2026 Baseball Mega Thread

[311neers]

Somehow GWebb still won’t bunt guys over in the bottom of innings to win games. Should have cost them by now but it hasn’t.

[BambooRdApp]

Why did you not load the bases? The only runner that mattered was the one at 3rd.
That would have given you a force at every base

[BUTCH1991]

Just embarrassing

[311neers]

Why did you not load the bases? The only runner that mattered was the one at 3rd.
That would have given you a force at every base

Too easy. We make it harder on ourselves.

That’s worse than getting steamrolled by Coastal last year. Not sure how you come back from a 3 walkoff sweep by GWebb.

[AppGrad78]

Why did you not load the bases? The only runner that mattered was the one at 3rd.
That would have given you a force at every base

Puts a lot of pressure on the pitcher. Can’t issue a walk. Can’t hit a batter. That was the correct strategy.

[311neers]

Why did you not load the bases? The only runner that mattered was the one at 3rd.
That would have given you a force at every base

Puts a lot of pressure on the pitcher. Can’t issue a walk. Can’t hit a batter. That was the correct strategy.

We are out of that inning if we just make the easy play at First.

The moment was too big for us. Juggernaut SEC Gardner Webb.

[ASUFan4863]

Somewhat comical that this is a big year for DG due to basketball. Has basketball ever averaged this many wins over a sustained period?
Maybe DG should be evaluated for his football head coaching hires. That would be a better observation.

Not what I said but again, twist my words. How the 2 major sports of basketball and baseball finish will help determine the leash given in the fall. Football is and will always be the deciding factor.

Please read my posts clearly before responding again. Thank you.

[ASUFan4863]

Totally agree. Kerns is a fabulous coach and the best hire DG has made. To suggest his future may lie on how basketball ends is absurd.

Please don’t twist my words. Thank you. I said what I said and it means what it means. And that comes from people who make decision. Future doesn’t not lie on basketball. However, recency bias is a very real thing when it comes to decision making. How the 3 major sports finish this calendar year will be a deciding factor.

Please read my posts clearly before responding again. Thank you.

[BambooRdApp]

Totally agree. Kerns is a fabulous coach and the best hire DG has made. To suggest his future may lie on how basketball ends is absurd.

Please don’t twist my words. Thank you. I said what I said and it means what it means. And that comes from people who make decision. Future doesn’t not lie on basketball. However, recency bias is a very real thing when it comes to decision making. How the 3 major sports finish this calendar year will be a deciding factor.

Please read my posts clearly before responding again. Thank you.

I read your post very clearly. DG's employment will always be primarily driven by football. Period. That is the only sport that comes even to to "making money"...and hhs last two football hires have been suspect and that is being generous.

[ASU07]

Totally agree. Kerns is a fabulous coach and the best hire DG has made. To suggest his future may lie on how basketball ends is absurd.

Please don’t twist my words. Thank you. I said what I said and it means what it means. And that comes from people who make decision. Future doesn’t not lie on basketball. However, recency bias is a very real thing when it comes to decision making. How the 3 major sports finish this calendar year will be a deciding factor.

Please read my posts clearly before responding again. Thank you.

I read your post very clearly. You threw basketball into the mix when discussing the future of DG. It was a ridiculous statement in my opinion. DG is not on the hot seat.
Do I agree with you we need a change in baseball,absolutely.

[t4pizza]

It seems like we drop a series to a sub standard team early in the year every year. This is inexcusable. If we aren't going to schedule the big boys to get a chance at the upset, we at least need to take care of the lower teams and actually win. No way we will ever get an at large if we get swept Gardner Webb or lose a series to Queens.

[AppGrad78]

Gardner-Webb is a quad-1 team (33rd out of 308 teams in today’s RPI) with a 9-3 record.

[Appmountaineers19]

I think they are what they are. They are at a place talent wise that they can hang and even beat some teams that are better than them. They also have ability to lose to "lesser" teams because of this as well. They lack the depth needed to be a consistent threat BUT they have enough talent to scare teams. I think when the TP/NIL began - APP got lucky getting the talent without having to spend. Now that NIL is booming and scholly's went from 11.7 to 34 and what looks like upgrades at pier schools and the conference - IMO I feel that baseball won't be able to rise much higher regardless of who the HC is because of all barriers discussed at length on this thread.

[Appmountaineers19]

Gardner-Webb is a quad-1 team (33rd out of 308 teams in today’s RPI) with a 9-3 record.

I snicker when I hear APP is losing to "lesser" teams. APP is much closer in talent to their pier D1 schools in NC/SC (with the exception of Coastal and ECU) than the bigger schools

[BambooRdApp]

Gardner-Webb is a quad-1 team (33rd out of 308 teams in today’s RPI) with a 9-3 record.

I get frustrated when I hear APP is losing to "lesser" teams. APP is much closer in talent to their pier D1 schools in NC/SC (with the exception of Coastal and ECU) than the bigger schools

I am not sure we would win a series against UNCW. Have not kept up with them this year. Historically, they have been decent as well.

[Appmountaineers19]

Gardner-Webb is a quad-1 team (33rd out of 308 teams in today’s RPI) with a 9-3 record.

I get frustrated when I hear APP is losing to "lesser" teams. APP is much closer in talent to their pier D1 schools in NC/SC (with the exception of Coastal and ECU) than the bigger schools

I am not sure we would win a series against UNCW. Have not kept up with them this year. Historically, they have been decent as well.

There might be a few that I am missing but I feel there's a inflated feeling that because APP competes in the Sun Belt than they are somehow above these pier teams and it's just not the case. They can and will beat some better teams but will lose to lesser/pier teams as well. APP has only has 2 years above .500 in the last 10-12 years.

[311neers]

I think they are what they are. They are at a place talent wise that they can hang and even beat some teams that are better than them. They also have ability to lose to "lesser" teams because of this as well. They lack the depth needed to be a consistent threat BUT they have enough talent to scare teams. I think when the TP/NIL began - APP got lucky getting the talent without having to spend. Now that NIL is booming and scholly's went from 11.7 to 34 and what looks like upgrades at pier schools and the conference - IMO I feel that baseball won't be able to rise much higher regardless of who the HC is because of all barriers discussed at length on this thread.

Watch us go out and sweep Coastal! Without their arms, who knows- and a potential Kam return. I'd take that trade off all day long.

[Appmountaineers19]

I think they are what they are. They are at a place talent wise that they can hang and even beat some teams that are better than them. They also have ability to lose to "lesser" teams because of this as well. They lack the depth needed to be a consistent threat BUT they have enough talent to scare teams. I think when the TP/NIL began - APP got lucky getting the talent without having to spend. Now that NIL is booming and scholly's went from 11.7 to 34 and what looks like upgrades at pier schools and the conference - IMO I feel that baseball won't be able to rise much higher regardless of who the HC is because of all barriers discussed at length on this thread.

Watch us go out and sweep Coastal! Without their arms, who knows- and a potential Kam return. I'd take that trade off all day long.

That may be true and hope it happens but even when APP had their '24 run when they beat CCU 2 out of 3 and beat them in the tournament. Coastal still got in the field of 64. That was a "down" year for them because of injuries.

[Appmountaineers19]

On a different note. Was looking at the schedule - is that a typo? The series with Presbyterian is at 3 different sites?

[311neers]

On a different note. Was looking at the schedule - is that a typo? The series with Presbyterian is at 3 different sites?

Somehow, it’s legit. I guess it could be a decent way to inflate RPI by playing away and Nuetral. But, need to win all 3 for that to happen.
That’s a lot of travel, pack, unpack for the boys. And Clinton is about 4-4.5 hours from Boone, not just down the street.