From the Coach's Mouth

About From the Coach's Mouth

Jay Bolden of BeBold Fastpitch and St. Xavier University, and Ken Krause of Softball Success and the Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog, talk with fastpitch and specialty coaches about their lives, their journeys, and their thoughts on a variety of topics related to the sport of fastpitch softball.

Publisher

Jay Bolden and Ken Krause

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Episode 79: Hallie Blackney and Bailey Dillon

   We have a special treat this week as Hallie Blackney, head coach at Missouri Southern State University, and one of her star players, Bailey Dillon, join Jay and Ken to talk about what makes the culture at MSSU so great, why they love the D2 level, and how changes like the transfer portal and 5 for 5 rules are affecting recruiting. They also share their views on the D1 or bust mentality (and why playing college softball at any level is special), how the concept of "Mudita" guides their team approach, how motor preferences have helped guide them to better performance on the field, how athletes write the lineup in practice and more.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Episode 78: John Oothoudt

   Jay and Ken are joined this week by former men's fastpitch player and current Bethany Lutheran College assistant coach John Oothoudt (or Johnny O as most people call him) to talk about his playing days in Minnesota, what it was like growing up in a small town, how he got back into softball coaching through his daughter, and the benefits of being the boss when you're trying to balance a business career as well as coaching. He also shares what he looks for in a recruit, the kinds of players BLC is looking for, his thoughts on the current pitching rules, and how a non-pitcher ended up as a college pitching coach.

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Episode 77: Jay and Ken on Fall Ball, Fieldy, Pitching Rules

   This week Jay and Ken go deep on their thoughts on how to take the best advantage of fall ball, including using it to explore what your new players can bring to the table, giving coaches a chance to develop their players instead of playing everyone in the same old positions, giving pitchers the opportunity to try new pitches, and generally discovering what you don't know. Ken then shares a quick product review of how he uses the Fieldy AI wearable assistant (which applies to other brands as well), and then Jay and Ken offer their thoughts on what they're seeing around pitching rules, including whether umpires are putting their priorities in the right places.

Who has been a guest on From the Coach's Mouth

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Genest
• Darren Dubsky
• Cindy Bristow
• India Chiles
• Pam Savich

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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