Offensive Environments in College Baseball

[Lance Roffers]

Many of us on this board have been around college baseball for many years and remember when Miami dominated the sport along with a select few blue bloods. As such, as we might still be viewing the game through that lens and be slow to move what is a "good" performance on both sides of the ball.

The days of starters with ERA's under three are over. Hitter who gets on base 40% of the time? Not a big deal. Sacrifice bunts and small ball? Welcome to loserville.

College baseball is all about bombs at the plate and strikes on the mound. Otherwise you're getting run out of the building.

The average ERA in D1 is now over 5.50. A starter with an ERA of 4? That's an all-conference starter.

As the Canes embark on another season, one where the Big Ten network has made every Big 10 team care about baseball (that money has to flow somewhere) and get indoor training facilities and NIL for their players, the days of 20 teams dominating are long over.

The Ridiculous Firewagon Offenses of College Baseball

Gorilla Ball is back, and it’s out for revenge.

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[BP Joe]

Many of us on this board have been around college baseball for many years and remember when Miami dominated the sport along with a select few blue bloods. As such, as we might still be viewing the game through that lens and be slow to move what is a "good" performance on both sides of the ball.

The days of starters with ERA's under three are over. Hitter who gets on base 40% of the time? Not a big deal. Sacrifice bunts and small ball? Welcome to loserville.

College baseball is all about bombs at the plate and strikes on the mound. Otherwise you're getting run out of the building.

The average ERA in D1 is now over 5.50. A starter with an ERA of 4? That's an all-conference starter.

As the Canes embark on another season, one where the Big Ten network has made every Big 10 team care about baseball (that money has to flow somewhere) and get indoor training facilities and NIL for their players, the days of 20 teams dominating are long over.

The Ridiculous Firewagon Offenses of College Baseball

Gorilla Ball is back, and it’s out for revenge.

blogs.fangraphs.com

I agree, but that parity will make it more exciting and a better product. Back in the day, the vast majority of the best players signed out of high school. So, at least the D1 programs are getting more talented players and athletes.

And your second paragraph could describe the game at the MLB level as well. Difference being MLB will still have a few teams dominate w its broken financial model. If college baseball is the beneficiary, I'd be fine w that.

 

[MedleyCane]

Many of us on this board have been around college baseball for many years and remember when Miami dominated the sport along with a select few blue bloods. As such, as we might still be viewing the game through that lens and be slow to move what is a "good" performance on both sides of the ball.

The days of starters with ERA's under three are over. Hitter who gets on base 40% of the time? Not a big deal. Sacrifice bunts and small ball? Welcome to loserville.

College baseball is all about bombs at the plate and strikes on the mound. Otherwise you're getting run out of the building.

The average ERA in D1 is now over 5.50. A starter with an ERA of 4? That's an all-conference starter.

As the Canes embark on another season, one where the Big Ten network has made every Big 10 team care about baseball (that money has to flow somewhere) and get indoor training facilities and NIL for their players, the days of 20 teams dominating are long over.

The Ridiculous Firewagon Offenses of College Baseball

Gorilla Ball is back, and it’s out for revenge.

blogs.fangraphs.com

For a moment from reading thread title, I thought this was going to be about playing at Clemson or LSU.

 

[SWEaglesFan]

As the Canes embark on another season, one where the Big Ten network has made every Big 10 team care about baseball (that money has to flow somewhere) and get indoor training facilities and NIL for their players, the days of 20 teams dominating are long over.

This is largely due to Ron Fraser. He showed that baseball needn't be a drain on the financial coffers of athletic departments and that fans will support college baseball if you give them an entertaining product. It also produced a scenario with so many colleges investing in baseball, that Miami no longer was guaranteed a top-10 spot.

 

[Lance Roffers]

This is largely due to Ron Fraser. He showed that baseball needn't be a drain on the financial coffers of athletic departments and that fans will support college baseball if you give them an entertaining product. It also produced a scenario with so many colleges investing in baseball, that Miami no longer was guaranteed a top-10 spot.

I would say it's simply due more to a focus from programs on the sport and resources opening the sport for northern schools.

Every Big 10 team has an indoor they practice in rather than a high school gym.

The sport has changed. Almost nothing from the Fraser era still applies to college baseball. We as Miami fans wish it would back to that, but those days are gone.

MLB teams now want college to do a lot of their dev for them and help them setup tech to help and so they can scout them.

 

[CBurrr93]

We just haven’t had the talent to match up. Gotta be able to swing it