The Backside Groundballs Podcast

About The Backside Groundballs Podcast

The Baseball Development Hub dives into all things baseball player development and facility access. Hear from top college coaches and development minds as we explore how elite programs train, develop, and prepare the next generation of players. Whether you're a coach, player, or just love the game, this podcast brings real conversations and actionable insight from the front lines of college baseball.

Publisher

Backside Groundballs Media

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2022

Latest episode

13 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 271 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lessons Baseball Teaches: 40 Years With Dave Lawn

   Host Trevor interviews 40-year college baseball coach Dave Lawn about the profound life lessons embedded within the game.

2. 

   6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Real Story on Paul Skenes' Season

   Trevor and Dan analyze Paul Skenes' pitching performance, revealing command, not velocity, as the key to his elite potential in this interview.

3. 

   29 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Killing the High School Draft: Why College Wins on Player Development

   Host Trevor and Host Dan argue that college baseball's player development resources are superior to the minor leagues, making a case for eliminating the high school draft.

Inside a recent episode

The Lessons Baseball Teaches: 40 Years With Dave Lawn

Published 13 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. So when I was at Cal, we had a kid named Bobby Kalon. Through 82, had a 82 mile an hour fastball, 82 mile an hour knuckle curve. Just boom. Came from Laney Junior College, went to my high school. So there was a connection and, you know, in recruiting him. He was the pack at the time. I believe we were pack 10, pack 10 pitcher of the year. 11 wins, 12 saves. If you go to Cal's stadium, Evans Diamond, there's like a huge poster of Bobby Canelo. And so, you know, 40, 50 round draft in those days goes to, I think the Rangers draft him, plays a year, gets released. joins the Navy as a grad student, goes to medical school, is the general practitioner at Fallon Naval Air Station out in the desert in Nevada for 15 years. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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