Robin Lund - Pitching Coach, University of Iowa

Robin Lund just wrapped up his fourth season with the Iowa Hawkeyes and his third season as the pitching coach. Iowa pitchers finished the season top-five in the country in ERA, K%, and opponents batting average, among other stats. Before he joined the Iowa staff, Robin spent over 15 years as an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology as UNI. In this conversation, Robin talks about…

• His journey to becoming the Iowa Hawkeyes pitching coach

• His work as a kinesiology professor and how that applies to coaching

• How he got into traditional baseball analytics

• His approach to baseball data as someone who came from the sports science side

• Working with Iowa’s highly-regarded student manager program

• Advice for data-minded people working with baseball people

• Balancing individual pitcher plans with team-wide goals and approaches

• Where to eat in Iowa City

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Robin.

Show Links

• Follow Robin on Twitter: @Lunderton.

• To check out Robin’s biography, click here.

• For more on Robin’s path to Iowa, click here.

• For more on Robin’s passion for cooking, click here.

• For more on Iowa’s student manager program, click here.

• Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

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