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Baseball was in a similar position to basketball. Think back to the 2002-03 timeframe (not sure on exact years). Made super regionals, and just missed WS by a game. Then made the NCAA tourney again I believe to Stanford and lost. But there was a period in the late 90's and then this early 2000's run - where UR was making the NCAA tourney on a regular basis. Not advancing, but making the tourney. This was also in the CAA days, which at that time - was a very good baseball conference. Then we move to A10, much less baseball conference - and we have never returned. You would think in a league really focused on the Northeast - with our southern position, we would have an advantage, but have not really been good in baseball since the move to the A10. Maybe the portal helps us, but this really should be a sport we have some regular success in my opinion. And success would be making the NCAA tourney (winning the A10 tourney) every 3-4 years, and making the A10 playoffs almost every year.
Had we kept investing in baseball following the Stauffer era, we probably would have fared much, much better in the A-10 than we have.
Apparently we are investing more in baseball than we were; facilities upgrades, coaching upgrades, I have heard more scholarship money and Hallock has pledged more institutional support.
But investment is the key. Investment means spending money, something UR has often refused to do in sports other than football and basketball (and now lacrosse), despite our huge endowment. Always incomprehensible to me.
A big endowment is nice, and I understand some of it is specifically directed to other causes. But in and of itself, money doesn't do much good if it's not put to work.
Apparently we are investing more in baseball than we were; facilities upgrades, coaching upgrades, I have heard more scholarship money and Hallock has pledged more institutional support.
But investment is the key. Investment means spending money, something UR has often refused to do in sports other than football and basketball (and now lacrosse), despite our huge endowment. Always incomprehensible to me.
A big endowment is nice, and I understand some of it is specifically directed to other causes. But in and of itself, money doesn't do much good if it's not put to work.
It's like a contractor that brings his generator to the new construction site but will not pay for the gas needed to run the generator, so the workers have to use old school hand saws.
Sometimes it seems we just like to act as if we care about things instead of proving that we actually do. 'We have a giant endowment! (But it's mostly just sitting there.) We built a brand new basketball training facility! (But our recruiting sucks and we only won 8 games last year.)
You'd have to pay him a ton to get him to leave Charlottesville for Starkville.
According to this thread, Jaffe is in the portal. That is really tough news. Didn’t think he’d leave after 3 years but can never be sure these days.
Whitley, Bernstein, Jaffe, Arcamone, O’Brien all gone…We’re going to have to completely rebuild our lineup.
Whitley, Bernstein, Jaffe, Arcamone, O’Brien all gone…We’re going to have to completely rebuild our lineup.
remember you can exceed limits for guys on roster.
Ruane must mean RJ Johnson, not DJ. Started 44 games for the Scarlet Knights this season, but only hit .229 with not a lot of power. Hit .262 the previous season before missing the final 18 games due to injury.
Highly rated prospect coming out of high school in NC, spent his first year at App State where he was a starter, but then went JUCO before landing at Rutgers.
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Highly rated prospect coming out of high school in NC, spent his first year at App State where he was a starter, but then went JUCO before landing at Rutgers.
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RJ Johnson Jr. (1) OF - CAREER HIGHS Hits 3, five times, last vs. Illinois (5/2/25) Doubles 2, at UConn (4/29/25) RBIs 2, at UConn (4/29/25) Runs 3, three
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I was going to say the same. Having lived in both states, I can’t imagine leaving
Virginia for Mississippi.
My neighbor worked at MSU before coming to Oregon State. Moved their from the West Coast so they had ample money for housing. He said the biggest mistake they made was buying one of the nicer houses in Starkville, because when it came time to leave they had a hard time selling it because nobody local could afford it.
The closest I ever want to get to Mississippi is watching "Hometown" on HGTV. Laurel looks like a nice little place, even though Meridian-born singer Steve Forbert called it "a dirty, stinking town" in his song "Going Down to Laurel" on his debut "Alive on Arrival" album, which is spectacular.
Had a good friend who follows college baseball, ask me why Spiders were not in college playoffs.
He knew we had a strong OOC record. I told him we are all buffaloed as to what happened without
many significant injuries during the conference portion of our schedule. Based on current portal status,
told him we are back to a rebuilding status.
He knew we had a strong OOC record. I told him we are all buffaloed as to what happened without
many significant injuries during the conference portion of our schedule. Based on current portal status,
told him we are back to a rebuilding status.
Started in the JUCOs at Pitt CC for two years, then went to D-II West Virginia State where he was not only their best pitcher but also a solid hitter, then to UNCW where he only made three appearances on the mound (two starts) and only pitched 4 innings, walking 10 batters in that span.
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Khristopher Morris (27) RHP - 2025 (Senior): Made three appearances for the Seahawks, including starts against Duke and Louisiana ... Struck out three in season-long
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