Next weekend, Cal Poly or West Virginia is going to play Little Rock or Troy in an opening-round game of the College World Series.
None of those four have ever played in the event. One of those four teams is going to win a game in Omaha.
Cal Poly, Troy, Little Rock, St. John's ... we have new blood in the sweet sixteen. Everyone has a chance in today's college baseball. You don't have to have the incredible facility and NIL budget. You can do this with the right people and right commitment
We talked to nearly 100 people about youth sports in New Jersey and found a predatory industry that is leaving parents broke, exhausted and wondering how the games of their childhood took over their adult lives. Our six-month investigation: https://t.co/plE3w618qt
Sandlot it ain't.
Youth sports now $40 B industry:
"Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024."
https://t.co/YssaxYkMfw
Are you kidding me?! Slugger Jake Tandy clobbers a walk-off grand slam to lead No. 2 @PacificBaseball to a thrilling 8-4 W over No. 3 USF in the @WCCsports Tournament. The Tigers move to the winners bracket of the double-elimination tournament, taking on No. 5 St. Mary’s, which pummels top-seed Gonzaga. The boys are back at @ScottsdaleStadium tomorrow at 2PM. #WCCsports #GoTyges! #PacificProud
Calling all Tigers: Join AD @aktschuor, First Lady @JeanAtPacific and me for a @PacificTigers / @PacificAlumni pregame reception at Scottsdale Stadium before cheering on No. 2 @PacificBaseball v No. 3 USF in the @WCCsports Tournament. If you can’t get to the game, watch on ESPN+ at 7PM or head over to the Tiger Watch Party at @MikePizzaCafe. Below our Tigers are fueling up with an assortment of Arizona meat products at @bobbyqsaz. #GoTyges! #wccsports #PacificProud
@notthefakeSVP@Mike_Schmitz I vividly remember @MarcJSpears on @KNBR saying he could be the best ever, before his draft. The radio guys were shocked. He said “I’ve never seen anything like it. He does things you just won’t believe. Trust me.” That has always been stuck in my head.
In 2020, we had a guy on from a ballroom in Lithuania, I think it was, who was there to see a 16 year old French kid he swore was unlike anything else on earth. I thought he was nuts.
He was right.
That guy @Mike_Schmitz is now the Mavs GM.
Picked 8th and finished 2nd, despite myriad of issues and challenges including 7 season ending injuries, first WCC championship since rejoining the league, first post season since 1998, & best conference finish in a half century, way to go Coach Peters & @PacificBaseball !
An awesome photo of the collision at the plate between Athletics runner Carlos Cortes and Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo. (📸: Steve Ruark/AP)
You don’t see many of these types of collisions anymore.