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Colby Rush and Hunter Broadbent
Your inside source for exclusive information on the best game in the world and a lens into the baseball universe, from some of the only people with inside access to this world, college managers Colby Rush and Hunter Broadbent of the UConn Huskies.
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Recap of NC State Disaster
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Vanderbilt Highlights on their way to the Championship
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Mississippi State Highlights on their way to the Championship
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Picks for the Series
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Colby and Hunter give their picks for each bracket and the CWS!
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Hunter is BACK! Colby and Hunter open up with a UConn sendoff with Hunter giving us a rundown of how special this team was and how great a run they made. We then get into the 8 super regional matchups, starting with the most shocking of events: Arkansas losing to NC State in 3 games. Highlighted by the game 3 decision to start Kopps and leave him in into the 9th by Dave Van Horn. Kevin Kopps is not to blame for this loss at all. The man had one of the most incredible years by a collegiate baseball player and should be praised because Arkansas would not have made it this far without him. Then we recap Texas vs USF series in which Texas was tested in game 1, but rolled to the sweep in game 2. Texas is now undefeated through the super regionals and is entering the CWS 5-0. Tennessee vs LSU was a great environment with Tennessee having a home run derby to sweep the series in game 2, but not before a great send-off to one of the greatest college coaches ever, Paul Mainieri. Vandy vs ECU was the pitching duel in game 1 everyone expected with projected first-round picks Kumar Rocker and Gavin Williams dueling for 8 innings. Unfortunately for ECU, they had to face Jack Leiter in game 2 and did not fare much better. Rocker and Leiter look to be in peak form making Vandy the hardest out now in Omaha. For the national 5 seed, Arizona, they faced a tough team in Ole Miss led by folk hero Tim Elko, but that did not prevent them from having a HR derby of their own in Tuscon. DBU vs UVA was the battle of the two 3 seeds and it definitely was a great series with UVA winning on a Grand Slam in game 3. Mississippi State vs Notre Dame was the series everyone tabbed as much watch and boy did game 1 prove why. State ended up winning in 3 games. And the other shocker of a series, Stanford completely dismantled Texas Tech outscoring them 24-3 over the two games, a complete obliteration highlighted by starters Brenden Beck, Alex Williams, and slugging centerfielder Brock Jones. On Friday we will have another episode for you guys with a rundown of each of the final 8 teams and give our predictions for each bracket in Omaha.
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Hunter is out again with UConn playing in the South Bend Regional, so we asked friends of the show, Ryan and Nick, to come and help fill in for him as they both have a vested interest in the CWS with Ryan at TCU and Nick at Fairfield. We began the show talking all about the top 8 national seeds and how each of their first games went last night particularly focusing on the Tennessee walk-off, TCU waking up with Ryan providing some extra commentary on what he has seen from his Horned Frogs thus far, Kevin Koppps, and Kumar Rocker. Then shifted into some UConn highlights from their dominating win last night over Michigan where Austin Pederson went 5.2 with 9K's and Erik Stock went 4-4 with a double and 3 RBIs. Then Nick gave us the recap of the electric Fairfield Arizona State game last night where the Stags lost a heartbreaker. We also highlighted some of the best games from the day yesterday including Florida getting stunned on their home turf by USF and again losing today to Southern Alabama to be the first 1 seed out of the tourney, Tim Elko igniting the greatest home run celebration in college baseball with his grand slam on a torn ACL. And recapping the best game of the early slate in South Carolina vs. Virginia with South Carolina winning 4-3. Then we transitioned to some MLB talk highlighting the great home run race that is going on, MLB cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances, Kevin Gausman for NL CY Young, and much more. You sure don't want to miss another great episode of Beyond the Diamond. Be sure to check us out on Instagram @beyondthediamondpodcast and Twitter @beyondthediapod!!
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Hey guys sorry for putting this episode out a little later than usual. Colby got caught up with some editing for my summer internship. This week, Hunter was out at the BIG EAST Championship so our friend Dylan Stiles filled in for him. Colby and Dylan recapped the new power rankings, each conferences' regular-season champ, and all the regular season awards. Then we got into some MLB talk highlighting the great MLB race between the 3 Jr.'s and Garcia as well as Kevin Gausman hopefully getting some national attention soon and how good the NL West and AL East is along with the Astros and White Sox. Thanks, guys for hanging with us this week, this upcoming week we'll try to start getting better with timing. Hunter will be out at the South Bend Regional with UConn scheduled to face Michigan as the #2 seed in that regional so it might be a solo show for Colby but you'll have to tune in to find out.
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Colby and Hunter are back with another episode of Beyond the Diamond
College Baseball Rankings stay fairly similar with the biggest move being Vandy dropping to #3 and Mississippi State dropping to #10
Kevin Kopps is the best pitcher in college baseball or at the very least, the most valuable
Jack Leiter is back and better than ever after his week off
La Salle Baseball is doing all they can to keep their program running past this season
NCAA has announced 100% capacity at all stadiums pending local and state guidelines
Hunter recaps UConn's successful week at Villanova and URI
Shohei Ohtani is the most skilled player we have ever seen and it appears that he is now the favorite for AL MVP with Mike Trout headed to the IL for a little bit
Spencer Turnbull no hits the Mariners and Corey Kluber follows that up with his own no-hitter less than 24 hours later against the Rangers
Is this the year of the pitcher? and What is the value of a no-hitter now?
Corbin Burnes broke the record for most consecutive strikeouts without allowing a walk at 58 K's and less than a week later Gerrit Cole breaks Burnes record with 61 straight K's without a walk
Trey Mancini's return to baseball is awesome and no one deserves CPOTY more than him
Tatis goes 4-4 with a homer in his return from the IL
deGrom is making single-A hitters question their existence in his rehab start
TONY LA RUSSA not much more to say than that
And Kevin Gausman is the most underrated starter in baseball: Top 3 in ERA WHIP IP and SO
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Colby and Hunter are back with another episode
We open the show talking about the new top 25 from D1Baseball
Including the top 5 in particular:
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Texas
Then Colby and Hunter go around the country highlighting some of the top stories around college baseball
Including the top story of the week: Ole Miss ace Gunner Hoglund tearing his UCL and having to get Tommy John
After Colby gives his weekly update on Fairfield who swept second-place Niagara to clinch the MAAC Regular Season Title
And Hunter recaps UConn's great week against rival St. John's in which they took 3/4 behind the bat of Kyler Fedko
And of course, Colby and Hunter had to highlight the top High School moment of the week
Marc Cedrone for our alma mater Xaverian Brothers High School threw an 11K no-hitter, the first in 17 years
And our MLB highlights for the week include:
Posey is hitting .400
Acuna takes back the HR lead
Ohtani is the most skilled player in baseball
Jarred Kelenic gets the call and much more!
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We are back for a special Sunday postgame episode!
The race in the top 25 is really starting to heat up as we enter the last month of the regular season
With Arkansas holding strong at #1:
Colby and Hunter break down their weekend series in Baton Rouge against LSU
Where they took 2 out of 3 and outfielder Christian Franklin was the hero on multiple occasions
We then discuss #14 Florida's impressive showing against #2 Vanderbilt
Where they handed them only their second series loss since 2019:
Weighing what went wrong for the Commodores in perhaps their toughest test yet
We also highlight #3 Texas:
Who took the finale in an in-state showdown between them and #5 Texas Tech (apologies for the error in reporting during the show; misread information)
Other notable performances from around the league include Clemson sweeping #7 Louisville
8 Notre Dame taking care of business versus North Carolina
25 Old Dominion winning 3 out of 4 against #15 Charlotte
23 Southern Miss pounding Rice after a tough opening game
TCU handing it to West Virginia
And Seton Hall's Tyler Burnham no-hitting Georgetown. C
Colby breaks down Fairfield's weekend against Siena, where they took 3 out of 4 in dominant fashion:
Led by Jake Noviello (who else?!) and the returning Trey McLoughlin
Unfortunately, the baseball gods did not want the winning streak to continue, but maybe it's for the best to get the monkey off of the Stags' backs.
Hunter then breaks down UConn's last week:
Including a highly competitive series at Xavier where our friends Kenny Haus, David Langer, Chris Winkel, and company starred for the Huskies in their 2-2 split.
After the Butler series did not end up taking place due to logistical issues
The #HookC pivoted to welcome Bucknell to Storrs, where they continued to take care of business:
Led by a ridiculous 14-strikeout performance by Ben Casparius and a two-homer game from Pat Winkel.
Afterward, we get into a little MLB action:
Colby makes us all envious by detailing his adventures of watching King Jacob deGrom live and in-person last week when the Red Sox visited Queens.
We discuss our MVP votes at the one-month point of the year
Wondering how Mike Trout continues to just get better and if J.D. or Shohei even stand a chance,
Why we are now on #TeamBryce after Harper's classiness following the hit-by-pitch in St. Louis
The Dodgers' slide thanks to an array of injuries and why the 2020 season led to this
Max Scherzer continues to be an absolute star and if the Nationals may trade him at the deadline
Ronald Acuna being Captain Excitement, and more.
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More content than ever is coming soon after Finals season concludes...
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Colby and Hunter are back to break down the latest college baseball and MLB news!
We begin with our weekly check-in on the D1Baseball Top 25:
Discussing if we think Arkansas can hold onto the #1 spot for much longer (and how Robert Moore is doing everything in his power to make the answer to that question yes)
The epic series between Vanderbilt and Tennessee last weekend
How LSU is bouncing back after being counted out once Jaden Hill was injured
The run that Pitt has been on of late
Baylor taking down Texas Tech on Friday night
Boston College demolishing Notre Dame in the series opener, and more.
Colby gives us the lowdown on the still-undefeated #1 RPI team in the nation Fairfield Stags:
Led by the nation's WHIP leader Jake Noviello
And weighs their odds of potentially hosting a regional.
Hunter then gets us ready for the return of the UConn Huskies after a two-week Covid pause:
With an important Big East series at Xavier coming up Sunday-Tuesday.
Afterward, we take a division-by-division look at MLB:
Breaking down how Jacob deGrom keeps being one of the best pitchers we've ever seen
Corbin Burnes somehow still matches him
and the Giants, Mariners, Royals, and Red Sox defying their preseason projections.
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Beyond The Diamond is back!
After some busy (and quite successful) homestands for Fairfield and UConn Colby and Hunter get back at it to give you the latest college baseball news
We break down the latest D1Baseball Top 25 rankings
Highlighted by Arkansas' return to #1
Vanderbilt dropping to #2 after a tough weekend against Georgia
And the conferences to watch out for in the second half of the college season
Colby gives us a recap of how Fairfield, the #2 team in the country in RPI, has gotten it done in their undefeated start to the year
Including why friend of the show Justin Guerrera is a dark-horse Golden Spikes candidate
Hunter discusses how the Huskies have dominated in their new home Elliot Ballpark (winning 10 of 11 on the homestand)
Especially in a huge win against Boston College that was capped off with a two home run game from team captain Chris Winkel
We then turn to MLB, which has lived up to the billing (and more) thus far this season
After a division-by-division analysis, we talk about the hype provided by Ronald Acuna
Why Shohei Ohtani might be the best athlete we've ever seen
And, of course, the issues with replay and other rule changes
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Colby and Hunter sit down with Collegiate Baseball and MAAC Player of the Week Justin Guerrera, Captain for the Fairfield Stags
We talk with Justin about the transition from High School to College
The recruiting process
The COVID shutdown last season
The mental side of baseball and how important that is to have success
The Whoop Band and how that has changed his way of thinking about recovery and sleep
Being named a Captain as a Junior
Playing in the CT Collegiate Baseball League
His Brother being his biggest role model and the person who got him into the game of baseball
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In the tenth episode of Beyond The Diamond, Colby and Hunter are joined by friend and analytics expert Joshua Mould
We discuss what he has accomplished as the Villanova Sports Analytics Club Co-Founder and President
Being published on Fangraphs on multiple occasions
How to get your foot in the door when it comes to learning more about the wide world of sports analytics
Joshua and Hunter also go over some takeaways and lessons learned from attending the SABR Analytics Conference last weekend
Afterwards, we get into the newest rule changes being instituted in the minor leagues
Weighing the pros and cons of what they bring to the table
Of course, it wouldn't be a Beyond The Diamond episode without some college baseball talk!
Joshua weighs in on his Notre Dame Irish (who are currently #17 overall per D1Baseball)
Hunter goes over some positives that he took away from UConn's week
Colby previews Fairfield's opening day with an in-depth breakdown of what to expect from the roster (with a lineup that just hits as we saw today in their home opener against Canisius)
And it would not be a proper BTD episode without some Vandy Talk
Colby admits that Rocker is insane after he shut him up by throwing 8.0 innings
Colby also predicts that Jack Leiter will throw a no-hitter on Saturday (spoiler alert, he was right)
We then look ahead at what is to come this weekend
To make the show even better, a reminder that we are only a little over a week away from the MLB season officially kicking off
It is truly the most wonderful time of the year!
Thank you all for your support over our first ten shows, and we cannot wait to bring you more fun content as we get into the thick of baseball season.
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Colby and Hunter break down the latest college baseball news
Including taking a look at this week's D1Baseball.com Top 25
Highlighting the latest on:
Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Boston College, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon, UCLA, LSU, Arizona, Virginia, Mississippi State
Virginia Tech and their "Home Run Hammer"
and of course, UConn!
We also preview this weekend's slate of games
Give our thoughts on the Jake Odorizzi signing
Why the Astros are still a force to be reckoned with
Check out Fairfield's social media channels soon for a new hype video produced by Colby in preparation of Opening Day in a little over a week!
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Colby and Hunter Continue their College Baseball talk
Hightlights include:
Arkansas is the newest team to blaze through tough opponents in a week
Vandy featuring superstars Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter along with Miles Garrett
UVA vs UNC featuring pitching galore and Austin Love might be the most underrated pitcher in baseball
Mike Vasil continues his scorching hot start to the season
UCONN bounces back after a tough loss in game 1 to take two out of three from Southern Miss
Ole Miss gets shocked by UCF (or did they?) --> BeyondtheDiamond predicted UCF as a team to look for on upset watch last week
Special Shout out to Boston College, repping Northeast baseball proudly and being ranked for the first time since 2016
UCLA bounces back sort of
Wes Clarke just can't stop hitting bombs
Notre Dame is a team to look out for (sick unis too)
MLB Spring Training
Ohtani, Tatis, and Franco all go yard over 400ft
JBJ to the Brewers for 2 years $24M
June 2nd is now annual Lou Gehrig Day to raise awareness for ALS
Hunter and Colby will support anything that raises awareness for ALS as we lost a close friend and mentor to ALS in October of 2017
Here is a link to donate to support ALS: https://petefrates.com/donate/
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Recap of the first weekend of College Baseball
Hightlights include:
Vandy featuring Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter
Florida vs Miami featuring the wild extra-inning game Saturday
UCONN vs UVA featuring Mike Vasil, definitely low-stress game 2 and a pitchers duel game 1
UCLA's blunders featuring them sucking
Ole Miss running the table featuring them convincing beating 3 top 10 opponents
As well as the MLB continuing to refuse to market Mike Trout
Bryce Harper is jacked
Let's get baseball players jacked
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Today Colby and Hunter have the pleasure of being joined by Fairfield starting pitcher and team captain Jake Noviello
In this highly insightful interview, Jake previews what's on tap for Fairfield's team this season
Discusses the transition from high school to college
And reflects on how influential his dad has been for him throughout his career
Afterwards, the guys take a look at the upcoming matchups for the Opening Weekend of College Baseball
Highlighted by UConn-Virginia on Friday afternoon!
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Colby and Hunter talk about the legendary career of Dustin Pedroia
How our childhood idols are fading fast
Break down the heated Hall of Fame debate
Try to find a rational middle ground
Offer their takes on the Nolan Arenado trade to St. Louis
Talk some more Hot Stove buzz
And wrap up with some rapid-fire questions
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Hunter and Colby open up with a tribute to Hank Aaron
Then continue with free agency news (Springer/Brantley) and stir up the Hot Stove with some possible rumors
COVID impact on owners and teams
Where will Trevor Bauer go?
Begin College Baseball talk with some power rankings and our thoughts on our teams!
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Open up with the latest Hot Stove moves including the Lindor trade, Kluber & DJ to the Yanks, and Henriks to the White Sox
Discussion about marketing the game
Rule changes (what we like and what we don't)
Our suggestions on how to reach a wider audience
How to reach the current die-hards of baseball
Olympics and World Baseball Classic
And much much more!
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Beyond the Diamond sits down with Angels Prospect David Mackinnon
David gives us an insight into what life has been like for him during COVID
Gives us an update of sorts on the players vs owners dispute from the spring
David gives us some motivation that he uses every day and much much more
Definitely don't want to miss this one
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Introduction to what we do at our schools
Power Rankings for the 2021 season
Introduction to our Hot Stove Discussion
Our thoughts on the Padres trade
When is Uncle Stevie going to make his move?
Rapid Fire questions
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