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Joey Seal is a hustler. He may be a least tied for the hardest working guy in college coaching. Norfolk State doesn’t have a lot of the bells and whistles of their fellow D1 programs, [...]

Joey Seal is a hustler. He may be a least tied for the hardest working guy in college coaching. Norfolk State doesn’t have a lot of the bells and whistles of their fellow D1 programs, but you’d never know it from watching Coach Seal. After a stellar four year career for the Spartans, the localContinue Reading››

We’re back at it with another in our popular series, Top Coach Fast Five. In the TC FF we subject our coach-contestant to a lightning round of five (or so) questions about baseball and other [...]

We’re back at it with another in our popular series, Top Coach Fast Five. In the TC FF we subject our coach-contestant to a lightning round of five (or so) questions about baseball and other (kinda) baseball questions. Today we’re talking to the assistant coach at the University of Richmond, Josh Davis. And those ofContinue Reading››

This week we’re headed back out to the Golden State to talk to the head coach of Cal State Chico (or Chico State as they’re known locally), Dave Taylor. Being a former catcher, we take a little time to [...]

This week we’re headed back out to the Golden State to talk to the head coach of Cal State Chico (or Chico State as they’re known locally), Dave Taylor. Being a former catcher, we take a little time to pick Coach Taylor’s brain about the catching position. We’re also happy to talk to Coach Taylor about his experiences atContinue Reading››

Fast Five is back! On our recent trip to Virginia, we stopped the dynamic new head coach at Lee Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia just long enough to get him to answer five (or so) [...]

Fast Five is back! On our recent trip to Virginia, we stopped the dynamic new head coach at Lee Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia just long enough to get him to answer five (or so) questions from the Fast Five arsenal. Check out our FF lightning round with Tyler Johnson.

We heard from many coaches and fans that this was a guy we just had to talk to. Looks like there’s a lot of good buzz about Rick O’Dette from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, [...]

We heard from many coaches and fans that this was a guy we just had to talk to. Looks like there's a lot of good buzz about Rick O'Dette from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana. By all accounts, Coach O'Dette runs a first rate program in northwest Indiana. He has seen several of his assistants move on to positions at other schools, including the head coach at fellow GLAC member Quincy University, Josh Rabe, a former guest on Top Coach.

Coach O'Dette played his college baseball at St. Joseph's and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox, for whom he played at four different levels in their organization before injuries put a halt to his playing career. Prior to returning to SJC, Coach O'Dette did some coaching with instructional organizations, the Chicago White Sox Academy, and one year of high school baseball.

In this episode, Rick O'Dette talks about loyalty, the attributes of a good coach, and how he utilizes 50 players on his roster.

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