The Five Tool Baseball Podcast

EP 180: MORE PLAYOFFS!!!

To say the action is heating up, along with the weather, around Texas is an understatement. Dustin McComas takes a look at the region quarterfinal action that caught his attention and takes a look ahead at this week's region semifinal action. 

Ep 179: PLAYOFFS!!!!

We're talking about playoffs! Dustin McComas dives into the Texas High School Baseball Playoffs with detailed thoughts on each region in 6A and 5A and thoughts on 4A, 3A, 2A and more.

Ep 178: Still no NCAA House Settlement and More Live Player Looks and Observations

NCAA's House Settlement ruling still needs to cross the finish line. Something the judge said grabbed Dustin's attention because of what it could mean for college baseball. Plus, reports from live player looks and some other players whose performances grabbed our attention. 

Ep 177: Some player breakdowns after a month of live looks...

Dustin begins to empty his scouting notebook with thoughts on a long list of top players that he saw recently, including some MLB Draft prospects, uncommitted juniors, rising sophomores and even freshmen. 

Ep 176: Five Tool Festival Recap, Rice makes a hire, and Dustin is off to Vegas

We're back with a full recap of the Five Tool Festival and some thoughts on Rice's hire of David Pierce. Plus, Dustin is about to head to Las Vegas to compete in the first-ever National Fantasy Baseball Championship Champions League. 

Ep 175: FIVE TOOL FESTIVAL PREVIEW

It's Festival Week!

Dustin McComas finally has some of his voice back and previews the upcoming Five Tool Festival with notes on all 32 participating teams. 

Ep 174 (Presented by HITFORTH): TXHSBASEBALL Preview: Private Schools and 6A

Dustin McComas returns to help you prepare for the upcoming Texas high school baseball team with a preview of teams to follow in private school competition and top 6A teams. 

Ep 173 (Presented by HITFORTH): Area Code Select Notes

Baseball! It was unusually cold, especially at Daikin Park, but the Five Tool staff braved the elements to cover Area Code Select Central. Dustin shares thoughts, notes and more from the event, including one left-handed pitcher who stole the show.

Ep 172 (presented by HITFORTH) Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.com

Dustin is joined by longtime friend and D1Baseball.com's Co-owner, Managing Editor and National Reporter Kendall Rogers. The two discuss:

- outlooks for some college programs in and around Texas
- what college coaches were saying about the sport at the annual ABCA convention
- upcoming roster limit changes and deadlines
- upcoming scholarship limit changes
- Is the sport going to continue getting older?
- growing popularity of college baseball
- the number and caliber of high school players who end up in D1 Baseball
- Much more

Ep 171 (Presented by HITFORTH): Hawaii Sandlot Classic Preview; Diego Pavia ruling/JUCO eligibility

Five Tool SoCal Director and Hawaii native Tim Arakawa joins to preview the 2024 Hawaii Sandlot Classic. The former Hawaii high school star discusses 20 names he's especially excited to see and also helps Dustin announce the 10 team captains for the event. 

Plus, the two dive into the recent Davia Pavia court decision... is the door now open for JUCO players to seek waivers and gain eligibility back? Are JUCO years no longer going to count? Actually, the court decision isn't yet final and only deals with one player. For now. But the implications suggest this could be game-changing.