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Dan Hartleb will serve as manager for the 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team this summer!
Learn more: https://t.co/Zy76ApdcDI
Introducing a new series: In The Cage presented by @JeffBelzers
Get to know some of the #Gopher Baseball newcomers as we head into the 2026 season!
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Joseph Dzierwa in 2025:
βΎ Big Ten pitcher of the year for Michigan State
βΎ 1.42 ERA
βΎ 137 strikeouts
Will he vault up the rankings in the Orioles system?
More details: https://t.co/nxAjbXppDT
The #13 Jersey π£
For the second consecutive season, the #13 jersey will be worn by the recipient of the Paul Stevens Life Teammate Award, as voted on by their teammates.
The Paul Stevens Live Teammate Award is awarded annually by @WillToLiveOrg to the Wildcat senior who best embodies the spirit of a Life Teammate - a leader on the field, in the locker room and in the community.
Roch Cholowsky has an elite combination of offensive + defensive tools at a premium position.
Could he claim the No. 1 spot in our 2027 Top 100? π
More here: https://t.co/Kmuz6AEFDp
Caught up w/ @rheller21. Good chat, per usual, on how a head coach manages today's calendar for coaching moves.
@UIBaseball has led the B1G in conference ERA 3 of last 4 seasons, with a different pitching coach each time.
The key? An established system + established culture.
The spotlight on Cignetti's journey brings to mind the baseball coach at IUP his time overlapped with, Jeff Ditch. A great Midwestern baseball guy, (Penn State, UC, WVU among stops) and just a great person, who we lost far too early in 2020.
Penn State coach Mike Gambino joined this week's College Podcast π₯
Tune in for an in-depth look at Japanese righthander Genei Sato's recruitment process.
π§ Listen here: https://t.co/8FlsnWduOY
Baseball America's No. 1 team heading into the 2026 season: @UCLABaseball . Is a trip to Omaha all but set for the Bruins?
Here's a look at how recent college baseball preseason No. 1s fared, from winning the NCAA Tournament to not making the field.
https://t.co/I4hXeMOLN4
UCLA was last BA's preseason #1 in 2008. Their highest preseason rank since was #2, in 2021.
The Bruins dethrone Indiana, who was BA's #3 preseason team in 2014, for the highest preseason ranking for a Big Ten team in the current 64-team tournament format.
From Roch Star to cover star π
Star shortstop Roch Cholowsky powers preseason No. 1 @UCLABaseball and graces the cover of our College Preview double issue.
See the Preseason Top 25, All-America teams, conference previews + an 18-page Fantasy Baseball preview.
Pre-order yours now: https://t.co/ke61bOXHCa