The Schoch Factor

Stephen Schoch ( @bigdonkey47 ), Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman ( @CespedesBBQ ) put a bow on the 2023 college baseball season with their thoughts on LSU winning it all, what they'll remember most from this year's College World Series and Steve's final takeaways from Omaha.    Do you like Stephen, Jake, and Jordan’s content? Follow Stephen on Twitter:  @BigDonkey47 Follow the podcast on Twitter...

Stephen Schoch ( @bigdonkey47 ), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman ( @CespedesBBQ ) review one of the greatest college baseball games of all time, as LSU defeated Wake Forest 2-0 to earn a spot in the championship series. They break down everything from the Paul Skenes vs. Rhett Lowder duel, Tre' Morgan's unbelievable bunt defense, and Tommy Tanks' walk-off dinger.  Next, they discuss how the trans...

Stephen Schoch (@BigDonkey47) and Jake Mintz (@CespedesBBQ) recap days 3 and 4 of the Men’s College World Series and look ahead to the rest of the week in Omaha. 

Stephen Schoch, Jordan Shusterman, and Jake Mintz recap a star-studded day two of the Men's College World Series and look ahead to days three and four!

Jordan Shusterman & Jake Mintz do the show on their own after a thrilling day one in order to let co-host Stephen Shoch recover after a shocking loss was handed to his Virginia Cavaliers. Nonetheless, Jordan & Jake recap  day one at the Men's College World Series, which included two ninth-inning comebacks, tons of home runs, and one huge upset!  

From Omaha, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman preview all eight teams at the 2023 Men's College World Series! Plus, the guys discuss which team fan base will come out on top in Rocco's Jell-O Shot Challenge.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) review all the action from the super regional weekend as the College World Series fast approaches. First, Jordan and Steve slowly reveal what happened at the end of Game 3 between Stanford/Texas since Jake was asleep for the whole thing. Then, they bounce around the other seven super regionals with thoughts on Oral Robe...

Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman review the wild weekend of regional action, running through the entire bracket with brief thoughts on all 16 regionals, plus Steve's experience in Charlottesville watching his beloved Virginia Cavaliers advance to Supers! Then, they select the three super regionals they are each most excited to watch this upcoming weekend. 

Stephen Schoch ( @bigdonkey47 ), Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman ( @CespedesBBQ ) get you ready for regional weekend by going through all 16 regionals and telling you (at least) one thing about all 64 teams competing on the Road to Omaha.  00:0001:44 Winston-Salem Regional08:17 Tuscaloosa Regional15:56 Coral Gables Regional23:39 Stanford Regional29:26 Baton Rouge Regional35:19 Lexington Regional...

Stephen Schoch ( @bigdonkey47 ) and Jordan Shusterman ( @CespedesBBQ ) discuss what they are excited about with conference tournament week coming up, and why the ACC/SEC conference tourneys just aren’t nearly as exciting as they should be or nearly as exciting as some of the mid-major conference tournaments. Next, they discuss the recent hot stretches of UVA and Clemson heading into the ACC tourne...

Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss what they are excited about with conference tournament week coming up, and why the ACC/SEC conference tourneys just aren't nearly as exciting as they should be or nearly as exciting as some of the mid-major conference tournaments.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, beginning with takeaways from Steve and Jordan from the ACC games they attended this past weekend in Louisville/UVA and Pitt/Miami.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, beginning with a brief discussion on the firing of Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon and the unfortunate reality of gambling becoming more prevalent across all sports. Then they get into the surprising results of the weekend, with a bunch of top team...

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting with the impressive series win by Auburn at South Carolina and what specifically they love about the Tigers this season. Next, they shout out some of the other teams that had excellent weekends, including Clemson, Duke, Tennessee, Maryland...

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week but first congratulate Steve on his wedding over the weekend and get the hilarious story behind the one tweet he sent out during his own wedding reception.  Next, they discuss Tennessee's impressive sweep over Vanderbilt to get their season back on t...

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with a salute to Arkansas' impressive sweep of Tennessee, why Jace Bohrofen deserves more love, and how concerned they should be about the Vols moving forward.  They proceed with some love for Wake Forest, in particular lefty Sean Sulli...

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) and Jake Mintz (@CespedesBBQ) discuss Steve's time in Charlottesville watching his beloved Virginia Cavaliers sweep Miami with big shoutouts to Jake Gelof and Kyle Teel and the remarkable bullpen that has contributed to one of the best pitching staffs in the entire country.  Behind the Hoos, Cal State Fullerton caught Steve's attention for their series win over UC San...

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off Florida's first road sweep at Ole Miss since 1988, which obviously featured more Jac Caglianone homers. Next, they bounce around some of the other notable series wins including UVA, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Texas, USC, and their beloved Be...

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with Steve's trip to Gainesville to check out the Florida Gators taking on Alabama.  Then, they give some love to Missouri after their emphatic sweep of Tennessee and discuss just how real the start for the Tigers is and what to expect moving forward. Next, they bou...

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) join to discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, and begin with an honest conversation about the sky-high home run totals and exit velocities we've been seeing and try to put the numbers in perspective without being too much of a bummer. Next, they highlight which teams stood out over the...

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman reconvene to discuss their favorite things from the third weekend of the 2023 college baseball season.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the final day of the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Plus, more college baseball news and updates.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap Day 2 of the 2023 Karbach Round Rock Classic.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman recap Day 1 of the 2023 Karbach Round Rock Classic.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman deliver the first regular season episode of 2023 with their early reactions to Opening Weekend.