The Schoch Factor

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jake Mintz talk about the beautiful baseball they witnessed at Day 1 of the Men's College World Series. To kick things off, we had UNC walking off a really good school that did well all game too (UVA). Then, to cap it off, we had Tennessee and Florida State give us an absolute thriller. We’ll go over all the big performances and more! 

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman recap super regionals and look ahead to the College World Series.

00:29 Super Regionals Recap
03:22 Virginia's Performance and Highlights
11:25 North Carolina's Journey to Omaha
18:59 Florida State's Comeback
24:24 Tennessee's Road to Omaha
32:04 Tennessee's Powerhouse Lineup
34:16 Soldier Sports Bat Review
35:42 NC State's Confidence and Journey
42:12 Kentucky Ends Pac-12's Run
48:54 Florida's Dramatic Wins
55:41 Texas A&M's Road to Omaha
59:39 Omaha Preview and Final Thoughts

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we have a special postseason version of the Schott Factor, where Stephen Schoch once again sits down with Texas A&M’s ever-exciting Hayden Schott to catch up on how he has been since they last talked. He has been able to do some fun things in the past couple of weeks, such as seeing the SEC Tournament in Hoover for the first time and participating in a home regional and now a super regional. So, we ask him what it was like to be a part of a team that was tasked with such a challenge. We have appreciated getting Hayden’s insight all season long, and selfishly I am hoping for the Aggies to make it to Omaha so I can see my friend Hayden and his friends out there! '

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On this week's episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast we take a look back at some of Steve's travels from the weekend and highlight some of the games he saw at the Charlottesville, Greenville and Chapel Hill Regionals. Also, to be very clear... Steve was in Greenville on Saturday all day and never in Chapel Hill until Sunday morning. 

Then, the guys get ahead to looking at the super regional matchups for this weekend, with eacb giving a look into what they are most excited about with each matchup. Each of the teams that are still standing are doing so because of big-time performances and incredible energy around their program, so make sure to tune in to learn all about what makes these programs so special!

 00:00 Super Regionals Preview and Hershey Park Memories 
02:00 Discussing the Super Regional Teams 
03:05 Steve's Regional Baseball Adventures 
03:48 Charlottesville Highlights and Ivy League Connections 
07:02 Greenville Drama and the Purple Aces 
12:23 Meeting Angus the Pug and Bus Adventures 
18:43 Chapel Hill and LSU vs. UNC Game 
29:29 Super Regionals Analysis and Matchups 
32:41 Evansville vs. Tennessee 
35:30 Florida State vs. UConn: D3 Legends Rise 
42:22 Virginia vs. Kansas State 
46:42 West Virginia's Road to Chapel Hill 
50:34 Texas A&M vs. Oregon: A Showdown in College Station 
54:39 Clemson vs. Florida: ACC vs. SEC Showdown 
59:01 Georgia vs. NC State: A Gritty Matchup 
01:02:16 Kentucky vs. Oregon State 
01:05:24 Wrapping Up: Final Thoughts and Farewells

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the selection show and do their best to highlight what they are excited about and looking forward to in each regional. First, however, they give a nod to some of the fellas who they felt earned themselves a spot in the Field of 64 but got snubbed. It stinks how cutthroat this time of year is, but to those who left it all out there on the field, we thank you!

02:45 Honoring the Players: A Tribute to Adam Cecere
05:12 Conference Tournament Highlights
08:26 Selection Controversies and Committee Bias
20:23 Regional Breakdown: Knoxville and Greenville
24:43 Regional Breakdown: Norman and Tallahassee
30:31 Regional Breakdown: Fayetteville
32:15 Charlottesville Regional Preview
35:31 Tucson Regional Breakdown
39:37 Chapel Hill Regional Insights
42:09 Lexington Regional Analysis
43:59 Corvallis Regional Highlights
46:45 Raleigh Regional Overview
48:53 Athens Regional Discussion
53:45 College Station Regional Preview
56:35 Santa Barbara Regional Breakdown
58:25 Clemson Regional Insights
01:01:20 Stillwater Regional Analysis
01:03:38 Final Thoughts and Farewell

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss some of the key moments from college baseball's 14th weekend and preview some of this week's conference tournaments.

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Kentucky closer Johnny Hummel. Johnny has had an awesome collegiate career that started back in 2019 at Erskine, where he was trying to become a catcher for the Flying Fleet. After a number of years, Johnny ultimately found his way to the mound and began finding out that's where he truly could contribute. While still maintaining his catcher duties in the fall, sometimes Johnny would stop catching bullpens to throw one of his own, but it wasn't until later in his career that he truly became a P.O. Fast forward a couple of years and now he is the closing pitcher on one of the hottest teams in the nation. Hear about how he did all of that and more in this week's episode!

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jake Mintz go over some of the big series sweeps that caught their attention during Weekend 13. We are now officially at crunch time in the college baseball season, where every game feels like an entire years' worth of work is depending on it. But, as we navigate these high-stress games, make sure to follow along with the guys and take a break and hear about some of the lighter moments this week in college baseball!

01:51 ECU vs. Tulane: A Surprising Sweep
03:21 The Nostalgia of Baseball on the Radio
07:06 Highlighting 9-Hole Hitters
09:50 Clemson vs. Wake Forest: ACC Showdown
15:22 The Home Run King Debate: Technology and Records
19:38 The Evolution of Baseball Bats
22:44 Debating Baseball Formats and Late-Night Games
24:10 Service Academy Shoutouts: Army, Navy, and Air Force
25:43 Giblet Tickler of the Week: Corey Gloor's Commentary
28:12 The Art of the Transfer: Revenge Games in College Baseball
29:50 Musical Talents and National Anthem Moments
32:11 Emotional Farewells and Standing Ovations
34:06 Oklahoma's Big 12 Victory and Inside-the-Park Grand Slam
41:04 Wrapping Up with Tailgating Tips and Personal Stories

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we are joined by one of the hardest working men in college baseball, UNC Greensboro two-way star Caleb Cozart.

I say this for a multitude of reasons. He pitches and he hits – he actually is now the single-season home run record holder for UNCG after only his second full season of hitting at the college level. And in the world of NIL, where we see some players get paid just to be themselves, Caleb is out here working a demolition job 8-12 every day of the week. He’s doing this while being a student and college baseball player, which is insanely impressive and hard to do. I remember when I worked at State Farm for an offseason. It was exhausting, and all I had to do at practice was throw about a 15-pitch bullpen. This dude is out here doing it and then doing a full practice.

Besides that, Caleb has had what I would define as one of the rockier college baseball experiences, from blowing out his elbow 12 pitches into his freshman fall, to finding out he had a brain tumor a handful of months later. You may think you had a tough time finding your footing in college, but to say this dude had a lot on his plate is a massive understatement. Through all of that, though, what is inspiring is the fact that Caleb never used this bad luck as an excuse or ever truly had too long of a pity party. He may say he did for a bit, but looking at his timeline, this warrants at least a year or two of being bummed, and Caleb took like a week and was back to just putting his head down and getting to work.

I don’t often talk in certainties or at extremes, but I can confidently say after listening to this episode, you will want to live life a little bit more like Caleb!

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On this week’s episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman start by talking a bit about the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and then stumble into facts about actual Seahawks that could be linked to UNCW’s success. Moving along, they go over some of the other big series that caught their attention during Weekend 12 of the 2024 college baseball season. Following that, they give some love to tarp pulls nationwide and raise awareness about the importance of punctuality when it comes to pulling tarp. Then, they get into some of their favorite moments from this week in college baseball!

The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports.
Follow Stephen on Twitter: @BigDonkey47
Follow Jake and Jordan on Twitter: @CespedesBBQ
Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SchochFactorPod
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