BASEBALL
MIKE BIANCO- Head Coach, University of Mississippi
CHRIS BERTRAND- Head Coach, Northwestern State University
TODD BUTLER- Assistant Coach, University of Oklahoma
ERIC DUBOSE- Head Coach, University of West Alabama
ROSS HAWLEY- Former MILB Player, D1 & D2 Coach/Co-Founder & Podcast Host of Baseball Forward
DR. RHETT HOBGOOD- Mississippi Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon
KYLE KEETON- Assistant Coach, Brandon High School
JIM SCHWANKE- State & National Champion Player & Coach/Co-Founder of Baseball Forward & MLB Agent
ROD SCOTT- Sports Partnerships & Outreach Manager for Mississippi Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Center/Athletic Trainer
MICHAEL SHUMAKER- Owner, Shumaker Sports Performance/Strength & Conditioning Coach
DREW WHEELER- Head Coach, New Albany High School
Please note: All dates and times are subject to change.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
GRAND BALLROOM C
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. BUTLER: Working as an Assistant Coach & Working as a Head Coach; Playing is the Most Important Thing a Player Needs to Do; Recruiting & the Portal; Understanding Players & How they Need to Be Coached
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. SCHWANKE: Team Offense Approach- Using a System & Analytics That Matter
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BUTLER, HAWLEY, SCHWANKE: 3 and 3 in 1997- What We Learned Then & What We Believe Now; Q & A
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MHSAA: Rules & Eligibility
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. WHEELER: RPO of Baserunning in High School
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. HOBGOOD, SCOTT & SHUMAKER: Connecting the Dots- Strength, Arm Care & Recover in Baseball; Panel Discussion with Q & A Session
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
GRAND BALLROOM C
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. BERTRAND: Developing Hitters- Practice Offense Creates Value
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. BERTRAND: Game Planning- How We Use Details of the Game
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. BIANCO: Ole Miss Baseball
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BIANCO: Ole Miss Baseball
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. DUBOSE: Tiger Pitching; Q & A Session
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. KEETON: Infield Preparation & Infield Play
