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Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast
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.
Episodes
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound Visit #9- Jonathan de Marte, Win Reality/Team Israel
What does it take to go from a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year to the Olympic stage? And what happens when the journey looks nothing like you imagined?…
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Episode 25- Life Well Lived
How do we measure a life? By the number of years someone lived, or by the people they impacted along the way? This week, Torr remembers his former…
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Episode 24- Don't Wait 20 Years
Don't Wait 20 Years Why do we so often look back on the best moments of our lives and wish we'd appreciated them more while they were happening? On this solo…
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Mound Visit #8- Nick Weisheipl, Bharat Baseball
Mound Visit: Nick Weisheipl — From Cabrini to the World Stage What happens when the program you've built from the ground up suddenly comes to an end? And how…
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Episode 23- It Takes What it Takes
What does success actually require—and what are you willing to give to achieve it? On this episode of Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on Justin Verlander…
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Episode 22- Past, Present, and Future
Building a program means living in the past, present, and future at the same time. On this episode of Spiked Heaters, Torr talks about settling back into the…
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Episode 21- When You Don't Feel Like Yourself
It was a rough week. On this episode of Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on not feeling quite like himself—and how that showed up in his leadership. From getting…
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Episode 20: Old-School Standards, New-School Methods
Fall baseball is here. On this episode of Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on the start of a new season at DeSales — freshman move-in, the first team meetings…
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound Visit #7- Mike LaRosa, HC West Chester University
On this Mound Visit episode of Spiked Heaters, Torr sits down with West Chester head coach Mike LaRosa following a 48-win season and run to the national…
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Episode 19: Tradition ≠ Identity: Does Division III Need a New Blueprint?
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr dives into a conversation that started with one tweet and quickly turned into a much bigger question: Does Division III need…
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Mound Visit 6: Mike Deegan, Denison University, Head Baseball Coach
Fresh off leading Denison to the 2026 Division III National Championship, Head Coach Mike Deegan joins Spiked Heaters for a conversation that goes far beyond…
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Episode 18- Drafting Blueprints
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr returns from a summer hiatus to share what has been happening behind the scenes at DeSales Baseball. At the center of the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Episode 11- Success Has Layers
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on clinching first place, earning home field throughout the playoffs, and the reminder that success is bigger than…
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Episode 10- What Lasts
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a 20-year reunion with his 2006 Elizabethtown MAC championship team and the reminder that what lasts most in…
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound Visit #3- Jay Quinn and Nicolas Debora, Baseball Island Foundation
This week on Mound Visit, Torr sits down with Jay Quinn and Nicolas Debora from the Baseball Island Foundation in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Torr has…
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Episode 9- Momentum ≠ Arrival
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a 4–0 week, a sweep over Misericordia, and the new challenge that comes with success: handling it the right way…
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Episode 8- Temporary
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on an emotional return to Arcadia—one of the most meaningful stops in his coaching journey—and what it taught him…
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Episode 7- Anchors
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a weekend that tested the program in different ways. After a tough Friday loss that exposed some inexperience and…
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Episode 6- Handle it the Right Way
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a 4–0 week and a six-game winning streak, and the new challenge that comes with it—handling success the right…
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound Visit #2- Cole Fisher, University of Oregon
In this Mound Visit episode of Spiked Heaters, Bryan Torresani sits down with Cole Fisher following his recent visit with the DeSales Baseball program. Cole…
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Episode 5- Reset and Respond
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a challenging stretch in Florida and the leadership moments that followed. After two tough losses with very…
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Episode 4- Work While You Wait
This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a 2–1 series win over Widener and the importance of how a team responds after a loss. Early in the season, every…
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Episode 3- Different Ways to Win
This week felt a little loud — snow, scheduling shifts, and the early-season grind — but in the middle of it all, there was a lot to learn. In this episode of…
Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings PodcastMound Visit #1- Alex Madera, Chicago Cubs
In this first Mound Visit episode of Spiked Heaters, Bryan sits down with former player Alex Madera following his signing with the Chicago Cubs. Alex reflects…
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Episode 2- Opportunities Everywhere
One game, but plenty of information. In Episode 2 of Spiked Heaters, Bryan reflects on using 20 players in an early-season learning phase, the impact of strong…
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Episode 1- The Game Has a Sense of Humor
Opening weekend is in the books — and with it comes a lot of information, perspective, and a reminder of how little control you really have once the games…
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Episode 0: Before It Counts
Recorded before opening day, Episode 0 sets the foundation for Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast. In this pilot episode, Bryan Torresani reflects on…