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Five Tool Baseball Senior Editor Dustin McComas and Scouting Director Drew Bishop cover the latest in amateur baseball in Texas and offer unique insight into the game they love with help from coaches, scouts and more.
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
The inaugural Five Tool Festival was a huge success thanks to the teams, players, host sites, Five Tool staff and a trusted meteorologist. Dustin and Drew deliver notes, observations and more on the 14 teams and the All-Festival team.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
It's a special week for the Five Tool gang because the inaugural Five Tool Festival is scheduled to begin Thursday in the DFW area. Drew and Dustin discuss the event and preview each of the 14 teams: Rockwall, Rockwall-Heath, Prosper, Rock Hill, Marcus, Southlake Carroll, Frenship, Americas, Bixby (OK), Deer Creek (OK), Magnolia Heights (MS), Conway (AR), Edmond Santa Fe (OK) and Mater Dei (CA).
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Drew and Dustin discuss standouts from the Texas Private School Classic and last night's Clark vs. Reagan matchup in San Antonio, which featured a junior pitcher who touched 95 MPH. Plus, the two have noticed a growing trend in professional baseball : organizations placing more value in defensive versatility and multi-sport athletes.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Dustin and Drew return and have actual baseball performances to discuss. Teams included: Allen, Rockwall-Heath, Hebron, John Paul II, The Brook Hill School, Liberty Christian, Prestonwood Christian Academy, Keller, San Marcos, Smithson Valley, Alamo Heights, Austin Westlake, Round Rock, Georgetown, Vista Ridge, Waco Midway, Anderson, Concordia Lutheran and Second Baptist.
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
The podcast turned 100 episodes old today and Drew and Dustin made a call to the bullpen to bring in the big gun. Five Tool owner Lynn Vanlandingham joined the show to discuss Five Tool's start, past, present and exciting future. The guys shared their passion for baseball, keeping kids in the game, doing things the right way and looked ahead to what's next with the exciting new website.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Drew and Dustin follow last week's Texas player draft with the Five Tool National High School Player Draft. Each team is made up of eight players from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes. Obviously, the teams are LOADED. Tune in to hear their favorites from events like Area Code and more.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
The Five Tool Texas High School Player Draft returns and has a couple of new wrinkles: Drew and Dustin were able to keep two players from last year's draft and were allowed to steal one player from each other's roster. How did the rosters turn out? Who has the better team? Tune in.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Ever wondered what baseball is like in the Ivy League and how realistic it is you could be recruited? Drew and Dustin are joined by Yale pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Chris Wojick. Fresh off a national championship at Eastern Connecticut State, Wojick. who is making recruiting states like Texas and California a focus, shares what life is like at Yale, what Yale looks for in college players, the requirements to get on Yale's radar and the truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that await Yale players.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
After dedicating an episode to Nos. 1-28, we're back to discuss Nos. 29-55 from the debut list of the 2024 Texas Five Tool 55. Dustin and Drew deliver quick scouting reports, thoughts, notes and more about each player.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
The brand spanking new Five Tool website is LIVE at FiveTool.org. And we're really freaking fired up about it. Dustin and Drew take listeners through the new website and help explain its new features, how "The Line" can be customized, the different ways to follow our coverage at the website and why they're so excited and believe so strongly this is a gamechanger. Plus, the duo discusses 10 standouts from the Hawaii Sandlot Classic.