Exclusive Interview: Trina Taylor, Trish Mears, and Erin Wolczik Talk Family, Friendship, and Podcasting on ‘Team Moms: Baseball’

For the families of Team Moms: Baseball, the game doesn’t end when the boys leave the field. Every practice and competition comes with its own hopes, pressures, and decisions for the parents cheering them on. But beneath the rivalries and sideline drama, the series finds its heart in the love these families have for their children and the friendships they’ve built along the way.

Now streaming on Paramount+ with all eight episodes available, Team Moms: Baseball follows families whose sons attend Legendary Prep Academy (LPA), a premier baseball training school in Scottsdale, Arizona. As the boys compete for top spots on the field, their parents navigate family life, long-standing friendships, and the fierce competition that comes with helping their sons pursue their dreams. Rumors and shifting loyalties add another layer to a world where the relationships off the field matter just as much as the game itself.

Pop Culturalist spoke with Trina Taylor, Trish Mears, and Erin Wolczik about their first reactions to joining the show, the importance of protecting their kids throughout filming, and what the experience revealed about one another. Trina and Erin also shared why they launched a podcast to keep the conversation about youth sports going beyond the series.

PC: When you were first approached about doing the show, what was your immediate reaction? In those early conversations with the producers, were there any non-negotiables when it came to what the show would and wouldn’t be?
Trina: For me, you’re a little hesitant to put yourself and your family out there on a platform where the world can judge you. We’re all real parents going through this journey together, just like so many other people, and I think a lot of people can relate to that. For me, it was about making sure my children were safe throughout this entire experience. I have thick skin, but it really came down to the kids. As far as the process went, it was very smooth and easy for me.

Trish: We were very hesitant as a family when we shot the pilot. Initially, we thought it was going to be a docuseries. In my head, I thought it was going to be more like Hard Knocks, following each family’s journey. Then there had to be some pivoting with the kids. It’s not every day that a crew films youth sports, and there are different rules and regulations that go along with that.

Through racing, we’ve already been in the public eye, and I’ve been through the scrutiny of it: the positives, the highs, and the lows. At the end of the day, it ultimately came down to our son’s decision. We wrote all the positives and negatives on a piece of paper, and the positives outweighed the negatives. Even when we started filming, our family pushed back a little bit. It was a hard adjustment for us.

Erin: I’m still surprised this is actually happening. We went through a year and a half of talking to them, and I kept thinking it was going to get pulled. Then they were like, “We’re coming in two weeks!” I was like, “Wait, what? What do you mean you’re coming in two weeks?” I didn’t think it was going to happen.

But when we were talking to them, like Trina and Trish, it was about the kids and protecting them. I wanted to make sure they weren’t asked to do anything outside their comfort zone. The producers and the whole team at Paramount+ did a really good job of keeping them out of the drama. They just followed them around. They didn’t make them talk about other kids, the team, or anything like that. They let them be kids. If they didn’t want to be on mic or filmed that day, they could walk away, which was important to all of us.

Trish: We’re all so blessed as moms. It was important to all of us that the kids were able to maintain their relationships despite what the moms were going through and all that drama. We’ve all done a mature, healthy job of making sure the kids weren’t picking on another kid because the moms might have had an issue with one another. The boys have watched the episodes, too, so of course they’re going to get fired up for you as sons. But at the end of the day, we have such a strong support system at LPA.

Trina: It takes a lot to put your family and everything out there. It really does. People are going to judge you. We’re the group that was chosen to put ourselves out there, and it’s very brave of all of us, the boys and the parents. Anyone who has a kid in any sport is going to relate to something that happens on the show.

PC: That’s a beautiful way to describe the show. I’ve binged the first few episodes, and you can feel how much love all the moms and parents have for their families. Trish, another beautiful theme the show highlights is the friendship between all of you. These relationships existed long before the cameras arrived, and they’ll continue after the show. Did you discover anything new about one another through this experience?
Trish: Completely. At the field, Trina and I have had one of the longest relationships in the baseball environment. A couple of my best friends had moved away or left, so Trina and I have known each other the longest. But I did learn more about her family, because we don’t usually deep dive into each other’s family lives. The show put us together in a way that let us do that. We learn and we grow. So, to answer that simply, yes.

Trina: Yeah. Anybody who’s been on a team knows that new families come and go. It’s like a workplace. You’re meeting new people and getting to know them. Your kids become friends, and then you get to know their parents. There’s a dynamic that changes every single season. But you always have your core group, the people you’ve been with for a long time and have known forever. People come and go, and that’s very relatable in the youth sports world.

PC: That’s such a great point. Trina and Erin, I have a question for you both. You just launched a podcast together, and I listened to it this morning. Why was it important to create that space, bring your husbands into the conversation, and recap the season from your own perspectives? What can audiences expect from the podcast?
Erin: Honestly, we just think there’s so much to say about youth sports. The show dives into a lot of that, but it also takes viewers into our homes. There are so many other topics to talk about, from nutrition to recruiting. We really wanted to continue the conversation. There’s been a lot of buzz around the show, with people asking why we would do it and why we would put our kids in it. The podcast felt like the right way to go further in depth on youth sports culture, which has become so big over the last ten years.

Trina: For us, it’s about more than the show. We’ll obviously recap it and talk about it, and the podcast is a fun space for that. But there’s so much to talk about in youth sports. Erin has girls who play soccer and volleyball. I have a daughter who does pom dance. We’ve been in other corners of the sports world, and we all have stories we can share. It’s a space for people to write in, call us, and talk about their own experiences. It’s relatable, and it’s fun to share those stories.

And our husbands have the craziest, funniest dynamic. You’ll get to see them on the show, and they’re hilarious. People are going to laugh at them. The podcast is a great place to talk about all kinds of sports. It doesn’t have to be just baseball. Trish has a daughter who does competitive cheer. A lot of us have multiple children who do different sports.

PC: Trish, you’ll have to be a special guest.
Trina: She’s going to be. We have a whole lineup.

Trish: I love it. I love their husbands. They’re hilarious. They’re comedians. They’re the perfect four people to do that podcast. I’m a big fan of them.

Make sure to follow Trina (Instagram), Trish (Instagram), and Erin (Instagram)! You can stream Team Moms: Baseball on Paramount+ and catch Trina and Erin’s podcast, too.

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