NCAA College Baseball Tournament 2019

[Just Regular]

45 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

Yes, Oregon State isn't nearly as good as last year. They should win a couple though. 

UCLA, Georgia, Vandy, and Texas Tech are the top teams this year IMO. 

I noticed their 16 rank on the telecast last night - as I understand it there are 16 4-team double eliminations going on this weekend, which I am guessing may go to the Top 16 teams.  It is a long road back from a Game 1 loss, and if they really are the "last regional host in", one of the other teams there this weekend may be the 17th seed.  I'm probably over-projecting from basketball there though.

If we were better I would care more about Rutschman's freshness for pro ball, then maybe an extra month this summer could really ready him for sometime next summer.  But I imagine he'll get slow played just like Diaz and Mountcastle, with an April 15, 2021 best case, even if Rutschman 2020 is as good as Vlad 2018.

I believe I saw the Corvallis winner would get the UCLA region's winner (overwhelmingly likely to be UCLA) in the Super Regionals, so would guess today the odds of OSU getting to Omaha aren't' very good.

[MurphDogg]

Oregon State is down 3-0 to Creighton in the third inning of their elimination game.

[Spl51]

I don't know why everyone wants to see Rutschman playing in the minors and then up in the majors as soon as possible. If anything I want him as delayed as possible, so that we have him for as long as possible until we have the other pieces needed around him.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Spl51 said:

I don't know why everyone wants to see Rutschman playing in the minors and then up in the majors as soon as possible. If anything I want him as delayed as possible, so that we have him for as long as possible until we have the other pieces needed around him.

I want him promoted when he's ready to be promoted.

I don't want him spending four years at AAA because "the major league team isn't ready".

[MurphDogg]

5 minutes ago, Spl51 said:

I don't know why everyone wants to see Rutschman playing in the minors and then up in the majors as soon as possible. If anything I want him as delayed as possible, so that we have him for as long as possible until we have the other pieces needed around him.

Rutschman should be up two weeks into the 2021 season. Whether he goes deep in the College World Series doesn't change that calculus one way or the other. But I would rather get him in the system as soon as possible.

[TonySoprano]

Rutschman IBB and left stranded.

[Frobby]

8 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

Rutschman IBB and left stranded.

They are pitching around him big time.   

[scOtt]

On 5/31/2019 at 12:07 PM, Luke-OH said:

Thanks!

Today's full schedule. With potential Day 1 prospects in bold. (some are just slim chances to be day 1 picks, the pitchers will not all pitch in today's game)

NCAA BASEBALL12:00 PM

Campbell vs. NC State (Site 10 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)    Seth Johnson, Will Wilson

12:00 PM

Coastal Carolina vs. Auburn (Site 3 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)    Will Holland

12:00 PM

Florida State vs. Florida Atlantic (Site 4 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Drew Mendoza

1:00 PM

Nebraska vs. Connecticut (Site 9 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Jacob Wallace 

1:00 PM

Southern Miss vs. Arizona State (Site 13 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)    Hunter Bishop, Matt Wallner, Alec Marsh

1:00 PM

Southern vs. #6 Mississippi State (Site 6 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Ethan Small

1:00 PM

McNeese vs. Indiana State (Site 2 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  

2:00 PM

Illinois State vs. Indiana (Site 7 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   

2:00 PM

Central Connecticut vs. #5 Arkansas (Site 5 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Isaiah Campbell, Matt Cronin, Dominic Fletcher

2:00 PM

UNC Wilmington vs. #14 North Carolina (Site 14 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Greg Jones, Michael Busch, Tyler Baum

4:00 PM

Loyola Marymount vs. Baylor (Site 1 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Shea Langeliers, Davis Wendzel

4:00 PM

Michigan vs. Creighton (Site 16 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Tommy Henry, Jordan Brewer,  Will Robertson

4:00 PM

Duke vs. Texas A&M (Site 15 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Graeme Stinson (won't pitch), John Dokaxis

4:00 PM

Sacramento State vs. #11 Stanford (Site 11 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Kyle Stowers, Erik Miller

4:00 PM

Clemson vs. Illinois (Site 12 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Logan Davidson

4:00 PM

Army vs. #8 Texas Tech (Site 8 / Game 1) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Josh Jung

6:00 PM

UIC vs. #7 Louisville (Site 7 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Logan Wyatt, Tyler Fitzgerald

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac vs. #10 East Carolina (Site 10 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Bryant Packard

7:00 PM

Liberty vs. Tennessee (Site 14 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Garrett Stallings, Andre Lipcius

7:00 PM

Harvard vs. #9 Oklahoma State (Site 9 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  

7:00 PM

TCU vs. California (Site 5 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Nick Lodolo, Andrew Vaughn

7:00 PM

Florida A&M vs. #3 Georgia Tech (Site 3 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Kyle McCann

7:00 PM

Stony Brook vs. #13 LSU (Site 13 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Josh Smith

7:00 PM

Ohio State vs. #2 Vanderbilt (Site 2 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   JJ Bleday, Drake Fellows

7:00 PM

Mercer vs. #4 Georgia (Site 4 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)   Aaron Schunk, Tony Locey

8:00 PM

Florida vs. Dallas Baptist (Site 8 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Brady McConnell

8:00 PM

Jacksonville State vs. #12 Ole Miss (Site 12 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  

8:00 PM

Fordham vs. #15 West Virginia (Site 15 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Alek Manoah

8:00 PM

Central Michigan vs. Miami (FL) (Site 6 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Evan McKendry

10:00 PM

Omaha vs. #1 UCLA (Site 1 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Chase Strumpf, Michael Toglia, Ryan Garcia

10:00 PM

Cincinnati vs. #16 Oregon State (Site 16 / Game 2) (NCAA Baseball Championship)  Adley Rutschman, Grant Gambrell

Dodgeball all day on the Ocho...

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Dodgeball all day on the Ocho...

They cancelled Horseshoe Hour?

[Chavez Ravine]

8 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They are pitching around him big time.   

He had a stretch earlier this year that was even more reminiscent of Bonds than the bases loaded intentional walk. Pitch around, pitch around, pitch around, no pitch around: bomb/double.

[TonySoprano]

40 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They are pitching around him big time.   

Deep FO to CF in what is probably his last AB.

[bpilktree]

This is looking like are playoff series vs the Royals.  Creighton and Cindy playing amazing defense outfields have caught everything with lots of great catches and some bad luck for the Beavers.  400 ft fly out to dead center liners right at fielders. 

[eddie83]

10 minutes ago, Cy Bundy said:

If Oregon state can’t shut down the bearcats, how good can he truly be at pitch framing. Something to think about. 

Does last years National Championship count?

[eddie83]

Just now, Cy Bundy said:

Makes me wonder if he’s lost it, catching takes its toll, Eddie, it is a very tough position on the body. 

Perhaps. Maybe he will fall to 6th round. 

[SteveA]

And Rutschman's college career is over.....

unless we don't pay him enough and he goes back for his senior year.