Swing Hard
It's time to "Swing Hard" with Coach Denny Barrett! Coach Denny has been coaching at the high school and collegiate level for almost thirty years. He has also recruited and coached some of the top collegiate and professional athletes. Throughout his career, Denny has also been involved in all aspects of the athletics programs including recruiting, coordinating programs, budgeting, staffing and maintenance. And, with his successful BATRS program, he and his staff provide preparation for young players to succeed at the high school level and beyond! With the "Swing Hard" podcast, it doesn't matter if you play baseball or not - just step up to the plate and get some life inspiration every week with Coach Denny!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 219
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
SWING HARD EPISODE #179 - LITTLE LEAGUE REUNION
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast Denny goes way back to Little League and talks to one of his first coaches and teammates. 52 years of stories, memories and a whole lot of love for t…
SWING HARD EPISODE #178 - ADAM SARANCIK PART 3
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast, Denny goes head to head with author, coach and baseball scholar Adam Sarancik for part three of their conversation. Adam and Denny give a “Graduate …
SWING HARD EPISODE #177 - ADAM SARANCIK PART TWO
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast, Denny goes head to head with author, coach and baseball scholar Adam Sarancik for part two of their conversation. Adam and Denny give a “Graduate le…
SWING HARD EPISODE #176 - BUNT DEFENSE & BASEBALL PRANKS
This week on "Swing Hard," Denny talks about bunt defense...his favorite subject.
Producer Rob gets called out from a fan of the show about Pete Rose and Denny shares his winning experie…
SWING HARD EPISODE #175 - ADAM SARANCIK
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast, Denny goes head to head with author, coach and baseball scholar Adam Sarancik. Adam and Denny give a “Graduate level” lesson on coaching and how to …
SWING HARD EPISODE #174 - PETE ROSE SPECIAL
This week Denny talks to legendary professional baseball umpire Heath Jones and producer Rob Michael about the life and legacy of Pete Rose. Listen in as Denny shares his story of meet…
SWING HARD EPISODE #173 - OWEN HACKMAN
This week Denny talks to Loyola Marymount Graduate Owen Hackman. Owen was recently drafted in the 9th round by the Atlanta Braves and they discuss life as a Pro Baseball player and the …
SWING HARD EPISODE #172 - HOW TO BE A GOOD TEAMMATE
This week Coach Denny Barrett and producer Rob Michael discuss the art of being a good teammate and how scouts evaluate a player's character. They also dive into the latest baseball ne…
SWING HARD EPISODE #171 - WILL SUSLOW
This week Denny talks to college baseball prospect and entrepreneur Will Suslow. Denny and Will talk about being the “Dude” on dude day and how to balance a successful business and a pr…
SWING HARD EPISODE #170 - JUSTIN ROBERTS
This week we take the Swing Hard Podcast to Bakersfield! Denny talks to Justin Roberts, the head baseball coach at Stockdale High School. Denny and Justin talk about college baseball, C…
SWING HARD EPISODE #169 - DAYLEN REYES
This week Denny talks to UCLA and Notre Dame graduate Daylen Reyes! Denny and Daylen talk about high school baseball, college baseball and life after baseball. Plus, Daylen shares some …
SWING HARD EPISODE #168 - TRAVEL BALL, TRYOUTS AND THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast, Denny is live from Arizona preparing for his upcoming Dodgers Scouting tour. Plus, Denny and Rob discuss tryouts, travel ball and the Little League …
SWING HARD EPISODE #167 - THE OLYMPICS AND THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast Denny and Rob talk about the Olympics, Hunter Greene and The World Baseball Classic. Plus, Denny asks the question "is loyalty, integrity and charact…
SWING HARD EPISODE #166 - UMPIRE HEATH JONES
This week Denny talks to legendary professional baseball umpire Heath Jones! Heath talks about his time working with Albert Pulos, Derrick Jeter and Nomar Garciapara. Plus, Heath has te…
SWING HARD EPISODE #165 - DUDE DAY
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast Denny talks about Cooperstown and “Dude Day.” Plus, Denny previews his upcoming scouting duties with the Dodgers and he asks the burning question, "…
SWING HARD EPISODE #164 - LIVE FROM COOPERSTOWN
This week on the “Swing Hard Podcast,” Denny is live from Cooperstown for one of the biggest youth baseball tournaments in the world. Denny shares some behind the scenes moments of the …
SWING HARD EPISODE #163 - TOM MYERS
This week Denny talks to Los Angeles Dodgers Scout Tom Myers! Tom and Denny talk about how California players annually dominate the draft. Plus, Tom shares some behind the scenes “draft…
SWING HARD EPISODE #162 - THE UMPIRES
This week Denny is live from Cary North Carolina from the USA Baseball Training Center. Denny is talking to umpires Brad, Aggie and Seth about life as a professional baseball umpire. …
SWING HARD EPISODE #161 - The Transfer Portal
This week on the Swing Hard Podcast, Denny and producer Rob talk about Denny’s summer tour, the transfer portal, the College World Series a preview what’s ahead in Cooperstown and BATRS…
SWING HARD EPISODE #1 - AN INTRODUCTION TO DENNY
Batter up! For our very first episode of "Swing Hard," Coach Denny Barrett tells you his story. From early baseball experiences as a kid to coaching championship teams, Denny holds not…