Elliot Glynn is in his second season with the Fordham University baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Elliot joined Fordham’s baseball program after five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Hartford, where he assisted with recruiting, oversaw Hartford's pitching staff, and helped the Hawks break a handful of records during his time with the team. Prior to Hartford, Glynn was an assistant coach at Siena College.
Glynn played collegiately at the University of Connecticut, where he was a two-time captain for the Huskies. In 2011, he helped lead the squad to the NCAA Super Regionals and, one year prior to that, he helped the Huskies to a school-record 48 wins. He is still among the Huskies’ leaders in all-time innings pitched, games started, wins, and strikeouts. Elliot spent two seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system and played one year professionally in Germany before entering the coaching profession.
In this episode, Elliot discusses how he chose UConn despite being a Southern California native. Elliot also discusses the attributes he looks for in prospective recruits as Fordham's recruiting coordinator. Finally, Elliot and I also dive into the mental game of baseball and how Major League Baseball sport psychology pioneer Ken Ravizza has influenced his time in baseball.
Listeners will hear first-hand from a former college and professional baseball player and current assistant coach regarding the challenges associated with transitioning up the ladder to higher levels of baseball from high school to the professional game.