Podcast #145: Getting Ready to Do It Again… RPP College Assessments

Every year in August, we’re hired to provide select D1 programs our assessment and evaluation summaries on individualized programming for their athletes.

Today, I’m joined by RPP Pitching Coordinator Matt Hartshorn to discuss the preparation and some thoughts on some exciting new changes to the assessment.

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Athlete Highlight: Bergen Catholic’s Jack Pintarelli Up 5-6 mph, T86

Bergen Catholic rising senior RHP Jack Pintarelli joined us last summer to get a head start on his training for spring / summer season of this year. At the time, Jack was looking to add velocity to his heater, improve his arsenal, and add lean muscle mass headed into the spring season. He continued with his training during the fall and the entire off-season. By early March (10 months), Jack had added 27 lbs. of lean muscle mass and 5-6 mph on his fastball, T 86 mph.

How did he do it?

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RPP On-Site College Assessments… Coastal Carolina Is Headed to CWS!!

Big congrats to Coastal Carolina Baseball on winning the Super Regional and heading to Omaha for the College World Series! We are super excited for the players and the coaching staff.

Last August, we were invited by Pitching Coach Matt Williams to spend a few days at Coastal assessing the pitching staff. As a part of the visit…

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Podcast #143: Ins and Outs of Coaching and Recruiting w/ Salve Regina’s Coach McKeon

Today we’re sitting down with Salve Regina’s Coach Andrew McKeon. As the Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Coach McKeon wears a lot of hats at Salve, including the S&C programs. Topics Include:

    • Common traits amongst the best arms year-over-year
    • Handling strength training without a S&C coach
    • New topics impacting the recruiting process

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RPP Recruiting Highlight: Sam French

May 21, 2025 – Sam French (Freshman / Class 2028) came on board as an RPP Recruiting client in February of this year.  He is a RHP / 1B with pitching velocity 82-85 mph, T85+ mph.  He is 6’5″and 195 lbs.

He is currently a freshman at Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey.  Thus far, this spring playing on the varsity team as a freshman, he has pitched 19 innings for Red Bank and has a 1.47 ERA.

Sam is ranked highly by Perfect Game both in his home state and on a national level.

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Podcast #141: Fueling Up for Success with Sports Nutritionist Nick Valenti

Today we’re sitting down with sports nutritionist / dietician Nick Valenti to discuss optimizing performance by making better nutritional choices in the summer months. Topics include:

    • The importance of caloric timing
    • What is considered adequate hydration
    • Food prepping for a weekend of games

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Podcast #140: How to Navigate the College Transfer Portal w/ Sam Sharf, RPP Director of Recruiting

Today, I am having my partner Bahram Shirazi sit in for me as the Guest Host with Sam Sharf, RPP’s Director of Recruiting. The topic is the College Transfer Portal:

    • How does it actually work
    • What to keep in mind
    • How to navigate it to optimize your options

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