The D1Baseball Podcast

Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt are joined by D1Baseball’s resident Bracketologist, Mark Etheridge, to discuss how the Field of 64 looks in Week 10 of the 2026 college baseball season! 00:00 Nerdcast Returns 00:19 Chaos Season Context 02:35 How Projections Work 03:21 New Top 32 Seeding 05:03 Top Seeds UCLA, Georgia Tech 08:06 Sorting the Next Tier 08:45 Florida Resume Debate 15:54 Filling Out Top 10...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons review their "Hey Now" moments from week nine. These included the atmospheres at Georgia Tech and Texas A&M, as well as a host of surprising sweeps in the SEC. There were shout-outs to Boston College and the ALS Awareness Game at Fenway Park, as well as Nebraska's quality effort at Oregon. The boys wrapped the pod with a shoutout to St. Joe's 1...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons review the Real Dudes from week 9 of the 2026 college baseball season. Some of the big names included Logan Reddemann (UCLA), Matthew Lefevers (Radford), Aiden Robbins (Texas), and Harrison Feinberg (Northeastern). Gavin Grahovac of Texas A&M earned special mention for his performance versus Texas. Plus, Burkie discusses the passing of former A...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt, and Joe Healy recap week nine around college baseball. 00:39 Weekend Review Kickoff 01:19 SEC Chaos Explained 04:14 Tennessee Turns Corner 05:35 Texas A&M Pitching Shuffle 09:40 Florida Upsets Georgia 10:48 ACC Picture Emerging 15:01 Miami And Louisville Watch 17:05 American And Big Ten Notes 18:08 Big Ten Rise...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy and Aaron Fitt preview week nine around college baseball, headlined by Texas visiting College Station for a rivalry series. 00:39 Podcast Roll Call 02:45 Week Nine Preview 04:35 Texas/Texas A&M Showdown 12:50 Arkansas/Alabama Stakes 18:28 LSU/Ole Miss Outlook 22:23 ACC Spotlight Series 31:27 Big 12 Weekend Slate 33:51 Bubble Series Stakes 34...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss Jim Schlossnagle's return to College Station and several other key series for weekend nine. The guys did a deep dive on Aggie slugger Chris Hacopian and the depth of that lineup. Roons admitted to practicing more "comparative denial" in fantasy baseball, and Burkie talked through the potential of weather on these huge series. 00:00 Welcome...

On this episode of Sidearm Delivery, Shotgun Spratling brings on someone who has made it a mission to do more than just coach baseball: Kansas head coach Dan Fitzgerald . Coach Fitzgerald joins to not only talk about the success of his Jayhawks’ squad, who are 23-10 (9-3 conference) and have won seven in a row heading into a battle for first place in the Big 12 this weekend, but to also discuss Ka...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss more "Hey Now" moments from Week 8. The entire Big 12 was having a "Hey Now" weekend as Kansas turned a ninth-inning rally into a Home Run Derby, and the UCF-WVU series got nutty. They also talked through the new band "Coastal and the Beavs" and how that group continues to hang around the top of the charts. For athletes and sports programs...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss the "Hey Now's" being provided by arguably four of some of the best teams in college baseball right now: UCLA , Georgia , Florida State , and UCF . What are we learning about roster construction? Does style of play matter? And do you need a different team to GET TO Omaha versus WINNING IN Omaha? 0:00 Welcome 3:00 Weekend Recap 4:05 Georgia...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons review several Real Dude performances from Week 8. These included Cade Arrambide of LSU, Cam Righi of Connecticut, Jackson Flora of UCSB, and Nate Kugler of Dartmouth. Other names mentioned were Andrew Williamson of UCF, Camden Clark of Southern Miss, and Ryder Helfrick of Arkansas. 00:00 Welcome Back 00:41 Burkie's On the Road to Tallahassee 09:20...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt recap week eight around college baseball, headlined by a wild weekend in the SEC and premiere series in the Big 12 and Big Ten. 03:43 Georgia Bullpen Swagger 07:21 Alabama Surge & SEC Chaos 08:07 LSU/Tennessee Thriller 09:17 Will Tennessee Make Field? 13:59 Arkansas Offensive Woes 15:14 Texas A&M Rebounds...

On this episode of Sidearm Delivery, Shotgun Spratling chats with one of the best developers in the game, Mississippi State head coach Brian O’Connor. Shotgun talks with Coach O'Connor about the strong first half his Bulldogs have had in his first season in Starkville, the challenges of knowing when to play young players, and how to thread the needle of when to push players to the edge of their li...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons talk through why college baseball coaches rarely yell at players during games. They also discuss the concept of postgame team meetings and tell the story of an incredible one from Ole Miss ' 2022 national championship season.  Finally, the guys shout out Tryston McCladdie of Clemson and Cam Johnson of Oklahoma for showing incredible ability to...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers and Joe Healy preview week eight around college baseball. 00:39 Podcast Intro and Roll Call 06:25 Chat Shoutouts and LSU Stock 07:49 West Coast Trip/UCLA Buzz 12:08 Weekend Slate 12:41 USC at UCLA Breakdown 16:50 Big 12: UCF at WVU 18:12 Mountaineers Deep Dive 22:44 UCF Cliff Notes 24:34 Mississippi State at Georgia 26:39 What...

On the episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons discuss the odd combination of Landon Hairston's incredible heater and Arizona State's sudden entrance into the low-oxygen zone. They also discussed the upside and perils of high school recruiting and how it is impacting prime-time programs like LSU, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 00:00 Welcome Back! 03:13 ASU Expectations vs. Reality 03:44 Hairston Hot S...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons open with a discussion of LSU winning a chippy SEC series over Kentucky that featured dugout shouting between Jay Johnson and Nick Mingione. Then, they run through “Real Dudes” nominees, highlighting hitters Luke Pettitte (Dallas Baptist), Gavin Nash , Marcos Rosales (UNLV), and Gonzaga’s Maddox Haley , who had a huge week and is hitting .509. On t...

On today's episode of D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons recap a “carnage” weekend of college baseball, highlighting the top "Hey Now" moments from week 7 of the 2026 college baseball season. Roons highlights being in the booth for "Sunday Night Baseball" featuring West Virginia vs. Arizona State, praising West Virginia’s traffic-heavy offense and standout catcher Gavin Kelly’s elite throwing and hitting,...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy, Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt recap week seven around college baseball. They discuss an SEC weekend with seven sweeps out its eight total series, including Florida's stunning sweep of Arkansas, Boston College and Pitt standing tall in the ACC, and TCU making a move in the Big 12. 00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor 02:18 SEC Weekend Sweeps 03:16 Miss...

On this episode of the D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney, Joe Healy, and Aaron Fitt preview week seven around college baseball. 00:00 Omaha Fuel Sponsor 02:48 Weekend Slate Setup 04:44 NC State/Georgia Tech 11:01 USF at Charlotte 15:25 Campbell and Mizzou Notes 22:48 Big 12: West Virginia at ASU 29:02 Fordham Wins Record 30:09 Beavers vs Mercer Preview 32:06 Oregon at UCSB Trap 34:29 Oregon Losses E...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Roons presented Burkie with a way-too-early " Five For Omaha ". Five was the number as Roons positioned UCLA , Texas , and Georgia Tech as strong favorites to advance to the Men's College World Series. Virginia and Florida State were teams discussed in the ACC , as well as Mississippi State , Georgia , Oklahoma , and Auburn in the SEC . USC and Coastal Carolina wer...

Things are heating up literally and figuratively as we get into conference play and start seeing some inter-conference rivalry action, and this episode is dedicated to the best rivalry in the nation, one that goes beyond sports, and we don’t mean in a poisoning trees/steal your mascot type of way. Shotgun Spratling talks with both sides of the Army-Navy rivalry, as head coaches Chris Tracz and Chu...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons run through several teams who are looking to emerge from the vaunted low-oxygen zone . Louisville and Wake Forest were discussed in the ACC , as well as Florida, Vandy, and LSU in the SEC. TCU was discussed as a team that has been derailed by injuries, after a season that began with great expectations. 00:00 Welcome! 01:34 Low Oxygen Zone Intro 03:...

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons hand out “ Real Dudes ” honors across college baseball. Burkie highlights big weeks from Quinton Coates , Aiden Robbins , and Ole Miss slugger Tristan Bissetta . Roons tabs his co-Real Dudes of Week 6: Dee Kennedy (Kansas State) and Landon Hairston (Arizona State) after a headline series. Burkie spotlights mid-major standouts Brayden Bakes (Illinoi...

On the episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons reflect on their Hey Now moments from Weekend 6. Those included incredible fan atmospheres in the SEC, two of the best hitters in the country hitting in the nine-hole, and Roch Cholowsky continuing to dazzle us with his play. Finally, the guys discussed the opening at South Carolina and the importance of the Gamecock program to college baseball. 00:...

On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy, Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt sift through the week six results around college baseball. They discuss Aaron's trip to see Ole Miss, Alabama and Texas win weekend series; the shock of Notre Dame sweeping Clemson; Arizona State's series win and move into the Top 25; and much more. 00:00 Podcast Introductions 00:26 Travel Chaos Recap 02:13 Auburn...