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Flipped on the WVU vs Penn State midweek matchup tonight and noticed they are playing with a safety base at 1B. Is this a new option? I haven’t seen it anywhere else.

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UCI sweeps the season series, 3–0. It’s UCI’s seventh straight win against UCLA. The Bruins have not beat the Anteaters since February 2021.

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Rice walked 7 batters, hit 1 batter, and struck out one batter in the 6th inning. Hank Bard started the inning with a walk and ended the inning with a GIDP. If Vossos was able to draw a walk,, the entire lineup would've reached 1st without a hit. How often does something like that happen?

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Saw something similar on the platform formerly known as twitter and wanted to hear from everyone here.

Format your all time team-

SP: RP: CP: C: 1B: 2B: 3B: SS: LF: CF: RF: DH:

Which all time team beats all others 🤔

I know ultimately rankings don't matter because what you do in the postseason determines the true success of your season, but watching the polls the last few weeks made me curious.

With Arkansas, then Texas A&M, and now Tennessee trading places at the top spot, it shows how strong the SEC is this year. Clemson has consistently been in the top 3 the last few weeks. With the SEC having anywhere from 6 to 8 teams ranked in the top 25, it pretty much ensures conference teams at the top are playing ranked opponents almost every weekend, which means those top teams remain at the top when they win.

My question is for someone who really pays attention to the polls: Given the depth of ranked SEC teams in the poll, is it impossible for Clemson (or another ACC team) to ascend to the top of the rankings? Are there enough ranked ACC teams (and depth of talent in the conference) for an ACC team to be ranked #1 overall? Or is the depth of ranked SEC teams too much of a barrier to overcome?

Can Clemson (or another ACC team) beat enough ranked opponents in conference play to jump SEC teams ranked ahead of them?

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Only a few days are left before the Intercounty League and Coastal Plains officially kick off the 2024 summer ball season in North America. This season expects to be the same but bigger as a lot of new teams and collegiate players have joined these leagues this year. I am planning a full schedule release for almost all leagues by this month so that fans may know what league to follow.

In addition I will contribute a whole lot here to help the collegiate fans get to know these leagues and be informed of developments and latest news before and during the season.

Since the departure of the Bananas from the CPL, alongside my efforts to support the USA Baseball CNT I am rooting for the following:

Bacon (CPL)

Riverhawks (WCL, because my first training pal in the infield Jakob Poturnak is with them)

Trenton (MLBDL)

Mariners (CCBL)

What will be your team to follow this summer and who will be your players to watch?

Reply in the comments.

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Looking more in depth today, I realized that things may get odd for the SEC on selection day.  On the surface things look good, with 12 teams in the RPI top 34.  However, the top 4 have soaked up an awful lot of conference wins between them, with UK, Arkansas, UT, and TAMU a combined 68-28 between them.  That means that there are some teams that look solid from an RPI perspective that may be in trouble (and one that's already nervous that really should be).  No SEC team has ever made the tournament with a 12-18 record (oddly, 3 have made it with a 12-17; no, I don't know why).  There's no inherent reason that line will change this year, and it's been a dry spring here this year, so here's what we're kind of looking at from that perspective:

Vandy, at #26 (rankings are all RPI, since that's what the committee will have available) and 11-13, would seem pretty secure.  They're finishing with UT and UK, though, so they may struggle a bit to get those last two wins.

UF, at #23 and 10-14, finishes with UK and UGa (at UGa).  That's another tough haul.

Alabama, at #14 and 10-14, is actually in a little better position, as they finish with LSU and Auburn; their chances of getting to 13 look pretty good (weirdly, Bama could both miss the tournament or host a regional).

Ole Miss, at #25 but 9-15, has to be worried a bit.  They have to pull out 4 wins between TAMU and LSU.  That's not impossible, but they either have to win both series or sweep one.

LSU, finally, is at #34 and 9-15, and they finish with Alabama and Ole Miss.  They're not out, and they do have the same advantage as Bama does of being done with the big boys, but they're not favored in either of those series.

Without running a full simulation, I suspect two of them probably make it in, but there are easy-to-see scenarios where the league ends up with seven bids, which would be strange for a year where the league has been as dominant as it's been overall.