Spiked Heaters: A Between Innings Podcast

Episode 16- Alignment

This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on a trip to Pocono Raceway and the lesson that stood out most: great organizations are built on teamwork, precision, trust, and the understanding that everybody matters. From the pit crew to the crew chief to the driver, NASCAR reminded him just how much successful teams depend on alignment behind the scenes — a truth that carries straight into college baseball. Torr also talks about teaching Carson to hit, why working with a seven-year-old forces you to simplify your message, and how those same lessons about clarity, confidence, and fun carry over to coaching college players. He then opens up about losing assistant coach RJ Agris to Penn, the reality of replacing good staff when you cannot offer much beyond opportunity, and what he is really looking for in the next hire. Finally, Torr shares what stood out from entry surveys and meetings with DeSales’ incoming freshmen, why alignment starts before players ever arrive on campus, and how the next version of the program is already beginning to take shape. Everybody does not need the same role — but everybody has to matter.

Mound Visit 5- From the Same Dugout

This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr is joined by three former assistants turned high-level coaches — Pat Brown at Wofford, Will Kaufman at Charlotte, and Kyle Lindsay at Ursinus — for a Mound Visit about growth, player development, recruiting, the transfer portal, and the truths that still travel no matter where you coach. From confidence and competition to culture and roster construction, this one is a look at how three guys from the same dugout are now building in their own way.

Episode 15- Uncomfortable Truths

This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on what really begins when a season ends: the evaluation process. Using excerpts from a monologue he gave the team called Uncomfortable Truths, he talks through the post-season system that helps him move from emotion to clarity — starting with gratitude, thank-you notes, and an honest look at what needs to be fixed and what needs to be protected. Torr also takes listeners inside the real work that starts almost immediately after the final out: team meetings, exit meetings, self-evaluation, staff feedback, roster construction, transfer recruiting, and the challenge of improving without changing who DeSales Baseball is at its core. Success matters, but it does not carry over on its own. More than anything, this episode is about the truth serious programs have to face: every year starts over. The mountain does not care what happened last season. The next rep is the next rep, the next lift is the next lift, and the next climb has already begun.

Mound Visit #4- 2026 DeSales Bulldogs Seniors

This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr sits down with eight graduating seniors from DeSales Baseball for a special end-of-season Mound Visit. Together, they relive the moments that shaped a remarkable year — the Florida trip, bus rides, brotherhood, breakout performances, the Stevens comeback, and the abrupt pain of the ending. More than anything, this episode is about the people who made the season what it was and the legacy this senior class leaves behind. Some groups win games. This group changed a program.

Episode 14- It Ends So Fast

This week on Spiked Heaters, Torr reflects on the abrupt ending to a special 2026 season after DeSales won its NCAA Regional opener against Ramapo before falling to Salve Regina and Ramapo on Saturday. It hurt, and it ended fast — but the final day doesn’t get to tell the whole story. In this episode, Torr talks about the weight of playoff baseball, taking accountability for getting too emotional in a big moment, and the challenge of handling every decision when everything feels magnified. He also reflects on what made this group so special: a team barbecue before the regional, the Bulldogs showing up for Carson’s game, a sparkling Weiland Park, a first-class regional atmosphere, and a senior class that bought in from day one. From a late-night conversation on the field with three seniors until 3 AM, to a moment with Paige after the final out that he’ll never forget, this episode is about gratitude, grief, pride, and the truth that the ending of a season never fully captures what the season really was. The year is over. The legacy of this group is not.