Re-Release: Rich Balswick

From the Coach's Mouth · Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 20m

We were saddened to learn this week that one of the all-time great pitching coaches and men's pitchers, Rich Balswick, passed away on September 10. Rich was always generous with his time and knowledge, not only with his own students but with other pitching coaches and general coaches who wanted to learn more about fastpitch pitching. Rich will be sorely missed by the entire fastpitch softball community.

Earlier this year, Jay and Ken had the privilege of speaking with him for one of his last known public appearances. In his honor we are re-releasing this conversation with him, which first…