of host Eric Reardon. He is currently a 5th year Graduate Student pitcher at Rutgers University - Newark and a captain on the baseball team there. While playing, Danny is pursuing his Master‘s degree in Psychology and working full time in Asset Protection at global retail giant WalMart. Danny played his high school baseball at North Brunswick Township HS and his travel ball with the Baseball Warehouse, both in NJ. He returned to the Baseball Warehouse this summer to coach his first season with the 2027 team. That, and much more, in this episode of GGWB.

Host Eric Reardon introduces himself while giving some background on his baseball journey thus far. Insight into the recruiting process, high school travel ball, college baseball, college summer ball, with some baseball philosophy mixed in throughout. Eric is currently the pitching coach at Rutgers University - Newark and a coach at the Baseball Warehouse in Middlesex County, NJ. He played his HS baseball at North Brunswick Township High School where he was 2015 GMC Conference Player of the Year. Reardon then went on to play B1G baseball at Rutgers University where he was a captain for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He is 6th all time in appearance for the Scarlet Knights having pitched 99.0 innings over 77 appearances.