Eugene, Ore. -- Oregon baseball hired Mark Wasikowski following the parting of ways between the team and George Horton. 'Waz', as he's known was a part of the first staff Horton hired when the Duck baseball program was reintroduced. Now, after a stint as the head coach of Purdue, Wasikowski is back. 

KEZI 9 Sports Director Andrew Haubner caught up with Waz following his summer of recruiting to talk about the glory days of playing at Pepperdine, what he's learned as a coach over the years, where Oregon is as a program, and what rules he would change about baseball if he could. 

Also in the podcast: 

1:21 - How Waz likes being back in Eugene.

2:37 - On how his journey as a player shaped who he is.

4:32 - On what 'being ready for college baseball' meant to him. 

6:10 - His favorite off field memory at Pepperdine.

10:04 - On whether or not 'tough love' coaching has changed.

11:35 - His defining moments that shaped him as a coach. 

13:10 - His first set of memories at Oregon during his first stint as an assistant. 

15:11 - Who some of his favorite Ducks were to coach.

17:05 - On his transition from assistant coach to head coach. 

20:10 - On the discussions he had with George Horton following being hired as head coach.

21:45 - On where Oregon baseball is as a program currently. 

23:41 - On the nonstop recruiting over the summer. 

26:44 - The benefits of Oregon State's baseball program as a benchmark for program building.

28:43 - On a new era of Civil War baseball.

30:00 - His favorite Civil War series memory. 

32:50 - On the additional money recently allocated towards improvements at PK Park. 

35:53 - On whether or not baseball has been 'solved'.

38:13 - His first order of business if made the overlord of baseball.