It's Brewin at McEwen: A USF Baseball Podcast

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 - Intro

1:10 - Welcoming Coach Schlereth to the show

4:17 - Growing up with a Dad in the NFL

11:56 - Memories from his time as an MLB pitcher for the Diamondbacks and Tigers

27:17 - His path to becoming an MLB pitcher

32:30 - Why he got into coaching college baseball

38:24 - His emphasis on arm care for all of his pitchers

46:27 - Reflecting on his first year as the Bulls’ Pitching Coach

53:51 - His thoughts on some of the new pitchers that the Bulls brought in:

• A big LHP who transferred in from a D2
• A LHP who transferred in from a Big 10 school
• A RHP who made some noise in the Cape Cod League this summer
• And several more new and returning names

1:16:05 - The team’s approach to developing the pitching staff

1:27:51 - Thank you Coach for joining the show!

Hosts (Twitter/X):

Mark Giardino (@usfbaseballfans)

John Kaplan (@JohnnyKII)

Guest (Twitter/X):

Daniel Schlereth (@dschlereth25)

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