ABCA Podcast
The ABCA Podcast runs the gamut of baseball coaching topics, from pitching, to hitting, to the mental game, practice planning, recruiting and more. It's hosted by Ryan Brownlee, longtime coach and current Assistant Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The ABCA is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches, with more than 15,000 members representing all 50 U.S. states and 41 countries. Since 1945, Association membership has broadened to include: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, Junior College, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel Baseball. Each January, the ABCA hosts the largest baseball convention in the world. Over 8,000 coaches participate in the convention, which is held at various locations around the country. The ABCA's official website is http://www.ABCA.org.
Episodes
Next up on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. I Coach of the Year, Oklahoma University head coach, Skip Johnson. Johnson is coming off a historic 2026 season in which he led the Sooners to their third National Championship in program history and their first since 1994.
Oklahoma put together an incredible postseason run, going 11-2 in the NCAA Tournament and becoming the first team in tournament history to defeat nine national ...
We’re joined on the ABCA Podcast by Tennessee Wesleyan head baseball coach Billy Berry, 2026 ABCA/ATEC NAIA Coach of the Year following a championship season that added another chapter to the Bulldogs’ storied tradition.
Berry led Tennessee Wesleyan to a 49-15 record and a 6-1 run at the 69th Avista NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, where the Bulldogs capped off the season with a dominant 21-3 victory over No. 1 see...
Ryan Whiteley, head baseball coach at Carl Albert (OK) High School is the 2026 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. II Coach of the Year. Whiteley has built his career around developing players, building relationships, and creating a culture where winning becomes a byproduct of doing things the right way.
In 2026, Whiteley led Carl Albert to the Oklahoma Class 5A State Championship, adding another championship chapter to one of the state&rsq...
Chris Sheehan is the 2026 ABCA/Soldier Sports High School Div. III Assistant Coach of the Year and a longtime member of the Bishop Hendricken High School baseball program in Rhode Island. In 2026 the Hawks won their third straight State Championship and 25th overall for the program.
A Warwick native and Bishop Hendricken graduate, Sheehan was a standout pitcher for the Hawks before continuing his playing career at the University of...
2026 ABCA/Soldier Sports NCAA Div. II Assistant Coach of the Year, Jenzen Torres, enters his 14th season on the Cal Poly Pomona coaching staff and his sixth as Associate Head Coach. He wears a lot of hats for the Broncos, serving as the pitching coach, catching coach, and recruiting coordinator—and the results speak for themselves.
During his time on staff, the Broncos have compiled nearly 400 wins, while Torres has recruited...
2026 ABCA/Soldier Sports NCAA Div. I Assistant Coach of the Year, Scott Jackson, is one of the most respected assistant coaches and recruiters in college baseball—and someone who has spent more than two decades helping build winning programs and develop players at the highest level.
Jackson has been a key part of some of the most successful stretches in both North Carolina and Liberty baseball history, taking the 2026 Tar Hee...
Today’s guest on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/Soldier Sports High School Div. I Assistant Coach of the Year, Kobe Wixon. Today’s guest is someone who understands that coaching is about far more than what happens between the lines.
Wixon led Arizona College Prep to their first ever Arizona 5A State Championship this Spring. Wixon is an award-winning baseball coach, pitching coordinator, educator, and youth pastor based in Ar...
Today’s guest on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/Soldier Sports Pacific Association Assistant Coach of the Year, George Carralejo. Carralejo led Santa Ana College to the 3C2A Championship with a 44-7 record overall. Santa Ana had to beat Palomar in a double header on the last day of the championship.
Carralejo has spent more than 20 years in the healthcare industry and 16 years coaching athletes at the collegiate, high school, and y...
ABCA/Soldier Sports NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year, Justin Barber, is someone who has built his coaching career around developing pitchers and building championship-caliber pitching staffs.
Barber finished his ninth season on staff at Taylor University, where he serves as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. And over that span, his pitching staffs have consistently ranked among the best in the NAIA. This past season Bar...
This week on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/Soldier Sports NJCAA Assistant Coach of the Year Montgomery (MD) College, John Silk. Silk finished his 21st season with the Raptors this Spring leading them to 36 wins, 91 home runs and 505 runs scored.
Silk and head coach, Dan Rascher, both came to Montgomery in 2006 and in that time the MC Raptors have had 45 All Americans, 9 Rawlings “Gold Glove” Winners, 9 NJCAA Div. III World S...
Next up on the ABCA Podcast is ABCA/Soldier Sports NCAA Div. III Assistant Coach of the Year Denison University’s, Ryne Romick.
Romick finished his 11th season on the Denison University coaching staff in 2026 and his sixth as Associate Head Coach. Romick led Denison to a 51-3 record, their first National Championship and a 3.14 team ERA coaching the pitchers.
In 2025, Denison put together a remarkable 41-7 season, won its fif...
Today’s guest is someone who has spent more than 15 years immersed in the game of baseball—not just playing it, but teaching it, coaching it, studying it, and helping shape the next generation of players.
Tyler Goodro has worked with thousands of youth, high school, and collegiate athletes as a player development instructor, coach, catching specialist, and scout. His baseball journey has taken him from Creighton Prep, w...
Next up on the ABCA Podcast are Krista Ross and Joe Pennucci. Ross is Senior Manager of Athletic Programs & Partnerships at NMDP (formerly Be The Match) who provides leadership and strategic direction for the nationally recognized NMDP Get in the Game® program.
Ross was Co-founder of the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation and spent 12 years as ATBMF's Executive Director. Ross has spent 16 years leveraging the power of sports to...
This week’s ABCA Podcast was recorded on location from Eastlake, Ohio, at the NCAA Division III World Series. We are handing hosting duties off to Jim Koerner, Assistant Executive Director-Coaching Development, who was covering the event.
To capture as many conversations as possible, we’re splitting our coverage into two episodes. In Part II, we sit down with: Troy Brohawn – Salisbury University, Craig Rainey &nda...
This week’s ABCA Podcast was recorded on location from Eastlake, Ohio, at the NCAA Division III World Series. We are handing hosting duties off to Jim Koerner, Assistant Executive Director-Coaching Development, who was covering the event.
To capture as many conversations as possible, we’re splitting our coverage into two episodes. In Part I, we sit down with: Nate Mulberg – Johns Hopkins University, Jared Hood &nd...
This week’s ABCA Podcast was recorded on location from Cary, North Carolina, at the NCAA Division II World Series.
Since 2009, the city of Cary has hosted the NCAA Division II World Series and has become one of the premier championship destinations in college baseball.
To capture as many conversations as possible, we’re splitting our coverage into two episodes. In Part II, we sit down with:
- Mike Hill – B...
Cary, NC has been the premier home of the NCAA Div. II Baseball National Finals since 2009, hosting the championship event nearly every year at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.
This will be part I of on-location episodes we will hear from Catawba’s Jim Gantt, Point Loma’s Justin James, UT-Tyler’s Brent Porche and Tampa University’s Joe Urso. Congrats to Tampa University’s Joe Urso for winnin...
This week’s ABCA Podcast was recorded on location from Lewiston, Idaho, at the NAIA World Series.
The ABCA and the Lewiston community continued one of the tournament’s great traditions by hosting a youth baseball clinic the night before the tournament began, welcoming more than 500 young players this year. The opening ceremonies before Friday night’s final game also remain one of the most unique and memorable trad...
This week’s ABCA Podcast was recorded on location from Lewiston, Idaho, at the NAIA World Series.
The ABCA and the Lewiston community continued one of the tournament’s great traditions by hosting a youth baseball clinic the night before the tournament began, welcoming more than 500 young players this year. The opening ceremonies before Friday night’s final game also remain one of the most unique and memorable trad...
We’re continuing our discussion from last week's episode as we hand the microphone back over to Tyrone Brooks for Part II of our two-part mental health series. Brooks is a key member of the ABCA’s Frank Robinson BATS (Building Accessibility Through Support) Committee and serves as Senior Director of Workforce Development for Major League Baseball.
Joining him for this important conversation this week are Dr. Yarlie Nico...
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