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126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

Released Monday, 22nd May 2023
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126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

126 Rich Maloney - Ball State University

Monday, 22nd May 2023
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Rich Maloney Podcast Bio and Notes

 

Bio

  • Head Coach Ball State University (2nd tour, 1996-2002 - 2013 - present)
  • Former HC at Michigan (2003-2012)
  • Over 900 wins in his career
  • 16th active DI coach to reach 900 wins
  • Winningest coach in Ball State history
  • 5 MAC championships
  • 4 time MAC coach of the year
  • 3 Time big 10 conference championships
  • 2 Big 10 tournament championships
  • 4 Regional appearances
  • Regional Championship in 2007
  • Maloney has coached 65 players who were drafted 72 times
  •  six first round picks, all of them at Ball State
  • Ball State has had 10 players drafted in the top 4 rounds under Rich Maloney
  • FCA Baseball's Jerry Kindall Award in January 2017
  • ABCA Ethics in Coaching Award Recipient 2023
  • Former ABCA President (2018)

 

Notes

  • Architecture classes worked a semester building a vision of the stadium
  • I would of never had a chance to go to Michigan if it wasn’t for those boys
  • I got into coaching because I love to be a mentor
  • Those guys energize me and they fill me up!
  • You gotta believe and have a driving force to be something special
    • In yourself if you will be a good player
    • In your teammates if you want to be a part of a good team
    • In your faith - it all starts with that
  • Casting a vision for your players
  • Try your best to get the most out of the god given talents
  • Everyone plays a role on the team
  • Read 2 books - 
    • Hard Hat by jon gordon
    • CHop Wood, Carry Water by
  •  First day on campus we go through the book - highlighted and epitomize our culture
  • Got to be really good at a lot of little things that culminate to really big things
  • Competition events - winning team filet mignon, losing team hotdogs and mac an cheese, we all eat dessert
  • Got to have that extra degree
  • GRIT - dirtbags - biggest compliment you can get in our program because he does whatever he can to help the team win
  • Baseball you have to conquer the mind
  • The storm will hit!
  • How are you going to handle that mental strain
  • Sport gives us a great opportunity to help people grow 
  • You are blessed a lot if you have those relationships
  • Easy to talk when its going good
    • Your friends come around when things are not going your way
  • Comes down to the foundational truths you have
  • It comes down to the details and have you to do the little things well
  • Buy into your coaches
  • Take the little things seriously
  • Holding them accountable - when the game speeds up that’s not going to work
  • Guys will gravitate to the standard
  • When you believe in yourself you can make it through the tough times
  • Winning breeds winning, and losing breeds losing
  • Ambition and drive! If your not self motivated you won’t do great things
  • You play on your energy when your young
  • You guys built this because you guys believed and did the work
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