In this episode, Mark and Matt catch up with USF Baseball’s Director of Player Development, Chris Cates. Coach Cates played in Omaha as a college player for Louisville, played 5 years in professional baseball, and after retiring from playing he’s been a coach at the college level for 12 years. Here’s what the guys talked about with Coach:

0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Welcome Coach Cates

5:01 - his Tampa roots

8:08 - his playing career at Louisville

13:55 - what playing in Omaha was like

18:27 - lessons from 5 years of playing pro baseball

24:25 - a common trait in guys that make the MLB

27:57 - post playing, the coaching journey

41:14 - recruiting future Bulls in Puerto Rico

46:08 - traits of successful college players

51:34 - being back at USF, his hometown team

59:56 - working for C ...