LISTEN: #KingChasing Podcast - S4 EP6 - Josh Lindblom & Michael Maiocco

WATCH: #KingChasing Podcast - S4 EP6 - Josh Lindblom & Michael Maiocco



GREENVILLE, S.C. – The #KingChasing Podcast has released the sixth episode of its fourth season, as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Josh Lindblom and Michael Maiocco, founders of Congruency. 

Lindblom is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, being drafted in the second round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and seeing time in the majors with the Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers. Lindblom also played in the South Korean KBO League for the Lotte Giants and the Doosan Bears, earning the 2019 KBO MVP Award after going 20-3 with a 2.50 ERA and 189 strikeouts over 194.2 innings with Doosan.

Maiocco is a former pitcher for Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, where he finished his collegiate career with a 21-10 record, 203 strikeouts, and pitched a pair of complete games for the Saints in 203.1 innings of work. Maiocco also had a short stint with the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League in 2017 and coached the Israel U-18 baseball team at the 2021 U-18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata, Italy.

Lindblom and Maiocco have started Congruency, which focuses on enhancing mental and emotional skills for teenage and professional athletes, parents, coaches, and organizations, providing strategies to support mental and emotional well-being. For more information on Congruency, click here.

In this episode, Lindblom and Maiocco discuss their playing careers, their feelings of being lost after seeing their careers end in different ways, how they met and started Congruency, and how their faith has shaped them throughout baseball and life.  

The #KingChasing Podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, at thenccaa.org/podcasts, and on YouTube. 

About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 23 national championship events, along with two national invitationals for 92 member schools across 28 states and two Canadian provinces. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.