Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast

Bryan Torresani
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  • Mental Health
  • Updated Weekly

Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast is a weekly, in-season reflection on coaching, leadership, and the mental side of baseball. Recorded in real time, between games, this podcast isn’t about recaps or hot takes — it’s about decision-making, emotional regulation, standards, and perspective during a long season. 
 Part therapy, part leadership journal, Spiked Heaters is an honest look at the space between preparation and performance, told from inside the dugout while it’s actually happening.

  1. Jul 2

    Episode 17- Life Doesn’t Pause

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr returns after his first multi-week break from recording and reflects on a stretch where it feels like everything is moving at once. From recruiting transfers, running camps, and supporting players through real-life struggles off the field, to trying to stay grounded while the summer wheel spins, this episode is about carrying a lot without losing your footing.Torr also shares some of the bright spots in the middle of the noise — JT Andoroski and John Rorick earning Rawlings Gold Gloves, the first Gold Glovers of his coaching career, Carson playing in his first 7U tournament and loving every second of it, and Paige competing at YMCA Nationals in Greensboro. It’s a reminder that even when life feels heavy, there is still a lot of good worth noticing.More than anything, this episode is about trying to stay steady in the middle of it all — building better systems, protecting clarity, leaning on family, and remembering that coaching does not pause when life gets busy, and life does not pause for coaching either.

  2. Jun 17

    Episode 16- Alignment

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a trip to Pocono Raceway and the lesson that stood out most: great organizations are built on teamwork, precision, trust, and the understanding that everybody matters. From the pit crew to the crew chief to the driver, NASCAR reminded him just how much successful teams depend on alignment behind the scenes — a truth that carries straight into college baseball. Torr also talks about teaching Carson to hit, why working with a seven-year-old forces you to simplify your message, and how those same lessons about clarity, confidence, and fun carry over to coaching college players. He then opens up about losing assistant coach RJ Agris to Penn, the reality of replacing good staff when you cannot offer much beyond opportunity, and what he is really looking for in the next hire. Finally, Torr shares what stood out from entry surveys and meetings with DeSales’ incoming freshmen, why alignment starts before players ever arrive on campus, and how the next version of the program is already beginning to take shape. Everybody does not need the same role — but everybody has to matter.

  3. Jun 8

    Mound Visit 5- From the Same Dugout

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr is joined by three former assistants turned high-level coaches — Pat Brown at Wofford, Will Kaufman at Charlotte, and Kyle Lindsay at Ursinus — for a Mound Visit about growth, player development, recruiting, the transfer portal, and the truths that still travel no matter where you coach. From confidence and competition to culture and roster construction, this one is a look at how three guys from the same dugout are now building in their own way.

  4. Jun 1

    Episode 15- Uncomfortable Truths

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on what really begins when a season ends: the evaluation process. Using excerpts from a monologue he gave the team called Uncomfortable Truths, he talks through the post-season system that helps him move from emotion to clarity — starting with gratitude, thank-you notes, and an honest look at what needs to be fixed and what needs to be protected. Torr also takes listeners inside the real work that starts almost immediately after the final out: team meetings, exit meetings, self-evaluation, staff feedback, roster construction, transfer recruiting, and the challenge of improving without changing who DeSales Baseball is at its core. Success matters, but it does not carry over on its own. More than anything, this episode is about the truth serious programs have to face: every year starts over. The mountain does not care what happened last season. The next rep is the next rep, the next lift is the next lift, and the next climb has already begun.

  5. May 25

    Mound Visit #4- 2026 DeSales Bulldogs Seniors

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr sits down with eight graduating seniors from DeSales Baseball for a special end-of-season Mound Visit. Together, they relive the moments that shaped a remarkable year — the Florida trip, bus rides, brotherhood, breakout performances, the Stevens comeback, and the abrupt pain of the ending. More than anything, this episode is about the people who made the season what it was and the legacy this senior class leaves behind. Some groups win games. This group changed a program.

    Mound Visit #4- 2026 DeSales Bulldogs Seniors

  6. May 19

    Episode 14- It Ends So Fast

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on the abrupt ending to a special 2026 season after DeSales won its NCAA Regional opener against Ramapo before falling to Salve Regina and Ramapo on Saturday. It hurt, and it ended fast — but the final day doesn’t get to tell the whole story. In this episode, Torr talks about the weight of playoff baseball, taking accountability for getting too emotional in a big moment, and the challenge of handling every decision when everything feels magnified. He also reflects on what made this group so special: a team barbecue before the regional, the Bulldogs showing up for Carson’s game, a sparkling Weiland Park, a first-class regional atmosphere, and a senior class that bought in from day one. From a late-night conversation on the field with three seniors until 3 AM, to a moment with Paige after the final out that he’ll never forget, this episode is about gratitude, grief, pride, and the truth that the ending of a season never fully captures what the season really was. The year is over. The legacy of this group is not.

  7. May 11

    Episode 13- It Takes a Village

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on DeSales winning the MAC Freedom championship and everything that went into getting there. From a stressful weather call on Saturday, to big-time performances from Jacob Rivera, Mike Hooker, Alex Crudder, and Kyle Hart, to the joy of watching the Bulldogs celebrate on the field, this episode is about more than just winning a title. Torr talks about the seniors who bought in from day one, the assistant coaches who helped build it, the family and mentors who carried him through difficult times, and why moments like this are never earned alone. Championships are won on the field. But as Torr shares in this episode, it takes a village to get there.

  8. May 3

    Episode 12- Prepared, not Paralyzed

    This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on an unforgettable semifinal series win over Stevens and the challenge of handling a week that felt heavy from the start. With playoff baseball, finals week, and the pressure of meaningful games all stacking at once, Torr talks about the fine line between being prepared and being paralyzed by preparation. He also shares what made this series so special — a huge Game 1 comeback, heroic performances, an electric crowd, and the kind of college baseball atmosphere that reminds you exactly why you do this. Along the way, Torr talks about the people in the game who matter, the value of keeping the world small, and why the best preparation should calm you down, not tighten you up. This is playoff baseball. Be ready — but don’t get swallowed by it.

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Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast is a weekly, in-season reflection on coaching, leadership, and the mental side of baseball. Recorded in real time, between games, this podcast isn’t about recaps or hot takes — it’s about decision-making, emotional regulation, standards, and perspective during a long season. 
 Part therapy, part leadership journal, Spiked Heaters is an honest look at the space between preparation and performance, told from inside the dugout while it’s actually happening.

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