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Question for those in the know, and I admit that this may be just a matter of perception on my part not based in reality. It seems like NC State has a larger number of impact players transfer out than other schools. Yet Eliot Avent seems to be well liked whenever I see him interviewed on TV. Is...

It's reports like this that give me some hope for next season. From the 100,000 foot level it appeared that we had pitchers like Cam Hill who perform well in the summer and then get to campus and struggle for whatever reason. Perhaps Coach Taylor can mesh better with Hill and other pitchers and...

If the stats you are using are from this season (I assume they are), be aware that Taylor wasn't the pitching coach at State this past season. He was at State from 2020 - 2022, and was with the Braves for the past year. I'm not making a statement comparing him to Borrell, just want to make sure...

The transfer portal window closes on July 13th. I think that is the timeline to announce you are entering, not the deadline for choosing a new school. Anyone know for certain? Anyway, I would think that would mean you want to have someone in place by July 13th. I will note that Borrell was hired...

Just to be clear, I was speaking to McGuire's (and Finateri's & Carwile's also) true freshman season in 2022, not this past season. Perhaps he was also injured in 2022 and I wasn't aware. Agree with what you wrote in your post, BTW.

For 2023 add Tyler Minnick to the list. Technically he was supposed to still be in high school, which I consider to be impressive on his part. For 2022 you could list Cody Carwile, Logan McGuire, and Aeden Finateri. Only Carwile was marginally effective, but all saw a decent amount of action...

It really stinks for the Indiana St. program that they are forced to travel after earning a super regional host. It seems all the hotel rooms in Terre Haute are booked for the Indiana Special Olympics competition, and there aren't sufficient personnel available on campus to allow the dorms to be...

This really surprises me, but I'm glad to hear it. I hope they continue to be unwilling to spend their riches on baseball.

Actually Stricklin had success as the head coach at Kent St. and took them to Omaha in 2012. He was considered a very good hire at the time, and IMO was doing a decent job at UGa. They were robbed of a clear Omaha team in 2020 by Covid. Obviously, since this is his first shot as a head coach I...

UGa has hired Wes Johnson (LSU pitching coach) as their new head coach. Not a bad hire, but I really expected them to hire someone with a proven track record as a head coach. https://accesswdun.com/article/2023/6/1187545/lsu-pitching-coach-wes-johnson-named-new-georgia-baseball-coach

There is the difference that the hosts get to play at home, but if Stanford beats A&M the baseball tournament will be an exact duplicate of the basketball tournament this year. In the basketball tourney, 9 of the top 16 teams made the sweet 16, and so far in the baseball tourney 8 have made it...

Incredible game. I was thinking the exact same thing...Clemson gets a chance to respond, whereas we didn't. I believe last at-bat is determined by coin flip, but IMO coin flip should always go the higher seed, not luck.

FSU just made the splashiest hire of them all last off-season. I will be VERY surprised if they make another hire in the next three seasons, and would be willing to bet they are set for the next 10 years at a minimum, probably closer to 15 seasons. Jarrett has won everywhere he has been...

I like James Ramsey, he seems to be a good recruiter and we have had good hitting under him. That said, as I have stated several times in the past, I think we as a fanbase over-value his appeal to other schools. I have never heard his name mentioned for any coaching job except the Kennesaw State...

I'm guessing (maybe being too optimistic?) that the money will be there to make a solid hire. I would worry more about what others have mentioned, that being will a good pitching coach be willing to step into what may be a volatile situation with CFDH nearing the end? If Stricklin has the...

I have tended to agree about the length of time that CFDH will be around, meaning 2025 is his last season no matter what. However, I am beginning to question this. He will be 70 when the 2025 season ends, and while most retire at or before that age, it would not be more than 1 sigma outside the...

It's a fair question that LNJ has asked. It certainly should have been a question that J Batt asked himself, and one that CFDH should have asked himself. Here is how I would answer... Best case scenario is as Fred described...the team continues to put up good offensive numbers, it has better...

That is my understanding. He signed a 3 year extension last May which takes him up to the age of 70. My guess at the time was that he would retire after that, but that was before the poor results of 2023...

Good catch Buzzbomb...I did jump the gun on DBo's replacement. No one has been named yet.

Now that we have our coaching situation for next season resolved, I am interested in hearing thoughts on what the team's roster will look like. I know that there are a ton of unknowns with the transfer portal, the draft, etc., and so this is way too early, but I got nothing better to do, so why...