The Schoch Factor

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) put a bow on the 2023 college baseball season with their thoughts on LSU winning it all, what they'll remember most from this year's College World Series and Steve's final takeaways from Omaha. Do you like Stephen, Jake, and Jordan’s content? Follow Stephen on Twitter: @BigDonkey47Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SchochFactorPodFollow Céspedes Family BBQ on Twitter: @CespedesBBQSubscribe to The Schoch Factor on Apple | Spotify

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) review one of the greatest college baseball games of all time, as LSU defeated Wake Forest 2-0 to earn a spot in the championship series. They break down everything from the Paul Skenes vs. Rhett Lowder duel, Tre' Morgan's unbelievable bunt defense, and Tommy Tanks' walk-off dinger. Next, they discuss how the transfer portal has dramatically impacted college baseball, some for better and some for worse, before previewing the championship series between LSU and Florida.

Stephen Schoch (@BigDonkey47) and Jake Mintz (@CespedesBBQ) recap days 3 and 4 of the Men’s College World Series and look ahead to the rest of the week in Omaha.

Stephen Schoch, Jordan Shusterman, and Jake Mintz recap a star-studded day two of the Men's College World Series and look ahead to days three and four!

Jordan Shusterman & Jake Mintz do the show on their own after a thrilling day one in order to let co-host Stephen Shoch recover after a shocking loss was handed to his Virginia Cavaliers. Nonetheless, Jordan & Jake recap day one at the Men's College World Series, which included two ninth-inning comebacks, tons of home runs, and one huge upset!

From Omaha, Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman preview all eight teams at the 2023 Men's College World Series! Plus, the guys discuss which team fan base will come out on top in Rocco's Jell-O Shot Challenge.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) review all the action from the super regional weekend as the College World Series fast approaches. First, Jordan and Steve slowly reveal what happened at the end of Game 3 between Stanford/Texas since Jake was asleep for the whole thing. Then, they bounce around the other seven super regionals with thoughts on Oral Roberts' remarkable consistency, Wake Forest's dominance, Steve's trip to Charlottesville to see UVA punch their ticket to Omaha, and much, much more.

Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman review the wild weekend of regional action, running through the entire bracket with brief thoughts on all 16 regionals, plus Steve's experience in Charlottesville watching his beloved Virginia Cavaliers advance to Supers! Then, they select the three super regionals they are each most excited to watch this upcoming weekend.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz, and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) get you ready for regional weekend by going through all 16 regionals and telling you (at least) one thing about all 64 teams competing on the Road to Omaha. 00:0001:44 Winston-Salem Regional08:17 Tuscaloosa Regional15:56 Coral Gables Regional23:39 Stanford Regional29:26 Baton Rouge Regional35:19 Lexington Regional45:00 Auburn Regional52:02 Clemson Regional57:56 Gainesville Regional1:02:51 Columbia Regional1:09:30 Conway Regional1:16:32 Charlottesville Regional1:22:37 Nashville Regional1:26:59 Stillwater Regional1:34:14 Terre Haute Regional1:39:35 Fayetteville Regional Subscribe to The Schoch Factor on Apple Podcasts: https://d1ba.se/TSF-apple Subscribe to The Schoch Factor on Spotify: https://d1ba.se/TSF-Spotify Follow The Schoch Factor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchochFactorPod

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what they are excited about with conference tournament week coming up, and why the ACC/SEC conference tourneys just aren’t nearly as exciting as they should be or nearly as exciting as some of the mid-major conference tournaments. Next, they discuss the recent hot stretches of UVA and Clemson heading into the ACC tourney (which Steve will be at) before Steve reflects on his first year making picks in the weekly D1baseball.com staff picks. Finally, they react to a certain tweet that called out Steve by name regarding that one home run he allowed that one time in Omaha.

Stephen Schoch and Jordan Shusterman discuss what they are excited about with conference tournament week coming up, and why the ACC/SEC conference tourneys just aren't nearly as exciting as they should be or nearly as exciting as some of the mid-major conference tournaments.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, beginning with takeaways from Steve and Jordan from the ACC games they attended this past weekend in Louisville/UVA and Pitt/Miami.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, beginning with a brief discussion on the firing of Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon and the unfortunate reality of gambling becoming more prevalent across all sports. Then they get into the surprising results of the weekend, with a bunch of top teams losing series – including LSU, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Next, they give some love to Stanford after its big sweep of Arizona State on the road and then explain the bizarre weekend the ACC had scheduling-wise. Finally, Steve shares the remarkable story of Xavier's Matt McCormick before a brief discussion of Ole Miss' Calvin Harris' 4-HR game vs. Missouri to close out the pod.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting with the impressive series win by Auburn at South Carolina and what specifically they love about the Tigers this season. Next, they shout out some of the other teams that had excellent weekends, including Clemson, Duke, Tennessee, Maryland and Washington. They then move to their favorite moments of the week, including two unbelievable catches, rain delay shenanigans, unintentionally hilarious in-game interviews and a literal gator in Gainesville. Finally, they give some love to some individual performances from the past week including Mac Horvath, Blaine Traxel and Brock Wilken's record-breaking HR.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week but first congratulate Steve on his wedding over the weekend and get the hilarious story behind the one tweet he sent out during his own wedding reception. Next, they discuss Tennessee's impressive sweep over Vanderbilt to get their season back on track and the differences between sweeping on the road vs. at home. Then they give some love to some of the top mid-major schools in the current Top 25, highlighting Coastal Carolina, UConn, Campbell and Dallas Baptist. Finally, they shoutout Jared Sundstrom for the most aesthetically pleasing homer of the 2023 season off the San Diego tram line and Cooper McMurray's incredible trick shot dingers off both foul poles at Auburn.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with a salute to Arkansas' impressive sweep of Tennessee, why Jace Bohrofen deserves more love, and how concerned they should be about the Vols moving forward. They proceed with some love for Wake Forest, in particular lefty Sean Sullivan who has been magically almost as good as Rhett Lowder so far which is just amazing to watch. Other series that stood out this past week included Kentucky/LSU, Ole/Miss/Mississippi State and Maine/Binghamton. Next, they discuss what constitutes an "excessive celebration" and the differences between the Florida celebrations and the Jared Jones homer reaction. Finally, they shout out some individual performances from Nash Bryan to Charlie Condon to Ethan Petry to Kemp Alderman's PITCHING and Nolan Schanuel's OPS crown.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) and Jake Mintz (@CespedesBBQ) discuss Steve's time in Charlottesville watching his beloved Virginia Cavaliers sweep Miami with big shoutouts to Jake Gelof and Kyle Teel and the remarkable bullpen that has contributed to one of the best pitching staffs in the entire country. Behind the Hoos, Cal State Fullerton caught Steve's attention for their series win over UC Santa Barbara. Finally, they discuss the concept of a Thursday/Friday/Saturday series compared to the usual Friday-thru-Sunday slates and how they feel about ties in baseball after UCLA/Utah finished 10-10.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off Florida's first road sweep at Ole Miss since 1988, which obviously featured more Jac Caglianone homers. Next, they bounce around some of the other notable series wins including UVA, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Texas, USC, and their beloved Bearkats of Sam Houston. After the break, they review their favorite moments featuring the incredible Mountain Dew ejection in Austin Peay/Liberty, Campbell blessing their bats, and a 20-inning D-II game. Finally, they shout out some individual performances, from Dylan Crews and Tommy White at LSU to Kris Armstrong's back-to-back 3 HR games and, of course, another Blaine Traxel CG.

Stephen Schoch, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, starting off with Steve's trip to Gainesville to check out the Florida Gators taking on Alabama. Then, they give some love to Missouri after their emphatic sweep of Tennessee and discuss just how real the start for the Tigers is and what to expect moving forward. Next, they bounce around some of the other most impressive series sweeps of the weekend from Vanderbilt to Miami to South Carolina to Kentucky and more. After the break, they review their favorite moments of the week from shoveling ice off the field pregame to broken aluminum bats. Finally, they shout out some individual performances, including Olivia Pichardo making history, Paul Skenes domination, Braden Montgomery looking like the best player all the time, Gavin Kash raking, Blaine Traxel chuckin', and Brooks Coetzee's clutch plunkings.

Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47), Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman (@CespedesBBQ) join to discuss what caught their attention in D-I baseball over the past week, and begin with an honest conversation about the sky-high home run totals and exit velocities we've been seeing and try to put the numbers in perspective without being too much of a bummer. Next, they highlight which teams stood out over the past week, focusing on Boston College's road series win at Virginia Tech and Virginia staying undefeated longer than anyone else, among others. They then check in on the winless teams still remaining and discuss what it's like to have a coach fired midseason. After the break, they review the shocking umpire situation in the New Orleans/Mississippi Valley game, salute Siena head coach Tony Rossi as he retires after 54 years (!!!) at the helm, and talk tarp. Finally, they shout out some individual performances, from Chase Mora to Wyatt Hudepohl to Daniel Bagwell to Zach Morea and more.