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I am beyond excited to announce that I have joined
@ProspectsLive
as a writer for MLB Draft/College baseball content.
I can’t wait to get started and I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue focusing on the great game of college baseball.
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ESPN doing remote announcer crews for the NCAA tournament is embarrassing.
You’ve got Yesavage and Burns going head to head and you can’t be bothered to show up on site? Disrespectful to the sport
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Classy moment by Jac Caglianone to comfort James Tibbs after Florida State was eliminated
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Every ACC host drew an SEC
#2
. I guess we’re gonna find out how close the ACC really is to the SEC this weekend
NC State gets South Carolina
UVA gets Mississippi State
UNC gets LSU
Clemson gets Vanderbilt
Florida State gets Bama
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Florida doesn’t even deserve to be in the tournament, but much like 2022 Ole Miss, here we are.
Why bother having a regular season if it doesn’t really matter?
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Moments after being eliminated,
@UVABaseball
Coach Brian O’Connor was seen taking the time to greet and encourage UNC players as they passed by him ahead of their game vs UT.
Last night, I asked UNC Coach Forbes about that support and what it meant about Oak as a person:
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I want to play for Bakich. If this doesn’t inspire Clemson to come back and win this series, idk what will
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What careers and memories Cam Smith, James Tibbs III, and Jaime Ferrer gave us over 2-3 years. All three of these guys stuck with the program after Link was hired and the tumultuous 2023 season.
They delivered with a big 2024 and took Florida State to Omaha for the 24th time.
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🚨WARNING🚨
This is my WAY TOO EARLY xVibes 8
I'm sorry in advance if I left your team off. These are the schools I'm expecting to root for based solely on vibes.
Let's have some fun and cordial debate, shall we? What team is giving you all the fun vibes?
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Juan Soto is at Dodger Stadium wearing a Trea Turner jersey?!??
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Elliott Avent is going and hugging every single one of his players
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Me: I need a personal day
Work: okay. why?
Me: Ryan Zimmerman retired
Work: oh no let us know if you need anything!
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Marco Dinges and Jaime Ferrer join James Tibbs and Cam Smith as MLB draft picks from Florida State.
What a magical season these four helped provide in Tallahassee.
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UVA Coach Brian O'Connor last night:
"I believe at this level if you recruit the right kind of players that are talented & fit into your organization, you stick with them. Because when you stick with them, when you really need them, they come through."
Jay Woolfolk today. Wow
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Today was my unofficial last day at my day job.
For now, I am going to cover college baseball full-time and work as a freelance writer. I am terrified at this massive life changing decision, but also super excited to be pursuing my passion.
If anyone knows of any paid
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Just casually reading
#WoT
last night and this fictional city looks like something I just can’t quite put my finger on…
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Another day, another random movie clip compilation featuring all 8 ACC Tournament teams
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One of the loudest ovations I’ve heard at the Dish for a player. What a job by the junior righty
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Smh, some people outside the Nats fanbase just don’t understand how great Strasburg was for DC from 2012-2019
Paul Skenes is going to be what Stephen Strasburg was supposed to be for the Nationals.
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Yesterday I did the Top 5 ACC Starting Pitching duos from the 2024 season, and today it's time to release the Top 5 ACC bullpen duos, led by the Triangle teams.
Will Ray/Cole Roland (WF) and Chase Hungate/Angelo Tonas (UVA) were honorable mentions.
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MLB not having the Dodgers/Padres series on any National TV this weekend is a mistake, especially considering Max is going for
#3000
on Sunday
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We continue ranking our Top 5 ACC Duos this week with the Top 5 ACC Corner Infield Duos from the 2024 season.
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The
@AggieBaseball
Players of the Summer are two guys who had solid seasons in the
@OfficialCCBL
. Kaeden Kent, who broke out for A&M in the postseason, was good at the top of the order for Brewster while Luke Jackson was a key cog in the Orleans bullpen.
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Glad to see the co-parenting with Juan Soto is going so well
Good morning to all, but especially Gerrit Cole's daddy - Kyle Schwarber. 😉
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This is an old trend, but the Vance Honeycutt walk off home run is even better with titanic music
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The defending national champion
@Vol_Baseball
were busy this summer as UT pitchers & hitters alike kept playing ball.
Outfielder Colby Backus impressed in the
@AppyLeague
for the
@JC_Doughboys
while pitcher Bryson Thacker (
@bryson98636742
) had zero walks in 9 innings for the
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Not a full slate of games last night but FSU shortstop Alex Lodise continues to set the Cape on fire as he has another XBH and another multi-hit game
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What a season for the Wolfpack. The injuries, the illness, the adversity. What a team and I'm grateful to have been able to cover them.
It's hard to sum it up but I felt like this graphic and The Sandlot quote was appropriate. People won't forget how you made them feel.
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Team USA wins, 7-5
Tre Phelps (UGA) 2-3, HR, RBI
Gavin Grahovic (A&M) 1-1, 2 RBI
Luke Stevenson (UNC) 1-4, RBI
Henry Ford (UVA) 1-3, RBI
Kyle Johnson (Duke): 2.0 IP, 0 R, 4 K
Matthew Matthijs (UNC) 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 K
Jacob Dudan: (NC St) 1.0 IP, 0 R
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The two home run leaders in the
@OfficialCCBL
this summer are
@RazorbackBSB
teammates.
Both Helfrick (Brewster) and Aloy (YD) have been tearing it up this summer and are in the Cape League MVP conversation.
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Lastly, I spoke with Griff O’Ferrall (
@UVABaseball
) after his 3-5 performance at the top of the lineup.
I asked him what it was like going from hitting in front of O’Donnell, Gelof, and Teel at Virginia to hitting in front of Laviolette, Condon, and Caglianone for the USA:
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My "Way Too Early" Bandwagon* teams heading into the fall consists of a nice balance I think. Will be interesting to see how this list changes after fall ball.
As ACC Content Lead for CBC, I bandwagon all ACC teams by default so they are not included in my eight.
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Zion Rose (
@LouisvilleBSB
), a catcher by trade, is in CF for USA today and he just made a diving catch to rob a base hit.
You could not convince me that he is not a natural CF. That just goes to show what a freak athlete he is
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What a summer for
@FSUBaseball
. The middle infield shined as Drew Faurot gets the nod ahead of great performances from Cal Fisher and Alex Lodise.
Jamie Arnold was shutdown after a dazzling Team USA stint and John Abraham was very good on the Cape, but Jacob Marlowe, in his
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Brett going up to the Cape just to continue covering FSU baseball players is a prime example of what sets him apart
Drew Faurot is batting 8th and playing second today for Brewster. He started at short yesterday. Faurot has nine hits and a couple of stolen bases in 11 games this summer. Produced a double last night.
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.
@Pitt_BASE
might have a Top 20 transfer class per
@64Analytics
, but both of their top performers of the summer are returners from this past spring.
Both Keeton Burroughs and Aidan Coleman could be poised for breakout sophomore seasons after terrific summer displays.
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MLB: we allow female reporters to be harassed, we don’t care what young people want, and we refuse to market our stars.
Also MLB: why can’t we find new fans? It’s gotta be pace of play
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Fran Oschell III (
@DukeBASE
) was the pitcher of record in Team USA’s game 1 win over Chinese Taipei.
After the game, I asked the dominant Duke reliever what was working so well for him today:
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Our
@HailStateBB
Players of the Summer are highlighted by a dazzling season on the Cape by Gavin Black for the
@WarehamGatemen
while Nolan Stevens was a key cog for the
@TheNECBL
Champions, the
@NewportGulls
, as he slugged .532 in 36 games.
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@TheNels
@NBCSGiants
I mean it makes sense since that Nats aren’t really playing baseball so they’re mad when someone else does
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Just what we ordered in the drive thru!
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@OnePursuitTakes
Yeah you should be ashamed of yourself. What you did was unacceptable and unbecoming of your standards as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame.
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What a summer it was for
@LouisvilleBSB
. Matt Klein, Zion Rose, & Nate Earley all impressed on the Cape, but nobody had a better summer than Lucas Moore, who broke the
@NWLbaseball
steals record.
Patrick Forbes dominated for Team USA & the Brewster Whitecaps & is our choice for
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The ACC took care of business and all 5 hosts advanced though Vandy and Bama didn’t even get the chance to play their ACC host
Every ACC host drew an SEC
#2
. I guess we’re gonna find out how close the ACC really is to the SEC this weekend
NC State gets South Carolina
UVA gets Mississippi State
UNC gets LSU
Clemson gets Vanderbilt
Florida State gets Bama
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Releasing more memes tonight as I make them.
First up,
@NCStateBaseball
's Super Smash Brothers
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.
@GamecockBasebll
Players of the Summer were easy picks as Ethan Petry set the Cape Cod league ablaze on the way to winning MVP and Best Pro Prospect.
Nathan Hall edges incoming freshman Gavin Braland, who hit .339 for the
@VBL_Cannons
. Between the likes of Braland, Ryan Bakes,
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Nats somehow 6-3 without Soto and going for the sweep tomorrow!
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What a season for Florida State. Nobody but them believed they could turn it around this quickly.
I've had a blast covering them all year and this video is my thank you for giving us at
@FQACC
and
@CollegeBaseCNT
a memorable season.
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Last night's top ACC pitching performances included two dazzling starts by Wake's Joe Ariola and State's Heath Andrews. Both went 5 innings while striking out seven hitters.
Clemson relievers Joe Allen and Lucas Mahlstedt continued to impress with quality relief performances.
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Thank you for the memories Nats legend Jonathan Lucroy. It feels like you just got here but I’ll never for the memories you gave us
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UVA bullpen stud finds a new home in Starkville!
Excited to say that I will be finishing my college career at Mississippi State! Go dawgs!!🐶🐶
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“They are the gold standard of college baseball. They are Omaha driven and fueled every single year.”
-Kansas State coach Pete Hughes on Virginia
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The emergence of Aeden Finateri and Cam Jones in their weekend rotation is a massive reason why
@GTBaseball
has a shot at winning their 4th straight ACC series.
This is a tournament caliber team.
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Caught up with
@FSUBaseball
’s ace pitcher Jamie Arnold after another good outing to talk about competing in the ACC, his growth from last season, and how fun this year’s team is:
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Duke and Wake Forest arguably got more favorable regions than the 5 ACC hosts. Wow
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Miami has the
#7
transfer class in the country per
@64Analytics
so it's no surprise that
@CanesBaseball
features two transfers as their players of the summer.
Daniel Cuvet and Jake Ogden were brilliant in the
@OfficialCCBL
, but Max Galvan was incredible in the
@NWLbaseball
,
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It was a good summer for
@WFbaseball
, as Ethan Conrad and Marek Houston each impressed for the
@BourneBraves
in the
@OfficialCCBL
. Both were clutch in the playoffs despite the Braves falling just short of a title.
Josh Gunther edged transfer Logan Lunceford for Wake's Pitcher of
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We continue our Top 5 ACC duos of 2024 with the best middle infielder duos, headlined by
@UVABaseball
's Griff O'Ferrall and Henry Godbout.
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Just watched UVA Coach O’Connor (moments after his team was eliminated) taking the time to greet and wish UNC players good luck and to “go get ‘em” as they passed by him to get to the dugout.
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If we win tomorrow, we’ll be 7-9 which was good enough to win the NFC East
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Thank you to everyone who followed and interacted with me during this season, it's been really special covering the ACC. My season is now over and I am exhausted. I really hope you all enjoyed my/our content this year.
I think
@Micah_CBC
is trying to get me to do one more live
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Playing MLB the Show and they’ve been very generous to Anthony Rendon.
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Henry Godbout being left off Team USA is a massive omission.
One of the best second basemen in the country and he doesn’t even get an invite to camp???
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Joe Ross has been pretty good since Nats Twitter DFA’d him a few weeks ago
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My tentative travel schedule for college baseball this season.
Looking like 50+ games with ACC Tourney, Regionals, and Supers included
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@Orioles
@HoneycuttVance
@DiamondHeels
Going to be the steal of the draft. Legit 5 tool player if they help cut the strikeouts
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The
@WVUBaseball
Players of the Summer features two regulars who saw time in the
@OfficialCCBL
.
Sam White played in 27 games for the
@WarehamGatemen
and held his own, highlighted by a .377 OBP and 7 XBHs.
Chase Meyer was a critical piece on the mound for the
@BourneBraves
as
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I needed some time but I wanted to express how grateful I am and how lucky I feel to have covered this special
@DukeBASE
team this year.
From Ben Miller’s ‘stache to Logan Bravo’s walk up song… from Zac Morris’s breakout year to Chad Knight’s ACC Championship base hit… from
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Wake Forest pitching, despite losing Lowder, Sullivan, Keener, and Minacci will still be unreal.
Chase Burns and Josh Hartle might be the best 1-2 punch in the country
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Before the season, we discussed who the Top 5 1-2 SP combos in the ACC would be. We did not do well in those predictions.
The ACC was loaded with great pitching this past Spring. It was hard for me, but I ranked the Top 5 starting pitching duos from the 2024 season.
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@sthorn_23
You mean the guy that passed on going in the first two rounds of the draft specifically to go to Georgia Tech?
Im not saying he won’t transfer but he was a Top 50 prospect that everyone wanted out of high school. Why choose to go to GT when he could have gone anywhere?
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Brandon Butterworth has been drafted, so it's time to retire two more amazing memes
Congrats
@SlippinOnButter
!
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5 years ago today, my younger brother and best friend took his own life. I miss him every day.
I’ve lost too many family members to suicide but it’s the loss of my Irish twin that hit me the hardest as we were inseparable since he was born.
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The
@UCF_Baseball
Players of the Summer is highlighted by Aris Rivera (
@Aris_rivera32
), who impressed for the
@DeLandSuns
in the Florida League, hitting .338 with 17 RBIs.
Grant Siegel (
@GrantSiegel16
) was an All Star pitcher for
@ChucksBaseball
in the Northwoods League, as he
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It’s time to reveal the Top ACC hitters in the Cape for Week 3:
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While the ACC hitting displays were good in the first round of the
@OfficialCCBL
playoffs, nothing tops the dominant pitching performances by Griffin Hugus (Miami) and Carson Ballard (GT).
Both helped pitch their teams to the semis.
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This meme has never been more appropriate
It gone🫢
@Garrettpenn14
drills a ball 370 ft to record the third homer of the day for the Pack.
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Last night's Top ACC performers in the Cape are headlined by
@DukeBASE
as Ed Hart continues a fantastic summer. The rising JR is 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA & a Save over 12.2 IP.
Rising SO catcher Macon Winslow slugged his 2nd HR of the summer as he preps for an everyday role in 2025.
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With Jaime Ferrer now drafted, it's time to retire this meme as three Florida State heroes head to the pros
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We continue our Players of the Summer with the Big 12 and
@GoBearcatsBASE
as a pair of new faces impressed ahead of their arrival on campus.
Cal Sefcik was a big bat for the
@KingsportAxmen
as he clubbed 13 XBH and drove in 40 runs while Brandon Scheurer dominated for the
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In honor of GT takeover day, here are
@GTBaseball
's Players of the Summer, featuring their most outstanding hitter and pitcher in the summer leagues.
We'll be releasing these over the next few days and over the next few weeks we'll have full summer reports for each ACC team.
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Sometimes I stay up at night trying to figure out how Mike Rizzo managed to turn Steven Souza Jr into Trea Turner and Joe Ross.
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Rather than doing an ACC baseball preseason ranking, I decided to split them into tiers based on how likely they are to be competitive within the conference.
Did I get it right?
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.
@UVABaseball
had a monster summer as the likes of Eric Becker, Trey Wells, Walker Buchanan, and Luke Hanson all flourished. But nobody had a bigger summer than Aidan Teel. Despite playing just 40 games, his 11 home runs were good for 2nd in the
@NWLbaseball
.
Kevin Jaxel is our
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The
@AlabamaBSB
Players of the Summer is highlighted by the
@TheNECBL
's Robin Roberts Award Winner Connor Ball as he dominated New England as the League's best starting pitcher.
Catcher Will Plattner impressed for the
@KenoshaKingfish
in the
@NWLbaseball
, racking up 10 XBH and
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