*Disclaimer from Ben* "This ended up being a bad idea and probably the worst podcast episode we have ever recorded. Promise to be better Wednesday... On paper, filling out a field of 64 seemed fun and easy, but it turned out to be absolutely impossible and boring

The 11.7 Podcast recaps college baseball weekend nine with a different format: building a live Field of 64 projection while discussing the weekend’s biggest results. They debate top-16 seeds and key storylines including Texas A&M’s series win over Texas with a canceled rubber game, UCLA’s 14-inning win at Rutgers featuring 30 strikeouts and Logan Reddemann’s 18 K start, Georgia Tech’s offense against Florida State, Florida winning at Georgia behind strong pitching, Alabama getting swept by Arkansas, and Tennessee sweeping Mississippi State. They run through conference automatic qualifiers, argue over bubble teams and seeding logic, and ultimately complete a full projected bracket while acknowledging how messy and uncertain the process feels in mid-April.

00:00 Weekend Recap Setup

Midweek Recap & Weekend 9 Series Picks

The hosts of the 11.7 college baseball podcast open with Masters picks and betting talk, then recap a major midweek storyline: Bethune-Cookman’s win at LSU, highlighting key moments like Zambrano’s strikeouts and LSU miscues, and discussing Bethune as a dangerous regional 4-seed. That upset leads into a discussion on international players in college baseball, Bethune’s roster makeup, and how building pipelines to Caribbean and Latin American academies could give mid-and-low-majors (and even SEC programs) a recruiting edge, with Missouri cited as a smaller example. They also hit other midweek notes (Texas State over Texas A&M, Jacksonville State beating Auburn, Kansas beating Nebraska, Florida over Florida State, UCLA’s streak, SDSU no-hitter, Washington State over Oregon State) before making weekend series pick’ems for Nebraska–Oregon, Rider–Fairfield, Jacksonville State–Liberty, Florida State–Georgia Tech, UCF–Kansas, and LSU–Ole Miss, plus a separate Texas–Texas A&M bet.

UCLA’s 23-Game Streak, LSU Stuns Tennessee, Georgia Sweeps MSU - Weekend 8 Recap

The 11.7 Podcast recaps college baseball weekend 8, opening with reactions to two heated confrontations: Louisiana’s Matt Deggs going after the JMU dugout (later receiving a two-game suspension) and ULM’s Ford Pemberton’s old-school argument with umpires.

The hosts discuss UCLA’s continued surge and sweep of USC during a 23-game win streak, noting the series was tighter than the final scores.

They break down LSU’s wild extra-inning win at Tennessee featuring Cade Aaron Beatty’s four-homer game and Jay Johnson’s fiery ejection, while framing Tennessee’s season as unusually unlucky despite bullpen issues. Georgia’s sweep at Mississippi State is analyzed along with State’s missed chances and catching struggles.

Plus, UCF winning the series over West Virginia despite losing key arms. The episode also hits Big 12 standings intrigue, Kansas’ autism awareness game and dramatic rally, Nebraska’s extended hot streak.

Lastly, they provide some ACC and Big Ten notes. UNC vs. Boston College, Duke’s wins over Louisville, Florida State’s response after Myles Bailey’s injury, Georgia Tech’s dominance at Cal, and NC State’s sweep of Notre Dame.

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The full 11.7 Podcast crew recaps a standout midweek and previews the Easter-weekend Thursday–Saturday/Sunday slate, highlighted by must-watch USC vs UCLA on Sunday. They break down Coastal Carolina’s comeback win at The Citadel that featuring six no-hit innings, an ejection, and another one-run win while noting The Citadel’s small-ball blueprint and tough one-run losses.

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The 11.7 Podcast recaps weekend 7 of college baseball, highlighted by numerous statement sweeps nationwide including seven in the SEC. Vanderbilt swept Tennessee with three walk-off wins, including a ninth-inning collapse by Tennessee, Brian O'Connor leading Mississippi State to a sweep over Ole Miss in his first season, Alabama swept Auburn, Texas beat Oklahoma three times, and Florida rebounded from being swept by Alabama by beating Florida State midweek and sweeping Arkansas in Fayetteville.

The show also covers UCLA extending it's win streak with a dominant series win vs Iowa ahead of a major matchup with USC, Nebraska’s strong Big Ten run, Boston College's resurgence back to prominence, Clemson struggles continue at home against Miami, Georgia Tech swept NC State, Myles Bailey's injury, and Big 12 action featuring West Virginia vs Arizona State on ESPN2 and UCF sweeping Arizona to lead the league's standings. The episode closes with Grand Canyon’s midseason firing of head coach Gregg Wallis and potential coaching candidates.

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Keeping it short and simple until Noah adds the timestamps. We recap these midweek games: 

-Houston comeback against Texas

-Coastals magic at Clemson

-Oregon State bullies USC

-Mississippi State dominates Southern Miss

-Florida State fans correctly predicted Florida beating them

-Quinton Coats now has 19HR in 32 games

-Campbell plays that music after a win against NC State

-Memphis biggest home win in 20+ years over Ole Miss

-Kennesaw gives UGA their 3rd midweek loss

-Missouri State rakes and might host a regional after their crushing win over Oklahoma State

Then we preview the weekend series and make our predictions

6:00:00 Attendance # in College Baseball

10:00:00 Mainieri out at South Carolina/Potential Candidates

32:00:00 Auburn vs Texas series

35:00:00 Florida vs Alabama

40:00:00 Big 12 Action

49:00:00 ACC Action

56:00:00 Big West Action

1:00:30 Big Ten Action... USC vs UCLA coming up soon

1:05:00 Sun Belt Action

1:12:30 AAC Action

1:18:00 CUSA Action

1:20:00 Mercer Bears Baseball

1:27:00 Midweek action coming up

On this episode the crew recaps big midweek upsets, breaks down the World Baseball Classic final and the USA vs. Venezuela game, and highlights standout under-recruited pitchers turned stars.

They also demo new 11.7 website tools — a Field of 64 generator and a team comparison feature — and give their weekend series picks and podcast updates.

Lastly they make their picks for the Weekend Series Pick'em

Georgia vs Texas A&M

Texas @ Auburn

Citadel @ Mercer

NC State @ FSU

Nebraska @ Michigan

Rice @ South Florida

SEC Stumbles Headlines Weekend 4 Recap + Mid Major Top 25 Update & Eye Test Top 10

The 11.7 podcast recaps college baseball weekend four by unveiling a new Mid-Major Top 25 with five new teams and discussing key movers, including Southern Miss, UC Santa Barbara, and UTSA holding the top three, Coastal Carolina’s walk-off grand slam vs East Carolina, South Florida’s rise, and new entrants like Texas State, Jacksonville State, Cal Baptist, and Florida Gulf Coast. The hosts debate Dallas Baptist’s early résumé and Conference USA RPI concerns, highlight Cal’s win streak and series wins, and note teams dropping out such as Xavier and Hawaii. They break down major upsets and SEC vulnerability, focusing on High Point’s series win at Florida and Sacramento State taking a series at LSU, plus concerns around Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and others. In a Q&A, they address postseason risks for preseason top-10 teams, Sun Belt bid potential, UC Santa Barbara’s national-seed path, Texas Tech’s offense vs pitching, and compare Omaha to a Final Four run, before previewing a loaded midweek slate.

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