College Baseball 2022

[Boston Red]

Today is opening day. I follow Louisville (where I'm from), Xavier (alma mater) and Wichita State (where I live), and I don't think there are high expectations for any of them. Louisville is certainly talented, and Eric Wedge has had a few years to get the Shockers turned around, so those two might be fine. Xavier will get beat up pre-conference, but they may be as good as any Big East team and find their way into the conference tournament finals.

In any event, glad to have some real baseball to follow even if there is snow on the ground in a lot of the country!

[Assembly Hall]

Clemson leads IU 4-0 ^4

[Sea Ray]

My Vols blast 4 HRs and win 9-0 today vs Ga Southern in a sellout at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Let the season begin

[Assembly Hall]

IU starts the season with 2 dismal defeats to Clemson. Gonna be a long season.

[goreds2]

Vanderbilt baseball debuts wearable 'pitch-signaling' devices to cut down sign-stealing, improve pace of play

Over the weekend Vanderbilt (and several other schools) debuted a new wearable pitch-signaling device. Players wear the watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coaching staff. The NCAA approved these wearable devices last year. Here they are in action:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...lay/ar-AAU68kL

[Sea Ray]

Vanderbilt baseball debuts wearable 'pitch-signaling' devices to cut down sign-stealing, improve pace of play



https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...lay/ar-AAU68kL

So I guess the players can't overrule the bench? That wouldn't fly in MLB but that is interesting

[Sea Ray]

IU starts the season with 2 dismal defeats to Clemson. Gonna be a long season.

Starting against a power 5 school might be an issue. Tennessee took the softie route and won 9-0, 10-3, 14-0. When I was in Knoxville they played a lot of softies before SEC action

[Assembly Hall]

Starting against a power 5 school might be an issue. Tennessee took the softie route and won 9-0, 10-3, 14-0. When I was in Knoxville they played a lot of softies before SEC action

I would assume IU uses the non-con to get working on the RPI. The B1G isn't anywhere close to the SEC when it comes to baseball.

[Sea Ray]

Tennessee beat Iona yesterday 29-0

[RichRed]

James Madison is predictably mediocre at 4-3, having been swept by Florida State before winning four in a row against George Mason and Fairleigh Dickinson, but at least we have something to cheer about in potential #1 MLB draft pick Chase DeLauter. Through 7 games, he’s hitting .379/.457/.552.

https://richmond.com/sports/college/...1e618ce4a.html

[Boston Red]

My Xavier Musketeers took a 4-1 lead to the ninth in Tuscaloosa in their opener, and I thought maybe this was going to be a pretty good year. Four batters later they had lost 5-4. Today, X lost 16-6 at NKU to fall to 0-8 with a long swing through South Carolina upcoming. I do not think this is Xavier's year.

[SunDeck]

IU starts the season with 2 dismal defeats to Clemson. Gonna be a long season.

But they're going to sell beer at home games. I am going to try to get to the UC/IU game next week.

[RichRed]

James Madison is predictably mediocre at 4-3, having been swept by Florida State before winning four in a row against George Mason and Fairleigh Dickinson, but at least we have something to cheer about in potential #1 MLB draft pick Chase DeLauter. Through 7 games, he’s hitting .379/.457/.552.

https://richmond.com/sports/college/...1e618ce4a.html

DeLauter went 4-5 with 8 RBIs including a grand slam in a 28-4 win over VMI. Now hitting.459/.538/.811.

Might head up to the old stomping grounds in a few weeks to watch this guy play. Look for me on The Ocho or whatever.

[goreds2]

700 WLW’s Lance Mcalister spoke with UC’s baseball coach tonight.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/lance...ins--93666967/

[Boston Red]

Googs was great at Xavier. I'm a big fan.