Outside the Lines

<p></p><p>In this conversation with one of the pioneers of club baseball, Rob Bruno and I cover a range of topics surrounding the industry of travel baseball, how it started, and where it’s headed. </p>

<p>Introducing Andy Smith, the current Head Coach at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. He spent the last 4 seasons as the Head Coach for Chaffey College where he lead the program to back-to-back-to-back conference championships and earning conference coach of of year during the 2023 and 2025 seasons.</p><p>Andy is well-recognized for being one of the best hitting coaches at the college level and is respected for developing some of the best offenses in Chaffey College program history.</p>

<p>During today’s discussion, we talked about how players should be prioritizing game-play and training. Chris Vopinek and Hank Sprinkle join in to give perspective on this important topic.</p><p><strong>Introducing Hank Sprinkle</strong></p><ul><li>Current CBA Coach / Former CBA Parent</li><li>Former College and High School Coach</li><li>Dad of 2 Collegiate All-Americans and 2022 MLB 4th Round Draft Pick and current Chicago White Sox Top Prospect, Jordan Sprinkle.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Recap from Aug 16-17 College Camp</li><li>College Coach perspective on how to become a more recruitable athlete<ul><li>Joe Torres - Chapman University</li><li>Bam Garcia-Pacheco - Cal State San Bernardino</li><li>Chris Vopinek - Cerritos College</li></ul></li><li>Why aren’t high school players being recruited as much at the D1 Level?</li></ul><p>*Pardon the shaky start trying to get everyone on the call.</p>

<p><strong>Coaching Staff Meet &amp; Greet</strong></p><ul><li>Welcome back, Chris Vopinek - Cerritos College Asst Coach</li><li>Joe Torres - Chapman University Recruiting Coordinator</li><li>Andy Smith - Citrus College Head Coach</li><li>Chris Jimenez - Univ of Hawaii Asst Coach</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Development 1st - Building the Player and the Athlete</strong></p><ul><li>Skill Development Plan</li><li>Athlete Performance</li><li>Nutrition Talk</li></ul>