Rex Peters   [02/19/2009]

INFO & STATS: Head Baseball Coach UC Davis / 16 Years Overall as a Head Coach / 7th Year at UC Davis / 9 Years at Chapman / Played College Baseball at UC Fullerton.

TOPICS: Rex is “King” of the Jungle / Reaction to be putting on the show / Playing with Mike Piazza / Raúl Mondesí / Pedro Martínez / Playing with Pedro at age 16 / Getting exposure for UC Davis / UC Davis going to the tournament; beating the Gauchos at UC Santa Barbara / Entering Division I / Losing innings from the rotation; plugging the holes / Ty Kelly; switch hitter / Kelly’s flexability / Economics of College Baseball / The College World Series; Fresno State and the West Coast talent pool / Building and aspiring to a program like Fullerton’s.

Mike Batesole   [06/27/2008]

INFO & STATS: Fresno State Bulldogs Baseball Head Coach /

TOPICS: Feeling sinking in yet over win? / Expectations for the club after beating Long Beach / Concern over being a good baseball team or not / Rough flight to Omaha; knowing none of the series would be easy / Dealing with adversity in College Baseball / Thinking they were in trouble and it was a nice run during any game? / Steve Detwiler’s injury and performance / What put Detwiler “out there” during the games? / The importance of Bulldog sports to Fresno / Next step in Mike’s strategy with the team.

Mike Conley, Jr   [06/22/2007]

College Basketball Player / Ohio State Point Guard / Michael talks about his anxiety about the upcoming draft and how he is preparing. Discusses the preparation for the draft with the teams and workouts and meetings, and being himself for them. Explains the challenges he faced during March Madness and the championship game. Gives outlook on what he is expecting once he arrives on a team in the NBA and giving all of his effort, and earning respect. Explains how playing will feel without Greg Odem on his team for the first time since 6th grade. Talks about how his year of college has affected him as a person and a player. Hopes his father is ok with the fact that people are focusing on him now as the athlete, and gives information on his blog that fans can interact with him as well as other athletes.

Dave Serrano   [06/20/2007]

UC Irvine Baseball Head Coach / Dave talks about the incredible run in the post-season and it being the biggest win in UCI history and what the team has achieved is a tribute to them and their passion. He talks about the fact that it’s a “team” and the family athmosphere and the fun they are having playing. Dave went on to talk about the huge amount of fans that have been captivated by the team and how it helps them having 28,000 fans at the ball park cheering them on. Zach Robinson, “The Whammer” and the being the spiritual leader for the team and the team’s hitters such as Ollie Linton at bat. He gave his take on Fullerton, working there and his mentors at Fullerton. He went on to say UC Irvine has “Entered the Jungle”!