Playing D1 College Baseball at Cal, Skill Development & Training, and Recruiting with Eddie Hsieh
On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Eddie Hsieh who was a power-hitting catcher for Cal during his illustrious baseball career; he was also the captain of the team his senior season.
Prior to playing at Cal, he was a first-team junior college All-American at San Jose City College and 4X first-team all-league selection at Pioneer High School in San Jose. He is now an eCommerce technology entrepreneur.
During this episode, Eddie talks about when he first started playing sports (4:20), his high school training regimen (11:00), how training with private coaches helped him develop as a hitter and catcher (12:50), his recruiting experience as a high school player (17:00), his experience playing at San Jose City College during his freshman & sophomore seasons (21:50), and how one of his coaches at San Jose City College helped him get noticed by Cal and other D1 programs (23:50).
He also shares his experience playing baseball at Cal (28:30) and being the captain of the Cal team his senior year (34:45), talking to MLB teams - but ultimately deciding not to pursue a professional baseball career (36:45), finding peace with his baseball career (39:15), being an Asian American athlete in high school & college (40:30), his one piece of advice for Asian American athletes (45:20), and much more.
