Next up on the ABCA Podcast are Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan. Jaeger is the CEO/Founder of Jaeger Sports and has been on the forefront of arm and mental health in the baseball community for over 30 years. Sullivan is the CEO/Founder of the Florida Baseball ARMory, author of eight books on baseball pitching and also has over 30 years of experience in rehab and high performance of throwing athletes.

They join us this week to discuss their free resource “Return to Throwing Manual & Schedule 2.0”.

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Finishing our 2026 ABCA Hall of Fame Class interviews Pat Casey etched his name among the greats in college baseball history, leading Oregon State to national prominence during a coaching career that spanned more than three decades.

Casey served as head coach at George Fox University (Ore.) from 1988 to 1994, compiling a 171-113-1 (.602) record before taking over at Oregon State in 1995. During his tenure with the Beavers, he compiled a 900-458-6 (.662) record and became the winningest coach in any sport in Oregon State history, finishing with a career record of 1,071-571-7 (.649).

Under his leadership, Oregon State made six College World Series appearances and became just the fifth program in NCAA history to win back-to-back national titles with their 2006 and 2007 championship runs. Following the Beavers' third national title in 2018, Casey announced his retirement after 24 seasons in Corvallis.

Oregon State's success earned Casey National Coach of the Year honors from the ABCA three times, as well as five Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year awards. Casey was named the College Baseball Coach of the Decade (2000–2009) by Baseball America and was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame and Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024.

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Continuing our 2026 ABCA Hall of Fame Class interviews, this week’s ABCA Podcast features one of California’s most influential and respected baseball minds: Sam Piraro. With a career spanning high school, junior college, and NCAA Division I baseball, Piraro forged a legacy defined by program-building, competitive excellence, and lasting impact.

Piraro’s head coaching journey began at Mission College (Calif.) from 1980-1986, where he took a brand-new program and turned it into a powerhouse. Over seven remarkable seasons, the Saints won two state championships (1981 & 1983) and five Coast Conference titles, laying the foundation for Piraro’s reputation as a transformative leader.

In 1987, Piraro took over at San José State, where he led the Spartans for two stints (1987-2002, 2004-2012). His tenure produced the program’s first-ever College World Series appearance in 2000, and he became the school’s all-time wins leader, finishing with an 806-632-6 (.558) record at SJSU and a 996-702-9 (.583) overall collegiate mark. Along the way, he earned four WAC Coach of the Year awards and guided the Spartans to two NCAA Tournament berths, cementing his reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate coaches.

Piraro closed his head coaching career with a successful four-year stint (2015-2018) at Willow Glen High School, continuing to mentor young players and contribute to the California baseball community he helped shape.

His accolades reflect a life spent elevating programs and people, including his induction into the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (second-youngest ever), inaugural inductee into the Mission Athletics Hall of Fame, and San José Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

In this episode, Coach Piraro reflects on building programs from scratch, leading teams to the game’s biggest stages, and the lessons learned across a lifetime in baseball.

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