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 specialIn 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 goodYour 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