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A podcast centered around the Michigan amateur baseball scene, hosted by those inside it. Hear from some of the best coaches and players from the state with our weekly interview segments, including "Stories From The Road," and more. #CWB
Previewing the Final Four across all four divisions for this weekend's finale of the MHSAA Baseball State Tournament.
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In this episode, the hosts recap everything that happened during MHSAA Districts weekend in Michigan high school baseball.
Additionally, they preview the upcoming Regional brackets across all four divisions and predict the Final Four for each.
Who will make it to the MHSAA Baseball finals?
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In this episode of Cold Weather Bats, Brandon & Dan cover the following topics:
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District Preview
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Best Districts Overall
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D1-D4 State Championship Picks
Cold Weather Bats is joined by West Bloomfield head coach, Josh Birnberg, for the 4th annual CWB Team Draft.
Which teams are the best in the state this season? Find out who we think will be throughout the team draft.
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The Cold Weather Bats crew takes you through our way-too-early divisional rankings and compares them to the MHSBCA's Coaches' Poll.
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Hosted by: Dan Griesbaum, Jr. & Brandon Justice
Brian Sakowski has left us to be a Duke Blue Devil. He shares a goodbye message to our community. In this episode, we introduce our newest co-host, Dan Griesbaum, Jr., who joins Brandon Justice as the new captain of the CWB ship.
The show wraps up with Brandon & Dan going back to the show's roots by drafting 10 teams that didn't make the preseason Super 25.
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The Cold Weather Bats take a deep dive into their way-too-early Great Lakes Bat Co. Super 25 rankings for the 2024 season.
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It's the end of the 2023 season, so it's time for the 2nd Annual CWB Awards.
The Cold Weather Bats boys crowned the best players in each division, on top of Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Moment of the Year, Mr. Downriver, and so much more.
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The world famous computer model wiz Goosepoop (@Goosepoop_ on Twitter) joins the show to talk about the origin story of his MHSAA computer model that started with football and has since grown to basketball and baseball.
And it's State Championship weekend in East Lansing! Who will win?
We predict EVERY Final Four game this weekend and select a champion in each division.
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An insane day of districts last Saturday resulted in several Great Lakes Bat Co Super 25 teams losing -- the most in the 3 years of the Super 25's existence.
Gatorade Player Of The Year, Caleb Bonemer, joins the show as this week's player guest for a detailed interview.
And Grosse Pointe South assistant coach Dan Griesbaum, Jr. special guest hosts with Brian Sakowski to replace the injured (illness) Brandon Justice.
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The CWB boys back for a new episode of Cold Weather Bats as we approach the end of the regular season.
There's a brand new Great Lakes Bat Co Super 25 and for back-to-back weeks now, we have another new No. 1 ranked team!
This week's player interview is with Bay City Western star Luke Lacourse. He discusses BCW's strong 25-0 start, his approach to the game and everything else about Bay City baseball, his future and more.
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For the first time in CWB history, we have a new #1 team in the Great Lakes Bat Co Super 25.
Plus, we interview Zeeland East coach Joe Slagter about the program's historic start and talk about West Side baseball.
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CWB is back with this week's (5/1) Super 25, including an interview with Northville LHP and Pitt commit, Joey Broughton.
Time stamps for the show's sections below:
01:27-13:12: Intro (Dev Talk, Brian on the road and more)
14:50-25:38: Joey Broughton Interview
25:40-57:00: Super 25 Reveal + Goosepoop MHSAA Baseball Computer Rankings
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Partnered with Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association
CWB is sponsored by Prospects Center, Hackett Homecare and Great Lakes Bat Company
The new Michigan high school baseball Super 25 from Cold Weather Bats for the week of April 24 is here.
The CWB boys also break down @Goosepoop's new power ratings based on an analytical system broken down during the show.
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Cold Weather Bats brings you its newest Super 25 in Michigan high school baseball, updated as of April 13th 2023.
Former Orchard Lake St. Mary's star and current Oklahoma State freshman phenom Nolan Schubart joins the show to talk about his routine, changes from high school to college baseball, and plenty more.
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The CWB boys are back with the only preseason show dedicated to Michigan high school baseball.
In partnership with the ABCA, Prospects Center & Hackett Home Health Care, you get to hear about the following awards and picks:
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State Championship Picks Division 1 - 4
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Preseason MVP Division 1 - 4
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Preseason Pitcher of The Year Division 1 - 4
And the usual bit of Brian & Brandon chopping it up about ball.
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Who are the best high school baseball teams in Michigan in 2023? From Orchard Lake St. Mary's to Brother Rice, the options are endless.
Back again for the 3rd annual Cold Weather Bats Team Draft, recurring guest Dan Griesbaum, Jr. (Grosse Pointe South) joins hosts Brian Sakowski & Brandon Justice for an hour-long extravaganza.
Cold Weather Bats presents the CWB Player Draft 2023, presented by Prospects Center, G Brand and The Prep!
Audio version only, courtesy of The PreP. Visit their YouTube to watch the video version of the show at https://www.youtube.com/live/kAL_x0cbbd4?feature=share
This episode was recorded live in front of an audience of over 100 players, families and fans of the show.
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The CWB guys are back to chop it up about the preseason Super 25 and previewing the upcoming and very exciting 3rd Annual CWB Player Draft.
It's almost time for baseball, folks!
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In one of the more straightforward, honest episodes of CWB to date, Brandon & Brian bring on Joe Mooney, a parent of two Division I athletes and one DI student, to reflect on what he's learned about the truth behind high school recruiting.
CWB provides three perspectives from a coach (Brandon), scout (Brian), and parent (Joe) on the intricacies of high school recruiting.
Recapping the MHSAA State semi-finals and finals in Division I-IV baseball, CWB has a loaded episode to close out Season 2 in our season finale!
Brandon & Brian also roll out the red carpet for the first-ever CWB Awards.
Check out this week's episode of CWB, where Brandon & Brian recap everything that happened in the regionals and preview this weekend's final four!
The baseball Gods were out this weekend with upsets galore in the district round of the MHSAA State Playoffs.
Get a full recap of everything that happened over the weekend.
Playoff baseball is here! CWB recaps the first game of playoffs between Grosse Pointe's North & South high schools, who played in the pre-district and prompted a long-overdue rant from Brandon & Brian about the MHSAA.
CWB also picks State Champions for each division and goes over various districts from Divisions III and IV.
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CWB is joined by Cornell signee, Goodrich LHP Noah Keller, Ypsilanti Lincoln power bat, and Jackson College signee Marcus Patton.
Brandon & Brian also pick out a handful of districts to predict.
CWB brings Bowling Green State signee and New Lothrop basher, Brady Birchmeier, onto the show for an informal interview about his journey.
Earlier in the show, Brian & Brandon chop it up about youth baseball of the past, and release a brand-new Super 25!
The CWB boys add a wrinkle to the show with state championship picks that include two favorites and dark horses in each division.
In this week's interview, 2021 D4 state finalist Cardinal Mooney head coach Mike Rice joins the show to talk about program-building.
Episode 34 wraps up with a brand-new edition of the Super 25.
Check out this week's edition of Cold Weather Bats which includes an interview with Oakland University head coach, Jordon Banfield, and the first CWB Super 25 of 2022!
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The CWB boys bring on last year's guest picker, Grosse Pointe South's Dan Griesbaum, Jr., for The 2nd Annual Michigan High School Team Fantasy Draft.
CWB is joined by Orchard Lake St. Mary's infielder and Michigan State commit, Ryan McKay, for the second annual Michigan High School Baseball Player Draft.
Hear who the 3 "managers" selected for their teams!
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The CWB guys chat about the state’s top uncommitted prospects.
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Interview: West Bloomfield & DBacks Elite National Head Coach Josh Birnberg
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Interview: Forest Hills Eastern SS and Pitt commit, Jonah St. Antoine
CWB is back with two interviews including Notre Dame signee David Lally and SanJac (JUCO) assistant coach Korey Koehler.
It's finally time!
This weekend, the MHSAA will host its baseball state championships for all four divisions at Michigan State University's McLane Stadium.
The CWB crew previews and predicts all four of the Final Four's, which begin Thursday, and project who will be crowned champions on Saturday in East Lansing.
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The #CWB crew recaps Michigan's district playoffs in all four divisions before previewing this week's regional playoffs.
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CWB is joined by Detroit Edison standout, and Dayton commit, Caleb Sanders. They also update the Super 25 and make new state championship picks heading into playoff week!
Brandon & Brian are back for a full-length, almost normal episode of Cold Weather Bats. Joined by Detroit Edison's Mark Brown for a terrific conversation on his top-five program, the #CWB duo also previews their respective schools' upcoming matchup on Saturday, releases the new Super 25, and gives away some hats!
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CWB is back with an updated Super 25 along with a new guest whose bat caught a fire early in the season that has yet to be extinguished.
Grosse Pointe North's Drew Hill had 8 home runs at the time of recording. He notched another one in the same day, giving him as many home runs on the season as strikeouts. Hear his interview and more on his very baseball-centric family tree.
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A quick episode this week as our hosts were a bit on the busy side this week compared to normal. We appreciate your support!
Super 25 update inside!
Saline pitcher Liam Yelsma discusses his pitching performance in the Hornets' victory over Orchard Lake St. Mary's.
Also, we have a new sponsor, Bombanana! We introduce our new partnership. SeekTheSpice.com to learn more. Code 'CWB' for 10% off.
Eastern Michigan commit Hudson Davenport and Richmond High School are rolling, off to a 13-0 start to the 2021 campaign. Davenport joins #CWB to discuss the strong start to the season along with his process of committing to EMU.
Additionally, a brand-new Super 25 is dropped with a TON of movement from last week.
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The CWB crew talk about what's happened so far in Michigan HS baseball through a few weeks of play. Also, the now-weekly Super 25 Poll is unveiled for Week 3.
The CWB Super 25 Poll returns with the second edition of the poll.
Michigan State commit Ryan Szczepaniak also joins the show for this week's player interview.
The #CWB fellas have an open, hour-long talk about various topics including committing to a school and the details behind it, along with Brandon's continued sports cards addiction and of course, how things are going in Michigan high school baseball so far.
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The #CWB fellas are joined by Nebraska and NCAA standout Spencer Schwellenbach for an interview about his breakout season in 2021, along with his journey to becoming a two-way player for the Huskers. Brandon & Brian also discuss the few games played around the state last week, including Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Catholic Central and De La Salle vs. U-of-D Jesuit.
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The inaugural Cold Weather Bats Super 25 Poll is revealed. Interview with Grand Blanc Head Coach Kevin Hubbs.
Podcast flow:
00:00-6:52: Intro
6:52-21:14: Grand Blanc HC Kevin Hubbs Interview
21:14-1:07:36: Unveiling of CWB Super 25
1:07:36-1:11:21: Outro
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The #CWB crew picks their state champions in each division and they have a fantastic talk with Michigan State commit and MLB Draft prospect Micah Ottenbreit.
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The inaugural Michigan Baseball Team Fantasy Draft was last week. This week, Brandon & Brian keep the fantasy theme going with a player-centric version of the fantasy draft.
Whose name will be called?
For Episode 10, Brandon and Brian bring to you the first-ever Michigan High School Baseball Team Fantasy Draft.
Joined by Dan Griesbaum, Jr., the trio of "general managers" go 5 rounds (plus an extra-special bonus round) picking Michigan high school baseball teams based on the upcoming 2021 season.
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CWB is joined by MLB Draft prospect Mo Hanley, the top pro prospect in DIII, and assistant coach Aaron Klotz. Hear about Hanley's journey from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Tampa to Adrian, and now possibly to the MLB. You'll also get the inside scoop on the inception and ongoing operations of Skipper's Dugout from Coach Klotz.
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CWB brings in Rudyard High School head coach, Billy Mitchell, and former Howard College head coach, Britt Smith, to discuss their unique perspectives. Mitchell's on baseball in the Upper Penninsula and Smith's on the JUCO path.
Brandon & Brian are joined by two current NCAA pitchers with Michigan upbringings. Aaron Ball, Jr. (Tulane) & Brennan Cox (Wayne State) talk about their humble beginnings at their respective schools and areas. The hosts also break down who they believe to be 5 of the best pitchers in the high school ranks in 2021, regardless of graduating class.
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CWB discusses the MHSBCA Preseason Poll again, focusing on Divisions 2 & 4 this week. Interviews include Matt Petry (Head Coach, Orchard Lake St. Mary's) and David Sokolowski (Head Coach, Three Oaks River Valley).
Brandon & Brian are joined by two head coaches whose programs are ranked #1 in their respective divisions in Liggett's Dan Cimini and Brighton's Charlie Christner.
Brandon & Brian are joined by Tony Leonard (Motor City Hit Dogs, Detroit Tigers Associate Scout) and Sean Gallagher (Michigan Bulls) to discuss the evolution of the travel baseball scene in Michigan.
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CWB kicks off 2021 with a JUCO-themed episode centered around the landscape of the JUCO scene. Interviews include Jordan Keur (Head Coach, Lansing Community College), Dazon Cole (Former West Bloomfield, Wabash Valley, CMU, Angels RHP), and Colin Czajkowski (Former Woodhaven LHP, current Wabash Valley LHP).
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CWB goes back to its roots in Episode 2 with Downriver Week. Hosts Brandon Justice & Brian Sakowski chop it up with four guests with connections to the area, including Gibraltar Carlson grad Zach Kohn (Yankees) and three of Downriver League's best head coaches - Corey Farner (Woodhaven), Todd Szalka (Trenton), Brian Cotner (Wyandotte) - in a coaches roundtable.
In the inaugural edition of CWB, Perfect Game All-American Game MVP Alex Mooney and IMG Academy Co-Pitching Coordinator, Jeff Opalewski, join the show. Brandon & Brian also discuss the best team in Michigan baseball's history.
CWB broadcasts every Tuesday.