Charlie and David talk about their 12U team for the upcoming Spring season. Discussing what the off-season was like and what would make a successful Spring season to them.

Jason and Max Hamilton are coming to the podcast to talk about their journey through travel ball from a father & son perspective. Max started playing travel ball at 7U and is now a high school junior at Olathe West High School. He has committed to play baseball for Oklahoma State University. We all know it takes dedicated parents to navigate even the lowest of ages and levels of baseball. Come hear them talk about the lessons and experiences they shared together!

A Fayetteville, AR native, Brian played JUCO at Connor’s State CC and Allen County CC before transferring to and graduating from Missouri Southern State University in 2023. He also pitched for the Princeton Whistle Pigs in the Appalachian League. Brian is now back in NWA giving pitching lessons and coaching travel ball. Come listen to his full circle journey from playing travel baseball to now giving back and coaching todays aspiring youth players.

Chris Lanzilli stopped by the podcast to talk ball and how his new fitness and training program is doing.

Lanzilli, a Boston native, is a former All-American and MLB draft pick for the SF Giants. He played at Wake Forest and the University of Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to the College World Series in 2022. Chris runs Lanzilli Fitness, using the knowledge and experience gained throughout his career to help athletes elevate their performance with elite training programs.

What a fun and informative hour!

What fun and informative hour with guest Blaine Knight.

Longtime umpire Alan Barton drops by to discuss his 35 years of umpiring baseball. Alan played junior college baseball at Trinidad College in Colorado and finished his career at Henderson in Arkadelphia, AR.

Alan has been in education for 40 years coaching, teaching and serving as principal.

We discuss the changes in baseball he has seen over the years and how he handles his job in the hottest of all sandboxes, the travel ball umpire! Come take a listen, you are sure to enjoy his story and perspective.

Charlie and David talk about guest playing. What does guest playing mean to a player, a team, a coach and parents. There are lots of moving parts to this topic and we attempt to unravel the reasoning for guest playing.

Mike McKeown is a long time travel baseball tournament director. His company, Arkansas Premier Tournaments, host the biggest and most well run tournaments in the Mid-South.

Listen as he tells his story of starting and growing his company. Mike recalls moments from his own coaching days and how his passion for family and baseball have blended into a full time business.

So many great takeaways from this episode.

If you haven't experienced an Arkansas Premier Tournament, please consider doing so, you will not regret it.

For more information visit:

https://arkansaspremiertournament.com/

Dr. Bobby Pritchett stopped by today to talk arm care!

Bobby played his travel ball with the Dallas Tigers baseball organization. After lettering four years at South Garland High School, we played collegiately at the University of Central Arkansas. After college he played independent baseball, being named a top 10 Indy prospect by Baseball America.

After his playing career, Bobby went on to become a certified chiropractic sports physician. He is also the Chiropractor for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team.

There is so much good information in this episode. If you have a boy who plays baseball, this an absolute must listen!!!

We discuss starting and running a youth baseball team without the support of a local or national organization.

Keith expands on the challenges of filling a roster, his scheduling philosophy, and his thoughts on development vs. winning, running effective practices and the benefits and drawbacks of navigating the world of travel baseball on your own.