Ep. 80: USF Baseball Pitching Coach Daniel Schlereth joins the show

In this episode, Mark and John sit down with the Bull's 2nd year Pitching Coach, Daniel Schlereth. After his first year overseeing Bulls pitchers, 3 members of the staff were drafted in the top 14 rounds of the MLB Draft with another signing to play independent ball. Coach Schlereth played in the MLB himself from 2009-2012 and spent over a decade playing professionally. 0:00 - Intro1:10 - Welcoming Coach Schlereth to the show4:17 - Growing up with a Dad in the NFL11:56 - Memories from his time as an MLB pitcher for the Diamondbacks and Tigers27:17 - His path to becoming an MLB pitcher32:30 - Why he got into coaching college baseball38:24 - His emphasis on arm care for all of his pitchers46:27 - Reflecting on his first year as the Bulls’ Pitching Coach53:51 - His thoughts on some of the new pitchers that the Bulls brought in:A big LHP who transferred in from a D2A LHP who transferred in from a Big 10 schoolA RHP who made some noise in the Cape Cod League this summerAnd several more new and returning names1:16:05 - The team’s approach to developing the pitching staff1:27:51 - Thank you Coach for joining the show!Hosts (Twitter/X):Mark Giardino (@usfbaseballfans)John Kaplan (@JohnnyKII)Guest (Twitter/X):Daniel Schlereth (@dschlereth25)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).