Turn a Pair Baseball Podcast

Rose Ann Sapia had the opportunity to sit down with Detroit Tigers 2014 1st round pick and current top 30 organizational prospect Derek Hill. Growing up Derek was a well rounded athlete. Baseball wasn't his best sport (he shares what was and it's a first for our show), but he knew baseball gave him the best shot at a career. Find out about his lifelong connection to pro ball and how that helped him mentally prepare at an incredibly young age.

We touch on the joy of robbing a home run, Derek's new and improved off field routine and he dives in to his passions outside of baseball.

Ryan Halstead enjoys breakfast burritos, jams out to funk, old school hip hop and reggae, works yoga and meditation in to his workout regimen and throws a baseball wicked hard. He's one cool cucumber.

We also cover his 2013 college season. He was the record setting closer on the Indiana University baseball team that made its first College World Series in school history.

David Fry can hit, golf, catch and has a knack for good tv. We’re all stuck inside and David helps by sharing his favorite binge worthy television.

David grew up in a Dallas suburb, played his college ball in Natchitoches, Louisiana and now is a member of the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. We talk Dak Prescott, raking in college, hustling pitchers on the golf course and a whole lot more. Spend your quarantine with David and Chris.

Before Hannah was the Phillies Mental Skills coach, she was a D1 basketball and softball player at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga. We talk about her transition from athlete to coach. We discuss her approach to working with professional athletes. Hannah shares enough information that one should have a notebook and pen at the ready as her teachings will translate to every day life.

We also talk about her weekly Mental Sweat Monday segment, Honey the dog and she shares the moment that she'd most like to relive.

Ryan Fineman and host Chris MacLean are both Indiana University alums. They reminisce over Kilroys, Sink the Biz at Nick's, candy stripes and the rise of Indiana baseball.

Ryan was the subject of a viral video at the end of an NCAA Regional game against Louisville. He shares the details as far as why things escalated and what was said during the scrum. We both agree the called strike was definitely BALL FOUR!

Before Declan Cronin was drafted by the White Sox, he won a New York state basketball title, graduated from Holy Cross, was a four time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and was published in Time Magazine. Declan has a passion for Soviet history. That passion stems from learning about his Father's time in the FBI working surveillance on the Soviet's. Declan told us all about his offseason. He's worked hard on his slider and curve. He's ready to out pace his incredible 2019 season with an even better 2020.

At 17, Ryan Pepiot had a decision to make regarding academics and athletics. He had the option to hurl the pigskin and be chased by 300 pounders or hurl a rock really hard. Thankfully for Butler University he chose baseball. He went on to break the school's all time strike out record. As a result, the Dodgers drafted him 102nd overall in the 2019 draft.

In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Ryan discusses his extensive jersey collection, Indianapolis sports, Ballet, his former role as the CFO of a company and Dominican sugar cane. Find out how we weave that all in to our conversation.

DJ was drafted by the SF Giants in the 9th round of the 2013 draft. He made his big league debut in the spring of 2018. Unfortunately his big league run was cut short by illness, an injury and subsequent lackluster performance. He spent 2019 in Independent Baseball. Not willing to give up on his big league dream, he hatched a plan; figure out how to increase his velocity, focus on nutrition and network. He's now in big league Spring Training with the Tampa Bay Rays. He shares the details of his incredible story right here.

Bryant Packard was drafted in the 5th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He's already ascended to the top 30 prospect list for the Detroit Tigers. His journey required a lot of stops along the way. Guest host RoseAnn Sapia discusses that journey with Bryant. They discuss the origin of his name, trips to foreign lands, that infamous eating contest and a whole lot more.

Ernie was a two sport athlete in Rochester, NY. When he wasn’t terrorizing pitchers, he was slapping one timers past goaltenders. Eventually he made his way to Virginia where he starred for the baseball team and ate up ACC pitching. The Indians rewarded him by making him their 4th round pick in 2017.

Since becoming a pro, Ernie has won titles with Mahoning Valley and Columbus. He's on the door step of the big leagues.

In this episode, he shares the details of his journey, his favorite Buffalo Bills tailgating stories (GET THE TABLES), fishing, golf and a MLB The Show.