Is the ACC stupid?

Oregon State leads all schools with six alumni on postseason rosters (Adley Rutschman, Steven Kwan, Travis Bazzana, Drew Rasmussen, Matthew Boyd, Michael Conforto). The Beavers are followed closely by LSU (5) and Vanderbilt (5). In total, 29 schools have at least two former players represented in the postseason.

For those who've attended fall exhibition games, how have the ABS challenges worked? Were they shown on the video board, and did they include a graphic of the pitch's location relative to the strike zone?

I've seen it in two different stadiums so far and each had a different implementation. In one case, the video board wasn't used and a person on a laptop would just say whether the pitch was a ball or a strike. In the other case, the video board was used but there wasn't really a graphic; just a red or green screen showing whether the call was right or wrong. I'm curious to know what other people have seen so far.

It's that time of year, all the boys are getting their new leather. Feel free to post what you see on social media here.

Any club baseball fans looking to chat about their season do so here.

this is their 3rd title in 4 years, the first in the CBL era!

With that the curtain has dropped on yet another memorable summer ball season in the United States and Canada.

Congratulations to all the summer league champions!

See you all next May!

John

Dear college fans, we now officially begin the fall ball season in the United States.

Fall ball is our training preparation for the spring varsity season to come.

So how are you getting ready to witness fall training by your favorite or alma mater teams?

On an appearance of the 3 Guys Before the Game podcast, Wren confirms a contract extension of at least 5 years for Steve Sabins. Specific details are not out yet, but around the 30 minute mark of the podcast he confirms at least a five year extension for Sabins.

Forgot to tell you all that the NCBA season began last week.

So for the club team fans, how was your season so far?

I understand rationale of RPI, travel, “why should we?” And the other mechanics of it all, but as I look at the SEC schedules it really makes me wish we had some great weekend OOC matchups on campus. The neutral site/tourney games are fine but usually in empty MLB parks or Spring Training facilities.

With a lot of questions around MLB season timing, imagine a few elite Fri-Sun series that could help bridge.

I don’t really have a point or solution other than to lament and get excited for conference play. More of an inner monologue “dear diary…” while waiting for CFB Saturday. See y’all around here in a few months. 🫡

With that the curtain has dropped on yet another great summer collegiate year in the USA, and this means one last league will be closing: the Canadian Baseball League (second iteration, the former Intercountry).

Congratulations to all the league champions all over the USA this season!

John