The D1Baseball Podcast

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, and Joe Healy preview week five around college baseball.

00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor

03:30 SEC: Auburn/Missouri

04:39 SEC:Tennessee/Georgia

06:14 SEC: Texas A&M/Oklahoma

09:04 SEC: Mississippi State/Arkansas

12:23 SEC: LSU/Vandy

13:58 SEC: Texas/Ole Miss

19:07 ACC Series Rundown

20:04 ACC: UNC at Cal

21:49 ACC: FSU at Wake

23:22 ACC: Notre Dame/Louisville

28:43 ACC Rivalry Spotlight

29:16 Big 12: Baylor vs West Virginia

31:44 Big 12: TCU...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons take inventory of the ACC and SEC as we head into conference play. Georgia Tech and Wake Forest are discussed as potential top-tier teams in the ACC. While in the SEC, Texas and Mississippi State have separated themselves for now, but the "second tier" in this league is massive and full of Omaha-caliber clubs.

00:00 Welcome

00:39 Skenes = King Of Cool

02:10 Building The All-Cool Team

05:24 ACC State Of The Union

08:47 ACC Contenders And Concerns

16:39 ACC Parity...

In this episode of Sidearm Delivery, Shotgun Spratling sits down with Minnesota head coach Ty McDevitt to discuss how the Gophers have grown from a 2025 season that was decimated by injury after injury. The second-year head coach also talks about reinventing yourself on the fly and growing from season to season.

Later in the episode, D1Baseball Midwest analyst Patrick Ebert joins to talk about McDevitt and the Gophers, along with how he thinks they’ll fare in the Big Ten this season.

00:00 Welcome

02:12 Minnesota's Ty McDevitt

25:04 D1Ba...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons detail Sac State's series win at The Box and the heroics of freshman pitcher Trevor Wilson. Game two of that series was one for the ages. They talk through Ball State's epic comeback and Lafayette's flirtation with the OMGWGW zone. Finally, they pick through the carnage of Florida's game three comeback versus High Point. It is important to note that the Panthers were attempting to sweep a top-tier SEC program on the road. Pray for the problem?

00:00 Welcome

02:00 Sac State Shocks LSU...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons name their Real Dudes of the Week. Quinton Coats of Cincinnati and Lorenzo Carrier of Pitt would disagree with those who say baseball is a game of failure. Mason Edwards (USC), Sean Hard (Boston College), Eric Nachtsheim (McNeese State), and Tristan Helmick (Lafayette) are pitchers who received flowers. Finally, someone please tell Landon Hairston that Roons isn't mad at him anymore.

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On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss a wild weekend of upsets in the SEC. They consider the possibility that the SEC's reign of dominance in college baseball might be waning. They also reflected on some "Hey Now" moments, including Tennessee's walk-off slash, Cal's 11-game winning streak, and a dreaded 12-1 lead in the third inning.

00:00 Welcome Back!

02:32 SEC Chaos Weekend

03:25 Is SEC Still Top Dog?

08:08 Upsets Breakdown

12:19 LSU Leadership

15:34 Parity Nationwide

17:56 "Hey Now!" Roundup

18:55 Cal...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt, and Joe Healy recap week four around college baseball. They discuss their takeaways, highlighted by the SEC's woes, ACC opening weekend results, and mid-majors on the rise.

00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor

01:25 LSU Panic Meter

02:26 SEC Weekend Chaos

04:41 Tennessee Offense Worries

09:16 Mid-Majors Rising

11:55 Florida Sleepwalking

13:47 ACC Upsets Recap

16:37 BC Stuns Miami

19:48 ACC Reality Check

20:31 Wake Forest Arms

22:35 Noah Coy Debate

25:24 Louisiana Surge

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, and Aaron Fitt preview week four around college baseball.

00:00 Omaha Fuel Ad

00:39 Podcast Intro

03:24 Best Season Interactions

12:24 Southern Miss Hot Start

14:04 ACC Week Four Preview

20:03 Virginia Tech Outlook

23:18 NC State Check In

25:24 Big Ten Opening Weekend

28:28 Big Ten Weather Watch

29:39 USC vs Illinois Preview

31:14 Variety Pack Weekend Picks

32:59 Coastal Injuries and Outlook

37:32 Louisiana at DBU Spotlight

41:09 DBU Pitching Talk...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons chronicle some of the midweek upsets including Central Arkansas' win at Vandy and Grand Canyon's win at Arizona. The guys talked through why we're seeing so many upsets on Tuesday nights. Also, is it possible to fly out to the shortstop.

00:00 Welcome

01:10 Pelican Stops Play

02:43 Oregon State Oxygen Talk

04:04 Southern Miss Thriller

05:23 Pop Up vs Fly Out

07:44 Upsets Across Midweeks

09:21 Why Midweeks Get Wild

18:07 Avoiding the "Win Zone"

21:31...

On this week's Sidearm Delivery, Shotgun Spratling is joined by UC Santa Barbara head coach Andrew Checketts to talk about how he’s turned the Gauchos into one of the nation’s most consistent mid-major programs. He also talks about UCSB opening the season in Mississippi, how his team has gotten out to an 8-2 start, and his latest elite ace, junior righthander Jackson Flora.

Later, D1Baseball West Coast analyst Eric Sorensen joins the show to talk about Checketts squad, how he built the program in Isla Vista into a perennial top 25 contender, and where the Gauc...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons cover Northeastern's road win over LSU in their new segment "Oh my gosh, we're going to win." The guys also discussed Southern Miss's incredible start to the season and whether the Golden Eagles are playing too well, too soon?!

00:00 Welcome

00:40 First Wednesday Show

02:36 New Meters Introduced

04:17 Remembering Joey Raccuia

05:50 "Oh My Gosh, We're Going To Win" Explained

08:41 Northeastern Shocks LSU

11:42 Bottom Ninth Panic/Meltdown

16:14 Run Rule Talk and Aftermath

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons celebrated Arizona's awesome response to the low oxygen zone. They also introduced a new category called the "Oh my gosh, we're going to win" zone. Oregon State, Vandy, Arizona State and Louisville were topics of discussion, as well as LSU's amazing immunity to the low oxygen zone. Finally, props were given to Xavier's fearless scheduling practices.

00:00 Welcome

00:38 Low Oxygen Meter Returns

01:15 Arizona And TCU Check In

01:46 Louisville Ninth Inning Collapse

05:13 Coastal's Weekend

08:24 Vanderbilt Vegas...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss the players who stepped up in an epic game between Mississippi State and UCLA. They named their "Real Dudes" of the week and discussed some position groups, like the Wake Forest rotation and the Oregon infield, that are standing out. Caylon Dygert of UT Arlington also received some love for his epic pitching performance at Arkansas.

00:50 Week Three Recap

01:05 UCLA Statement Weekend

08:09 UCLA Pitching

11:09 Real Dudes

11:29 Gasparino Power Surge

14:53 Ojeda Shuts Down Oregon

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On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers and Bradley Smart recap week three around college baseball. They discuss their takeaways from the Live Like Lou Las Vegas Classic, weekend three at Globe Life, and more.

00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor

00:39 Podcast Kickoff

01:27 Globe Life Takeaways

02:54 Virginia Tech Tested

04:39 Tennessee Bounce Back

06:02 Florida Sweeps Miami

11:06 Vegas Classic Recap

14:12 Irvine-style Baseball

15:22 Houston Tournament Reactions

17:52 Bullpen and Ole Miss

18:10 Coastal Carolina Outlook

19:37 Alabama-OSU Takeaways

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Jack DeLongchamps and Bradley Smart preview week three around college baseball.

00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor

00:39 Podcast Kickoff

00:54 Meet The Panel

02:13 Flat Tire Banter

03:41 Best Purchases Debate

09:30 Week Three Preview

09:48 Globe Life Showdown

18:30 Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic Breakdown

20:55 Frisco Classic Spotlight

23:58 Oregon State Offense Worries

25:24 Florida vs Miami Preview

28:27 Clemson & South Carolina Rivalry

32:33 Nebraska vs Auburn Spotlight

34:29...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons share personal accounts of teams who spent time in the low oxygen zone. They also discussed where Arizona, Coastal Carolina, TCU, and Louisville stand after the first two weekends. They finished with a quick examination of Oregon State, UCLA, and Tennessee.

00:00 Welcome

01:03 Going [More] Daily Plan

02:04 Fan Tweet Shoutouts

02:48 Low Oxygen Explained

05:27 Big League Low Oxygen

11:10 Arizona State Low Oxygen Years

15:54 Meter Teams Intro

17:11 Coastal Injury Alarm

19:47 Louisville Pressure...

With the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series [Weekend 3] coming up this weekend, the D1Baseball staff sat down with each of the six coaches playing at Globe Life Field in Arlington to preview their teams.

00:00 Tennessee's Josh Elander

9:54 Virginia Tech's John Szefc

24:10 Texas A&M's Michael Earley

32:41 Arizona State's Willie Bloomquist

44:25 Mississippi State's Brian O'Connor

52:45 UCLA's John Savage

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The architect of one of the biggest series wins to date this season, Kent State head coach Jeff Duncan, joins the show after his Golden Flashes went into Knoxville and took a series and nearly a sweep of a top-15 Tennessee team. He talks about the team's early-season success and how the trip to LSU for a midweek game helped propel his squad past the Volunteers. He also discusses the impact of the Flashes' defensive prowess up the middle and how a fall workout has become a rallying cry for his players.

Later, we’ll...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Aaron Fitt joins Burkie and Roons to review "Real Dudes" and "Hey Now" moments from the second weekend of the season. Westin Boyle (Purdue), Will Gasparino (UCLA), Braden Burress (East Carolina), and "Monster" Milam (LSU) were among the names mentioned. Dax Whitney's (Oregon State) historic performance was discussed and Aaron's coining of the phrase D1 "Almost" Daily provided a belly laugh.

00:00 Welcome Back

03:32 Real-Time Production Meeting: Hey Now vs. Big Picture

04:48 Round Rock Classic: The Return of the Push Bunt

09:42 "Hey...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt recap week two around college baseball. They discuss their takeaways from the Round Rock Classic, headlined by Oregon State's Dax Whitney, #1 UCLA's dominating series win over TCU, and more.

00:00 Omaha Fuel: Coffee Sponsor Kickoff (Kiersten Coffee Ad)

00:39 Podcast Intro: Weekend 2 Reacts with Rooney, Fitt & Rogers

01:18 Press Box Culture: The Fresca Tracker Returns

02:10 UCLA’s Loud Weekend: Power Surge vs TCU

03:40 LSU Looks Like LSU: Jax Classic Dominance & Lineup Depth

05:35 Texas Checks Every Bo...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy, Kendall Rogers, and Mark Etheridge are joined by Bradley Smart ahead of weekend two in college baseball.

00:00 Official Sponsor: Omaha Fuel Coffee (Kiersten Coffee Ad)

00:39 Podcast Intro + Week 2 Preview Setup

01:49 Winter Olympics Tangent: Which Event Would You Compete In?

04:21 Hockey Talk + Rockets Memorabilia & Logo Debate

06:48 Weather, Moving the Season Back & Opening Weekend Crowds

08:36 Tournament Preview: Amegy Bank College Baseball Series

09:17 Auburn Deep Dive: Offensive Woes vs. Pitching Surprise

12:17 Who Pops in the Field...

On this episode of the D1 Daily podcast, Burkie addresses the alleged hypocrisy in his identifying a "predicted" player of the year candidate (Ace Reese). The guys also discuss the natural tension in adjusting (or not adjusting) early-season rankings for teams like Auburn, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt. Finally, Kole Klecker of Arizona State is discussed among several "Hey Now" moments.

00:39 - Welcome Back

05:05 - Roons' Fence-Straddling Strategy

07:42 - Midweek 'Hey Now' Spotlight

10:10 - More Midweek 'Hey Now's'

12:17 - Rankings Volatility vs. 'Poll Mechanics': How Much Should...

With the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series [Weekend 2] coming up this weekend, the D1Baseball staff sat down with each of the six coaches playing at Globe Life Field in Arlington this weekend to preview their teams.

00:39 Butch Thompson - Auburn

12:48 Dan McDonnell - Louisville

22:50 Link Jarrett - Florida State

39:54 Will Bolt - Nebraska

48:39 Tracy Smith - Michigan

Unfortunately we had a lot of audio issues with Kansas State's head coach Pete Hughes. You can still watch what we were able to ge...

Burkie and Roons react to the opening weekend of the 2026 college baseball season. Their big takeaways include Southern Miss’ comeback series with UC Santa Barbara, Oklahoma’s strong showing at Globe Life, and the high-end feel of TCU vs. Arkansas, while noting Mississippi State and Florida looked unsettled early despite rebounding results. In a “low oxygen” check, they flag early struggles for Big 12 programs like Texas Tech, Arizona, and Oklahoma State, while highlighting TCU and West Virginia’s strong starts.

“Hey now” moments include Jackson Nystrom’s return to start for San Francisco after a cancer diagnosis, huge crowds (inc...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy and Aaron Fitt recap week one around college baseball. They discuss the happenings at the tournament at Globe Life Field, headlined by Oklahoma's impressive 3-0 showing, the marquee mid-major series between UC Santa Barbara and Southern Miss and much more.

00:00 Official Sponsor Spotlight: Coffee for the Road to Omaha

00:39 Podcast Kickoff: Skeleton Crew, New Sunday-Night Recording Time

02:34 Globe Life Tournament Recap: Oklahoma’s 3–0 Statement

03:41 Sooners’ Pitching Breakout: Cam Johnson & LJ Mercurius Lead the Way

06:15 Oklahoma’s Lineup Identity: Chaos Offense...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss their in-season rituals. These included using the lineup tab on the D1Baseball.com team pages, Joe Healy's Weekend Waypoints show, and the D1 Digest piece that comes out on weekend mornings.

Then they looked ahead to opening weekend and the intriguing tournaments in Surprise, Arizona, and at Globe Life Field. Burkie wrapped with thoughts on what we could learn from Florida, Mississippi State, and Tennessee this weekend.

00:00 Introduction

00:39 Welcome to the D1 Daily

03:45 Opening Weekend Preview an...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Joe Healy, and Aaron Fitt are joined by Bradley Smart ahead of DI College Baseball’s opening weekend.

 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

00:39 Podcast Kickoff and Acknowledgements

01:26 Condolences and Team Introductions

03:02 Discussion on Baseball Game Preparations

10:44 Bradley's Puerto Rico Coverage

12:27 ACC Teams and Players to Watch

17:48 Globe Life Tournament Preview

25:40 Arizona Tournaments Overview

29:19 A Day at the Batting Cage

29:52 Arizona Teams and Opening Day Intrigue

31:50 Iowa's Early Season Str...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney and Aaron Fitt are joined by David Seifert to discuss D1's updated college prospect rankings for the 2026 MLB Draft.

 00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome

00:09 Generational Talents and Guest Introduction

01:12 Discussion on College Shortstops

03:36 Top College Shortstop Prospects

05:13 Beyond the Top Three Shortstops

06:31 In-Depth Analysis of Shortstop Prospects

13:02 Evaluating College Hitters

13:15 Top College Hitters and Their Profiles

17:19 Comparing Top Hitters and Final Thoughts

19:32 Potential Helium Picks: Catchers and Pitchers

With the Shriners Children's College Showdown coming up this weekend, the D1Baseball staff sat down with each of the six coaches playing at Globe Life Field in Arlington this weekend to preview their teams.

01:02 Dave Van Horn - Arkansas

11:31 Skip Johnson - Oklahoma

22:50 Josh Holliday - Oklahoma State

39:54 Kirk Saarloos - TCU

48:39 Tim Tadlock - Texas Tech

56:13 Tim Corbin - Vanderbilt

College baseball fans kick off the 2026 season at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, with three...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Mike Rooney and Chris Burke preview themes for the in-season D1 Daily episodes. Those concepts include the "Real Dude of the Week", the "keeping of receipts", and "Hey Now!" moments. Roons took the first step off the plank with a Real Dude watchlist and several hot takes. Two of those predictions were that an ACC team will play in the CWS Finals and that two of the following teams will be in Omaha this June: Clemson, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, and Georgia.

00:55 Introduction and Pre-Season Reflections

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt, David Seifert and Joe Healy complete their 2026 fantasy draft. Fitt will be going for a four-peat after winning the fantasy competition each of the last three years. 

00:00 Welcome to the D1 Baseball Podcast

00:15 Introducing the Fantasy Player Draft

00:31 Meet the Contestants

00:57 Controversies and Allegations

03:28 Draft Rules and Setup

04:53 First Round Picks

05:50 Second Round Picks

07:25 Third Round Picks

09:55 Mid-Round Strategies

15:58 Late Round Bargains

21:46 Final P...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons put a bow on several of the major storylines for the 2026 season. These items include the possibilities of a LSU dynasty 2.0, the fascinating nature of back-to-back outlier fields in Omaha, and an epic class of college shortstops that includes Roch Cholowsky, Justin LeBron, and Tyler Bell. 

The guys also discussed the high-impact coaching changes, such as Brian O'Connor (Mississippi State), Josh Elander (Tennessee), Chris Pollard (Virginia), and James Ramsey (Georgia Tech).

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On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons reflect on the loss of legendary Stanford head coach Mark Marquess. They also discuss the impact of coaches from that era, including Skip Bertman, Gary Ward, Augie Garrido, Mike Gillespie, Wayne Graham, and many others.

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On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt and Joe Healy play the annual stock market game, where they each select eight teams – one each from the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Sun Belt, and three wild cards from all the other conferences – to see who can pick the teams that have the largest cumulative increase in win total from year to year.

00:00 Introduction and Opening Banter

00:56 Writing Patterns and Annoyances

05:18 Stock Market Game Introduction

09:02 Drafting Teams: Sun Belt and Big 12

17:43 Drafting Team...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons check in on the college baseball preseason. One finding was that the bottom of the Power-4 conferences appear to be dramatically improved heading into the 2026 season.

Another topic is the abundance of high-profile relievers who are converting to a starting role in 2026. That list included Casan Evans (LSU), Weston Moss (Texas A&M), Ryan Lynch (North Carolina), Chase Meyer (West Virginia), Cole Carlon (Arizona State), and Dylan Volantis (Texas)

00:00 College Baseball Series in Arlington

01:02 Introduction

02:28 The "Fake" Season: Cha...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons talk through the college baseball parallels to Indiana's dominant run to a football national title. They discussed the viability of hiring a "proven winner" from a lower level of the sport and the ability to bring most of a G5 roster along in the process. College baseball comps that came up include Vanderbilt, Oregon State, Rice, Fresno State, and Wichita State. Mike Silva of Arkansas State and Dan Fitzgerald of Kansas were interesting individual comps here.

00:00 Welcome Back!

00:17 Indiana Football's Unbelievable Season<...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons are joined by Kendall Rogers to preview the Big 12. West Virginia's run of two consecutive super regional appearances was discussed as well as the exciting depth of the newly expanded conference. Arizona and Arizona State are two programs with upward momentum and TCU is the league's bell cow headed into 2026. PLUS MUCH MORE!

00:00 Introduction + Kendall Rogers

01:28 Big 12 Baseball Storylines

02:49 Conference Realignment Impact

04:26 Team Highlights and Draft Picks

06:38 Top Teams and Players to Watch

16:37 Big 12 vs. AC...

In this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss the latest news and key takeaways from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Convention. Topics include the introduction of new Umpire Coordinator Jeff Gosney, the debate over implementing a 10-run rule, and the impact of rising exit velocities in the sport. The hosts also cover changes in tournament seeding and the addition of DSR, a new team-performance/ranking metric.

00:00 Introduction

01:18 American Baseball Coaches Association Conference

02:27 Hot Stove Issues and Stories

03:48 New Umpire Coordinator Insights

08:23 Exit Veloc...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy, Aaron Fitt, Kendall Rogers and Bradley Smart break down the 12 teams that just missed the top 25 rankings, including Ole Miss and Virginia. They also discuss their favorite players and toughest omissions from the recently-released All-America teams.

00:00 Introduction and Host Introduction

00:21 All-America Teams Discussion

00:46 College Football Banter

04:40 All-America Outfield Debate

06:36 Utility Position Debate

11:25 Starting Pitcher Debate

14:13 Relief Pitcher Debate

20:39 Top 25 Teams Discussion

21:23 Alabama's Potential

24:31 Arizona State's Upward Trend

27:08...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Roons and Burkie sit down with Bradley Smart, editor of ACC Extra on D1Baseball.com, to discuss the ACC landscape heading into the 2026 college baseball season. The group looks at ACC teams with national title potential, such as North Carolina, Florida State, and Louisville.

They also explore Georgia Tech's chances with their strong position player group, Clemson's efforts to overcome postseason heartbreak, and Miami's drive to return to form. Additionally, Bradley touches on the impact of coaching changes at Duke and Virginia. Tune in for an in-depth analysis and...