The Schoch Factor

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with a salute to Arkansas' impressive sweep of Tennessee, why Jace Bohrofen deserves more love, and how concerned they should be about the Vols moving forward. 

They proceed with some love for Wake Forest, in particular lefty Sean Sullivan who has been magically almost as good as Rhett Lowder so far which is just amazing to watch. Other series that stood out this past week included Kentucky/LSU, Ole/Miss/Mississippi State and Maine/Binghamton. 

Next, they discuss what constitutes an "excessive celebration" and the differences between the Florida celebrations and the Jared Jones homer reaction. 

Finally, they shout out some individual performances from Nash Bryan to Charlie Condon to Ethan Petry to Kemp Alderman's PITCHING and Nolan Schanuel's OPS crown.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) and Jake Mintz (@CespedesBBQ) discuss Steve's time in Charlottesville watching his beloved Virginia Cavaliers sweep Miami with big shoutouts to Jake Gelof and Kyle Teel and the remarkable bullpen that has contributed to one of the best pitching staffs in the entire country. 

Behind the Hoos, Cal State Fullerton caught Steve's attention for their series win over UC Santa Barbara. Finally, they discuss the concept of a Thursday/Friday/Saturday series compared to the usual Friday-thru-Sunday slates and how they feel about ties in baseball after UCLA/Utah finished 10-10.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off Florida's first road sweep at Ole Miss since 1988, which obviously featured more Jac Caglianone homers.

Next, they bounce around some of the other notable series wins including UVA, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Texas, USC, and their beloved Bearkats of Sam Houston. After the break, they review their favorite moments featuring the incredible Mountain Dew ejection in Austin Peay/Liberty, Campbell blessing their bats, and a 20-inning D-II game. 

Finally, they shout out some individual performances, from Dylan Crews and Tommy White at LSU to Kris Armstrong's back-to-back 3 HR games and, of course, another Blaine Traxel CG.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with Steve's trip to Gainesville to check out the Florida Gators taking on Alabama. 

Then, they give some love to Missouri after their emphatic sweep of Tennessee and discuss just how real the start for the Tigers is and what to expect moving forward. Next, they bounce around some of the other most impressive series sweeps of the weekend from Vanderbilt to Miami to South Carolina to Kentucky and more. 

After the break, they review their favorite moments of the week from shoveling ice off the field pregame to broken aluminum bats. 

Finally, they shout out some individual performances, including Olivia Pichardo making history, Paul Skenes domination, Braden Montgomery looking like the best player all the time, Gavin Kash raking, Blaine Traxel chuckin', and Brooks Coetzee's clutch plunkings.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) join to discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, and begin with an honest conversation about the sky-high home run totals and exit velocities we've been seeing and try to put the numbers in perspective without being too much of a bummer.

Next, they highlight which teams stood out over the past week, focusing on Boston College's road series win at Virginia Tech and Virginia staying undefeated longer than anyone else, among others. They then check in on the winless teams still remaining and discuss what it's like to have a coach fired midseason. 

After the break, they review the shocking umpire situation in the New Orleans/Mississippi Valley game, salute Siena head coach Tony Rossi as he retires after 54 years (!!!) at the helm, and talk tarp. 

Finally, they shout out some individual performances, from Chase Mora to Wyatt Hudepohl to Daniel Bagwell to Zach Morea and more.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman reconvene to discuss their favorite things from the third weekend of the 2023 college baseball season.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the final day of the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Plus, more college baseball news and updates.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap Day 2 of the 2023 Karbach Round Rock Classic.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) recap Day 1 of the Karbach Round Rock Classic. They begin with a review of the first game between LSU and Kansas State, from Paul Skenes and Owen Boerema's surprising duel to what they thought of the pitch clock violation conclusion. Then they talk about Sam Houston State's quietly dominant shutout of Iowa and what they liked from each team, even in a lopsided result. 

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) deliver the first regular season episode of 2023 with their early reactions to Opening Weekend. First, Stephen shares some of his favorite things he saw, from a Nickelback-inspired walk-off to a replacement hammer and much more. Then, they discuss and debate the implementation of the pitch clock in college baseball and the pros and cons of the system so far. Finally, Jake and Jordan share their takeaways from the college games they got to see in person in Florida and Arizona, respectively, headlined by GCU vs. Tennessee.