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#51
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Kendall Rogers ‏@KendallRogersD1 3h3 hours ago
The renovation race rages on and Virginia Tech was one of those programs that needed to make a strong commitment. Admin has now done that.
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#52
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Documents: LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri to be paid $1.125 million per year, gets four-year extension

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is in the millionaire club.

After his flirtation with Texas, LSU gave Mainieri a four-year extension, through the 2024 season, and a raise to $1.125 million per year, according to the LSU Board of Supervisors agenda released Friday.

The board is expected to approve Mainieri’s new deal at a meeting next Friday.

Mainieri’s previous contract paid him $750,000 per year and ran through the 2020 season. In his new deal, Mainieri will receive a $100,000 bonus after each season.

The Miami native wrapped up his 10th season at LSU in June, leading a youthful team to a national seed and the super regionals in what many pundits described as his best coaching job since arriving at LSU in 2007. The Tigers were swept by Coastal Carolina, the eventual national champion, in the Baton Rouge super regional.

Mainieri led LSU to the 2009 national championship and has taken the program to four College World Series appearances. His new salary may make him the highest-paid college baseball coach in the nation.

Mainieri and athletic director Joe Alleva met in the coach’s office in mid-June, after The Advocate and others reported that the coach and Texas were in significant discussion about him replacing Augie Garrido. Alleva's new deal was enough to convince the coach to stay; Texas eventually hired Tulane coach David Pierce.
 
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#53
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Top 50 High School Draft Prospects - SEC only

12 Brady McConnell SS Merritt Island, FL Florida

13 Tanner Burns RHP Decatur, AL Auburn

15 Adam Hall SS London, ON Texas A&M

16 Blayne Enlow RHP Sorrento, LA LSU

19 Cole Turney OF Richmond, TX Arkansas

20 Jacob Heatherly LHP Cullman, AL Alabama

23 Alex Scherff RHP Colleyville, TX Texas A&M

27 Garrett “Hunter” Ruth RHP Gainesville, FL Florida

28 Jordan Anderson OF Madison, AL Mississippi State

30 Quentin Holmes OF East Elmhurst, N.Y. Mississippi State

35 Cole Brannen OF Elko, GA Auburn

39 Nicholas Storz RHP Brooklyn, N.Y. LSU

41 Jacob Pearson OF West Monroe, LA LSU

47 Kyle Jacobsen OF Acworth, GA South Carolina

49 Luis Campusano C Augusta, GA Missouri

D1 Baseball's subjective list....





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#54
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OldTimer said:
Top 50 High School Draft Prospects - SEC only

12 Brady McConnell SS Merritt Island, FL Florida

13 Tanner Burns RHP Decatur, AL Auburn

15 Adam Hall SS London, ON Texas A&M

16 Blayne Enlow RHP Sorrento, LA LSU

19 Cole Turney OF Richmond, TX Arkansas

20 Jacob Heatherly LHP Cullman, AL Alabama

23 Alex Scherff RHP Colleyville, TX Texas A&M

27 Garrett “Hunter” Ruth RHP Gainesville, FL Florida

28 Jordan Anderson OF Madison, AL Mississippi State

30 Quentin Holmes OF East Elmhurst, N.Y. Mississippi State

35 Cole Brannen OF Elko, GA Auburn

39 Nicholas Storz RHP Brooklyn, N.Y. LSU

41 Jacob Pearson OF West Monroe, LA LSU

47 Kyle Jacobsen OF Acworth, GA South Carolina

49 Luis Campusano C Augusta, GA Missouri

D1 Baseball's subjective list....





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Surprised there wasn't anybody ranked higher than 12th coming from out of the SEC.
 
#55
#55
UAA Board Presented with $100 million Facilities Initiative - Florida Gators

A renovation of McKethan Stadium, home to the baseball team. The new look will feature shade structuring, five new rows of premium seating directly behind home plate, new club seating and an expanded press box, a new second-level concourse, plus refurbished and improved player amenities.
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"Obviously, it's a very ambitious project and we're going to depend on our fundraising efforts to help us with it," UF athletic director Jeremy Foley said. "Really, it's a commitment to those three programs, those three coaches. The study also includes opportunities to enhance other facilities that are very important to us, but football, baseball and softball are what we've put as our highest priority right now."
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#56
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Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone's career ends

Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone, who earned the clinching win in the 2014 national title game, has ended his career more than a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Stone, a Columbia native, is not listed on Vanderbilt’s 2017 roster, recently released in anticipation of fall ball later this week. Baseball team spokesman Kyle Parkinson confirmed that Stone’s career is over.

Stone, who would have been a senior this season, pitched 1 2/3 innings of middle relief to beat Virginia in Game 3 of the national championship series in 2014, and he earned Freshman All-American honors that season.

But his 2015 and 2016 seasons were cut short by elbow issues. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2015. Then he returned in 2016, only to be sidelined again after three starts with the same injury.

Stone, a right-hander, was the 2013 TSSAA Class AAA Player of the Year at Columbia Central, where he set career school records in wins (26) and strikeouts (350).

Reach Adam Sparks at 615-259-8010 and on Twitter @AdamSparks.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...t-pitcher-hayden-stones-career-ends/90715088/
 
#57
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OldTimer said:
Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone's career ends

Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone, who earned the clinching win in the 2014 national title game, has ended his career more than a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Stone, a Columbia native, is not listed on Vanderbilt’s 2017 roster, recently released in anticipation of fall ball later this week. Baseball team spokesman Kyle Parkinson confirmed that Stone’s career is over.

Stone, who would have been a senior this season, pitched 1 2/3 innings of middle relief to beat Virginia in Game 3 of the national championship series in 2014, and he earned Freshman All-American honors that season.

But his 2015 and 2016 seasons were cut short by elbow issues. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2015. Then he returned in 2016, only to be sidelined again after three starts with the same injury.

Stone, a right-hander, was the 2013 TSSAA Class AAA Player of the Year at Columbia Central, where he set career school records in wins (26) and strikeouts (350).

Reach Adam Sparks at 615-259-8010 and on Twitter @AdamSparks.

Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone's career ends
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That's just awful even for a Vandy player. I don't like to see players have career ending injuries in any sport or school. :bad:
 
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OldTimer said:
Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone's career ends

Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone, who earned the clinching win in the 2014 national title game, has ended his career more than a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Stone, a Columbia native, is not listed on Vanderbilt’s 2017 roster, recently released in anticipation of fall ball later this week. Baseball team spokesman Kyle Parkinson confirmed that Stone’s career is over.

Stone, who would have been a senior this season, pitched 1 2/3 innings of middle relief to beat Virginia in Game 3 of the national championship series in 2014, and he earned Freshman All-American honors that season.

But his 2015 and 2016 seasons were cut short by elbow issues. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2015. Then he returned in 2016, only to be sidelined again after three starts with the same injury.

Stone, a right-hander, was the 2013 TSSAA Class AAA Player of the Year at Columbia Central, where he set career school records in wins (26) and strikeouts (350).

Reach Adam Sparks at 615-259-8010 and on Twitter @AdamSparks.

Vanderbilt pitcher Hayden Stone's career ends
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This is really sad. He was a great pitcher in HS but 26 wins and 350 Ks in high school = a lot of innings. Those all add up for issues later. This isn't even counting the travel ball innings that most high level pitchers get in summer and fall. Arm problems are getting crazy and hopefully some sanity is going to prevail among coaches AND parents soon.
 
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#60
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zachpack said:
This is really sad. He was a great pitcher in HS but 26 wins and 350 Ks in high school = a lot of innings. Those all add up for issues later. This isn't even counting the travel ball innings that most high level pitchers get in summer and fall. Arm problems are getting crazy and hopefully some sanity is going to prevail among coaches AND parents soon.
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You hit the nail on the head..."coaches AND parents". Unfortunately the fix may be years behind the result. I'm not a Dr, but the logic I've heard seems sound that TJ is an injury of accumulated damage over time. We may see many more seasons of the damage before it gets better. The spark of hope that needs to grow into a fire is in Little League. They count pitches with days of rest and even have lower limits for pitchers who also catch. Until that type of protection is built into tournament ball all the way through to college and pros, the drive to win, be recruited, or drafted can continue to overshadow the danger.
 
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GManVFL said:
You hit the nail on the head..."coaches AND parents". Unfortunately the fix may be years behind the result. I'm not a Dr, but the logic I've heard seems sound that TJ is an injury of accumulated damage over time. We may see many more seasons of the damage before it gets better. The spark of hope that needs to grow into a fire is in Little League. They count pitches with days of rest and even have lower limits for pitchers who also catch. Until that type of protection is built into tournament ball all the way through to college and pros, the drive to win, be recruited, or drafted can continue to overshadow the danger.
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Why is that these arm blow outs are happening more with more protection?
 
#62
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Burger said:
Why is that these arm blow outs are happening more with more protection?
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pitch counts are a "feel good" move by various organizations to show they care, and some do however more don't!

The real culprit is lack of rest, by rest I mean 3-4 months of not picking up a ball....

fall ball, winter throwing program, spring season, summer season, and over and over again. I'm guessing the above average high school pitcher and most college pitchers probably get a month off during summer ball and fall ball at best.
 
#63
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GManVFL said:
You hit the nail on the head..."coaches AND parents". Unfortunately the fix may be years behind the result. I'm not a Dr, but the logic I've heard seems sound that TJ is an injury of accumulated damage over time. We may see many more seasons of the damage before it gets better. The spark of hope that needs to grow into a fire is in Little League. They count pitches with days of rest and even have lower limits for pitchers who also catch. Until that type of protection is built into tournament ball all the way through to college and pros, the drive to win, be recruited, or drafted can continue to overshadow the danger.
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The NFHS (high school association) is implementing a pitch count starting this upcoming year. I don't know the details of it, just remember an article in the KNS a few weeks ago about it. That'll help some, too.

But as others have said, it's the culmination of it all. The problem will be those that play travel ball, school ball, and Little League where the pitch counts don't cross over between organizations.
 
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Welp, we don't play Ole Miss this year.......they just released their schedule

2017 Ole Miss Baseball Schedule

Feb. 17 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 18 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 19 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 21 ARKANSAS STATE
Feb. 24 UNCW
Feb. 24 UNCW
Feb. 26 UNCW
Feb. 28 MEMPHIS
March 3 vs. Baylor@
March 4 vs. Texas Tech@
March 5 vs. TCU@
March 7 GEORGIA STATE
March 8 GEORGIA STATE
March 10 FURMAN
March 11 FURMAN
March 12 FURMAN
March 14 vs. Nicholls#
March 17 VANDERBILT*
March 18 VANDERBILT*
March 19 VANDERBILT*
March 21 at Memphis
March 24 at Kentucky*
March 25 at Kentucky*
March 26 at Kentucky*
March 29 LITTLE ROCK
March 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 4 vs. Southern Miss%
April 7 ALABAMA*
April 8 ALABAMA*
April 9 ALABAMA*
April 11 at Southern Miss
April 13 at LSU*
April 14 at LSU*
April 15 at LSU*
April 19 UAPB
April 21 MISSOURI*
April 22 MISSOURI*
April 23 MISSOURI*
April 25 vs. Mississippi State%
April 28 at Arkansas*
April 29 at Arkansas*
April 30 at Arkansas*
May 2 ULM
May 3 ULM
May 5 at Florida*
May 6 at Florida*
May 7 at Florida*
May 12 TEXAS A&M*
May 13 TEXAS A&M*
May 14 TEXAS A&M*
May 16 at Arkansas State
May 18 at Auburn*
May 19 at Auburn*
May 20 at Auburn*
May 23-28 SEC Tournament
June 2-4 NCAA Regionals
June 9-11 NCAA Super Regionals
June 17-28 College World Series
 
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OldTimer said:
Welp, we don't play Ole Miss this year.......

2017 Ole Miss Baseball Schedule
Feb. 17 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 18 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 19 EAST CAROLINA
Feb. 21 ARKANSAS STATE
Feb. 24 UNCW
Feb. 24 UNCW
Feb. 26 UNCW
Feb. 28 MEMPHIS
March 3 vs. Baylor@
March 4 vs. Texas Tech@
March 5 vs. TCU@
March 7 GEORGIA STATE
March 8 GEORGIA STATE
March 10 FURMAN
March 11 FURMAN
March 12 FURMAN
March 14 vs. Nicholls#
March 17 VANDERBILT*
March 18 VANDERBILT*
March 19 VANDERBILT*
March 21 at Memphis
March 24 at Kentucky*
March 25 at Kentucky*
March 26 at Kentucky*
March 29 LITTLE ROCK
March 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
April 4 vs. Southern Miss%
April 7 ALABAMA*
April 8 ALABAMA*
April 9 ALABAMA*
April 11 at Southern Miss
April 13 at LSU*
April 14 at LSU*
April 15 at LSU*
April 19 UAPB
April 21 MISSOURI*
April 22 MISSOURI*
April 23 MISSOURI*
April 25 vs. Mississippi State%
April 28 at Arkansas*
April 29 at Arkansas*
April 30 at Arkansas*
May 2 ULM
May 3 ULM
May 5 at Florida*
May 6 at Florida*
May 7 at Florida*
May 12 TEXAS A&M*
May 13 TEXAS A&M*
May 14 TEXAS A&M*
May 16 at Arkansas State
May 18 at Auburn*
May 19 at Auburn*
May 20 at Auburn*
May 23-28 SEC Tournament
June 2-4 NCAA Regionals
June 9-11 NCAA Super Regionals
June 17-28 College World Series
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Why does it say Ole Miss Baseball Schedule instead of UT? :wink:
 
#67
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OldTimer said:
is a little confusing, Ole Miss released their 2017 Schedule. Good news, ours will hopefully be coming out soon...
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So, you an Ole Miss fan then? Is that what you're saying? Just had a nephew to graduate from Ole Miss this past spring.

He already has a job teaching & coaching in Mississippi somewhere. I believe in Pearl River County but not sure which high school. Thanks!
 
#68
#68
Burger said:
Why is that these arm blow outs are happening more with more protection?
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IMHO the "protection", which is minimal at best right now, has not been in place long enough to help any of the current or up coming pitchers for many more seasons.

I think OT is correct also. Spring to Summer to Fall to Showcase to Scout Teams to National / International Tournament Teams to Winter pitching coaches then minimal shutdown and start over. Its a lot to put on a growing arm. The pattern seems to be starting earlier and earlier as young talent is identified.

The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan is an interesting read.

"Passan discovered a culture that struggles to prevent arm injuries and lacks the support for the changes necessary to do so. He explains that without a drastic shift in how baseball thinks about its talent, another generation of pitchers will fall prey to the same problem that vexes the current one."
 
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GManVFL said:
IMHO the "protection", which is minimal at best right now, has not been in place long enough to help any of the current or up coming pitchers for many more seasons.

I think OT is correct also. Spring to Summer to Fall to Showcase to Scout Teams to National / International Tournament Teams to Winter pitching coaches then minimal shutdown and start over. Its a lot to put on a growing arm. The pattern seems to be starting earlier and earlier as young talent is identified.

The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan is an interesting read.

"Passan discovered a culture that struggles to prevent arm injuries and lacks the support for the changes necessary to do so. He explains that without a drastic shift in how baseball thinks about its talent, another generation of pitchers will fall prey to the same problem that vexes the current one."
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Great pitchers in the past didn't blow out as much as today.
 
#72
#72
I heard Redman Walsh, one our new lefty's, tore his UCL in a scrimmage last week. I hate it for that kid because he's a great guy, but I hate it for the team too. I know its not, but dang this seems like an epidemic.
 
#73
#73
Memphis has posted their scheduled as we are apparently their opening weekend opponent in Memphis at FedEx Park

2/17 4:00 cst
2/18 2:00 cst
2/19 1:00 cst

Tigers finished 22-39 9-15 is American Conference

22 - 39 .361 overall
9 - 15 .375 conference
11 - 17 home
8 - 20 away
3 - 2 neutral

they did have a 5-game run in the conference tourney going 3-2 after really struggling down the stretch going 2-9 in their last eleven regular season games and 5-15 in last 20
 
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#74
schools that have released in SEC

We host Auburn 4/14-4/16 (Easter weekend)
We do no appear on LSU's schedule
we do not appear on Ole Miss' schedule
 
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