Graham Sikes- Michigan State University | What Makes a Good Hitter - a podcast by Jeff Stanek

Graham Sikes is a recruiting coordinator and assistant coach at Michigan State University, a Division I program who’s a part of the well-known Big 10 conference.  He played collegiately at Liberty University a Division I program located in Lynchburg, Virginia.  He graduated from there in 2002 and obtained his first coaching job at Independence Community College in 2004.  Than from 2005-2007 he coached at Nicholls State, Young Harris College, and James Madison University.  From 2008-2010 he was a volunteer for the Notre Dame baseball program before joining Michigan State University in 2011 where he still remains.  

In this episode, we start off talking about his coaching journey and why he went from jumping from school to school to staying at Michigan State for now 11 years.  Than coach Graham explains what it’s like to coach in a college baseball program as well as everything that goes into it.  

We also talk about thoroughly about catching and the art of receiving at the college versus professional level.  Than we dive into what makes a good college level hitter today and has the thoughts of that changed in his time coaching.  Give this podcast a listen to hear from long-tenured college baseball coach, Graham Sikes of Michigan State University.  It can be beneficial whether you’re a player or a coach.  

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