We’ve had my son as a guest, now tune is as we welcome my dad on the show, Mickey Hiter! We’re talking about work ethic, self-employment, career changes, and more!
About our Guest: AS A BASEBALL PLAYER • All City catcher at Antioch High School • Played College baseball at David Lipscomb University • Played for the League Champions – Nauta Line in the Tri-State Adult Baseball League with his father Wayne Hiter who’s a member of the Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame and 30 years later with his son Nick Hiter the 2002 SANDLOTT Wood Bat League Most Valuable player. AS A COACH • Between 1987 and 2002 his team Twitty City Hallmark won over 500 games, played in 6 world series and in 1998 won the NABF High School Division World Championship • More than 60 players he has coached have gone on to play College or professional baseball. • Mickey has been a baseball instructor at Hit After Hit Baseball Academy and his instructional baseball videos have eclipsed 2.6 million views on YouTube. AS A BUSINESS MAN • Enjoyed a 20 year career as a music performer, writer and music publisher. Published the song “1982” by Randy Travis which was nominated song for CMA Song of the year. Mickey produced albums that included such artists as Garth Brooks, Doug Stone, BJ Thomas, The Oak Ridge Boys and others. • Sold music interests to open SANDLOTT Baseball a Baseball sanction that develops elite baseball travel team events. SANDLOTT Baseball hosts approximately 200 teams from 17 states, Puerto Rico and Canada annually. • Mickey is President of SANDLOTT Baseball and Manager of the Old Timers Baseball Facility at Shelby Park and Jack Lavender Field at Seven Oaks Park since 1999. HONORS • Honored in 2002 by the Old Timers Baseball Association with the annual “Mr. Baseball” award for his contributions to Amateur baseball. • In 2019 Metro Parks and the city of Nashville TN. Honored Mickey by naming Field #2 at Shelby Park “Mickey Hiter Field”. • Mickey is a Past President of the Old Timers Baseball Association
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Website: sandlotter.com
Let’s Rise Together.
Former Professional Athlete turned Serial Entrepreneur. Nick has been featured in CBS, NBC, FOX, The New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Disrupt Magazine and USA Wire. Nick is a Husband, Father & Coach. Nick is the Host of The Histreak Podcast. President of Team Hiter. Vice President of SANDLOTT Sports. Founder of Hitlab Creative Studios. Partner of Home Agent Group. Partner of Hub Holdings.
