The Schoch Factor

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman go over some of the key moments from college baseball's 11th weekend, ranging from Hunter Hines disintegrating baseballs to Texas A&M scoring almost two decades' worth of runs.

Following that, they get into some of their favorite moments of the weekend and talk about the proper way to run the bases after a home run (spoiler alert: it’s any way you want to, just don’t pass anyone and touch 'em all!). This week in college baseball was another outstanding one, and we have all that and more coming up on The Schoch Factor Podcast!

01:46 Diving Into Baseball Weekend Highlights
06:33 Exploring College Baseball Dynamics and Fan Experiences
09:28 Analyzing High-Scoring Games and Pitching Strategies
21:09 The Art of Deception on the Field: A High IQ Baseball Moment
29:47 Analyzing a Controversial Baseball Play
35:20 Celebrating College Baseball's Unique Moments
37:58 Spotlight on Two-Way Players and Record Breakers
42:27 Reflecting on the Impact of Transfers in College Baseball
44:32 Celebrating Unusual Sightings and Fan Moments
46:58 Wrapping Up with Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch catches up with one of the Robinhoods of pirating in East Carolina's Carter Cunningham (Barter Bunningham). In terms of being an ECU Pirate baseball player, Carter does a phenomenal job, mashing home runs and being a leader both at the plate and defending it. In terms of being a nautical sea pirate, that’s where I do unfortunately see him falling short. Most pirates would pillage and steal and keep treasures for themselves, whereas Carter is a pirate who is giving back through a campaign called “Homers that Help,” donating the money to Maynard Children’s Hospital. Personally, I think Carter’s pirate choices are pretty rad!

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss Stephen’s trip to Mississippi State, while touching on a few of the highlights from Weekend 10 of the 2024 college baseball season. In summation, if you have not been to Starkville, go. The Dude rocks. Following that, they go over some of the biggest performances of the weekend, from LSU's Gage Jump throwing seven quality innings to counting how many Jackson Mayo’s exist at the collegiate level. This is another one of those episodes that has it all, and you won’t want to miss it!

02:44 Steve's Starkville Adventure: A Weekend to Remember
24:56 Moments of the Week: LSU's Gage Jump and Lyle Miller-Green's Big Day
33:52 Nick Pinto: The Pitcher Who Also Does Laundry
38:17 The Curious Case of Multiple Jackson Mayos
41:37 Christian Moore's Record-Breaking Performance
43:50 Highlighting Exceptional Pitching Performances
47:53 Celebrating Players and Pitchers of the Week

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we are once again blessed by the presence of Texas A&M outfielder and tribal leader Hayden Schott for the Schott Factor. This was a big week for the Aggies, from picking out a new team song to being ranked No. 1 by our friends here at D1Baseball, so we had a lot to unpack. In this episode, we will get into all of that along with some different off-the-wall topics, so join us to take a mental walk with Hayden and Steve, and try to find out where we're going! 

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss Weekend 9 of the 2024 college baseball season, beginning with Steve’s interesting visit to ECU. On this trip Steve, was able to catch the No. 1 club baseball team in the nation as ECU took on No. 3 NC State. Following that, he headed over to the Charlotte-ECU game, where he found a free chicken tender on the way to the stadium that left Jake with a lot of questions – questions that he gets the answers to on this episode.

Following the free nugget discourse, the guys get into some of the biggest matchups from last week and give a nod to Texas A&M on being the new No. 1 team in the nation. Then we get into some of our favorite moments of the week and close it out with some drivers ed and NASCAR education from Jake! We have all that and more coming right up!

02:28 Club Baseball Adventures and Unexpected Encounters
05:48 The Chicken Supreme Incident: A Deep Dive
16:37 Diving Into the SEC: Surprises and Standouts
26:02 Wake Forest's Resurgence and Tennessee's Power Duo
33:34 ECU Concession Stand Review: The Pirate Dog Experience
37:33 Favorite Moments of the Week: Turkey Incident and Baseball Highlights
41:56 Exploring Unique Baseball Stories and Highlights
43:36 Coach Mazey's Generous Offer at Buffalo Wild Wings
47:22 Celebrating College Baseball Achievements and Oddities
48:47 Billy Amick's Impressive Return Post-Appendectomy
54:52 Diving Deep into NASCAR with a Baseball Twist
57:46 Wrapping Up with Player and Pitcher of the Week

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down Weekend 8 of the 2024 college baseball season, beginning with a discussion about the controversy in the Georgia-Mississippi State series.

Moving along, they talk about more madness from the SEC and other games that caught their attention over the weekend. Following that, the guys get into their players of the week, along with a little bit of discussion about the current status of the Golden Spikes Award Watch List. This episode has all that and more coming right up!

01:35 D1Baseball Eclipse Madness: A Hilarious Recap
03:41 LSU's Struggles and the SEC Baseball Drama
14:19 The NCAA's Bizarre Bench-Clearing Incident Analysis
29:59 Highlight Moments and Golden Spikes Award Chat
34:16 Analyzing Blake Burke's Performance and Potential
35:27 Baseball Knowledge Showdown: Educating Steve
38:20 Highlighting Reed Spenrath's Impressive Home Run
41:38 Caden Sorrell's Skill Showcase and Player Analysis
43:28 Comparing College Baseball Teams and Players
45:01 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List Discussion
50:15 Pitcher and Player of the Week Picks
01:01:43 Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead

The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports.
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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Virginia Tech's Carson DeMartini and Arkansas' Will McEntire to share what has been going into their success this season, along with how they even got into college baseball in the first place. 

All too often we see people balling out at the college level, and it is easy to think to ourselves, “Well, they are at the pinnacle of their career – of course they have always been good and everyone has always known about them!” Well, in college baseball that is almost often never the case, and honestly this is where you find my favorite kind of players. The dudes who were doubted, the ones who “on paper don’t have the tools,” because in my opinion tools are overrated. Recruiting based on tools alone to me is lazy, because everyone can see the tools, anyone can do it. If you want to be an elite recruiter, you need to be the type of person who can find the intangibles, the gumption. Then you throw together a team of dudes who were told they weren’t good enough or they couldn’t make it? Those dudes are gonna perform like crazy. Carson DeMartini and Will McEntire are two dudes who have those intangibles, and I would take them on my team any day of the week.

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss their respective trips to the Virginia-Duke and Bowling Green-Xavier series. Following the in-person baseball highlights, our hosts go over some of the biggest movers in the D1Baseball Top 25. They then go over some of the biggest moments, plays and storylines from this week in college baseball. It was a week full of action, and you won’t want to miss it!

03:53 Exploring Duke's Baseball Evolution and Facilities
07:20 The Oschell Family: A Unique Baseball Story
12:33 Xavier vs. Bowling Green: A Weekend Recap
23:53 Giblet Tickler of the Week: Jac Caglianone
28:07 Top 25 College Baseball Rankings
34:41 Nebraska's Promising Position in Top 25
35:18 UCF's Surprising Standing in the Big 12
36:08 Lamar's Impressive Performance and Recognition
38:32 Highlighting Exceptional Moments in College Baseball
42:26 Exploring Unique Player Stories and Achievements
46:02 The Fascinating Case of Zach Edey
50:42 Celebrating Players and Pitchers of the Week
01:00:25 Wrapping Up with Golden Spikes Discussion

The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports.
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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Texas A&M’s Hayden Schott joins Stephen Schoch for Episode 2 of the Schott Factor! Now that Hayden has had a few SEC weekends under his belt, it was time to pick his brain on what it's like playing baseball in the SEC. For those who may not know, Hayden is a grad transfer into A&M from Columbia, where he got an Ivy League degree for his undergrad. Hayden definitely has a unique experience and we appreciate his willingness to give us a look behind the scenes at Texas A&M baseball! This episode is a fun one you won’t want to miss it!

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On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman highlight some of the top series from Weekend 6 of the 2024 college baseball season. 

They start by going over Clemson’s huge sweep of previously undefeated Florida State, then take a closer look at some more series. Moving along, they go over which teams entered and moved around the most in the most recent D1Baseball Top 25, highlighted by the addition of South Carolina at No. 18 and Clemson moving on up to No. 3 in the nation. Then, they get into some of the biggest moments of the week, ranging from big ejections to walk-off check swings. They talk about it all! Hear all that and more in this week's episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast!

04:48 The Thrilling Clemson vs. Florida State Series Breakdown
09:57 Exploring ACC Pitching Dynamics and Standout Performances
15:48 The Excitement of LSU vs. Florida Series
21:32 SEC Showdown: South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt Highlights
27:44 Diving into the Top 25 Rankings
28:29 Favorite Moments of the Week: UNCW vs. Elon
31:26 The Snowy Niagara Baseball Game
35:10 Penn State's Unique Walk-Off
36:42 Ryder Helfrick's Impressive Home Run
43:02 Umpire Controversies and Fan Emails
50:09 Wrapping Up with Players and Pitchers of the Week

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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The Schoch Factor is also brought to you by Baseball BBQ. Get all officially licensed college baseball grilling tools and cutting boards at www.BaseballBBQ.com!