The Podcast About Division-III Baseball

Welcome to Episode 28 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We took six months off but we're back in the middle of December because this is exactly when everyone is talking about D-III baseball. Okay, not really, but our real reason for returning is that we wanted to talk to two of the best players in the country during the 2018 season and hear about how they got to where they are now.  Firs...

Welcome to Episode 27 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This episode covers the twelve D-III players selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, and goes over what these guys did to earn the rare achievement of being drafted out of a D-III school. Before we dive into the draft, our podcast immediately goes off the rails when Jake finds a weeks-old piece of dried okra in his rug (at 2:40). Then we be...

Welcome to Episode 26 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The season has come to an end, and it's time to review what we learned during the 2018 season and take a moment to appreciate the incredible run of the Texas-Tyler Patriots. Here's what we've got in this episode: World Series review (at 1:32) How the Patriots won it all They proved rather loudly that they deserved the at-large bid t...

Welcome to Episode 24.5 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is a mini-episode featuring a brief interview with Concordia-Chicago right-hander Mike Formella, who came up absolutely huge for the Cougars in the Midwest Regional, throwing a complete game vs. UW-Oshkosh to send them to Appleton  in his first start of the year . We talked to Mike about the concept of #PitchingForYourChildho...

Welcome to Episode 25 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is our World Series preview pod, in which we prepare ourselves mentally, emotionally, and statistically for the final eight teams remaining in the 2018 D-III baseball season to battle it out in Appleton. Before we dive into World Series talk, we offer some brief thoughts on last weekend (at 1:33) and some of the most notable st...

Welcome to Episode 24 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the eighth of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 8-team Mid-Atlantic Regional which will take place in York, PA. We break down each of the eight teams. In order: #1 Rowan (at 2:43) We know the NJAC teams can pitch, but this one can hit too; this is an elite team that should be taken ver...

Welcome to Episode 23 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the seventh of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 8-team New York Regional which will take place in Auburn, NY. We break down each of the eight teams. (Almost) in order: #1 Cortland (at 2:36) The Red Dragons flopped in the SUNYAC tournament, but come on, it's  Cortland -- they're gonna...

Welcome to Episode 22 (ignore the fact that we said 25) of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the sixth of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 8-team Mideast Regional which will take place in Adrian, MI. We break down each of the eight teams. In order: #1 Wooster (at 2:20) The Fighting Scots are as balanced as they've been in years, and look eage...

Welcome to Episode 20 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the fourth of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 8-team New England Regional which will take place in Harwich, MA. We break down each of the eight teams. In order: #1 UMass-Boston (at 1:44) The Beacons have been rolling all season long; can anyone slow them down in Harwich? #8 Penn Stat...

Welcome to Episode 21 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the fifth of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 6-team South Regional which will take place in Holly Springs, NC. We break down each of the six teams. In order: #1 Randolph-Macon (at 1:19) The Yellow Jackets roll into the regional coming off a disappointing ODAC tourney showing; can the...

Welcome to Episode 19 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the third of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 6-team West Regional which will take place in Spokane, WA. We break down each of the six teams. In order: #1 Chapman (at 1:44) After an enormous statement in the SCIAC championship game, can the Panthers live up to the #1 seed and make it...

Welcome to Episode 18 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the second of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 6-team Midwest Regional which will take place in Duluth, MN. We break down each of the six teams. In order: #1 Concordia-Chicago (at 1:45) After almost pulling off a miracle comeback in the NACC tournament, the Cougars are looking to make...

Welcome to Episode 17 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We finally made it, folks: the regionals are here. This is the first of our eight postseason regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the 8-team Central Regional which will take place in Sauget, Illinois. Before we dive into the eight Central competitors, we took some time to give some brief thoughts on the broader regional...

Welcome to Episode 16 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. As we record on the morning of Selection Sunday, 33 of the 40 automatic bids have been clinched. This episode features a comprehensive look at the at-large field, and how Pool B and Pool C will likely shake out based on a variety of scenarios involving the results of Sunday's games. Here's how the at-large field looks: 2 Pool B bids...

Welcome to Episode 15 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. 16 of the 40 automatic bids have been clinched, and the regional field will be set in less than a week. Before we head into the last week of the regular season, we wanted to take a snapshot of the postseason picture and give an initial look at oh-so-terrifying at-large bubble. This episode has two primary parts: Rapid fire reviewing...

Welcome to Episode 14 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. Three automatic bids have been clinched, and more conference tournaments are on the way. With the first regional rankings finally being released, we wanted to take an early look at the postseason picture. Here's what we've got:  New Top 25 quick hits (at 1:42) Wooster #1 lol what a world UW-Stevens Point OUT; Webster IN Adrian and S...

Welcome to Episode 13 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The first regional rankings are rapidly approaching and we've already got one automatic bid clinched, so we check in on some of the teams finding their stride at the right time as the postseason nears. Featured in this week's episode: Top 25 deep dives: #11 Shenandoah (at 2:26): We thought they'd have some of the best starting pitch...

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We have now reached April which means the season has actually started and we can start taking things seriously. Lots to cover this week...here's what we've got:  New Top 25 quick hits (at 2:10):  Roanoke keeps winning; the ODAC is gonna be wild in late April UMass-Boston slipping a little bit but hey they're probably fine Methodist...

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The 2018 season is well under way, and we have TAKES, folks (but mostly we are just excited to have real things to talk about instead of speculating wildly). We covered a lot in this episode, including... General Top 25 quick hits (at 1:30): Methodist & Maryville: racking up the dubs Christopher Newport/Case Western/Redlands/Catholi...

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. After spending eight podcasts previewing each of the eight regions of the D-III baseball universe, it's time to settle into the regular season and take stock in what we've seen so far. This episode includes... 0:55 -- A discussion on the qualities of a good D-III baseball livestream, and why UMass-Boston is the gold standard 3:12 --...

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the eighth and final regional preview podcast -- this one focuses on the Midwest Region. We discuss the best teams from each of the four Midwest conferences.  WIAC (at 0:34): *extremely Seinfeld voice* What's the deal with the WIAC? (No, seriously, does anyone know what's going on here? Do they have an automatic bid this year...

Welcome to Episode 8 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the seventh of our eight regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the Mideast Region. We discuss the best teams from each of the six Mideast conferences, featuring a few of the best teams in the country heading into the 2018 season.  NCAC (at 0:58): Jordan offers his totally not-at-all biased preview of the Wooster Fi...

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the sixth of our eight regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the New York Region. We discuss the best teams from each of the five New York conferences, four of which have an automatic bid.  SUNYAC (at 0:53): Cortland gonna Cortland...and how will the Oswego State Lakers perform in their final season before LeBron a...

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the fifth of our eight regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the New England Region. We discuss the best teams from each of the eight (!) New England conferences. LEC (at 0:43): Are UMass-Boston and Southern Maine the two best teams in the whole region? NEWMAC (at 7:14): The magic of Wheaton (Mass.)...and don't sle...

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is the fourth of our eight regional preview podcasts -- this one focuses on the Central Region. We run through the best teams from each of the four Central conferences, as well as two other teams in the region competing for a regional spot (one of which is kind of a big deal).  CCIW (at 1:19): How will North Central (Ill.) follo...