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For the latest New England Baseball Journal Podcast, host Dan Guttenplan connects with UConn coach Jim Penders to sort through the state of college baseball during the pandemic. The four-time conference Coach of the Year shares how his team dealt with no less than a dozen positive COVID-19 tests among players this fall.

Our latest New England Baseball Journal podcast includes two guests who are extremely familiar with the current scouting landscape in the region.

North Attleboro High senior Dennis Colleran, the top pitching prospect in New England, and UMass Lowell coach Ken Harring join podcast host Dan Guttenplan to talk about the baseball landscape.

We welcome two guests to this podcast. The first is Northeastern University baseball coach Mike Glavine. Mike will tell us how the pandemic has impacted college baseball, how his players trained over the last four months, and how he plans to recruit New England players in the coming months.Our second guest is Boston College pro prospect Sal Frelick, who is playing in the Futures League with the North Shore Navigators this summer. Sal is a potential first-round talent for the 2021 MLB Draft. He talks about his rise to prominence at BC, the disappointment of the shortened 2020 college season, and how he plans to prepare for the most important year of his baseball life.

We welcome two guests to this podcast. The first is Red Sox regional scouting director Ray Fagnant, who is in charge of scouring the New England region for talent. He will break down the New England scouting scene and talk about the Red Sox draft selections and free agent signings.Our second guest is North East Baseball founder Scott Patterson. Three former North East Baseball players were selected in the top 57 selections of the 2020 MLB. That makes 10 former North East Baseball players who have been selected in the top 100 picks since 2017. Scott Patterson talks about his program’s development system and what’s on tap for travel ball this summer.

We are excited to introduce the first edition of The New England Baseball Journal Podcast. I’m your host, Dan Guttenplan.This podcast will be produced bi-weekly, and we plan to bring you interviews with industry experts, up-and-coming athletes and coaches. We also hope to give you context and analytical insight to better understand some of the trends in the game.For our debut podcast, we have two guests -- one is Futures League Commissioner Joe Paolluci, who can lay out his blueprint for bringing high-level college baseball to New England fans within the month.Our second guest is New England Baseball Jounal Editor Mike Zhe, who recently put the finishing touches on the Summer Edition of New England Baseball Journal. He’ll share some behind-the-scenes insights on some of the stories we’ve been working on.Of course, to get more insight on any of the stories or topics you hear discussed on the podcast, visit the New England Baseball Journal website at baseballjournal.com.