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D1Baseball Top 25 Chat: Feb. 18
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Kendall Rogers
1:27
I think UConn taking that series from Louisville. If Feole was healthy, I wouldn't be surprised at all, but with him out of commission this past weekend, I didn't expect the Huskies to take that series. Jacob Wallace was terrific out of the bullpen over the weekend and some scouts told me that UConn had a veteran, relentless offensive approach.
Rocketcoach7
1:26
What were your biggest surprises from opening weekend?
Kendall Rogers
1:26
Stats should be updated today. RPI will start showing in early March..
Bob
1:26
I loved your stats table last year.  When will we expect to see stats showing this year?  Also, when are the first RPI numbers available?
Kendall Rogers
1:26
Bob -- I touched on this a bit ago in my piece on the Pac 12. But I do think Oregon's offense really piqued my interest. The Ducks pelted Tech's pitching throughout the weekend. As for the Red Raiders, they ended up having to use a few guys out of the pen I had to look at the roster to figure out who they were, so things got a little tense for those guys. I'll wait another week and see how the pitching performs before I draw too many conclusions, but the weekend was a plus for Oregon and a little hmm for Tech.
Bob
1:24
What's your take on the TT/Oregon series.  Is it possible that the Ducks have some offense this year, or do the Red Raiders have some pitching issues?
Kendall Rogers
1:24
Well, there are about 30 coaches I'd love to do that with. But Rick Vanderhook might get my vote. I'd have to bleep out half the road trip on my documentary, though.
Ben Upton
1:23
If you had to go on a weekend road trip (15 hours total of driving time) with 1 head coach in D1 baseball, who is it and why?
Kendall Rogers
1:22
Rutsch is as good as I've seen in a while. I was talking to someone in a front office the other day and they were saying they think there's a massive step down from Rutschman to the second-best catching prospect, Baylor's Shea Langeliers. That's fascinating because Shea is an absolute stud. Rutschman is a premier defender and his swing/total package is just unreal.
Matt
1:21
How would you compare Adley Rutschman to recent catcher prospects?
Kendall Rogers
1:20
Boy, the Big Ten is tough to navigate right now. I still obviously like Michigan as the headliner, but Illinois raised my eyebrows over the weekend -- particularly Cyrillo Watson's start in the finale game of the weekend. Minnesota is the one team that surprised me this past weekend. The Gophers really struggled in Surprise and they're losing again today. It's the first weekend, though, and, so, it's silly to draw too many conclusions.
College baseball fan
1:18
How do you see the Big Ten shaking out? We know about Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. Can the Ohio State's, Nebraska's, and Purdue's of the conference be good enough to give the conference a little extra balance this year?
Kendall Rogers
1:15
Sheed -- Always good to start the season with a series win. Trei Cruz finished that series in style, and the Owls also had some bright spots on the mound. Jackson Parthasarthy's outing in the finale game was especially pleasing. It's been a tough road so far for him in his career and he struck out 8 in 6 strong innings. Bragga had to basically overhaul the strength program and didn't inherit much from an offensive standpoint. WTS -- I think he will win there moving forward. How big? We'll find out
Dan Shedd
1:13
What are your thoughts on Matt Bragga at Rice so far?
Kendall Rogers
1:12
Guest -- I don't think the Pac 12 is the best conference, but it sure as heck could have a chance by the end of the season. I was extremely encouraged by Oregon's offensive production over the weekend against a very good Texas Tech club. The team that stood out to me out of that league was Arizona State. The Sun Devils played at an exceptionally high level over the weekend and righty Alec Marsh threw well. I heard he was up to 93-94 on the bump. Things are most definitely trending up for the Pac.
Guest
1:10
Why does the pac 12 only have 3 teams in Top 25 even they are the best conference?
Kendall Rogers
1:08
William -- Aaron will be there. I'm sure Wallner will hit, but will be floored if he's pitching. I just think Scott Berry is going to be ultra-cautious with the talented two-way star. I was encouraged by MSU's performance over the weekend, but also consider the opponent. USM performed at a high level against a solid opponent at home, so it will be ready. I could see this series going either way -- I really like both teams -- but without Wallner on the mound, I like MSU at home, I think.
William
1:07
Would love to get y’all opinion on the State/USM series in Starkville this weekend. Do you think Wallner plays the field? And will either of you be in attendance? Thanks guys!
Kendall Rogers
1:06
HT -- I loved how the Beavers fought back late in the Friday game after getting stymied by a very quality arm in UNM's Justin Slaten. Alex McGarry had a huge weekend and the Beavers got contributions from a lot of guys over the weekend. That will need to be the recipe this season. Abel was just OK -- but he's got premium stuff and there will be days where he just doesn't have it. It was pretty much the same old Beavs for me, which is slightly surprising without Pat Casey and all those veterans from last year's team. I liked what I saw.
hthom
1:05
What’re your thoughts on Oregon St after this opening weekend?
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