Highway To Hoover

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview Florida before the 2024 college baseball season. The duo discusses the addition of Alabama transfer Colby Shelton, the questions surrounding the Gators' outfield and much more.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. The pitchLogic ba...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview Auburn before the 2024 college baseball season. The duo discusses how head coach Butch Thompson and his staff consistently maximize the Tigers' talent, their improved pitching depth and more.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. Th...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview Arkansas before the 2024 college baseball season. The duo discusses the Razorbacks' elite pitching staff, the questions surrounding the offense and more.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. The pitchLogic ball gives personalized f...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview Alabama before the 2024 college baseball season. The duo discusses the immense potential of the Crimson Tide's pitching staff, how it might go about replacing eight lineup regulars and more.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. The...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge give their thoughts on the SEC teams in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25. They also discuss the college football trend of lower-level head coaches leaving their posts for assistant coaching jobs in the SEC and whether that will become more common in baseball as well.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of yo...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss the tweaks to the NCAA Tournament selection process announced at the ABCA convention, which include a change to how wins will appear on the team sheets delivered to the committee and the introduction of the KPI as a metric for consideration.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by mo...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge take their first earnest look at the 2024 season by highlighting the best nonconference weekends on the schedule for SEC teams.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. The pitchLogic ball gives personalized feedback and recommendations so you...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge count down their respective lists of the top 10 stories from SEC baseball during the last calendar year. LSU's national title, Alabama's roller coaster of a season and the struggles of both Mississippi-based SEC teams were among the top topics of conversation.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your tra...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss what they do and don't know about the SEC. They talk about what beliefs they have now about SEC baseball that they didn't have a year ago, which teams they have a good feel for entering 2024 and which teams they have no feel for ahead of next season.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your train...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss the release of the RPI alternative called the Diamond Sports Ranking (DSR), produced by 6-4-3 Charts. They talk about why college baseball has grown weary of the RPI, what the DSR hopes to address and how this could affect scheduling in the SEC. Additionally, they draft two more players to each of their respective SEC incom...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss hypothetical SEC Tournament formats for once the conference expands to 16 teams in the 2025 season. Additionally, they discuss the outlook for Mississippi State in 2024, and specifically what will have to happen for the Bulldogs' pitching to show marked improvement next season.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy is joined by Kentucky baseball play-by-play announcer Darren Headrick and former Kentucky pitcher Darren "Dub" Williams. Darren and Dub talk a bit about their new podcast project before the trio dives into reminiscing about the 2023 season for the Wildcats and looking ahead to what's in store for 2024.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic....

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge start by discussing the recent announcement of the SEC permanent opponents for the 2025 season and beyond. Afterward, they do another fall whiparound and discuss what Joe saw at Florida last week, what Mark saw in LSU's exhibition game on Sunday and they pass along some notes from Aaron Fitt on what he saw at South Carolina's Fall...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge do a whiparound of recent action they've seen in the SEC. They discuss Mark's trip to see Florida and Georgia play in Jacksonville, Joe's impressions of the Bulldogs from over the weekend, what to expect from Vanderbilt in 2024 based on its recent game against Wake Forest and how this Kentucky team looks pretty similar to the 2023...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge deep dive into more happenings around SEC fall practices. They discuss Tennessee's exhibition against Virginia Tech and Missouri's Fall World Series, then look ahead to Florida and Georgia's big game in Jacksonville, Vanderbilt's home game against Wake Forest and Kentucky's fall exhibition against Morehead State. Additionally, they...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge do a roundup of news and notes from fall practice in the SEC. They discuss the news that Japanese prospect Rintaro Sasaki is indeed coming stateside for college, talk about Mark's trip to see Alabama and Auburn play in Tuscaloosa and go over some notes from Arkansas' Fall World Series.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by ESPN's Chris Burke to discuss a number of topics both in and out of the SEC. They discuss the lasting memories of the 2023 season, the effect the transfer portal has had on recruiting, expectations for Vanderbilt in 2024, and much more.   Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by m...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Mike Rooney subs for Joe Healy and describes his idea to expand the NCAA field to 72. He and Mark Etheridge evaluate the pros and cons of the idea and how the new world of conference expansion impacts the proposal.    Highway To Hoover is presented by pitchLogic. Take control of your training by monitoring every pitch with their smart baseball. The pitchLogic...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge take a stab at some SEC baseball player over/unders for the 2024 season. Among them are predictions on how many home runs Jac Caglianone will hit, how many walks per nine innings Hagen Smith will issue and how many strikeouts Ole Miss transfer lefty Liam Doyle will compile.   The Highway To Hoover Podcast is brought to you by  Broc...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss the 2024 SEC conference schedule release. They discuss the series they are most anticipating next season, which teams have the toughest paths on favor and which teams are catching a break in terms of scheduling.   The Highway To Hoover Podcast is brought to you by  Brock’s Gap Brewing Company  (Hoover, AL). Subscribe to the...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge talk fall exhibitions. They discuss what fans can and can't take away from a team's fall exhibition performances, the many different approaches programs take to scheduling exhibitions and a few SEC fall exhibitions to monitor over the next few weeks.   The Highway To Hoover Podcast is brought to you by  Brock’s Gap Brewing Company...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge discuss fall storylines to watch for all 14 SEC teams. They talk about what Arkansas has on the mound, how first-year coaches will approach the fall, how much pressure will be on the Mississippi State pitching staff to look improved, how Tennessee will sort out its infield logjam and so much more.   The Highway To Hoover Podcast is...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Alabama head baseball coach Rob Vaughn. They discuss Vaughn's impressions of the run the Crimson Tide went on in 2023, how what he and his staff accomplished at Maryland translates to Alabama, his decision to keep Jason Jackson on staff and how he went about rebuilding the roster ahead of the 2024 season.   The Hi...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Georgia head coach Wes Johnson. They discuss how Johnson balanced being the Georgia coach with serving as the pitching coach at LSU while the Tigers were on the way to a national title, what made Johnson jump at the chance to take on this role, Johnson's pitching philosophy and much more.   The Highway To Hoover P...

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge are joined by new Missouri head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson. They discuss Jackson's return to Columbia, where he served as an assistant from 2011-15; his decision to hire former Tiger head coach Tim Jamieson as his pitching coach; and how he hopes to change the narrative around the program. Additionally, they talk about what suc...