On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jake Mintz talk about the beautiful baseball they witnessed at Day 1 of the Men's College World Series. To kick things off, we had UNC walking off a really good school that did well all game too (UVA). Then, to cap it off, we had Tennessee and Florida State give us an absolute thrille…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman recap super regionals and look ahead to the College World Series. 00:29 Super Regionals Recap 03:22 Virginia's Performance and Highlights 11:25 North Carolina's Journey to Omaha 18:59 Florida State's Comeback 24:24 Tennessee's Road to Omaha 32:04 Tennessee's Powerhou…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we have a special postseason version of the Schott Factor, where Stephen Schoch once again sits down with Texas A&M’s ever-exciting Hayden Schott to catch up on how he has been since they last talked. He has been able to do some fun things in the past couple of weeks, such as seeing the SEC Tournament i…

On this week's episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast we take a look back at some of Steve's travels from the weekend and highlight some of the games he saw at the Charlottesville, Greenville and Chapel Hill Regionals. Also, to be very clear... Steve was in Greenville on Saturday all day and never in Chapel Hill until Sunday morning. Then, the guys g…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the selection show and do their best to highlight what they are excited about and looking forward to in each regional. First, however, they give a nod to some of the fellas who they felt earned themselves a spot in the Field of 64 but got snubbed…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss some of the key moments from college baseball's 14th weekend and preview some of this week's conference tournaments. The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports. Follow Stephen on Twitter: @BigDonkey47 Follow Jake and Jordan on Twitter: …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Kentucky closer Johnny Hummel. Johnny has had an awesome collegiate career that started back in 2019 at Erskine, where he was trying to become a catcher for the Flying Fleet. After a number of years, Johnny ultimately found his way to the mound and began finding out that's wh…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jake Mintz go over some of the big series sweeps that caught their attention during Weekend 13. We are now officially at crunch time in the college baseball season, where every game feels like an entire years' worth of work is depending on it. But, as we navigate these high-stress gam…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we are joined by one of the hardest working men in college baseball, UNC Greensboro two-way star Caleb Cozart. I say this for a multitude of reasons. He pitches and he hits – he actually is now the single-season home run record holder for UNCG after only his second full season of hitting at the college …

On this week’s episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman start by talking a bit about the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and then stumble into facts about actual Seahawks that could be linked to UNCW’s success. Moving along, they go over some of the other big series that caught their attention during Weekend 12…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman go over some of the key moments from college baseball's 11th weekend, ranging from Hunter Hines disintegrating baseballs to Texas A&M scoring almost two decades' worth of runs. Following that, they get into some of their favorite moments of the weekend an…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch catches up with one of the Robinhoods of pirating in East Carolina's Carter Cunningham (Barter Bunningham). In terms of being an ECU Pirate baseball player, Carter does a phenomenal job, mashing home runs and being a leader both at the plate and defending it. In terms of being a nautical …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss Stephen’s trip to Mississippi State, while touching on a few of the highlights from Weekend 10 of the 2024 college baseball season. In summation, if you have not been to Starkville, go. The Dude rocks. Following that, they go over some of the biggest performa…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we are once again blessed by the presence of Texas A&M outfielder and tribal leader Hayden Schott for the Schott Factor. This was a big week for the Aggies, from picking out a new team song to being ranked No. 1 by our friends here at D1Baseball, so we had a lot to unpack. In this episode, we will get i…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss Weekend 9 of the 2024 college baseball season, beginning with Steve’s interesting visit to ECU. On this trip Steve, was able to catch the No. 1 club baseball team in the nation as ECU took on No. 3 NC State. Following that, he headed over to the C…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down Weekend 8 of the 2024 college baseball season, beginning with a discussion about the controversy in the Georgia-Mississippi State series. Moving along, they talk about more madness from the SEC and other games that caught their attention over t…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Virginia Tech's Carson DeMartini and Arkansas' Will McEntire to share what has been going into their success this season, along with how they even got into college baseball in the first place. All too often we see people balling out at the college level, and it is easy to thi…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss their respective trips to the Virginia-Duke and Bowling Green-Xavier series. Following the in-person baseball highlights, our hosts go over some of the biggest movers in the D1Baseball Top 25. They then go over some of the biggest moments, plays and storyline…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Texas A&M’s Hayden Schott joins Stephen Schoch for Episode 2 of the Schott Factor! Now that Hayden has had a few SEC weekends under his belt, it was time to pick his brain on what it's like playing baseball in the SEC. For those who may not know, Hayden is a grad transfer into A&M from Columbia, where h…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman highlight some of the top series from Weekend 6 of the 2024 college baseball season. They start by going over Clemson’s huge sweep of previously undefeated Florida State, then take a closer look at some more series. Moving along, they go over which teams …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Duke's Ben Miller and Maryland's Eddie Hacopian. Miller recently transferred to his hometown school after spending his undergrad years at Penn. This week, Ben went back to his old elementary school and read to some of their students and had them all come out to a game where h…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman try to make sense of what is going on with the Top 25 in college baseball after the biggest shake-up we have had in recent memory. Then, the guys talk through some of the baseball they took in this weekend, highlighted by the Florida and Texas A&M series.…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch sits down and interviews Coastal Carolina Chanticleer Blake Barthol. Blake is coming off an insanely hot week in which he went 11-for-23 with seven home runs, earning himself numerous player of the week honors. Blake talks to us about his recruiting process, how going to camps helped him …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman begin with what baseball they watched this weekend, including what we witnessed between Wake Forest and Duke. The Blue Devils taking the series definitely caused some chaos in the D1Baseball Top 25. Moving along, they cover the teams that remain unbeaten …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Winthrop starting pitcher Riley Huge, who currently leads the nation in strikeouts with 37. Hear about how his approach to the game and just life in general has helped him have success on the bump. Following that, we introduce a brand new segment called the Schott Factor, whe…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, we go into what college baseball we saw last weekend, with Stephen Schoch being at the Palmetto Series between Clemson and South Carolina and Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman being locked into the Astros Foundation College Classic. The guys then dive into the five teams that are still undefeated and who…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by the ever-dangerous Michael Patrick Rooney to talk about some of the madness that has been brought about in midweek baseball games this season. Coach Rooney gives us a look back at one of the less-than-ideal midweek coaching situations he put himself in, and Coach Schoch share…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz kick off with some initial reactions to the action seen at the Jax Classic. Virginia went home with the title belt, but there were a ton of bright spots for Auburn, Iowa and Wichita State – there truly wasn’t a dull game. Moving along, the guys talk throu…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by three guys who had big moments during Opening Weekend to get some insight into what was going through their heads as they kicked off the 2024 season with a bang. We lead off with Sacramento State's Matt Masciangelo, who was plunked eight times over the course of three games a…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz talk about what they saw live and in person during Opening Weekend. Following that, they get into some of the weekend's top performers and best moments! You won’t want to miss it! The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports. Follow Stephen on Tw…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch, Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz each draft 10 college baseball teams based on the following scoring system: 1 point for each regular-season win 5 points for making a regional 10 points for winning a regional 20 points for reaching Omaha 25 points for winning the Men's College World Seri…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch reunites with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman to discuss 10 storylines they're looking forward to following during the 2024 college baseball season. The Schoch Factor is brought to you by Soldier Sports. Follow Stephen on Twitter: @BigDonkey47 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SchochFactor…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Texas A&M star and 2025 MLB Draft prospect Jace LaViolette. Jace gives us a look into the culture surrounding the Texas A&M community as a whole and shares why he is glad he ended up an Aggie for many reasons beyond the baseball field. He is a guy who was able to immediately …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Georgia star Charlie Condon – D1Baseball's 2023 Freshman of the Year and the No. 13 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft. Charlie has an awesome baseball story that began with a recruiting journey you wouldn't expect if you looked at his stats. Charlie is the type of playe…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Sam Houston Bearkats catcher Walker Janek – D1Baseball's No. 33 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft. Walker walks us through how he got recruited through his showcase team and the process that went into becoming a Bearkat. He also tells us about how he's modeled his game …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone – D1Baseball's No. 1 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft. We talk about where Jac's love for baseball first came from and how his passion for the game has turned him into one of the best players to ever do it at the college level. Jac t…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Arkansas Razorback pitcher Hagen Smith. Hagen is currently D1Baseball's No. 15 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft and is poised for another huge season in Fayetteville. We talk about his high school baseball career leading up to getting recruited by Arkansas. Hagen also …

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch sits down and gets to hear more about how Oregon State star Travis Bazzana – D1Baseball's No. 3 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft – made his way to America from Australia to pursue college baseball. Listen as the Beaver infielder enlightens us on his recruiting experience and what i…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by TCU two-way star Payton Tolle. This episode covers topics ranging from the combined pressures of hitting and pitching, to estimating how many McNuggets Payton could eat (we think it's a lot). We also look back at the Tolle family's ties to Wichita State and hear about some of…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Alabama's Evan Sleight, a recent transfer from Rutgers. Like our host, Evan is a bit of a college baseball journeyman, having started his career at Virginia before transferring to Rutgers and then grad transferring to Alabama. A true collector of degrees! We talk all things f…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Mike Rooney discuss some of their favorite college baseball stadiums – some from their playing days, some from Mike's coaching days and some as just pure fans of the game. The best place to watch college baseball is anywhere it is being played, but having nice amenities and food truck…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Mike Rooney take a look back at some of their favorite moments from the 2023 college baseball season. The guys relive some of the season's top plays and biggest moments from the most action-packed season to date. They then close it out by giving a nod to the coaches who impressed them…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch sits down with West Virginia star JJ Wetherholt – D1Baseball's No. 4 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft. We talk about growing up in Mars, Pennsylvania, and what it is about the area that yields so many high-level athletes year after year. Furthermore, we dive into JJ's college baseb…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Mike Rooney dive into some of their bigger predictions for the 2024 college baseball season. They each bring eight teams to the table that they think will be Omaha-caliber come spring. Beyond that, they also discuss some of the biggest names to watch this year in the form of candidate…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Coastal Carolina star Derek Bender – D1Baseball's No. 29 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft – to discuss his baseball journey. Derek talks about the importance of playing loose in big moments and how he manages to keep his emotions in check while competing at a high leve…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch and Mike Rooney dive into what's going on with the NCAA's roster management rules. Last week, the NCAA approved yet another blanket waiver for Division I Baseball that pertains to some of the roster management challenges facing the sport, essentially declining to hardcode any rules. Coach…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch is joined by Virginia shortstop Griff O'Ferrall as D1Baseball's No. 17 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft gears up for his junior season. Griff shares his least favorite parts of fall conditioning while highlighting the importance of going through it as a team. He also gives us an in…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Coach Schoch and Rooney talk about the wacky elements that exist surrounding conference tournaments. Then, we take some concepts from different conference tournaments across college baseball and craft our ideal tournaments. We then put our dreamer hats on and dive deep into what changes we would make to…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Stephen Schoch sits down and talks baseball with former Wake Forest star and current Milwaukee Brewers prospect Brock Wilken. Brock takes us through his baseball journey and how growing up playing ball in Florida helped him prepare to play the game at the collegiate level. Brock even gives us a behind-t…

On this episode of The Schoch Factor Podcast, Coach Schoch and Rooney start off by talking about the best element of college baseball, the relationships you make along the way. Coach Rooney begins by sharing good news about one of his college baseball friends, Pat Murphy, who was just named the new manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. Coach Schoch scr…