re: Greetings from Chantville!

2016: Gilley has been with the program 21 years and is an alumnus and his MO is to get guys that are not the "5 star" players so to speak but get the guys that feel slighted and have something to prove. Don't get me wrong, he has landed huge commits in the past, but they opted for the MLB - Steven Matz most recently and some kid named Joey Votto in years past are two of the more well known ones to spurn CCU for the MLB. On the other hand we convinced Jason Bilous to come this year.

I think the fact that the staff has been together for years - save for Coach Schnall leaving for a few years helps with continuity. Gilley is retiring after his contract is up (2020) and Schilling came back to be the Head Coach in waiting.

Some of us are wondering if he makes it to Omaha this year if he will ride off into the sunset.

I think our facilities help too - we have one of the best stadiums in the country and the hitting facility behind LCF is amazing as well.