On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Alabama head baseball coach Rob Vaughn. They discuss Vaughn's impressions of the run the Crimson Tide went on in 2023, how what he and his staff accomplished at Maryland translates to Alabama, his decision to keep Jason Jackson on staff and how he went about rebuilding the roster ahead of the 2024 season.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Georgia head coach Wes Johnson. They discuss how Johnson balanced being the Georgia coach with serving as the pitching coach at LSU while the Tigers were on the way to a national title, what made Johnson jump at the chance to take on this role, Johnson's pitching philosophy and much more.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Missouri head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson. They discuss Jackson's return to Columbia, where he served as an assistant from 2011-15; his decision to hire former Tiger head coach Tim Jamieson as his pitching coach; and how he hopes to change the narrative around the program. Additionally, they talk about what success looks like for Mizzou in 2024 and beyond.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge each draft a team made up of players that transferred to an SEC program this offseason, taking into account projected playing time, projected defensive position, and previous production. There's a long way to go between now and the start of the season, so this is an inherently risky exercise, but there are certainly some safe bets among this group of talented players.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss the assistant coach movement around the SEC. They talk about the high-profile pitching coach changes at LSU and Mississippi State, the new coaching staffs at Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, and the influx of pitching coaches with pro baseball coaching backgrounds.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge each pick an overlooked storyline for each SEC West team. Among those are Arkansas' continued success in finding impact position player transfers, the emergence of Alabama relief ace Alton Davis II and Kemp Alderman having a season that in many years would have earned him SEC player of the year honors.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge look back at the 2023 season by discussing an overlooked storyline for each team in the SEC East. Among those are the impressive performance in Omaha for Florida's Ty Evans, Chris Maldonado emerging as Vanderbilt's most impactful freshman and Tennessee's Kirby Connell mastering the left specialist role.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge recap the MCWS finals between LSU and Florida. They discuss the highlights of LSU's run that will live forever as we look back on the series, what the Tigers' win means in the big picture, and the overlooked plays that made the national title possible.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview the CWS finals matchup between Florida and LSU. They discuss the keys to the series for each team and how the park playing big this week will impact the teams. Additionally, they put a bow on Tennessee's season, which ended earlier this week, and talk about the recent SEC news involving the transfer portal.

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview Florida, LSU and Tennessee in the College World Series. They discuss the Gators being in the more manageable of the two brackets, how the game between LSU and Tennessee on Saturday night could be the most electric atmosphere in Charles Schwab Field history and they give predictions for the series. They also touch on Alabama hiring Rob Vaughn as its new head coach.

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