Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 20, 2024 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After another stellar regular season earned Clemson a home regional for the second straight year and the fifth time since 2016, the 2024 Tigers finally threw a pesky monkey off their backs by winning a regional for the first time since 2010. And though … Read more
The D1Baseball Podcast D1Baseball Staff – December 20, 2024 On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney and Aaron Fitt are joined by prospects guru and director of credibility David Seifert to discuss our recent Top 150 College Prospects list. After a big-picture discussion about the 2025 draft class, the boys identify a host … Read more
Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 31, 2024 TROY, Ala. — Sitting on the field behind home plate, protected by a screen, during a Troy fall intrasquad, it’s hard not to notice how enticing that 30-foot-tall right-field Monster appears, a mere 310 feet from home plate. The Monster, which received a new 21-foot-by-71-foot video board … Read more
Fall Report Eric Sorenson – December 20, 2024 FULLERTON, Calif. — When I talked to Cal State Fullerton head coach Jason Dietrich a few weeks after his charges finished up their fall practices, he told me he wasn’t going to be easy on his team. He wasn’t going to be passive with them. In fact, … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 29, 2024 It was like getting punched in the gut. Twelve times. Immediately following the 2024 season, the Jacksonville Dolphins lost 12 players in 14 days to the transfer portal. “This summer was about survival,” Dolphins coach Chris Hayes said. “But once we got through the shock, we found … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 28, 2024 In these days of baseball analytics, it’s time to create a new statistic for Dave Tollett, and, in his case, it’s 52 WA. In other words, Tollett – in 35 years of coaching – has attended the weddings (WA) of 52 of his former players. “When the … Read more
Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 27, 2024 DURHAM, N.C. — Few programs can rival Duke’s stunning ascension to the ranks of national powers over the past decade. In the fall of 2015, when D1Baseball unveiled its inaugural Top 100 Programs list, Duke was unranked. In the fall of 2024, the Blue Devils ranked No. … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina. FAU also beat Miami – twice. But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise. “We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said. He’s right. The Owls … Read more
Fall Report Burke Granger – December 26, 2024 COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s the dawn of a new era for Ohio State baseball. Bill Mosiello stepped down in June after two winning seasons in Columbus, returning to Fort Worth to join the TCU staff as its assistant head coach, a position he held before taking the Ohio … Read more
Fall Report Burke Granger – December 23, 2024 The Michigan State Spartans finished 24-27 overall and 11-13 in the conference in 2024, finding themselves on the outside looking in of the Big Ten tournament. After duking it out with the other bubble teams over the last six weeks of the regular season, they dropped the … Read more