THSBCA Podcast

THSBCA Podcast

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THSBCA Podcast episodes

  • John Adair THSBCA President HC Malakoff HS - Practice Organization

    Coach John L. Adair

    Education: Graduate of Cayuga High School 1981

    Graduate of Missouri Valley College 1989

    Master of Education SFA 1997

    Coaching Experience: 36th year (5 years asst. in college, 31st as High School Head Coach)

    Asst. Coach North Lake Community College 1984-87

    Asst. Coach Missouri Valley College 1987-89

    Head Coach Elkhart High School 1989-1993, 2004- 2019

    Head Coach Hudson High School 1993-1999

    Head Coach Athens High School 1999-2001

    Head Coach Malakoff High School 2001-2004, 2019-current


    THSBCA Resources Folder - https://sharylandisd-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/bbickerton_sharylandisd_org1/Egld2fC7h-hNse-dVXhZYxkBdarfHAqBmod7kczwRhWcDQ?e=2doFTA



    1 hr 9 min
  • Armando Sedeno HC Langham Creek HS

    Armando Sedeno

    Coaching Highlights:

    Ranked in the top 10 nationally and also ranked in the top twenty nationally six times. 

    • 600 plus victories 

    • 1986 State Finals Brownfield Cubs 

    • 2016 State Semi-Finals Langham Creek Lobos 

    • Coached over 150 players to sign/play at the next level. 

    • Coached 38 years with 33 as a head coach, the last 30 years at Langham Creek. 

    • 1 st President of the Houston Area Baseball Coaches Association 

    • Play-offs 23 years 

    • Spoke at the ABCA National Convention in 2014 

    • THSBCA Officer 

    • 2015 Ray Knoblauch Coaching Award Recipient 

    Other tidbits: Married to Diana Sedeno 42 years 3 Children Rico AnnDrea Ryan 3 Grandchildren Christian Bella David

    47 min
  • Heath Autrey “Building Overachievers” HC Corsicana HS

    Heath Autrey has 21 years of baseball coaching experience at every level including minor league baseball, NCAA I, NJCAA, High School,and the highest level of club baseball in the United States. These experiences have prepared to communicate effectively and relate to the student-athletes and parents of this generation. He has true passion for leadership and for making a positive impact on the future of all the students that I come into contact with.

    His recent experience is as the Head Baseball Coach and Physical Education instructor at Corsicana High School. He is responsible for a baseball program with over 70 student-athletes, teaching 3 classes of physical education classes with the average class size of 70 students, as well as maintaining our baseball facilities at James G Price Field.  He is currently an Associate Scout for the Baltimore Orioles and his responsibilities are to help identify and evaluate professional baseball prospects in the North Texas area.

    Todays podcast focuses on "Building Overachievers" through well organized offensive and defensive practices

    48 min
  • Kevin Ham San Diego Padres Scout - Scouting Do's and Don'ts
    Today's THSBCA podcast feature Kevin Ham of the San Diego Padres. Kevin is a member of the El Paso Sports Hall of Fame.
    Inducted in 2014
    Raised by a single “Mom” Marie Ham whom he credits as being the “strongest woman he has ever known” because she not only escaped the German occupation of her native France but also battled cancer and raised 4 children
    Played football, baseball and basketball at Eastwood High School earning 8 letters
    Earned All District and All City honors in football
    Earned All District, All City and First Team All State honors in baseball
    Bypassed a football scholarship to the University of Nebraska to sign with the California Angels as a 13th round Draft selection in 1993
    In 1995, he was selected to the Northwest League All Star Team
    In 1997, he hit 15 home runs and drove in 73 runs for the Cedar Rapids Kernels
    In 1998, he set the current California League record for outfield assists playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm
    In 2002, he earned the Angels “Scout of the Year” award
    He served as Player Development and Hitting Coach for the Provo Angels
    Worked as Area Scout for North and South Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas and Arkansas
    In 2011, he was promoted to Midwest Supervisor of Scouting/Cross Checker for the Angels
    In 2017 he began an association with the San Diego Padres in their scouting department
    Kevin married his high school sweetheart Jennifer Barron and they have two children Hunter and Amaray
    1 hr 6 min
  • Ricky Griffin Head Coach Argyle High School

    Today's podcast features Coach Ricky Griffin of the Argyle Eagles. Coach Griffin was named 2019 National Coach of the Year by the ABCA after winning back to back state championships in 2018 19. Argyle also won the 2015 4A State Championship. Coach Griffin’s Eagles were also named the 2018 and 19 National Champions. Griffin and his team had a 50-game unbeaten streak which at the time was the longest unbeaten streaking in high school baseball.

    43 min
  • Skip Johnson Head Coach University of Oklahoma

    Todays THSBCA podcast features Skip Johnson Head Coach at the University of Oklahoma. Widely regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in the country, Skip Johnson has led the Oklahoma baseball program since June 2017. Since taking over the reins after serving one year as the Sooners’ pitching coach, he has led the Sooners to a 71-48 record in two seasons.

    The OU pitching staffs have posted a progressively lower ERA in each of his three seasons at OU. Sooners pitchers posted two of the top five strikeout totals in program history. 11 of his pitchers have gone in the Major League Baseball Draft over the last three years.


    1 hr 3 min

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