1544 Miles to Omaha
1544 Miles to Omaha
Cal State Omaha
Episode 46: Jason Dietrich
42 minutes Posted Oct 6, 2021 at 8:00 am.
This episode of the 1544 Miles to Omaha Podcast features a one-on-one sit down interview with the sixth head baseball coach in Cal State Fullerton's Division 1 history, Jason Dietrich. We spoke to Coach Dietrich briefly after his introductory press conference in July and you can hear his comments by going back to Episode 40 that was published on July 1st. Coach Dietrich was also a guest on the "Fram and Friends" podcast hosted by Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee in September. We would highly recommend listening to that one to gain more knowledge about the man that will be leading the Titan Baseball program this coming season and into the future.In this interview, we will get to know Coach Dietrich more in depth about his coaching philosophy, which coaches influenced him the most as an assistant coach and what aspects of those coaches will he take into being a head coach. Highlights include:πŸŽ™οΈ Transitioning into Head Coaching role
πŸŽ™οΈ Importance of maintaining Titan alumni involved
πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Don Sneddon on his coaching style
πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Mike Gilespie on his coaching style
πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Rick Vanderhook on his coaching style
πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of George Horton on his coaching style
πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Cliff Godwin on his coaching style
πŸŽ™οΈ Balancing head coaching duties while also in charge of pitchers
πŸŽ™οΈ Use of baseball analytics to help players
πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on hiring Josh Belovsky to staff
πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on hiring Neil Walton to staff
πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on Danny Benedetti as Volunteer Assistant
πŸŽ™οΈ Creating new position for Jake Pavletich on staff
πŸŽ™οΈ Preview on Fall Practices officially starting
πŸŽ™οΈ Fall Ball practices should be open to public
πŸŽ™οΈ Season schedule spoilers
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This episode of the 1544 Miles to Omaha Podcast features a one-on-one sit down interview with the sixth head baseball coach in Cal State Fullerton's Division 1 history, Jason Dietrich. We spoke to Coach Dietrich briefly after his introductory press conference in July and you can hear his comments by going back to Episode 40 that was published on July 1st. Coach Dietrich was also a guest on the "Fram and Friends" podcast hosted by Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee in September. We would highly recommend listening to that one to gain more knowledge about the man that will be leading the Titan Baseball program this coming season and into the future.In this interview, we will get to know Coach Dietrich more in depth about his coaching philosophy, which coaches influenced him the most as an assistant coach and what aspects of those coaches will he take into being a head coach. Highlights include:πŸŽ™οΈ Transitioning into Head Coaching role (3:30)πŸŽ™οΈ Importance of maintaining Titan alumni involved (6:08)πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Don Sneddon on his coaching style (7:36)πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Mike Gilespie on his coaching style (9:10)πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Rick Vanderhook on his coaching style (11:02)πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of George Horton on his coaching style (12:25)πŸŽ™οΈ Influence of Cliff Godwin on his coaching style (14:13)πŸŽ™οΈ Balancing head coaching duties while also in charge of pitchers (16:34)πŸŽ™οΈ Use of baseball analytics to help players (20:38)πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on hiring Josh Belovsky to staff (23:36)πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on hiring Neil Walton to staff (26:55)πŸŽ™οΈ Perspective on Danny Benedetti as Volunteer Assistant (29:24)πŸŽ™οΈ Creating new position for Jake Pavletich on staff (31:30)πŸŽ™οΈ Preview on Fall Practices officially starting (33:38)πŸŽ™οΈ Fall Ball practices should be open to public (37:59)πŸŽ™οΈ Season schedule spoilers (39:53)▢️ Visit our website: https://www.calstateomaha.com/▢️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CalStateOmaha▢️ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calstateomaha/▢️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calstateomaha/▢️ Suggest a guest: [email protected]