Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Savannah Bananas Head Coach, Ty Gillum. Gillum is no stranger to the ABCA being a 16-year continuous member and moderating our infield hot stove with Clay Cox at the ABCA Convention. Gillum has been the head coach of the Bananas since 2018. In his tenure, the Bananas have had over 20 players drafted into the MLB while also winning Back-to-Back CPL Championships in 2021 & 2022 before going all in on Banana Ball. Gillum coached 13 years collegiately with 11 of those at South Mountain Community College. Gillum was the Associate Head Coach and the Director of Exercise Science at South Mountain. Gillum has an infectious personality and a great approach on life. Gillum’s personal mission statement of “Positively Impacting a Million Lives” shines through in this episode. We do a deep dive into the Bananas’ “Fan First” approach to entertainment. The Bananas moto is proving out with over a million tickets sold and selling out MLB stadiums this year. They just announced their 40-date tour on October 3rd, so get on the waiting list now. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.New Podcast Sponsor VELO Sports: Take your game and your bat speed to the next level with VELO Sports. With over 10 years of experience in speed training, VELO Sports has released the easiest and fastest way to help all players increase bat speed. VELO Sports is used by MLB organizations and Collegiate teams who know that bat speed is a true game changer. Check out VELO’s innovative bat speed training system and removable Puck Knob Tech today at www.velosports.com.