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