On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons share how fans can interact during Opening Day of Squeeze Play by tweeting their viewing setups, snacks, best GIFs, and in-game “Hey Now” and “Real Dude” moments, plus alerts for the “oh my gosh we’re gonna win” and “low oxygen” zones. They discuss potential pressure points for hosts like Texas and Mississippi State, debate pitching strategy and “pitching off,”.

The Real Dudes segment highlights Golden Spikes contenders Roch Cholowsky, Landon Hairston, and Daniel “Rhino” Jackson, plus Owen Hull’s RBI totals and RISP production.

00:00 Welcome and Sponsor

00:47 Squeeze Play Homework

04:53 Low Oxygen Alerts

11:00 Pitching Off Philosophy

13:39 Real Dudes

22:43 Trey Phelps All Cool Team

30:20 Wrap Up and Watch Info

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On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Aaron Fitt, Kendall Rogers, Mark Etheridge, and Bradley Smart preview all 16 regionals set to take place this weekend, giving their players to watch and major themes for each team.

02:34 Format and Bracket Plan

04:35 Los Angeles Regional

08:33 Morgantown Regional

11:45 Hattiesburg Regional

16:33 Gainesville Regional

20:20 Chapel Hill Regional

25:21 College Station Regional

29:52 Lincoln Regional

33:59 Auburn Regional

37:22 Atlanta Regional

42:04 Lawrence Regional

48:07 Tallahassee Regional

51:31 Tuscaloosa Regional

55:23 Austin Regional

01:00:26 Eugene Regional

01:04:25 Starkville Regional

01:08:29 Athens Regional

01:17:58 Bracket Challenge and Signoff

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On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons kick off Regional week with bracket excitement, travel nerves, and anticipation for blending their podcast community with the Squeeze Play crew. They share big-picture NCAA tournament reactions—praising Georgia, UCLA, and Georgia Tech for winning both regular-season and tournament titles, while debating UCLA’s recent close-game vibe and tough regional draw.

They highlight intriguing regionals and matchups, including (former) Pac-12 rivals colliding in Eugene, Miami heading to Florida despite defensive issues, Missouri State vs. Arkansas, North Carolina’s difficult path, and a potential A&M offense vs. USC pitching clash, plus anticipated pitcher-hitter duels like Hunter Elliott vs. Hairy Bonds. They discuss upset trends, uncertain regionals, and bubble outcomes, lamenting Mercer and Kent State while applauding Troy and Lamar, and noting the Sun Belt landing five teams.

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00:00 Welcome to Squeeze Play

00:48 Bracket Buzz and Travel

04:04 Seeds 17 to 32 Talk

05:20 Top Teams

10:16 Double Champions

11:37 New Hosts and Atmospheres

13:36 Spicy Regional Matchups

23:15 Upset Math

25:42 Bubble Math and Scheduling

28:27 Wrap Up and Final Thoughts

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On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Aaron Fitt, Kendall Rogers and Mark Etheridge react to the unveiling of the 2026 NCAA tournament field.

00:00 Bracket Is Set

00:23 Mercer Snub Debate

01:21 Sun Belt vs Bubble Teams

02:18 Kentucky Gets In

03:44 Seeding Surprises

05:26 S Curve Seeding Theory

07:47 Last Four In Out

08:56 Committee Favoritism Check

10:16 Toughest Regionals

11:07 Oregon State, USC Undervalued

13:05 Starkville Draw Talk

15:13 Best 1 vs 4 Matchups

16:34 Georgia Tech Looks Unstoppable

17:40 First-Time Hosts Pressure

19:21 Super Regional Pairings

22:20 Teams To Watch, NC State

23:11 How Our Projections Did

24:24 No Outrage This Year

24:47 Committee Process Has Improved

27:26 Wrap-Up and Bracket Challenge

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Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt are joined by D1Baseball’s resident bracketologist, Mark Etheridge, to discuss how the Field of 64 looks on the eve of Selection Monday!

00:40 Selection Eve Kickoff

01:36 Conference Double Champs

02:28 Host Picks Debate

06:37 Oregon State/USC Snubs

08:43 Ranking Top Seeds

10:28 Auburn/UNC/Texas

13:49 Top Eight Bubble

21:51 Committee Conflict Talk

25:20 Final Host Order

31:23 Seeding Through 32

36:57 Two Seed Debates

39:26 Arizona State Case

42:59 Seed List Locked In

43:37 A10 and ACC Auto Bids

45:44 Mid-Majors Roll Call

49:16 Big Ten and Big West Talk

54:59 MAC Bubble Breakdown

59:40 SEC and SoCon Updates

01:02:56 Sun Belt Bubble Teams

01:06:07 Bubble Math Begins

01:08:57 Mercer Versus Texas State

01:13:54 Pitt, Kentucky, and TCU Fight

01:22:57 Bubble Teams Fresh Look

01:23:11 Power Conference Bias

01:25:22 UTSA Resume Breakdown

01:27:24 Kentucky Committee Debate

01:31:57 Final Bubble Vote

01:36:34 Last Four In/Out List

01:37:12 Why Bubble Was Tough

01:44:24 Placing the Seeds

02:01:51 Full Regional Field

02:03:29 Selection Show Wrap Up

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On this episode of Sidearm Delivery, the head coaches of the first two teams to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament join Shotgun Spratling.

0:00 Welcome Back!

02:26 Yale's Brian Hamm

29:45 Holy Cross' Ed Kahovec

First, Yale head coach Brian Hamm chats about taking the Bulldogs back to a regional for the first time since 2017 and only second time in more than 30 years. Hamm talks about what the title means for the program they are building in New Haven where they continue to attract top talent, including someone like Jack Ohman, who was offered all kinds of things to jump into the transfer portal last summer but ultimately chose loyalty to the Bulldogs.

Hamm also discusses recruiting at an Ivy League school and why he made the decision to jump to Division I after having previously spent his entire career at the Division III level. 

Later in the show we also chat with Holy Cross head coach Ed Kahovec about the unique challenges of defending the Patriot League Tournament title after losing a number of key pieces last year. Kahovec discusses the electricity that CJ Egrie brings and what he and fellow conference award-winning senior Jaden Wywoda have meant to the program.

He also discusses how last year’s regional experience can potentially help the Crusaders this season.

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On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons kick off conference tournament week and look ahead to regionals and Selection Monday. They discuss the rising Big Ten/West Coast presence after watching Oregon vs. USC, including the idea of multiple Big Ten teams reaching Omaha. Burkie shares in-person takeaways on Georgia, spotlighting Daniel Jackson’s SEC Triple Crown, base-stealing impact, and Golden Spikes case, plus Georgia’s depth, vibes, and matchup-based roster usage under Wes Johnson. Roons recaps seeing Georgia Tech vs. Boston College, praising Tech’s star power, depth, hit tool, and ACC-leading ERA.

They close by using OPS and OPS-against leaderboards to identify Omaha contender profiles, highlighting teams like Georgia Tech, Georgia, Texas, UCLA, Florida State, Auburn, and North Carolina.

00:00 Tournament Week Hype

00:54 Lucas Burke on Astroturf

02:18 Big Ten Omaha Buzz

07:20 Georgia - Lineup Depth & Vibes

19:24 Seeding Debate SEC Champs

20:10 Omaha Locks Talk

20:59 Georgia Tech Star Power

24:38 Boston College

29:15 Using OPS To Indentify Omaha Contenders

34:10 Wrap Up

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On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons recap weekend standouts with their “Real Dudes”, highlighting Hawaii RHP Isaiah Magdaleno’s dominant recent stretch and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey’s huge week while noting the Yellow Jackets’ loaded lineup. They spotlight Texas A&M’s Gavin Grahovac as one of the nation’s hottest hitters since late March, plus big production from Maryland’s Paul Jones II and continued power from Quinton Coats. The pitching conversation turns to a National Pitcher of the Year debate between Mason Edwards and UC Santa Barbara’s Jackson Flora. They finish the show with a quick preview of conference tournament coverage and discuss the SEC Tournament bubble implications of Vanderbilt and Kentucky, with D1 Daily's national correspondent Lucas Burke chiming in on Hoover storylines.

00:00 Welcome Back!

00:47 Parenting

06:44 Squeeze Play Schedule and Twitter Homework

07:54 Real Dudes

08:02 Magdaleno's Dominance

10:46 Georgia Tech Star Power and Vahn Lackey

16:12 Gavin Grahovac Power Surge

24:01 Weekly Real Dudes Picks

24:52 Pitcher of the Year Debate

29:30 Vandy - Kentucky Bubble Talk

32:43 Hoover Stakes and Wrap

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Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt are joined by D1Baseball’s resident bracketologist, Mark Etheridge, to discuss how the Field of 64 looks heading into conference tournament week!

00:00 Regular-Season Wrap

00:17 Debating Top Seed

00:48 Georgia Tech vs UCLA

03:23 Georgia's Case

04:21 Next Seeds Debate

06:46 Texas vs Auburn

09:28 Alabama Jumps In

11:52 Southern Miss Argument

20:21 Texas A&M Gets Nod

24:30 Hosts 12-16

30:10 Oregon vs Oregon State

35:09 Sorting Next Tier

37:52 Two-Seed Picture

41:06 Bubble Two Seeds

44:48 Conference-by-Conference Plan

45:08 A10: Saint Joseph's

45:40 ACC Bubble Breakdown

47:02 America East and American

49:58 Big 12 Locks

51:23 Big East Tiebreak Debate

52:13 Big South At-Large Talk

53:20 Big Ten Carnage

54:55 CUSA Stolen-Bid Watch

56:33 CAA: Campbell's Surge

57:56 Ivy Bracket Check

59:44 MAAC and MAC Bubble

01:01:47 MVC and Mountain West

01:02:58 NEC and OVC Surprises

01:06:08 SEC Breakdown

01:09:15 Sun Belt Bubble Sorting

01:13:07 Final Bubble Decisions

01:21:49 Top Eight and Hosting Race

01:23:36 Sponsor Thanks and Sign-off

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Auburn head coach Butch Thompson joins Shotgun Spratling to talk about his Tigers team that's in position to be a national seed for the second year in a row. He discusses why Auburn seems to perpetually be under the radar despite reaching four super regionals and two College World Series in the last seven NCAA tournaments. He talks about the pride he takes in what they’ve built at Plainsman Park over the last decade after he took over a downtrodden program that fired its prior coach in the middle of the fall.

Thompson also discusses the move of Jackson Sanders to the bullpen, the impact of catcher Chase Fralick, the midweek cancellation topic, and more

Later in the show, Shotgun also chats with D1Baseball-SEC Extra's Joe Healy about Auburn and their potential to make a postseason run this year.

00:00 Intro

03:33 Auburn's Butch Thompson

31:40 D1Baseball's Joe Healy

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