Ep. 55: Blake Kangas, USF Baseball Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach

In this episode, Adam and Matt catch up with USF Baseball’s Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach, Blake Kangas. Coach Kangas played college baseball at UW-Milwaukee and has 17 years of college coaching experience. He also served 5 years as an MLB scout for the Minnesota Twins. Here’s what the guys talked about with Coach: 0:00 – Intro1:09 – welcoming Coach Kangas and learning about his background9:56 – highlights of 17 years of coaching experience14:08 – how he got the role as USF Baseball Recruiting Coordinator21:12 – traits that he looks for when recruiting future Bulls27:20 – building his first recruiting classes at USF35:24 – what makes USF a great choice for recruits40:31 – how did the fall ball season go for the Bulls?51:23 – coaching philosophy: building resilient players1:01:19 – looking ahead to the 2025 seasonGuest (Twitter/X handle):Blake Kangas (@BlakeKangas)Hosts:Adam Cartwright (@Adam12James)Matthew Giardino (@basesonbulls)If you enjoy our show please be sure to subscribe/follow wherever you listen and give the show a 5 star rating to help us grow this platform! Also, follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@usfbaseballfans).