4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Cam Kozeal’s journey to Arkansas baseball wasn’t conventional, but it was meant to be. From a life-changing moment on Lake Norman to learning first base footwork from a coach’s son, Cam’s story is one of humility, hard work, and determination. In this episode, he shares how his upbringing shaped his mentality, why he doesn’t obsess over stats, and the moments that defined his path to Fayetteville. Tune in to hear how a games on a field of dreams style wiffle ball field turned into SEC competition, and why the work never truly stops for Cam Kozeal.
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0:00.0 | Yeah, I've caught a six-pound bass out of there. |
0:03.0 | Holy cow! |
0:05.0 | On a black sanko, yeah, that was, I have a picture of it. |
0:08.0 | I'll show anybody. |
0:10.0 | Because some people don't believe me when I say that. |
0:13.0 | But no, we really enjoy fishing out there. |
0:15.0 | I kind of have it as part of my pregame routine to go out there. |
0:19.0 | It kind of just clears the mind. Start |
0:20.9 | to be mellow. Get control of your thoughts, get control your mind. And fishing does that. I think |
0:27.5 | fishing is a lot like baseball. You're not going to catch fish every cast. You're not going to |
0:32.3 | hit a home run every at bat. There's a lot of parallels you can draw between fishing and baseball. |
0:57.0 | Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Beaumatically, and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality. Vanderbilt Transfer Camden Cozhou has been hitting rockets in his first season at Arkansas. |
1:12.3 | Kozal hits it out of here. Welcome back to Nashville, Cam Kozl. But despite his prowess on the field, |
1:19.8 | off the field, he's one heck of a human being. If I wasn't playing baseball, I don't know if I were |
1:25.0 | gone to college. Like, I probably would have moved back close to a farm and just lived peacefully and hunted |
1:32.3 | and fished and start my own business in that way. |
1:35.3 | For Cam playing in Fayetteville wasn't always the plan, but sometimes the right decision |
1:41.3 | comes to you in an unexpected way. |
1:43.3 | I found out that Lake Norm was behind the field, |
1:46.9 | and Coach Thompson was telling me about that. That was an extra selling point for Arkansas. His journey |
1:51.9 | to Arkansas wasn't just about baseball. It was about finding the right place, the right people, |
1:57.9 | learning from those around him, including a surprising mentor. |
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