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Mid-Majors with Postseason Potential | Ep. 004 · College Baseball Now

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Speaker 1: On today's episode, we're looking at what happens when Cinderella
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makes it to the Big Dance. Some of the top
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mid major teams in the country are in focus, so
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let's get to it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, there ain't no problems.
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Speaker 1: There ain't no problems.
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Speaker 3: I don't want to problem, you know.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, let me turn the check. Then it what was
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gone for a minute had to be Bat didn't grab
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a couple of wins with a D I D if
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it's even known the kid I had to do a
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B I GV. I can never beat average and they
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want a problem with the boy. They don't want no statics.
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So coach Tim running with god. I want to test
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that to them.
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Speaker 1: With standing to control.
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Speaker 4: Runs a game.
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Speaker 1: Best believe them shining dogs, counting them my wins.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I love it when they count me yat counting
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of the least sudden shame why Ben at docks.
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Speaker 1: Best believe our on the game. To understand we are
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Of me, your host, your friend Drew Wheeler, Happy to
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tonight to talk about some of the country's most talented
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and most exceptional mid major teams who might just make
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a little bit of a postseason splash with me tonight.
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Are three of our familiar guests. Guests is really hardly
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the word at this point. You guys are pretty much
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established yourselves as co host at this point, to the
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point that I almost feel like we should just say
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my co hosts. Let's introduce them, shall we? First of all,
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we're gonna start with the man to my right. It
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is mister Josh Catlet. Josh, how are you, sir? What's
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been the most interesting thing to happen to you this week?
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Speaker 2: And I went to a UNC duke football game that
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was pretty cool.
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Speaker 3: I'm up here.
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Speaker 5: I always enjoyed my time up here in Raleigh. You know,
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JB left the area, so I had to be the
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correspondent for the Triangle area.
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Speaker 1: You know, absolutely, absolutely, we have to have somebody there
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at all times. It is. It's in the bylaws of
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the podcast, and so I'm glad to see that you
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could pick up the slack for JB. Speaking of mister Sebastiano,
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we will introduce him now. JB. Sebastiano JB. I'm curious, sir,
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you are in a different place. What's your favorite thing
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about your your setup tonight as opposed to your standard
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setup for podcasting.
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Speaker 6: Well, you know, the best thing about this up is
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the professional mic, the nice camera, and two screens behind
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the current computer screen. I got here as well, so
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you know we got a nice little setup multi screen.
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I feel really professional tonight compared to the usual.
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Speaker 1: You're always pretty professional, but this has got to be.
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It's got to feel good. You're like fully in the studio,
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you're about to lay on some tracks. It's probably what
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you feel like.
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Speaker 6: I'm ready to go.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, awesome, all right, and with me underneath me on
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the camera set up here, mister Jake Barjorie, Jake, I've
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been looking at your hat since you've come into the call.
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I'm curious. What is this hat, sir?
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Speaker 3: The camera might be messing with it. It's a Lehi
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Valley IronPigs hat. I'll live about. I'll live about thirty
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minutes away from their stadium, so I picked one up
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last time I went to a game.
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Speaker 1: Team Team synergy is what we're doing here, Jake I've
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got a Philly sooty on. You've got on a Lehigh
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Valley hat org synergy. I like that. Jake always can
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count on you to synergize with me in that way.
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And guys, what we want to do before we jump
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a review because we'd sure love to have it. Guys,
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we talked a lot about some mid majors in the
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last episode. When we talked about the transfer guys, people
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in the portal who have gone from one school to
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another went so far. During that exercise, fellas to choose
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three mid major exclusive transfers, so to a mid major school.
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I thought it would be good on this Thanksgiving week
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to maybe express our thanks, our gratitude for some of
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the favorite sin as I said just a minute ago,
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some of the teams that can pop up and really
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just take a nation by storm, like we saw the
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Murray State Racers do last year, like we've seen Coastal
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Carolina do in the latter half of the twenty tens. Josh,
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in your opinion, sir, what is it about a mid
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major that really just screams fun to watch?
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Speaker 3: Hmm?
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Speaker 5: Typically, I'd say a fun lineup probably, Like there are
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a lot of good arms you can find at the
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mid major level throughout you know, various places, but I
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feel like the most fun you're gonna find it like
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a smaller ballpark in a whatever mid major field around
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the country has a lot that like really matches, and
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like there's always mid major culture, Like there's sec acc
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is one thing, Like they always have a fun culture
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there too. But there's just something about like being it's gritty,
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like being at a smaller like smaller town in the
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middle of nowhere, there's just something about mid major baseball.
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I don't know it really it really gets you going.
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Speaker 1: It does, Jake. We don't talk about it enough, but man,
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you're coaching nowadays, you're you're out there helping with some teams.
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In your opinion, what is that kind of us against
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the world mentality? What can that mean to a player
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into a team in a general sense?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think it does. I think it
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starts from the kind of the top down. The leaders
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have that mentality of you know, if we're you know,
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we're these smaller schools and got teams of places already
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counting us out. You know, we're not ranked on top
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twenty fives. Most places, I'm sure, do not care about
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the rankings whatsoever. They're worried about what they're doing. They're
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worried about taking care of business, you know, on you know,
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in their locker room, on their field, against their you know, conference,
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And I think I think it takes a special team
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to get that mindset set the right way. But you know,
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it can carry teams a long way. And I think,
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like you mentioned Murray State, I think they they had
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that down to a t last year.
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Speaker 1: Certainly did easy to hit off a t as well,
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because it's sitting still JB. I'm gonna ask you, man,
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when in your brain can you quantify in some methodology
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for the people at home, what does a successful mid
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major program look like to you?
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Speaker 6: Yeah? For me, I going back to my roots in California, especially,
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a mid major baseball is huge out there. Pretty Much
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everybody out there is a mid major Besides you know,
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you got USC and UCLA. Everybody else is kind of
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fighting for the scraps. And you've had a lot of
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successful teams out there. A lot of them are bill around,
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you know, a lot of dedication, gritty teams. Small ball
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especially is a big deal. Like Josh is saying that
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it's fun to see a team that mashes in the
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mid major level, but a lot of them truly flourished
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through small ball. They just produce runs. Not a lot
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of guys have double digit homers on these teams, but
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they always have a lot of great pitchers, good pitching staffs,
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great defensively, very sound teams. So for me, mid major
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teams are usually your most fundamentally sound and also they
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just know how to really play the game of baseball,
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love it.
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Speaker 1: So it means that We're seeing a lot of guys
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who are just sound talented players top to bottom, and
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that's kind of the key to it. Something I thought about.
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If you at home, you may be wondering what exactly
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is a mid major. I'm really had intended to define
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this for you a moment ago, no better time than now,
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though it's more of a unofficial thing, I believe if
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I'm not mistaken, guys, it's just a school that isn't
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contained to one of the Power Conference. And so again
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that's gonna be your ACC Big Ten, Big twelve, sec RP,
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the PAC twelve as well. But you guys know that
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obviously if you at home, if you're like, you know,
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mid major, We've heard us talking about that here on
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the show. But what does that mean exactly? It's not
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essentially so at NCAA school D one school who is
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not among that power Conference, and like the boys have said,
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there's tons of talent to cover throughout them. So what
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we're gonna do is we're gonna break these down. You
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guys have each chosen two teams that you want to
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talk about, So what we're gonna do is I'll talk
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to you one on one and then in between there.
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If anybody's got anything that you want to throw out there,
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we'll do it. We'll have a nice conversation about incredible
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mid major schools. JB. I'm gonna start with you. You
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were the one closest to smiling, so you get chosen first.
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We are going to go to your home state of
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California for your first team. You see Irvine. I'm curious,
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what is it about U see I that makes you
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think they could make a postseason impact?
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Speaker 6: Yeah, so you see her Vine. They'd come off with
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two forty plus one seasons. They are forty three and
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seventeen a year ago make it into the regionals. They
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had seven players drafted a year ago, including Colin Yeman
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and Riley Kelly in the fourth round each. UC yeer
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Vine is really one of those teams that they just
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continually find talent to bring in that's very undervalued. The
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pitching staff this year is really what's the driving factor
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with Ucravine. But they have a nice offense that they've
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been able to bring in as well in the portal
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and I think they're one of those mid majors that
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once again should make a run at the regionals and
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hopefully break through for the first time.
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Speaker 1: I think that that's a fair thing to say. You
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obviously talked about the last couple of years. To forty
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one seasons in a row is nothing to sneeze out.
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That's something that your major power conference teams with, you know,
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they've hanged their hat on that in a couple of years.
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So good stuff there for sure. Let's talk about UCI
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in a different sense with regards to draft prospects. Do
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you have any noteworthy guys that are draft worthy draft
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eligible that caught that catch your eye here?
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Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean the main one that stands out is Rickyjhaeda.
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He made twenty nine appearances a year ago, including two
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starts through in sixty six innings three five to five
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ERA with eighty three K's undersized lefty, but he's a
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guy that's got big stuff, good ride on the fastball,
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got a couple off see pitches, especially a big curveball
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that plays off of it. He's probably the main guy
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paid played for Team USA this summer, made it to
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Japan as well with them. Off of that, it's a
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lot of smaller guys. They have Trevor Hanson, who made
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sixteen starts a year ago for them with a three
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three oh u and ninety five and the thirds, and
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he's pitched. They had a couple of transfers who also
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came in on the hitting side. Alonzo Reys was a
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guy who came in from a Juco played there last year,
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had a nine ad eups with only three homers in
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twenty six stars, but this year he looks to break
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out into a bigger role. Definitely a fun name to follow.
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And also they pulled in Daniel Pelassic, an outfielder from
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Lois Madonnos Junior College. He hit three eighty five with
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thirteen xt base hits in thirty one games at the
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junior college level in California, So he's definitely the main
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offensive option to watch.
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Speaker 3: In the draft.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, guy's got a stick swinging that stick. You gotta
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love that for sure. For the old anteaters. Eh so
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in conference, who are we looking at as like the
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chief stuff like blocks for the for the uc Aravine
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team this year.
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Speaker 6: Yeah, there's one main one that you'll hear about later.
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You see, Santa Barbara is usually the main team that
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everybody has to go through in the Big West. Also
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reloaded Hawaii and cal State fullartund are also two teams
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that you really need to watch out for. Those will
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probably be the main three teams in the conference outside
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of Ucrvine this year in the Big West.
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Speaker 1: Big West is always deceptively deceptively loaded with some good
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teams and good talent. JB. You'll have to You'll have
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to forgive me, And I'm really curious, let's be harsh.
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What's the upside here? We talk in we talk in supers,
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or we talking maybe a regional appearance, maybe conference champions,
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maybe something bigger. What are you think?
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Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, with you see Irvine, they've been a
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team that kind of got stumped out of was on
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the bubble of hosting. I think they're still in a
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caliber and they brought back enough talent to where they're
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a bubble host team. They're probably at the bottom half
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of fifteen sixteen seed if they get it, but Irvine,
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you know, there'll be a number two seed most likely somewhere.
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They've struggled to get out of regionals. Por Vallas was
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one that they lost in in twenty twenty four. Last
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year they also struggled to get out. I think they're
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a team that they have the upside to make it
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into a super if they can get out of a
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regional with a favorite draw. But most likely they're going
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to be a solid number two finisher in a regional
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I think in this season. But they have a super
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regional upside, I believe.
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Speaker 1: Hey, I love it. That's good to know. And I
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like the objectivity there obviously from you talking about the
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California team. Appreciate that, Jake. Any thoughts on UC irvoners
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should we get to another one of these awesome mid majors.
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Speaker 3: I mean, I'll throw I'll say, I really do. Like
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I know you mentioned their pitching staff. I know you.
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I know you mentioned uh Oheita and you touched on
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Hanson brief briefly. I'm a big fan of him.
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Speaker 2: You know.
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Speaker 3: It's a top like top ninety four fastball, really good,
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uh really good curve ball, really good change up. I
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think he's going to be a pretty underrated weapon for
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them and they're in their rotation. Nice.
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Speaker 6: Yeah, Jake, quickly throwing two more names before if we're
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going to hop out. Caden Castle, a freshman for them,
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threw against U C. L A and their screws that
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they had. He was the starter for them and also
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went six up six down with three punch outs, and
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they also threw Peyton Rodgers, San Diego State transfer sophomore.
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He threw in fifty six innings for San Diego State
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with a four to one five ERA. He went to
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one hit innings against UCLA as well. So two guys
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that are big guys to watch out for that are underclass.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, man, I feel like you just kept naming talent.
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So these hey anteaters people want to wear that UCI
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hat for sure. Jake, you jumped in, So we're gonna
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go to you now to talk about one of your
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favorite mid majors. We're talking about Southern Miss, and Jake,
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I'm curious we're gonna flip this here in your opinion genuinely,
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what do you think the upside is for Southern Miss
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in terms of the postseason?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean something. I mean they're regular in the
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postseason at this point. I mean, excluding the twenty twenty season.
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You have to go back to, you know, twenty fifteen
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to find a season where they didn't, you know, either
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win their conference or you know, make a regional at
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large or whatever. I think they're I think they're gonna
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make the postseason again. I think it's a super well
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rounded team top to bottom. You know, obviously there's there's
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that big three in the in the in the sun
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Belt with them in Coastal and Troy, but I think
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they can hang with them for sure.
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Speaker 1: That's awesome, man. And so let's talk some more more specifically,
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I guess about the team, any noteworthy draft prospects that
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you've got your eye on Jake with Southern Miss particularly, Yeah.
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Speaker 3: For me, I think the I would say the top
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draft guys is going to be on the mound right
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hender Kobe Allen is the first name that comes to mind.
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It was first team All Conference with a lever last year,
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but I think he's got a pretty good chance to
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cut it in their rotation this year. He's you know,
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fast falls up to ninety five, mid eighties slider. Also
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lefty Graydon Harris. I think he's he's gonna start for
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them once again. You know, fast falls up to ninety five,
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good slider, good change up. I think both of those
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guys are names to watch.
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Speaker 1: Hey love that man. So you you talked about Allen specifically,
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that's the picture that comes to mind. I think I
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would assume for all of us when we talk about
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Southern miss you know, really, like you said, a noteworthy
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guy for the draft. Let's talk hitters specifically for just
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a minute, Jake, before we get back into the pictures.
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Need specific hitters that come out as maybe a threat
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offensively for this team.
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Speaker 3: Yeah. So they're returning their returning catcher, Tucker Stockman, Matthew Russo,
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Dre Barrett, Ben Higgen, and Joey Urban. That's their big
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names that they're returning. Higden, Urban and Stockmen were all
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fifteen top fifteen in the sun Belt last year in
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batan average, and then Matthew Russo was second in the
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conference with eighteen homers. It's it's it's a really well
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rounded lineup top to bottom. If you want to talk
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about some guys they brought in, it can be they're
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bringing in Kyle Morrison their basement from South Alabama hitting
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nine homers forty four rbs for them. Also Caleb Stelly,
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they're bringing him in from Louisiana. I feel like he's
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gonna play center field for Southern Myss this year. Nine
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hundred oh ps, eleven stolen bases, eight homers, just a
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lot of production on that in that lineup, and it's
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there's really not a week spot in it.
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Speaker 1: You gotta love hearing that too. Uh, just touch it
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again on the pitchers really quickly. I know you mentioned
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several any other guys that you're looking at, is maybe
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being an impact arm somebody that the Golden Eagles can
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really rely on, maybe going late into the season.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll go back to the rotation across Civilly Lefty.
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He started for them a lot last year. He's not
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gonna blow you away with Vlow or anything. It's an
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upraighties fastball topping out low nineties, uh slider change up.
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But he's he gave them a ton of innings last year,
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and uh, you know, I feel like he's definitely gonna
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do the same again.
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Speaker 1: Jake. When you're thinking in terms of the Sun Belt specifically,
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what are the major teams who are going to be
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jumping out as a threat to Southern miss in your opinion?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I already already said Coasta and Troy and you
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know that they're they're those those three are the three
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that's always at the top. I think a sneak here team.
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Let's see what I got here. I had notes on
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Louisiana could be a sneaky team. I think they can
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make a run at that conference if the other three doesn't.
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But it's a well rounded conference. I think it's it's
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little top heavy at the very top, but throughout there's
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a lot of good competition.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, you referenced Jake, and you've been really thorough about
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the depth of this the lineup. We've talked about the rotation,
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having guys kind of two, three, four deep. I'm curious
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if you had to say it in one sentence, essentially,
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what would you say really gives you confidence that Southern
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miss could be a regional, if not a super regional
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threat in twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 3: I would just say I think it's just the stability.
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I think they return a lot of really good players.
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They didn't go crazy in the portal they brought in,
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Like I mentioned, a couple bats. They also bring in
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Thomas Crabtree from Tennessee. Through a few innings there, hard thrower,
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could be a starter, could be a reliever. But I
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think for the most part, just that group of returners
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all getting being able to mesh together and go on
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the run again. I think that's what's going to be
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good for them.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, Yeah, I just want to say if I can well,
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First of all, two things that I don't know what
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you were saying, you mentioned Louisiana might be like, in
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your opinion, a power again. I'm a big advocate across
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all sports for teams that used to be good and
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used to be powers at the smaller level.
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Speaker 2: I love when they're good again.
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Speaker 5: I would love to see Louisiana be a force in
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the Sunbelt again. More importantly, I just kind of want
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to emphasize you talked about Colby Allen the reliever, it's
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gonna jump into a starting role this year.
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Speaker 2: I think if I had to make a short list.
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Speaker 5: Of like five five or so guys in the country
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that could really break out like the mounth, I really
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do think Colby Allen's one of those guys for me,
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Like he was a mostly sinker slider guy last year,
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but allegedly he's had like a serviceable changeup, which should
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be huge for him and his sliders, like a tight slider,
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but it got above fifty.
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Speaker 2: Percent with right last year. I'm pretty sure.
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Speaker 5: So if he can put together longer outings, then he
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can actually extend himself past whatever his relief role was
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last year. That was good enough to be all conference,
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like you said, but if he can extend that into
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a starter role, like I believe he will, he's gonna
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be a name that jumps up draft boards and it's
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going to be a name that pops off to most
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people considering. That's a team that's going to be right
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in the mix of things for the second year in
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a row.
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Speaker 1: Josh, I love that. That's a good point, Jake, Dude,
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you hit it. This is just a deep, steady burrow team.
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They're loaded top to bottom. That seems like I brought
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guys in. They have returning guys that are solid. If
20:40
you can get like you said with Alan, just that conversion,
20:44
maybe the more stamina built up, it's gonna be something special.
20:46
And you know, a lot of teams, we have a
20:48
lot of listeners who love teams from the American South,
20:52
so other misses the kind of team that comes in
20:54
and really hurts your feelings when we get to the
20:56
regional level. So, Jake, I loved that shout out. Thank
20:59
you for that, buddy. All right, Josh, your time has come,
21:03
my friend. You I believe are gonna be sticking in
21:06
the Sun Belt with a team that Jake just alluded
21:09
to with Troy. So I'm curious, in a general sense,
21:14
what gives you the impression that Troy could make a
21:16
postseason impact.
21:17
Speaker 5: Josh, I mean, this team, it's truly hard to not
21:23
fall in love with the lineup when you truly look
21:25
into them more and more. I mean, the lineup has power,
21:28
and they have bat de ball, it's experience across the board.
21:32
There are just so many seniors that are gonna be
21:33
on this team and this lineup. I mean, it was
21:36
a running joke last year that they had almost exclusively
21:39
lefties in your lineup. You be facing eight lefties if
21:41
you're facing Troy. They got some righties to make them there. Now,
21:44
Like it's they didn't really have to go out into
21:48
the portal much on the lineup side of things, except
21:51
for a couple of guys on the left side of
21:53
the dirt. But it's returning names that people know and
21:56
that produced last year. And I think that group has
21:58
already jelled well and that they should be able to
22:01
make a run and make up for how they think
22:04
they were snowed last year not making it into the postseason.
22:08
Speaker 1: You said it, I think that's a great transition, Josh
22:10
into kind of what they've done the last several years. Obviously,
22:13
you know when you say they're bringing back guys that
22:16
are no names, that are known and proven contributors. What's
22:20
the last couple of years looks like for the Trojans.
22:23
Speaker 5: Yeah, last year they were one of the teams that
22:26
was you know, when you're watching selection Monday, you see
22:28
your name in that first four outlist, and I mean,
22:31
I know I've seen Scholar and me talk a couple
22:33
of times about how much you could imagine that truly stinks,
22:36
but like it really hurts when they were as consistent
22:39
as they had been the entire year, they were ranked
22:41
for most of the year, and then they just lost
22:43
a really crucial series at the end of the year,
22:45
and they couldn't put together enough sweeps when they needed to,
22:48
and it ended up catching up to them because they
22:50
didn't have enough big wins. They've been in I know
22:53
they've been in the Tuscaloosa Regional recently. I don't know
22:55
if it was twenty four twenty three, but like they've
22:58
been competitive for a while and they're always one of
23:01
those SUNBLT teams that, like we've mentioned the other two
23:04
when you think about in the twenty twenties decade, Sun
23:07
Belt teams, mid major teams that are always in the
23:09
middle of it. Troy is always in the think of it,
23:12
giving SEC teams trouble in the midweek, always being ranked,
23:15
always just around, and I think, I mean they're gonna
23:18
get I think they're gonna build upon that and have,
23:21
for my money, their best year.
23:22
Speaker 1: Yet always just around. It's such a good way to
23:26
describe Troy, especially last year's last year's process is just
23:30
always a threat, always around. Man, that's such a good one, Josh,
23:34
and that we're gonna have to trademark that put a
23:36
staff on always around Troy. So let's talk about prospects specifically.
23:41
So we're talking draft guys, the guys that are gonna
23:43
be getting national attention this year. Who do we look
23:46
at for Troy?
23:47
Speaker 5: I would say there's really there's not a ton this
23:50
upcoming year, the twenty six class that you're gonna touch on.
23:52
But there's one guy that you're gonna see really high
23:54
on draft boards for twenty seven, and that's third Basement
23:58
making the transition to catcher, Jimmy jan He's, in my opinion,
24:03
the only prospect that I was worth of any kind
24:06
of like first day great on this team. He's got
24:08
plus bat ball skills, great power too.
24:11
Speaker 2: He's shown he can.
24:12
Speaker 5: Get the job done behind the plate. I mean that
24:14
that's gonna be the anchor for this team. There are
24:16
some older guys that don't have stereotypical like prospect bills
24:21
that you would see a lot of teams take a
24:22
chance on. But it's since you know, this team is
24:25
so old, there's seniors. I'm pretty sure every single person
24:29
in the dirt for short, second, third, whatever, they're all seniors.
24:33
And it's like you don't really see guys like that
24:34
have a chance taken on the very often. So that's
24:38
I mean, that's kind of where you're gonna struggle a
24:41
little bit there. I think if there's someone that's in
24:43
the weeds a little bit that you could see have
24:46
an unexpected chance to get drafted, it's a transferred Dylan
24:50
Alonso coming from a Juco Columbia state. He's looking to
24:54
be one of their weekend guys. I don't know if
24:56
it's gonna be Friday, Saturday, Sunday. We don't know yet
25:00
be the Friday guy. But he's a just a big guy.
25:02
Since mid nineties has a nice breaking ball. I think
25:06
if the command continues to improve, and like I've seen
25:09
only good reports of him in the fall, if that
25:12
seems to continue building upon itself, I think he could
25:15
pop off, pop off, and pop onto a draft board
25:18
somewhere in July more than we expect.
25:20
Speaker 1: Hey, you gotta love to hear it. Those kind of
25:22
pop up stories happen every single season with guys that
25:25
we may not be expecting. But then hey, big performance
25:28
with the team that's you know, team always around that
25:31
that'll stand out. Uh So you've mentioned now specifically one batter,
25:36
one pitcher. Let's talk specifically about some more of the bats.
25:39
When you look and think about kind of the top
25:41
two three four hitters on the team, what names come
25:43
out to you, Joshua.
25:45
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's a It's probably three names that have been
25:49
staples of this team for the past couple of years.
25:51
Of Blake cavill at first base, he's a fan favorite.
25:54
He's built like a He's built like an old fashioned
25:56
slug in first base, man like, he just fits that
25:58
mold perfectly, like you would imagine.
26:00
Speaker 2: He's putting up great numbers always.
26:02
Speaker 5: He ran up ten to seventy two ops last year
26:04
and took sixty five walks. Seems to have added pop
26:07
this year. He'll be an anchor for sure. Sean Darnel
26:11
at second base. He's a reliable guy with a nice
26:14
lefty swing. He's added some juice this offseason, so if
26:17
he can step up his game a little bit along
26:19
with these other guys, that'll pan out pretty well too.
26:22
Steven Meyer, he's an outfielder who's, like I've said, for
26:26
all these other guys been around. You probably recognize he
26:29
had a nine to fifty four ops last year with
26:32
your favorite stat a two oh seven isolated power.
26:37
Speaker 2: He had show re surgery this fall, but he.
26:39
Speaker 5: Should be fully backed by the spring, so that shouldn't
26:41
be really much of an issue. But it's a lot
26:43
of a lot of reliable bats that are coming back
26:46
that you've probably seen in meads lineup year over year.
26:50
Gavin Schrader in the outfield. The guys that if I
26:54
do want to touch on the transfers. A guy that
26:56
I actually drafted in the transfer draft, Aaron Pyoseki, con
27:00
from Central Michigan one Northwoods League batting title, great at
27:04
stealing bags. You know, we'll see if it translates to
27:06
the sum Belt. Josh Pine's probably gonna be their starting
27:09
third baseman, coming from Indiana. Didn't play a lot last year,
27:12
but he played a lot in twenty four. As a
27:16
good approach of the play. Doesn't strike out a lot,
27:18
should be just a reliable guy at the hot corner,
27:20
play solid defense. I think it's a lineup that I'll
27:23
be shocked if it doesn't mesh pretty well because all
27:25
the pieces have been there for long enough that they've
27:28
already meshed, and they've already proved they can mesh well
27:30
enough these transferred guys, I don't think you're gonna skip
27:32
a beat.
27:34
Speaker 1: You at of love that. I mean when you're talking
27:35
about a lineup, obviously guys that have worked together built
27:38
that chemistry. But then reliable. If they're all reliable and
27:41
they all have experience, that's two words that are very
27:43
intangible that you can't really coach necessarily, but it builds
27:48
a winner, and I think that that's boding very well
27:51
for the Trojans. Let's talk pictures really quickly. Josh, give
27:54
me two or three pitchers as well that stand out
27:55
from this team.
27:57
Speaker 5: Yeah, I'll say the one thing about this team if
28:01
I am gonna poke a hole and why things might
28:04
not pan out? Is it a pitching staff full of
28:07
just transfers except their probable Friday.
28:10
Speaker 2: Guy, Noah Thickpen.
28:11
Speaker 5: He's coming back from last year he ran a three
28:14
eight six e r A and forty four innings mostly
28:17
out of the bullpend though, so he's having to move
28:18
into the starters role. And we'll see if that translates
28:21
the way they think it's going to. He has a nice,
28:24
you know, mid nineties fastball, solid change up three secondaries.
28:27
It I believe it'll translate at least to a good enough,
28:30
like serviceable weekend guy. But you know, I guess we'll
28:33
see the rest of the relevant guys all transfers.
28:37
Speaker 2: The projected weekend rotation.
28:39
Speaker 5: Tommy Egan, he's a guy coming from Illinois Chicago. U.
28:44
I see, he's like the least he's the least v
28:47
low of any guy in this rotation, but like he
28:49
has a.
28:50
Speaker 2: Nice sweeper, throws strikes. He should be pretty solid for
28:53
them on whatever day they decided to throw him.
28:56
Speaker 3: Uh.
28:56
Speaker 5: All three of these guys, also, all three of the
28:59
are rotation guys on the weekend probably righties, but most
29:01
of their bullpen guys seem to be lefties, like the
29:04
impactful ones like Ben Stubbs. He's probably been bullping by guy.
29:09
He might be a midweek starter.
29:10
Speaker 3: Who knows.
29:11
Speaker 2: Zach krotchfelt coming from Texas Tech.
29:13
Speaker 5: He actually was at Auburn two years ago too, and
29:15
I saw him a lot this summer in the north Woods.
29:17
Speaker 2: In person.
29:18
Speaker 5: He is a filthy change up that if he can
29:20
control it, guys can't touch our guys this summer always
29:23
talked about how it was like a lethal change up
29:25
if nothing else was working, at least he had that
29:27
going for him. Lucas Literal coming from Western Kentucky, Hayden
29:32
Smith coming from Kentucky.
29:33
Speaker 2: I think I.
29:35
Speaker 5: Think Blake Dean is a guy coming from Kansas State
29:38
that could fill into a starter's role if necessary. It's
29:40
another righty, but I mean he's he sits spin nineties,
29:44
has a great feel for spin on his breaking balls.
29:46
He I think he can very well fill into that
29:48
last starter's role. There's a lot of guys that it's
29:49
a matter of are they gonna it's in a different
29:53
way pitchers pitching units, jel in a different way in
29:55
the lineup. But I do believe that if the train
30:00
like at the pitching staff and get this unit together
30:03
and put them in the spots where they know their
30:04
best and they can collectively figure out where each of
30:06
these transfer guys fit in best since they were all
30:09
in different roles at their former schools. I think I
30:12
think it should pan out pretty well. But if there
30:15
is going to be a question mark on this team,
30:16
it would be probably that bullpen and the guys coming
30:19
from the lower D two JUCO levels trying to make
30:22
the step up and can they, you know, withstand that
30:24
kind of level of competition and withhold their production.
30:28
Speaker 1: So let's let's just say for arguments sake, Josh, that
30:32
the pitching does pan out. We see the bullpen take
30:34
steps forward, these guys that are kind of rising, so
30:37
to say, to the sun Belt level, you know, this
30:39
stiff competition. We've talked about one team already. I know
30:41
we're going to talk about another one here in a minute.
30:43
Let's say that these guys do all rise and that
30:45
all things are firing for the Trojans. What's the genuine
30:49
upside you project for them postseason wise this this year?
30:54
Speaker 5: See if if we're gonna sit here and talk about it,
30:57
if the transfers do sun Belt and like, if the
31:01
pitching works out the way that I can, I want.
31:05
Speaker 2: To sit here and say omaha, like I really do,
31:07
but it feels a little longer for the major team
31:11
to sit here and predict. Sorry, I'm not predicting. Omaha.
31:14
Speaker 5: If we're going ceiling, that is the ceiling for sure,
31:16
because I really, I'm really really bullish on this lineup,
31:21
And I know, JB you said something earlier about how
31:23
you had them in there your top twenty five before
31:25
the year started or whatever, and I did it. I
31:28
think I'm might have changed my mind a little bit
31:29
on that because I see the light I've started to
31:31
come around. I'd be I'd be really shocked if the
31:35
Bats don't really come together in a way that's going
31:37
to translate into postseason against high level arms and regional supers,
31:41
whatever it may be.
31:42
Speaker 2: It's just a matter of.
31:43
Speaker 5: The pitching they've produced at other levels is just really
31:47
a matter of whether they can produce it at a
31:48
higher level or for these guys coming from a power
31:51
conference coming back down, can they get their wits about them,
31:55
Can they get their feet back onto Rome and actually
31:56
produce at the level that they once did.
32:00
Speaker 1: JB Josh kind of threw it to you. You know,
32:04
earlier you did have Broy in your top twenty five teams. Right,
32:07
I'm curious if you could maybe give one hardy JB
32:11
stamp of approval to one thing that Josh said, What
32:14
do you most agree with about throughout his takes on Troy?
32:18
Speaker 6: Yeah? I think you know. For me why I put
32:21
Troy in my top twenty five at the twenty five spot,
32:24
it was just, you know, the amount of power that
32:26
stands out on this team as a mid major, you know,
32:28
as in the lineup or on the mound. You know,
32:29
there's a lot of guys in upper nineties fastballs. They
32:32
brought this transfers, you know a lot of people in
32:35
reporting that. And also with him, the one guy I
32:37
can really back up his Crossfelt. I mean, we played
32:40
Texas Tech at UNC last year to open up, and
32:42
I know Crossfelt was one of the main arms that
32:44
we looked at and kind of contemplated because it was
32:46
opening weekend, it was before we really knew who was
32:48
gonna throw and croshfelt stuff on a pitch plot just
32:52
it looked incredible before he comes out there, so he
32:54
expected to see a lot of him but he's a
32:56
guy that definitely for Troy could possibly take that leap forward.
32:58
He hasn't been able to at the other two power
33:00
schools he's been at at Auburn and Texas Tech. But
33:03
he's an arm I really like in the lineup, you know,
33:05
to just a lot of power bats there.
33:07
Speaker 5: Yeah, we'll say that's a guy that like the shapes.
33:09
His pitch shapes look great on a chart if he's
33:11
just got to get the command down, like I said,
33:13
if he can, it's a fastball change up combo that
33:16
plays off each other so well, and it's a powerful
33:18
left handed arm, so like it's it's really imposing on
33:21
a spreadsheet. But if he can put it together on
33:25
the field and actually put pitches where they're intended to
33:27
be instead of just all over the place, who cares
33:30
what the chart looks like. If it does pan out,
33:32
then yeah, I agree. I think that's like that could
33:34
be their key arm coming out of the bullpen. He
33:37
was at Auburn at Texas Tech for a reason. He
33:40
can perform at a high level. Troy is just as
33:43
high level as those schools these days, it seems like,
33:45
so I agree.
33:48
Speaker 1: Really imposing on a spreadsheet I need you guys to
33:50
make sure that that's on my tombstone one day. JB,
33:54
we're gonna go to you here man for your second team.
33:56
We were talking just a minute ago about the Big
33:58
West with UC Irvine. We're sticking to your We're sticking
34:02
to your home state. No favoritism. This is another one.
34:06
I think the consensus top mid majors if you polled
34:10
a large pool of college baseball fans, I think this
34:13
is one of the teams that may come up with
34:15
them the top five, I would guess. So, JB, let's talk.
34:18
You see Santa Barbara, tell me what do you think?
34:22
What is it about UCSB that jumps off the page
34:25
that you were like, this is a team that could
34:26
make an impact in the posts.
34:28
Speaker 6: Yeah, so Santa Barbara as usual, you know, their trademark
34:31
is the pitching for them, especially like you see your runs,
34:33
kind of the junior version these days. But Santa Barbara's
34:36
the one that really started. Is you've seen guys like
34:38
Bieber and McGreevy and Tyler Bremner last year with the
34:41
second pick, guys that really made a name for themselves.
34:43
They came from Santa Barbara. And there's plenty more that
34:45
you could go through as well. Last season, they kind
34:47
of had a disappointing thirty six and eighteen season, lost
34:50
their first game of the Big West Tournament and missed
34:52
it on the playoffs for the first time in a while.
34:55
They had forty four wins the year prior, and they're
34:58
mainly once again led by this pitching staff. But the
35:01
offense has some key additions this year and some key
35:03
returners that should make him an interesting team.
35:06
Speaker 1: Well, hey, a great transition. Why don't we jump right
35:08
in there. Let's talk about some of the bats specifically,
35:11
because I know you said and you mentioned some of
35:13
the names. I mean, major league pedigree for the gal
35:16
shows right now like they have produced. I mean, if
35:18
we're assuming Bremner and I'm gonna assume he'll at least
35:21
be some form of major leaguer, that's three four really
35:25
talented guys to kick the trend. Let's talk about some
35:28
bats though. First. Who are the main dudes that stand
35:31
out in the lineup? JB.
35:33
Speaker 6: Yeah, So they return four key guys that they played
35:37
a lot last year. Three of them had a lot
35:39
of success. Jonathan Mendez, an infielder, made all fifty four
35:41
starts for them. He had three fourteen and nine to
35:44
fifty one ops with love and homers. Nate Vargas behind
35:47
the plate also started all fifty four games, hit three
35:49
oh six of the nine nineteen ops and ten homers.
35:52
And the last main one is Xavier scare he transferred
35:55
from Arizona in twenty twenty four. Also made all fifty
35:58
four starts to eighty one average, eight fifty two ops
36:01
and he had eight homers. The last guy that had
36:03
a significant contribution for them was core Yuniez. Started thirty
36:06
eight games, only hit two thirty with six thirty eight ops.
36:09
But he's another possible guy that could contribute and moving
36:12
on into the transfers, which is really where you get
36:15
into the nitty gritty with them. They got Nick Kyzowski,
36:19
if I'm pronouncing that right, infielder from ball State. He
36:21
was first team All MAC last season and hit three
36:24
thirty six with a nine to fifty three ops and
36:27
ten homers, and he made all fifty eight starts for
36:29
ball State last season. The other big name they picked
36:32
up in the portal was Mitch Namey from New Mexico State.
36:35
He made fifty five starts for them, three forty average,
36:37
nine sixty six ops and seven homers. So those are
36:40
the main pieces they'll be bringing in. They also added
36:42
in Nico Libed, a backup catcher from San Diego, and
36:46
Wolves ser a backup infielder from Memphis as well.
36:49
Speaker 1: Sounds like a lot of dudes that can really just
36:51
swing the stick, get on base with a little bit
36:53
of pop, kind of everywhere up and down the line
36:55
of everybody. You were saying, it's a very comparable stat
36:58
line there for them from last season. So theoretically, JB,
37:01
if you see two of those six seven guys you
37:03
just listed take you know, hardy step forwards and yeah,
37:07
sixty seven of those dudes you know you whoo, then uh,
37:12
you know you're gonna see some really special stuff happen
37:15
with some solid guys while you know, led by to
37:18
kind of uber contributors in such a sense. Yeah, love that.
37:22
Love that. For the Gauchos, let's talk about the pitching, obviously,
37:26
you you said, man, it's a storied history of pitching success. Uh,
37:30
led at the top, of course by a name we're
37:33
familiar with. But I'll watch you talk about all of
37:36
the staff at your leisure, So go.
37:38
Speaker 6: Ahead, Yeah, so you know, obviously I won't leave his hanging.
37:41
The main contributor is probably his top fifteen pick in
37:44
the draft next year, Jackson Flora. He was the main
37:46
guy behind Bremner last year. Everybody knew touch triple digits
37:50
as a sophomore last season. Pitched for Team USA in
37:53
the summer. Big fastballs what he's known for. Also whipped
37:56
out a nice slider this summer that he showed off.
37:59
He's an army pitch. Seventy five innings last year, thirteen appearances,
38:02
eleven of those being starts through in seventy five innings
38:05
with the three sixty array with eighty six strikeouts. You know,
38:07
guy's got big strikeout potential Right behind him. Another guy
38:11
with a lot of strikeout stuff is Cole triba left
38:13
hander who was out of the pen last year with
38:15
twenty appearances thirty one innings, pitched a three forty eight
38:18
e array and forty six punch outs in those thirty
38:20
one innings. They also add in two guys with ten
38:23
plus start experience. Calvin Prosky for them had fourteen appearances,
38:27
thirteen starts, sixty six and two thirds innings with the
38:30
three seventy eight array, and seventy one punchouts and also
38:33
a transfer from Long Beach State that they brought him
38:36
with Chase Hoover or no, excuse me, not Chase Hoover.
38:39
KELLN Montgomery from Long Beach State. He made thirty two
38:41
starts from three seasons at Long Beach State, fourteen last
38:44
season with the seventy six innings pitched in a four
38:47
nine to seven e array, but the year prior he
38:49
held an E ray under three point five. So Montgomery's
38:52
kind of a bounce back candidate for the Gauch shows
38:54
that they'll definitely be looking into. And to add off
38:57
of that, I already mentioned his name is I'll throw
38:59
it in there. Ay Hoover, a left hander from TCU,
39:02
was a transfer in twenty twenty four, one of their
39:04
main lefty lufty relievers. He had eight appearances with fifteen
39:07
names pitched and twenty strikeouts a year ago.
39:12
Speaker 3: Yeah, I do want to touch on one of the
39:15
pitchers for for UCSB. I know you obviously mentioned the
39:18
big names Flora, Prosky, Triba, but it kind of feels
39:23
like that third spot in the rotation could be up
39:26
for grabs for them and the guy that I really
39:29
liked for them. Is a freshman, he was he was
39:32
getting talked about quite a bit in the draft cycle
39:35
last year, ended up keeping his commitment to UCSB. It's
39:40
Josh Jennisilly. He's he's six' six as a senior in high,
39:45
school one hundred and eighty five. Pounds obviously screams. Projection
39:52
he's got a pretty good. Fastball he's up to ninety ninety,
39:55
two been up to ninety. Five, curveball big sweeping curve,
40:00
ball pretty good change. Up BUT i think there's just
40:04
a ton of development to be had With Jennie, elly
40:06
AND i DON'T i, MEAN i don't SEE i don't
40:07
see why you couldn't get a shot AT ucsb and
40:09
maybe get in The sunday spot or like even like
40:12
a long relief. ROLL i see a lot of innings
40:15
coming his.
40:15
Speaker 1: WAY m, yeah totally. Guys tons of pitching. HERE i
40:20
mean we've. TALKED i Think i'm not gonna do six
40:22
to seven, again multiple multiple. Arms The gauchos can lean
40:27
on here with with talent and and, again Like jake you,
40:30
said With Janis, elly with projection yet to. Come so
40:33
there's a lot of talent. There UH. Jb we Talked
40:36
Big west a minute ago when we talked About. Irvine
40:39
i'm curious With Santa. Barbara, obviously it's the same kind
40:43
of stumbling blocks that could jump into their way out
40:46
of The Big, west you, know With hawaii and other. Teams,
40:48
obviously the other calling teams are certainly ones they don't
40:52
want to lose to the last couple of Years For Santa,
40:56
barbara obviously you talked about the development for the pitching
40:58
and how we've seen these guys get drafted and they've
41:01
really had a pipeline in that sense the last couple
41:03
of years FOR. Ucsb what's that looks like and then
41:06
what does that do to lend to your long term
41:09
projection for?
41:10
Speaker 6: Them, Yeah Santa, barbara they're very consistent every year and
41:14
they usually bring in some of the top players In
41:16
california every. Year just Like jake was mentioning a second,
41:19
ago they usually bring in a lot of top pitching,
41:21
talent especially and their. SCHOOL i think it's just going
41:24
to be the same old deal with them every. Year
41:26
they're going to be a pitching. FACTORY i think the
41:28
struggle For Santa, barbara especially right, now is going to
41:31
be kind of the brutal warfare between the teams in
41:34
The Big. West honestly how it is with you, know
41:37
teams Like, hawaii and then you also get last Year's
41:39
Big West winter Cal poly in there as, well WHICH
41:41
i forgot to mention. Earlier it's just a battle between
41:44
all these teams you, Know, irvine Cal, Poly fullerton and
41:48
many more that are in the conference that you, know
41:50
on any given, weekend they can sneak a series from.
41:52
Me so the biggest CHALLENGE i think for all of
41:54
them in The Big west is kind of just trying
41:56
to fight off your opponents and stay in a position
41:58
where you have a favorable even if you don't win
42:01
the conference, tournament which is is kind of, tough And
42:03
irvine's done a good job at. That it's gonna Be
42:05
Santa barbara trying to get back on that same, PATH
42:07
i think this. Year but you, KNOW i think this
42:10
season they got enough there and especially The bats to
42:12
be a super regional team once. Again you, know they
42:14
can get back to that. LEVEL i think they at
42:17
least make a regional but it's always tough to see
42:20
how far they make it and what the draw may.
42:22
Speaker 1: Be For Santa, Barbara, yeah it's gonna be, tough but
42:25
obviously you detailed it very. Well PAL a lot of
42:28
talent for The, galchos a lot of talent The Big.
42:30
West we're gonna Have we're gonna have some fun this
42:32
year talking About Big west. BASEBALL i feel, like, uh
42:35
with the group of sickos here and the broader group
42:38
of sickos in our draft. Team, Jake we'll move on
42:42
to you From california to, well maybe not the exact polar,
42:46
opposite but pretty. Opposite we're Talking, Crayighton. Jake what's it
42:50
About creighton that jumps out at you is when you
42:52
think this is a team that could do some damage
42:55
in a? Postseason, YEAH i LOVE i Love.
43:00
Speaker 3: Creighton last year they were so they had the best
43:04
E ra in The Big, east but nearly two whole
43:07
runs last. Year it was the thing that stuck out
43:09
the most to. ME i know we're talking more pitching,
43:11
here BUT i think the rotation has a good chance
43:14
to carry. Them they were turning some good. Guys the
43:18
biggest question for, THEM i think could be not necessarily the,
43:22
players but how the guys kind of rally around their new.
43:25
Coach right they're losing the legendary coach And Ed, servish you,
43:30
know all but two of his season since you, know
43:33
he took over from For. Creighton since two thousand and,
43:35
four we're above five. Hundred he's he's made the postseason
43:40
one one, conferences one. Regionals you, know he's he's done it.
43:43
All AND i think it's gonna be interesting to watch
43:45
and see how they rally around their new.
43:47
Speaker 1: Coach it's certainly gonna. Be that's gonna be a really
43:50
interesting storyline to follow for, them because we Saw creighton
43:54
again in the regional. Level. Impress they had some really
43:57
solid games last year and If i'm not, mistaken The,
43:59
faithful If i'm not mistaken, anyhow looks really. Impressive and
44:04
like you, said with service, leaving that is going to
44:06
be such an interesting storyline to, follow how that team
44:09
does without their man at the. Helm. Uh the last
44:13
couple of years obviously you Reference, jake it's been all
44:16
but two years since the early two thousands of you,
44:19
know five hundred or better, baseball specifically the last couple of. Years,
44:23
Though what are we looking at for The Blue?
44:24
Speaker 3: Jays? Uh, Yeah So i'll go back to what we
44:29
can just talk. About last. Season they, won they won
44:33
all except for one conference series in twenty twenty, five
44:36
including three. Sweeps they Swept, Butler, Georgetown Saint. JOHN'S i
44:41
think they Swept villanova, Too so that's. Four they won
44:46
The Big East tournament last year Over, yukon WHO i,
44:48
think you, know was also a really good team this,
44:50
year but they went to they had had a pretty
44:53
tough draw in the. Regional they had to go To,
44:55
fayetteville you, know lost To arkansas. There but what are
45:00
you gonna? Do but they're, they're LIKE i, said With.
45:05
Service you, know they're coming off of a you, know
45:07
he's a legendary. Coach you, know he's he's always in the.
45:10
Postseason and it's been the same in the last few.
45:12
Speaker 1: Years, yeah, certainly let's let's shift from kind of the
45:17
discussion of kind of their overarching storyline with the coaching.
45:20
Change let's shift to the, players Specifically jake talking, again
45:24
like you, said we've talked a lot about the. Pitching
45:25
let's lean into that. Though let's talk about The Blue
45:28
jays pitching. Staff who do you? Like who are the
45:30
noteworthy names? Here?
45:33
Speaker 3: Uh, YEAH i THINK i think the biggest one to
45:35
talk about Is Wilson maker's right handed pitcher he. Was
45:40
he Was freshman of The year leading that, rotation went
45:43
sixty seven, innings form three oh seven e R a
45:47
fastballs up to ninety. Four he's, got you, know the
45:49
classic four pitch, slider curveball change. UP i think he's
45:53
gonna do it once again for. THEM i think it
45:55
was a really good thing to keep him there and
45:57
keep him from transferring as a. Freshman uh win that
46:00
award last. Year BUT i think he's gonna be the
46:02
name to watch and then a little bit more of
46:05
a WELL i wouldn't say, underrated but a guy THAT
46:08
i like Is Shay. Went he's been he's been a
46:12
reliever pretty much the last two. Seasons he's made a
46:14
few spots starts here and, there but he's never been
46:16
like a mainstay in their. Rotation but he's up to ninety.
46:21
Five as a cutter curveball change, up it throws mostly
46:24
over the. TOP i think what telled him back a
46:27
little bit is his walk. Rates he kind of walks
46:30
a little, bit but it's not like a crazy. Number
46:34
BUT i think he's got the arm talent to make
46:36
it in their rotation if he can find a little
46:37
bit of consistency he's gonna he's gonna make a little
46:39
bit of noise for them this. Year.
46:41
Speaker 1: Definitely, HEY i gotta love, it, Man. Cretin like you,
46:44
said their pitching has kind of led the. Way it's
46:47
good to know that that's going to be carried Over
46:48
megor's specifically good call there with. Him let's shift shift
46:52
the conversation, though to the bats looking up and down the.
46:55
Lineup who catches your?
46:56
Speaker 6: Eye?
46:56
Speaker 1: Man?
46:58
Speaker 3: Yeah so there they are. Returners they're not returning a.
47:01
Time they made a lot Of they did a lot
47:02
of good stuff and in the. Portal but my favorite
47:05
of the returners is gonna be their, Catcher Connor, CAPIESE
47:08
i think is how you pronounced, it Capie. Uh he
47:12
hit three point fifty last, year which was eleventh in
47:15
The Big. East good, defense good arm behind the, plate
47:18
he's really, consistent good back to. Ball but the LIKE i,
47:24
said they made a lot of noise in the. Portal
47:25
they brought In. CHRIS i really am not gonna pronounce
47:29
this last name right From Holy. Cross chris Bell argieon
47:34
is my best.
47:35
Speaker 1: Effort Oh, Largin, YEAH i know, Exactly.
47:37
Speaker 3: Yeah Bell Largin, okay, Good, YEAH i do know. HIM
47:41
i just don't know how to pronounce his. Name h three,
47:43
year three year starter for Holy cross last. Year you
47:47
know he hit three seventy six for, them really. Good,
47:49
uh you, know for for what it's worth in their,
47:51
conference it's really. Good back to, ball he's gonna he's
47:54
gonna get on page for. Them he can also play
47:57
the outfield two, also like third baseman Rock O. Gump
48:03
he's coming From Northwestern state power speed, combo double digit homer,
48:08
potential had nineteen s dollar bases last, year plays the
48:11
hot corner really. Well and the last, Guy Isaac Isaac,
48:16
washman he's coming an in conference transfer From, xavier big
48:22
power dh, there AND i think he's gonna put up
48:24
some big numbers At creighton as.
48:26
Speaker 1: Well, JAKE i don't want to speak For josh AND jb.
48:31
Specifically we're just glad you're giving us good. Takes i'm
48:34
not expecting you to know how to Pronounce french names
48:36
just right off the. Rip that's not something we're expecting of.
48:39
Speaker 3: You.
48:39
Speaker 1: UNT i think they'd feel safe with me speaking for them.
48:42
There in terms, again, though of The Big, east let's
48:46
talk about the teams that might Give creton a little
48:48
bit of trouble in their own. Backyard who do you
48:50
got in mind?
48:51
Speaker 3: There, yeah there's really Two. Xavier's xavier's one that's always
48:58
kind of around in that. Conference. Uh they had a
49:01
good year last. Year they do a really good job.
49:02
SCHEDULING i think that was a big thing that kind
49:05
of got, There like they got THEIR rpi number. Boosted
49:07
but they also did well in the. CONFERENCE i think
49:09
they had the third best conference. Record. Uh but for,
49:12
me It's. YUKON i think it's gonna be their biggest
49:15
competition they. Have they have a really fun player And Tyler.
49:19
MINNICK i think he's got, upside you, know not just
49:23
in the, conference but in the. Draft they're they're always
49:28
competitive both you, know at the, plate uh and on the.
49:31
MOUNT i THINK i think IT'S i think it's gonna Be.
49:33
Yukon it's gonna be the one that's competing With creighton the.
49:35
Speaker 1: Most you Reference minnick From. Yukon we didn't ask or excuse,
49:39
ME i didn't. Ask were there any draft guys From
49:41
creighton for this year's team that really jump out or
49:43
we look at more for the future with these.
49:45
Speaker 3: Guys, uh, yeah, well, yeah it's the two guys THAT
49:50
i kind of hit on it's capies and went for.
49:52
ME i got to See connor capize At villanova a
49:56
couple of years ago when When creighton made the trip out.
49:58
Here he was a freshman then and he caught my attention.
50:01
Then SO i like the way he moves behind the.
50:03
PLATE i like the way he. Hits he's just he's
50:05
really developed into a solid catching prospect and and it's
50:10
went on the Mound shay. Went he WAS i think
50:12
their closer WHENEVER i saw him when they came. Here
50:15
but LIKE i, SAID i think he's got the arm
50:17
talent to make the rotation and clean up a little
50:19
bit of the the, control which isn't as big of
50:22
an issue AS i might be making it. Sound BUT
50:24
i think he's GOT i think he's got a chances or. Two.
50:27
Speaker 1: Awesome so let's wrap this one up For. Creighton, jake
50:31
if you had to, say what's the genuine? Upside are
50:34
we talking regional conference, champion maybe a super region? Maybe
50:39
what do you think?
50:40
Speaker 3: It, yeah we talked about The we talked about the
50:45
first year coach thing at the beginning of, this But
50:48
Mark kingston he's Not he's not like your average first
50:51
year head. Coach he's been a head coach for you,
50:54
Know Illinois, STATE us Of South. Carolina he's been in
50:57
this role, before and he's been On creighton's staff as
51:01
kind of the coach and, WAITING i think is what
51:02
they called him for Once service announced his. Retirement SO
51:06
i don't think it's completely wrong to say that they,
51:08
couldn't you, know go on and win the win the
51:11
conference this. YEAR i don't know if they're, gonna you,
51:13
know reach the level just being in The Big east
51:16
in the competition they. PLAY i don't know if they're
51:17
gonna reach the level like hosting a, regional but you,
51:22
know if the if the pigeon staff stays hot and
51:24
some of these bats that they brought in get, HOT
51:27
i think they could you, know go as far as,
51:29
regional super regional run for. Sure.
51:32
Speaker 1: Nice gotta love, It thanks. Man appreciate that quick look
51:36
at The Blue. Jays an interesting team for, sure like we,
51:39
said with a lot of storylines to. Follow speaking of interesting,
51:43
teams Mister, catlet how much more interesting could a mid
51:47
major get? THEM i don't, Know, omaha shall we talk
51:54
About Coastal? Carolina we?
51:58
Speaker 5: SHALL i, mean we've gone way too long in the
52:00
podcast without talking about the mid major team that literally
52:03
was the national runner up last year and ONE i
52:05
think it was correct me If i'm, WRONG i think
52:08
twenty six straight. Games SO i mean we've gone way
52:11
too long talking about. Them they are as as big
52:15
of a mid major program in this country right now
52:17
as it. GETS i think they have to beat the
52:18
premieer one at this. Point so, Yeah i'm excited to
52:21
hit me with.
52:22
Speaker 1: Us so, obviously you, know we led into it with
52:25
kind of we don't want to bury the. Leaf this
52:26
is a talented team who's made it to the to
52:29
the mountain. Top just haven't quite seen the peakest of
52:33
peak in a, minute but they. Have So i'm curious
52:37
the last couple of years, specifically can you run us
52:39
through that for coastal before we start talking players?
52:41
Speaker 5: Specifically, yeah, SO i mean everyone knows HOW i, MEAN
52:44
i just kind of hit on how far they mean.
52:46
It last year lost TO lsu in The National Championship.
52:48
SERIES i think this is not the past couple of,
52:51
years but they did win a national championship in the
52:54
past decade at this, point which is a hill that
52:57
mid major teams do not reach into. Sport it does not,
52:59
happen but they reached the mountain top and since then
53:03
they've built on it and they've, become for my, money
53:07
the premiere mid major program of this. Country they made
53:10
it to at least a regional final in all of
53:13
the last four, Years i'm pretty. Sure and the last
53:16
year they just capitalize on it and rode the hot,
53:18
hand caught lightning in a, bottle capitalized on their great regular,
53:21
season made all the way To omaha and The National Championship.
53:24
Speaker 2: Series, SO i, mean it's as.
53:27
Speaker 5: Good of a pedigree as anywhere you're gonna find this
53:29
country down In, conway.
53:31
Speaker 1: Without a, doubt and the pedigree does not stop with the. Team,
53:35
obviously draft. Prospects we saw several draft over the last
53:38
couple of. Years the coastal pipeline is getting to be
53:42
pretty well developed in the last several, years but there's
53:44
still some draft prospects to go In. Conway tell us
53:48
about who the next crop.
53:49
Speaker 5: Are, yeah, SO i mean there's, one one big. One
53:53
there's really not a lot on this team this. Year
53:56
SO i Think i'm gonna take my time to talk
53:57
about someone THAT i don't think we've talked about on
53:59
this podcast so.
54:00
Speaker 1: Far Cam.
54:02
Speaker 5: Fluky he is my number five overall prospect in the college.
54:05
Class he's my number one arm in the college class,
54:09
too maybe. Overall he's a, tall, lanky six to sixth.
54:13
Guy had a twenty nine percent strikeout rate last year
54:16
and one hundred and one innings.
54:18
Speaker 2: PITCH i ACTUALLY i.
54:20
Speaker 5: Wrote an article, about, like you, know the best individual
54:23
pitches in the entire college, class and that article Found
54:26
Coastal Carolina twitter somehow Like Matt williams and all their
54:29
accounts were finding me because two of the top four
54:32
pitches on that list Were Cam fluke. PITCHES i, mean
54:35
his fastball and his curve ball are that.
54:37
Speaker 2: Legit it's.
54:38
Speaker 5: TRULY i think they're both plus. Pitches could be beyond.
54:42
That it said some point like it's truly insane stuff
54:45
that he. Has he's as good of a ace as there.
54:48
Speaker 3: Is in this.
54:49
Speaker 5: Country, honestly it's he throws. Strikes he THREW i think
54:52
sixty eight percent strikes last, year has great, extension has
54:55
a great right on the. Fastball it's as good of
54:58
A friday guys you're gonna find, anywhere not just the
55:00
a major, level just truly anywhere in this.
55:02
Speaker 2: Country it's as good as A friday guys you're gonna.
55:04
Speaker 5: Find so that's the far and away best draft prospect
55:07
you're going to see this, year next, year.
55:09
Speaker 2: And the maybe ever from.
55:11
Speaker 1: Coastal, seriously that's high, phrase AND i Mean fluki is
55:15
deserving of, it but that is high. PHRASE i have
55:17
to acknowledge that that is a lofty. STATEMENT i do
55:20
think he can live up to. It so, obviously you
55:23
know you said that he himself, electric and like you,
55:26
said pound for pound across the, NATION i don't know
55:29
that there is a Better friday. Guy there may Be
55:31
friday guys at his, level but there's CERTAINLY i think
55:36
Any Power conference team would look At fluki and say
55:39
we'd like. HIM i wish we had, him too bad
55:42
he's In. Conway let's let's keep on the pitching, staff, Though,
55:45
josh maybe give me another name or two that just
55:48
really jump off the page at you as dudes to.
55:49
Speaker 5: Watch, Yeah so the big part of our team last
55:55
year that really set off the page everybody was the pitching,
55:57
staff The bullfens SPECIFICALLY i hit on them in a,
55:59
minute but just first their. Rotation this, year it's it's
56:04
gonna Be flukey as The friday. Guy Hayden johnson's gonna
56:07
return as A saturday guy more than. Likely he's been
56:12
reliable there for them for a couple of, years AND
56:15
i think it's looking like at this Point Ross norman
56:18
transferred From Georgia, state he's the Projected sunday.
56:20
Speaker 2: GUY a couple other guys could work into that.
56:23
Speaker 5: Spot that's not anything set in, stone BUT i mean
56:26
he's A he's a six to seven guy with you,
56:29
know mid to high nineties. Fastball if you can dial
56:31
his command, in he should become a Reliable sunday. Guy
56:35
reliable Enough sunday guy for.
56:36
Speaker 3: Them.
56:37
Speaker 5: Uh the big thing for them was the bullpen last,
56:40
year and they're returning pretty.
56:42
Speaker 2: Much everybody from that, Bullpen.
56:43
Speaker 5: Don, Carbone Darren, Horn Ryan, Lynch Jackson appleman just to
56:47
name a, few all older guys Besides. Appleman THAT'S i,
56:52
mean that's a lineup last year THAT i, mean that's
56:55
a bullpen last year that really just mowed down batters
56:58
at every. LEVEL i, mean, like, LOOK i have TO
57:00
i have to stress some respect because they ended our
57:02
best regular season and uh in program history last year
57:05
probably at our home. Field so, LOOK i gotta show
57:08
respect to that pitching staff in that, bullpen because it
57:10
was they came to the plans last year and shut us,
57:12
down and not much more you can say beyond, that
57:15
the proof is in the pudding and they're all gonna
57:17
Come they're all gonna come back this. Year Ryan lynch
57:20
had something like a what was, it it was like
57:22
a zero point five or a point six E r
57:24
last year out of the. Bullpen like it's there's gonna
57:27
be some regression to the, mean probably because they were
57:30
genuinely maybe the best bullpen in all Of america last.
57:33
Year but they're gonna be reliable. Again they're gonna they're
57:37
gonna produce. Again is it gonna be the same. Level who,
57:39
knows but it's it's gonna be up, there and it's
57:42
gonna be enough to at the very very least carry
57:45
them through a Some.
57:45
Speaker 2: Belt schedule with not with, ease but with confidence like they.
57:49
Speaker 3: SHOULD i like.
57:50
Speaker 1: That with, confidence that's really all you can expect from
57:53
a Some belt. Conference you, know we've talked about three
57:55
teams from that that confidence loaded loaded good. Stuff. There,
57:59
uh let's flip the. Script talk about some. Bats i'm
58:01
Gonna i'm gonna challenge, You, josh give me your favorite,
58:05
contact your favorite bat to ball, skill give me your
58:08
favorite power, Skill give me your favorite defense skill on the.
58:10
Speaker 2: Team, Hmm i'm gonna, say, hey you. Did i'm gonna Say.
58:23
Speaker 1: Blake.
58:24
Speaker 5: BARTHAW i think is a guy THAT i think can
58:26
put together some power numbers this. Year that's gonna end. Up,
58:30
ACTUALLY i think he'll actually expand on what he did last.
58:34
YEAR i don't have the stats offhand right, Now, yeah
58:37
BUT i think HE'LL i think he'll expand on that
58:39
and become from from everything THAT i have, seen he's
58:42
gonna become more of a power. Guy he already kind
58:47
of was the top power guy last, year BUT i
58:48
think it's gonna expand to a different level at that
58:50
point at the Ball let's see think think, Think we'll.
58:57
Say i'll Say dean me, host my. HOST i don't
59:03
know how to fully pronounce his. Name he's a center
59:04
fielder last, year he's probably gonna be.
59:06
Speaker 3: Again.
59:09
Speaker 5: YEAH i mean like he's he's very ranging in center.
59:12
Field he covers that position very. Well BUT i think
59:14
he's got also a great ball bat to the boy's
59:15
gonna hit for average pretty.
59:16
Speaker 3: Well.
59:19
Speaker 5: YEAH i mean also in terms OF i don't did
59:23
you ask me about best fielder on the, TEAM i. Couldn't, Okay,
59:26
Well i've Got, OKAY i got a guy THAT i
59:28
don't know if he is fully gonna start in the.
59:31
Speaker 2: Outfield he might just be A.
59:32
Speaker 5: Dh but there have been way too many guys THAT
59:34
i work with this summer on my team in The
59:36
North Woods league that have been talked about or hinted
59:39
at in some. Way i've got to hit on one.
59:40
Speaker 2: More Rex.
59:41
Speaker 5: Watson he's probably gonna he could mix him to the
59:43
outfield this. Year he's a transfer From San diego this.
59:46
Summer he made a LITERAL i kid you. Not he
59:49
made a Literal Willie may's catch in right, field like by,
59:51
definition like.
59:53
Speaker 2: Was not looking at, anything just called the ball over
59:55
his head in right.
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Speaker 5: Field and he's a good enough defender that they can
59:58
put him out there make more plays like, that and
1:00:00
he's gonna be serviceable. Enough the outfield in and of
1:00:03
itself is gonna be really, good better than way more
1:00:09
at that. Level it's gonna be tougher to fill in
1:00:12
for certain other, spots feeling from guys that they, lost
1:00:14
like filling in For.
1:00:15
Speaker 2: Bowed i'm behind the.
1:00:16
Speaker 5: Plate there's gonna be a catcher's duel that they don't
1:00:18
even fully know who's starting there.
1:00:19
Speaker 3: YET i don't think.
1:00:21
Speaker 5: So you might see some issues, there BUT i think
1:00:23
the outfield has covered pretty well on that. FRONT i,
1:00:27
mean you've said.
1:00:28
Speaker 1: IT i, mean, obviously if there's guys that are challenging,
1:00:30
You josh to kind of, think, okay is this really
1:00:33
the best tool for each of those three. Categories it's
1:00:36
a team that's got talent kind of in every facet
1:00:38
of the, game, honestly and so that's exciting for coastal
1:00:41
fans out There conway and. Beyond we've talked about the Sun.
1:00:45
Belt So i'm gonna go ahead and ask, You. Josh
1:00:47
we'll get to the major question People i'm sure are
1:00:49
wondering coastal fans and not what's the upside? Here clearly
1:00:54
we know what they've, done but that was another team
1:00:57
talking twenty twenty Six Coastal. Carolina what's upside?
1:01:00
Speaker 2: Realistically, yes BUT i told YOU i was coming at
1:01:03
you with another trivia question. Today this one is way.
1:01:05
Speaker 5: EASIER i promise you don't have to fully know like
1:01:08
what the actual ant like the team that goes with,
1:01:10
THIS i just need a Year i'm asking a, question
1:01:13
when was the last time a mid major team made
1:01:16
To omaha back to back.
1:01:18
Speaker 2: YEARS M.
1:01:24
Speaker 6: I'm gonna go with it's probably. YEAH i, MEAN i
1:01:27
guess Cal State fullerton would have.
1:01:28
Speaker 1: Been my fault Was, fullerton BUT i can't think of the.
1:01:31
Speaker 6: YEAR i think it's in the twenty. Tens maybe twenty.
1:01:36
Speaker 1: Twelve i'll say twenty, twelve just to jump us off
1:01:38
AS i was doing research on this trying to figure
1:01:40
out this answer BECAUSE i was just.
1:01:41
Speaker 5: Curious fullerton did pop up a lot more THAN i.
1:01:43
Expected it's not, them though it Was rice in seven and.
1:01:47
Eight SO i say all that to say it is
1:01:52
very very difficult for a mid major team to make
1:01:54
it To omaha and back to back, years especially as
1:01:57
far As coastal did last, year and make it to
1:01:59
The National Championship. Series this is an easy thing to.
1:02:02
Say it's a cop, out you know. Statement if anyone's
1:02:06
gonna do, it it's probably these.
1:02:07
Speaker 2: Guys BUT i say all. THIS i say all that
1:02:11
to say.
1:02:11
Speaker 5: That it's very very difficult to put those pieces, together
1:02:17
especially when so much of it was retained from last,
1:02:20
year like they are losing really impactful guys won't get me.
1:02:23
Wrong Jacob, Morrison Rightley ikoff on the, Mound Cadam bodeim
1:02:27
behind the, plate, like those are really impactful, guys but
1:02:30
the majority of that core besides, them is coming back
1:02:34
and with one of the best coaching staffs in the.
1:02:37
Country i'm Still i'm gonna say the ceiling is omahawk.
1:02:40
Is how can you not after they did it literally last?
1:02:42
Year BUT i asked you that question just to just
1:02:46
to prove a point of how difficult it.
1:02:49
Speaker 2: Is it's difficult for everybody because it's just the way support,
1:02:52
works but for.
1:02:53
Speaker 5: The major, specifically it just seems to be really. Tough but,
1:02:56
hey if anyone's gonna do, it it's probably gonna be.
1:02:58
Speaker 1: Them it's tricky. Thing AND i love the trivia and
1:03:02
how it plays in, because like you, said, man you
1:03:04
needed to just reiterate to. Us it's it's. Difficult it
1:03:07
hasn't happened since two thousand and. Eight i'm, sorry was that?
1:03:09
Speaker 3: Right?
1:03:10
Speaker 1: Yeah two thousand and. Eight i'm not even gonna ask
1:03:14
how old some of it were at that.
1:03:16
Speaker 3: Time you want to.
1:03:16
Speaker 1: Know, no that's just gonna that's just gonna hurt my
1:03:19
head and my. Soul SO i. Won't. Guys we talked
1:03:23
six mid major teams in really really excruciating. Detail we
1:03:27
have given you at home all kinds of stuff to
1:03:29
chew on if you're fans of those. Teams BUT i
1:03:32
mentioned in a minute ago there is talent up and
1:03:35
down these. Conferences So i'm gonna throw out a couple of,
1:03:37
names and then we're gonna go to, you guys for
1:03:40
just a one word. Answer you can answer with one
1:03:43
of the teams That i'm gonna give, you or you
1:03:44
can come up with a whole another team THAT i didn't.
1:03:47
Mention that's up to you, entirely other banger mid major
1:03:51
teams that are worth. Discussing if we were gonna go two,
1:03:54
hours if we were gonna go an hour and a,
1:03:56
half maybe we'd have gotten to your. Team, sadly that's
1:03:58
just not in the cards for us, tonight But i'm
1:04:02
gonna throw them out there. Anyway that way you at
1:04:04
home know that we're at least a where y'all got.
1:04:06
Game East, carolina Cal State. Fullerton we talked about just
1:04:11
a minute, ago the Squad San Diego, State, Tulane, yukon Cal,
1:04:16
poly a lot of talented. Teams Jake we'll start with,
1:04:19
you which of those teams is your? Favorite just a
1:04:23
one word.
1:04:23
Speaker 3: Answer my favorite of the ones you listed IS. Ecu love, IT.
1:04:30
Speaker 6: Jb favorite of, Those, Yeah i'd probably go WITH, Ecu
1:04:34
but right behind them is Probably San Diego.
1:04:36
Speaker 1: State, yeah you Mentioned San Diego state. EARLIER i bet
1:04:39
you were. Sad you can talk about Another california, Team.
1:04:41
Josh favorite of those.
1:04:42
Speaker 2: Teams i'll take one From jake's part of the. Country
1:04:46
i'll go To.
1:04:46
Speaker 3: Yukon there you.
1:04:47
Speaker 1: Go so nine teams you've heard plugged across the, Show
1:04:52
mid major talent alive and, well lots of good. Teams
1:04:56
WHAT i think we're gonna have you do is comment
1:04:58
down below in your opinion and the best mid major
1:05:02
team that one of our guys here on the panel talked,
1:05:04
about and then the best one we didn't get into
1:05:07
in full. Detail curious who you like at, home who
1:05:10
maybe we should talk about in another edition of. This
1:05:12
so we talk more mid majors later on in the off.
1:05:14
Season BUT i do want to throw it to you,
1:05:17
guys talk about what you're doing right now and tell
1:05:19
people where they can find you in between the episodes
1:05:22
Of College Baseball. Now jake why don't you kick us, off?
1:05:24
Speaker 3: Sir, yeah you can follow me On twitter At Jake.
1:05:29
BARGE i mentioned it last, episode BUT i am still
1:05:33
working on the conference. Previews the plan right now is
1:05:38
to have something for every conference and every, team just
1:05:43
to give a little bit of a a preview for.
1:05:46
That the first one is going to be The Southern.
1:05:48
Conference that's gonna be releasing here in a couple of.
1:05:51
Weeks you, know we're going to, have if everything goes to,
1:05:55
plan we're going to have some projected all conference team projected.
1:05:59
Standings we're gonna have some some some draft, players some
1:06:03
some freshmen and transfers in there as. Well so it's
1:06:07
gonna be it's gonna be a, lot a lot to dig.
1:06:09
INTO i hope you guys are all excited about.
1:06:11
Speaker 1: It safe to, Say, jake if they enjoyed this, episode
1:06:14
that article series is very much in their. Wheelhouse, HUH
1:06:19
i think so? Sure, YEAH, jb where can the folks
1:06:23
find you between your appearances On College baseball?
1:06:25
Speaker 6: Now, yeah you can find me On twitter AT jb Underscore.
1:06:28
Spasiano hopefully we'll be doing some more stuff soon with
1:06:32
some more article. Series, josh that one the other day
1:06:35
that was really. Good everybody should go check. Out hopefully
1:06:37
we'll have an infielders one out soon this week That
1:06:40
i'll be writing and, yeah that's and that should do.
1:06:44
Speaker 1: It, yeah, Absolutely, josh we heard the PLUG. Jb beaching
1:06:49
of the, punch butent, man it was a great. ARTICLE
1:06:51
i had the privilege of editing and getting that slicked
1:06:54
up for. You didn't require much work at. All a
1:06:56
beautiful article with If i'm not mistaken ten ten outfielders ten.
1:07:01
Out it's exciting. Stuff so what are you working on?
1:07:03
Now where can they find? You between episodes of? College
1:07:06
first of, all you both flatter.
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Speaker 2: Me stop.
1:07:07
Speaker 5: It you can follow me on Ex twitter At Josh catlet.
1:07:12
Three i'm probably gonna start trying to do some more
1:07:14
content on there pretty. Soon haven't fully decided what that's
1:07:17
gonna look.
1:07:17
Speaker 2: LIKE i got time.
1:07:18
Speaker 5: Do i'm gonna figure it out so it'll be more
1:07:19
than just like a blind follow for you, know me reposting. Stuff,
1:07:25
yeah we'll see what The we'll see what the draft
1:07:26
team comes up. With uh At Prospects live on the. Website,
1:07:29
now who knows what content we got coming? Out we
1:07:31
still got that article series still rolling, out LIKE. Jb
1:07:34
And drew both mentioned some updated rankings coming out pretty,
1:07:38
soon with some new scouting scouting reports on various guys
1:07:41
college guys coming next extended.
1:07:43
Speaker 2: List uh, yeah it should be fun.
1:07:45
Speaker 5: Stuff we don't know exactly what all it entails, yet
1:07:47
but it'll be good.
1:07:48
Speaker 1: Regardless, yeah gotta get the gotta get That yahoo and
1:07:52
h in direction to to give some. Instruction, anyway enough
1:07:58
about that. Guy if you want to follow me betwe
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episodes of college baseball, now please do so on The twitter,
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BOYS i want to say thank you very. Much if
1:08:36
you're watching this the week we're releasing, It Happy. Thanksgiving
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Speaker 2: THANKFUL i can't get here close. Enough two and a half.
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Speaker 5: MONTHS i was thinking earlier, today like actually a couple days,
1:09:02
ago like in relation to other sports, timelines like how
1:09:05
far the season feels that this is like if if
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you're a college football, fan this would be like Mid,
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june if you're listening to this getting ready for college football,
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