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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In this episode, Mark and Adam sit down to talk about the recently unveiled 2026 USF Baseball roster. The guys also give their reactions to the recent success of USF Football and the hiring of USF’s first ever CEO of Athletics, Rob Higgins.

Some of the newcomers highlighted include:

• A transfer first baseman with 28 career D1 home runs
• A transfer shortstop who stole 68 bases last season in D2
• A JUCO catcher with a career 1.211 OPS
• A 5’9” JUCO LHP with a 15 K/9 rate last season
• A couple of transfer pitchers who had success in the Cape Cod League
• A few 10/10 Perfect Game rated incoming freshmen

The guys also talk about the core group of returners, including:

• A pair of guys using an extra year of eligibility from the Pavia ruling
• A pitcher with 18 career starts for USF that missed all of 2025
• A few returning pitchers who will need to step into bigger roles
• A returning outfielder that showed potential in limited action last year
• 6 returning everyday starters from last year’s offensive lineup

And more!

Hosts (Twitter/X):

Mark Giardino (@usfbaseballfans)

Adam Cartwright (@adam12james)

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In this episode, Mark, Matt and John get together and share an update for the fans about all the USF Baseball Alum that are currently in pro baseball. There are a lot of Pro Bulls succeeding at various levels of professional baseball from the Independent Leagues up to Major Leagues. To be included in the conversation, the player had to finish their college career at USF. We break the conversation up into 3 eras of Pro Bulls (with time stamps):

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Catching up since the last show

3:51 - The O.G.s (2012-2020 Alum) - Austin Adams, Jimmy Herget, David Villar, Peter Strzelecki, Andrew Perez, Coco Montes, Shane McClanahan, Nelson Alvarez, Carson Ragsdale, Nick Davila

14:38 - Super Regional Alum (2021-2022 Alum) - Carmine Lane, Orion Kerkering, Brad Lord, Jack Jasiak, Drew Brutcher

30:17 - The new bloods (2023-2025 Alum) - Bryce Archie, Corey Braun, Austin Newton, Marcus Brodil, Jackson Mayo, Jack Nedrow, Sebastian Greico, John Montes

Hosts (Twitter/X): Mark Giardino (@usfbaseballfans) Matthew Giardino (@basesonbulls) John Kaplan (@johnnykii) 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).