The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions

The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions

por Matt Pajak
Temporada 3
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Kale Fountain
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On January 30, 2024, we chatted with 2024 MLB Draft Prospect and LSU Commit, Kale Fountain. Among other things, we discussed: Backwards ice cream season and Runzas... Growing up a Braves fan in Nebraska... Athleticism opening up doors and creating options... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Quick hitters 18:48 LTAD: Gratefulness 21:45 LTAD: Routines and Efficiency 27:32 LTAD: Ignition 29:24 LTAD: Sleep 31:28 College Process and Choosing LSU 36:06 Being Athletic on a Baseball Field 40:46 How He Trains 43:39 Learning from Volleyball Player Jordan Larson 44:27 Norris High School; Firth, Nebraska 47:48 Relationship with Tyson Lewis 50:24 Favorite Event and What He Learned About Himself on the Circuit 52:25 How He's Handling the Draft Buzz 53:28 Conclusion Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Kale Fountain: instagram.com/kalefountain Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Travis Bazzana 2
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On January 9, 2024, we brought back 2024 MLB Draft Prospect, Oregon State Beaver, and Australia-native, Travis Bazzana for a second go-round. Among other things, we discussed: His time on Cape Cod Free play, creativity, and exploration Player development seminars and scouting reports The healthy learning environment at Oregon State Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:00 Quick Hitters 5:00 How He Enjoyed His Time in Falmouth 7:40 Best Arm He Faced in 2023 9:55 Best Position Player He Played With or Against in 2023 11:17 Ohtani Signing With the Dodgers 14:57 Most Exciting Young Team in Baseball 22:19 LTAD: Gratefulness 26:08 LTAD: Routines and Time Efficiency 34:26 LTAD: Creativity and Exploration 44:08 Scouting Reports on Pac12 Pitchers 47:31 Player Dev Seminar - Hitting and Pitching Presentations 55:30 Cape Cod Baseball League: Sharing Knowledge on Pitch Usage 1:00:30 Art of Base Stealing and the Walking Lead 1:08:40 How He's Handling 2024 MLB Draft Buzz Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Travis Bazzana: instagram.com/travbazzana Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Slade Caldwell
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On December 10, 2023, we chatted with 2024 MLB Draft Prospect and Ole Miss Commit, Slade Caldwell. Among other things, we discussed: Possum pie and chocolate gravy... Growing up in a cross-fit gym... Lifting year-round... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:03 Quick hitters 8:45 LTAD: Gratefulness 12:03 LTAD: Sleep 13:30 Favorite baseball experience from Summer 2023 15:02 Being around the circuit and the first time he realized his size didn't matter 17:01 How he's progressing from his leg injury 18:26 What he would say to those who might knock him for his size 19:36 How important his athleticism is on a baseball field 20:13 Slade's message to youth players re: athleticism 22:15 Player/s he models his game after 22:45 2024 MLB Draft process 23:58 How he trains, how often, and how it differs in/out of season 26:35 Muscle ups and a 5'2" box jump 28:28 What he does in his downtime 30:09 Music tastes 31:13 Conclusion Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Slade Caldwell: instagram.com/slade.mc3 Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Trey Meyers
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On November 2, 2023, we chatted with uncommitted 2025 Outfielder and Outlier Athlete, Trey Meyers. Among other things, we discussed: Real Chicago-style pizza... An influx in recent college interest... The first time he realized he was a little different than everyone else... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:49 Quick hitters 6:57 LTAD: Gratefulness 9:53 LTAD: Ignition 11:43 LTAD: Sleep 13:14 What Trey Meyers is looking for in a school 14:16 College recruitment thus far 16:15 Recent X (Twitter) buzz 17:55 College football interest 19:23 Entertaining playing multiple sports in college 20:10 First time he realized he was a little different than his peers 21:50 Awareness of recent run of large-athletic players in baseball 24:15 Player he models his game after / player comp 25:07 Favorite place he's ever traveled for baseball 25:47 Best advice he's ever gotten from his parents 26:13 Trey Meyers off field interests and conclusion Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Trey Meyers: instagram.com/trey.meyers24 Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Jake Hanley
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On October 25, 2023, we chatted with 2024 MLB Draft Prospect and Indiana University Baseball Commit, Jake Hanley. Among other things, we discussed: Skyline Chili + the Cincinnati Reds... The best players he played with last summer... Being an athlete at 6-6, 220 lbs. + who he models his game after... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Quick hitters 8:15 LTAD: Gratefulness 13:07 LTAD: Ignition 18:45 LTAD: Sleep 20:52 Area Code Games and East Coast Pro 23:56 Biggest takeaway from the summer 27:09 Favorite event of the summer 27:53 Advice for a 2025 ahead of next summer 30:16 Being tall and athletic: Bryce Eldridge, James Wood, Jac Caglianone 33:50 Position he enjoys playing the most 35:25 2024 MLB Draft 36:48 Developmental focus this fall 38:21 Best advice he's ever gotten from his parents 40:18 Self-evaluation and self-awareness 42:20 Jake Hanley off the field 45:18 Conclusion Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Jake Hanley: instagram.com/jake.hanley34 Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Temporada 2
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Braedon Peterson-Cheek + Matt Haidl
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On September 23, 2023, our guests were Braedon Peterson-Cheek and Matt Haidl - a pair of outfielders at Huntington Beach High School. A few things we touched on: Huntington Beach and Coach Benji Medure... The best athlete at Huntington Beach High School... Smoking beef ribs and fishing with Mike Trout... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:05 Quick hitters 8:12 LTAD: Gratefulness 10:21 LTAD: Ignition 12:39 LTAD: Sleep 14:50 Best player they've seen at Huntington Beach High School 20:41 Coach Benji Medure 24:00 Observed differences between SoCal players and elsewhere 27:03 HB Superlatives: best athlete, most interesting, Phillip Kang 34:54 Chef Cheek + Haidl the Fisherman 41:03 Favorite players in baseball, MLB predictions, LSU vs. Oakland A's 51:00 Leaders and Dawgs on the 2024 HBHS Oilers 54:44 Conclusion Use the Loden Sports Performance Lab App to measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone. Braedon Peterson-Cheek: instagram.com/braedon_cheek Matt Haidl: instagram.com/matthaidl1 Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
90th Percentile x Loden Sports Outlier Session: Dennis Kasumba
A very special episode of the Loden Sports Outlier Sessions in collaboration with Geoff Pontes, host of the 90th Percentile Podcast and Prospect Write at Baseball America. The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On July 3, 2023, our guest was Ugandan baseball player and MLB Draft League participant, Dennis Kasumba. A few things Dennis touched on: How he found baseball in Uganda... Escalators, coffee, and hibachi... Meeting Adley Rutschman... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 5:01 Dennis Kasumba joins the show 5:46 His baseball journey 6:25 When did he start playing baseball 10:24 Using social media for exposure 17:05 Coming to America and playing at night 20:03 Escalators and being a big fan of elevators 21:49 Discovering coffee 24:16 Difference between food in Uganda and America 29:20 Meeting Adley Rutschman 31:20 Playing in the MLB Draft League and inspiring young Ugandans 38:16 How he is handling the speed of the game in the MLB Draft League 41:06 What's next for Dennis Kasumba? Loden Sports is the easiest way to measure and track jump performance. Dennis Kasumba Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dennisk648/ Dennis Kasumba Twitter: https://twitter.com/KASUMBADENNIS4 Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Kyle Henley
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On June 6, 2023, our guest was 2023 MLB Draft Prospect and Outlier Athlete, Denmark High School Outfielder, Kyle Henley. A few things Kyle touched on: His favorite player in college baseball... How his athleticism plays on a baseball field... His plan for the summer leading up to the draft... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Quick hitters 8:12 LTAD: Gratefulness 10:29 Growing Up Playing in the Neighborhood, Football 13:24 LTAD: Ignition 17:43 LTAD: Sleep 18:42 2022 East Coast Pro 21:00 Playing at Fenway Park 22:52 Kyle Henley on a Baseball Field 24:18 Advice for 13-year-old Kyle 27:10 Georgia Tech Commitment and the College Process 29:20 Senior Spring 30:44 Playing in front of Scouts this Spring 32:45 Playing in the Sunbelt League and Plan Before the Draft 34:34 Pickleball, Hitting the Pool, Country Music 35:35 Conclusion Loden Sports is the easiest way to measure and track jump performance. Kyle Henley: https://www.instagram.com/kyle.henley/ Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Walker Martin
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports. On April 27, 2023, our guest was 2023 MLB Draft Prospect and Outlier Athlete, Eaton High School Shortstop, Walker Martin. A few things Walker touched on: Growing up in Eaton, Colorado... 5 State Championships and counting... Being a late-bloomer... All things MLB Draft... Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Quick hitters on Colorado 12:35 LTAD: Gratefulness 20:15 5 State Championships and counting... 25:37 Choosing baseball over other sports 29:20 Did he have any interest from college football programs? 31:48 LTAD: Ignition 33:12 LTAD: Relationship with sleep 34:20 Playing with Slammers Duman at the WWBA in Atlanta 36:15 Area Code games and leaving a mark on the scouting community 39:50 Did other events miss him? 42:17 Advise for kids coming up on mentally navigating the showcase summer 44:16 Thoughts on rankings 48:00 Being from a small town in Colorado + being older for the class 56:10 Being a Loden 9 at the 2021 PBR Future Games 58:05 College process and choosing Arkansas 1:02:00 Using athleticism as an advantage on a baseball field 1:04:25 Hitting a home run in 9 straight games 1:06:56 Was relocation an option for senior year? (Academy, prep, etc.) 1:10:17 What it's like when all eyes are on him 1:14:08 Are there teams that are more interested than others? 1:16:15 Living and playing at altitude 1:17:51 How he trains 1:21:10 The importance of lifting in-season 1:25:00 Favorite non-sport activities 1:27:10 Anything else he wants the world to know about him 1:30:00 Conclusion Loden Sports is the most objective and efficient way to measure raw athleticism. Walker Martin: https://www.instagram.com/walkerjace2/ Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
Loden Sports Outlier Session: Nazzan Zanetello
The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions take you inside the Loden Sports ecosystem. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports.On March 18, 2023, our guest was 2023 MLB Draft Prospect and Outlier Athlete, Christian Brothers College Shortstop, Nazzan Zanetello. A few things Naz touched on:All things St. Louis...Choosing baseball when surrounded by basketball culture...Being an athlete on a baseball field...Playing for Team USA 18U and the World Baseball Classic...Chapters:0:00 Introduction0:51 Quick Hitters on St. Louis10:45 Gratefulness13:50 Christian Brothers College Basketball, Caleb Love, Justin Tatum19:35 Pursuing Baseball over Basketball20:10 Mom's Vision21:37 Ignition23:39 A Happy Relationship with Sleep26:53 Summer 2022: PDP League + PG All-American30:00 Experience with Team USA in Mexico33:24 Get to know Naz on a Baseball Field34:54 What's it Like Knowing You're a Loden 10?39:59 From Miami to Arkansas: His College Process45:07 The World Baseball Classic46:47 The Pepper Grinder Celebration47:43 Wearing Team USA on Your Chest50:00 The Team USA WBC Lineup53:18 Naz's WBC Pick55:33 If a WBC Opportunity Presents in the Future...55:50 Goals for the Spring and Pre-Draft57:12 Teaching Himself How to Ride a Bike w/o Training Wheels When He Was 3Loden Sports is the most objective and efficient way to measure raw athleticism.Nazzan Zanetello: https://www.instagram.com/na2zan/Website / Blog / Socials: https://linktr.ee/lodensports
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