Inside the Dugout

Pioneer League MVP Adam Fogel

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:57:33 -0600

In this episode of 'Inside the Dugout' Geoff Safford would visit with the newly named Pioneer League MVP in Missoula PaddleHeads Outfielder Adam Fogel. The Southern California native set a new league record for home runs in a season (35) while also leading the league in batting average. The duo would have a conversation about the season that was, his connection to the city of Missoula, and what lies ahead.

Bonus Episode - Tyler Petersen, Oakland Ballers

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:50:30 -0700

PaddleHeads Baseball in the Garden City may be months away, but a new franchise is headed to the Pioneer League for the 2024 season. For the first time in the 80+ year history of the league a Pioneer League team will call sunny California home as it was recently announced that the newly named Oakland Ballers will be entering the league in 2024. Geoff Safford of ESPN Radio Missoula was able to catch up with the Assistant General Manager, and play-by-play voice of the Ballers Tyler Petersen to get some details on how this project came to be, and what goals the organization has in its first season.

Episode 10 - Keaton Greenwalt

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:25:38 -0600

Missoula Paddleheads center fielder Keaton Greenwalt visits with Geoff Safford to talk his 2023 power surge, growing up farming in New Mexico and experiencing COVID in affiliated ball.

Episode 9 - Brandon Riley

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:09 -0600

Missoula Paddleheads fans know Brandon Riley both as a hard-hitting outfielder and now as the team's hitting coach. In this episode of Inside the Dugout, he talks with Voice of the Paddleheads Geoff Safford about making the transition between the two, playing for a national powerhouse at North Carolina, and the best spots to eat on the road in the Pioneer League.

Episode 8 - Connor Schultz

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:00:27 -0600

In his second season with the Missoula Paddleheads, Connor Schultz has more than cut his ERA in half. In this episode of Inside the Dugout, Schultz talks developing his arsenal and getting to Missoula after playing his college ball in the Midwest.

Episode 7 - Ryan Cash

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:36:34 -0600

After coming over from the Glacier Range Riders, infielder Ryan Cash has been swinging a hot bat for the Missoula Paddleheads. In this episode of Inside the Dugout, Cash and Voice of the Paddleheads Geoff Safford talk about the start of his professional baseball career and plenty more.

Episode 6 - Dondrei Hubbard

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:38:21 -0600

Dondrei Hubbard has been raking ever since coming over to the Missoula Paddleheads in an early-season trade. In this episode of Inside the Dugout, the Missoula slugger joins Geoff Safford to talk about his athletic background, playing in the Czech Republic and passing the hat after home runs in Sonoma.

Episode 5 - Michael Schlact

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:38:01 -0600

The Missoula Paddleheads are champions once again! After clinching a record-tying fifth straight half-season Pioneer League pennant, Paddleheads manager Michael Schlact visits with Geoff Safford on Inside the Dugout to talk where the celebration ranked, how to build a winning roster and what's next in the second half of the season.

Episode 4 - McClain O'Connor

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:47:49 -0600

Former UC Santa Barbara infielder McClain O'Connor, now in his third year with the Missoula Paddleheads, joins Geoff Safford on the Inside the Dugout podcast.

Episode 3 - Alfredo Villa

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:57:35 -0600

Coming off a Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week Award, Paddleheads pitcher Alfredo Villa sits down with Geoff Safford to talk about his path to Missoula and what's helped him run his record to a perfect 5-0 so far this season.

Episode 2 - Jake Guenther

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:50:44 -0600

A former top-10-round pick by Tampa Bay who played multiple years in affiliated ball, Jake Guenther is off to a hot start in his first year with the Missoula Paddleheads, hitting almost .400 in the middle of the lineup. In this edition of Inside the Dugout, Guenther talks with Geoff Safford about his route to independent ball, trying out for the Paddleheads and growing up in Wisconsin.

Episode 1 - Patrick Chung

ESPN Missoula, Geoff Safford — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:57:48 -0600

For the first episode of Inside the Dugout, it's only right that Geoff Safford gets things started by chatting with red-hot Missoula Paddleheads leadoff hitter Patrick Chung. Chung talks about his circuitous career path that saw him play in Idaho Falls and get released by the Paddleheads before finally catching on in Missoula, as well as how he's kept his batting average well over .400 early in the season.