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Jay Bolden of BeBold Fastpitch and St. Xavier University, and Ken Krause of Softball Success and the Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog, talk with fastpitch and specialty coaches about their lives, their journeys, and their thoughts on a variety of topics related to the sport of fastpitch softball.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJay Bolden of BeBold Fastpitch and St. Xavier University, and Ken Krause of Softball Success and the Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog, talk with fastpitch and specialty coaches about their lives, their journeys, and their thoughts on a variety of topics related to the sport of fastpitch softball.
From the Coach's Mouth is hosted by Jay Bolden and Ken Krause. The show has published 90 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 82: Karl Gollan" (29 October 2026, 69 minutes), "Episode 81: Chris Berry" (22 October 2026, 74 minutes), and "Episode 80: Leslie Huntington" (15 October 2026, 69 minutes).
From the Coach's Mouth publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 90 episodes.
Booking probability for From the Coach's Mouth is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. From the Coach's Mouth requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. From the Coach's Mouth's contact route on record: verified email.
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Jay Bolden and Ken Krause hosts From the Coach's Mouth, a sports podcast with 90 episodes published.
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Episode #82
Jay and Ken speak with Karl Gollan, former superstar men's pitcher, about his years dominating international competition with the New Zealand Black Sox, how he got into coaching, his years as a collegiate pitching coach...
Episode #81
Chris Berry, head coach at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, joins Jay and Ken talk about his early career playing baseball, how he came to McLennan as a baseball assistant coach, why and when he was asked to...
Episode #80
This week Jay and Ken welcome University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire head coach Leslie Huntington to the From the Coach's Mouth studio to talk about her days competing for collegiate national titles in softball AND...
Episode #78
Jay and Ken are joined this week by former men's fastpitch player and current Bethany Lutheran College assistant coach John Oothoudt (or Johnny O as most people call him) to talk about his playing days in Minnesota...
This week Jay and Ken go deep on their thoughts on how to take the best advantage of fall ball, including using it to explore what your new players can bring to the table, giving coaches a chance to develop their...
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We were saddened to learn this week that one of the all-time great pitching coaches and men's pitchers, Rich Balswick, passed away on September 10. Rich was always generous with his time and knowledge, not only with his...
Episode #76
USA Softball Region 6 Commissioner Tom Rupert joins Jay and Ken to talk about how he got started as a college coach, why he left the collegiate coaching ranks to become an award-winning high school, and his many years...
Episode #75
This week Jay and Ken are joined by Scott Mead, a former police officer on a high-risk apprehension team and current travel baseball and softball coach who talks about using what he learned as a police officer to help...
Episode #74
Hold onto your hats and get ready for your head to spin as Jay and Ken welcome The Farm System's CEO and co-founder Joey Cunha to the podcast. Joey shares some of the knowledge he has gained through his study of human...
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With the September 1 start of the D1 recruiting process coming up, plus changes to NCAA eligibility rules such as 5-for-5 which adds an extra year of eligibility for D1 athletes, Jay and Ken thought it would be a good...
Jay and Ken are back with a brand new episode guaranteed 100% fresh! They offer their thoughts on teams looking for "A Level Bracket Pitchers" post-tryouts, parents and coaches placing trying to win every game over...
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With the 2026-2027 softball season getting under way we thought it would be good to address the mental side of the game with this re-release of Jay and Ken's conversation with the amazing Dr. Rob Gilbert, professor of...
Episode #72
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College head coach and personal friend of the podcast Gina Furrey Buhse joins Jay and Ken to talk about her early days as a star pitcher in high school, the devastating shoulder injury that ended...
Jay and Ken offer a timely episode that offers tips for players and parents to help ease the transition onto a new team, and for coaches to begin the tough work of getting teams with some or all new players to gel. They...
Episode #69
Jay and Ken were delighted to speak with Joni Frei, founder and lead architect of Canada Futures, a program designed to identify and nurture high-level softball talent in Canada while raising the quality of play across...
Episode #68
Jay and Ken take a deep into what to do, and what not to do, during tryouts for players, parents and coaches. Among the topics discussed are the importance of projecting confidence by talking to the coaches/evaluators...
Episode #67
Hall of Famer and longtime Central Michigan University head coach Margo Jonker joins Jay and Ken to talk about how she got started in fastpitch softball, some of the great coaches and mentors she had early in her...
Episode #66
University of Washington pitching coach and USA Men's National Team pitcher Brad Kilpatrick talks to Jay and Ken about growing up as an athlete in Australia, how his performance in on the Australian Men's Juniors team...
Episode #65
Renowned catching coach Bobby Humphrey, a volunteer assistant at Bridgewater College and conductor of catching clinics across the U.S., joins Jay and Ken to talk about all things catching. He describes his early years...
Episode #64
This week the podcast takes on a bit more of an international flavor as Michael Bastian, who spent time as a coach with Team USA in the first Olympics era and was head coach of the Chinese National Team heading into the...
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