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The nation's No. 1 high school baseball player, Indiana's Max Clark came on our show in April and talked about his goal of playing (and winning Gold) for Team USA in international competition. Max returns because it's no longer a bucket list item - he and the USA won the U-18 World Cup on US soil in September. Max takes us through the experience of what it's like to play for your country from tryouts to the exhilaration of winning the Gold Medal and hearing the National Anthem after the title game. This was one bucket list item that actually exceeded the hype Max had created! An incredible interview and you can still hear the emotion more than two months later. We also talk briefly about signing day as Max put pen to paper to attend Vanderbilt. Clearly, Max has a lot to be thankful for as we enter the holidays.

Part 2 of our Garden State Baseball Coaches Clinic PREVIEW is today and we have a fantastic time talking to two of the speakers and learning about their stories. Stetson head coach Steve Trimper is ALWAYS running at game speed. The North Jersey native has built championship programs at Manhattan and Maine and taken Stetson to the brink of the College World Series and has a rather large contingent of Jersey guys on his squad. Watch for his awesome story of recruiting Astros ALCS and WS MVP Jeremy Pena to Maine. Mary Hardin-Baylor's Mike Stawski built a powerhouse at Concordia of Chicago before moving down to Texas and has a great shot to do the same at one of the top athletic programs in all of D3. COACHES - Make sure you're registered for the Clinic - Friday 12/9 at Gamers Baseball & Softball in Kenilworth.

Friends, rivals, some former teammates, now all future teammates. These "Four From The Shore" are ready to ride up to South Orange, where they hope to help Seton Hall's baseball program restore its place at the top of the Big East Conference. Today we talk with Ryan Frontera (Middletown North), Frankie Scrivanic (Red Bank Catholic), Alex D'Ambrosio (Marlboro), and Gabe Cavazzoni (Wall) as these four stars reflect on signing day, playing with friends, and the excitement about heading off to college together.

Rutgers head coach Steve Owens and Seton Hall HC Rob Sheppard are the two biggest names in NJ baseball. They join us here to talk about their programs AND discuss the Garden State Baseball Coaches Clinic which will be held Dec. 9 in Kenilworth, from 9 AM to 2:30 PM at Gamers BA. This is a must watch program for coaches of all ages and sizes, for fans of Rutgers and Seton Hall, of college baseball in general, of New Jersey baseball. These two have combined for more than 1,500 wins as college head coaches. Owens is just 15 away from 1,000, while a Sheppard has run Seton Hall for more than 50 consecutive seasons!

Today we visit with Rutgers' All-American center fielder Ryan Lasko, who enjoyed one of the best seasons in Scarlet Knights history in 2022 as he earned first-team all-Big Ten, first-team all-Region, and second team national honors for a team that set a school record with 44 wins. We talk about how important it is to him to do it will staying in New Jersey and how important it was for the Jackson Memorial grad to finish his HS career with the Last Dance during the COVID summer of 2020. Ryan gives us the vibe around practice this Fall - looking forward to a season of promise, as well as a season of newcomers, as Rutgers welcomes a huge recruiting class as well as a number of new players from the portal. He also shares how the sting of being snubbed by the NCAA Tournament added fuel to the fire for him and his teammates. Throw in Life in the Cape last summer AND Ryan's favorite beach towns, and enjoy this interview with a guy who is living his dream of taking Rutgers to the top.

2022 was a year to remember for Cherokee Baseball. The Chiefs got on a roll at the end of the season and scored a series of dramatic wins to take the South Jersey Group 4 title. Some of the key returning players from that squad drop by to dish on that run and the future of Cherokee Baseball, and all things Orange. Epic conversation with Brandon Prince, Jason Schooley, and Evan Brown as we talk everything from college commits to postgame celebrations to who looks the best in the team's signature Orange Jacket (everyone agrees on the answer). Great half hour of HS baseball talk that you won't want to miss.