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.

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.

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.

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.

Introducing Hank Sprinkle

• Current CBA Coach / Former CBA Parent
• Former College and High School Coach
• Dad of 2 Collegiate All-Americans and 2022 MLB 4th Round Draft Pick and current Chicago White Sox Top Prospect, Jordan Sprinkle.

• Recap from Aug 16-17 College Camp
• College Coach perspective on how to become a more recruitable athlete
  • Joe Torres - Chapman University
  • Bam Garcia-Pacheco - Cal State San Bernardino
  • Chris Vopinek - Cerritos College
• Why aren’t high school players being recruited as much at the D1 Level?

*Pardon the shaky start trying to get everyone on the call.

Coaching Staff Meet & Greet

• Welcome back, Chris Vopinek - Cerritos College Asst Coach
• Joe Torres - Chapman University Recruiting Coordinator
• Andy Smith - Citrus College Head Coach
• Chris Jimenez - Univ of Hawaii Asst Coach

Development 1st - Building the Player and the Athlete

• Skill Development Plan
• Athlete Performance
• Nutrition Talk

Discussing CBA Arm Care and Arm Strength Programs with Southwestern College Pitching Coach and Legends Athletic Performance Arm Care Specialist

As a former D2 College Recruiter and Current MiLB Professional Coach, Aarons Sutton discusses the fundamentals and how they play at all levels in comparison to how data only becomes relevant at a certain point.

As one of the most successful college coaches in the history of college baseball, former Oklahoma State Recruiting Coordinator and current Area Scout talks about bridging the gap between baseball and the community.