I don’t think you have the same obstacles as you do in football when it comes to that. People are overrating that.

Now if he were a west coast small ball type, I would be more concerned

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Posted by Leadhead

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Posted on 6/22/21 at 12:49 pm to Le Tenia

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please enlighten me with all of the difficulties and factors behind only making only one regional since their CWS runner-up finish in 2016

According to some reputable baseball guys on this board, he inherited a roster with a lot of JUCO guys. He took that team to CWS. He lost those guys to draft/graduation and has subsequently rebuilt the entire roster to where it is today. Back at the CWS

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Posted by Bomont

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Posted on 6/22/21 at 1:20 pm to kbmaverick

Like my brother said what college baseball coach isn't a prick?

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Posted on 6/22/21 at 1:58 pm to SemiNoblePursuit

Became the 5th coach ever and first since 1994 to lead a team to the College World Series Finals in his first year at that school

2016 ABCA West Region Coach of the Year

28 major league draft picks in his short time there

Led Arizona to 49 wins in his first season, the second-most in program history

Led Nevada to 72-42 record in two seasons

2015 Mountain West Coach of the Year

Led Nevada to 41 wins in 2015 (second-most in program history).

Won school’s first-ever Mountain West Conference championship in 2015.

Nevada finished 2015 top-five nationally in batting and scoring.

Helped USD make six postseason trips from 2006-13.

Helped sign No. 1 recruiting class in 2008 and No. 2 class in 2010 at San Diego (Baseball America).

Led PLNU to a 37-14 record as head coach in 2005. Previously worked as an assistant and led program to NAIA World Series in 2004.

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Posted by Le Tenia

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Posted on 6/22/21 at 3:03 pm to BilJ

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I don’t think you have the same obstacles as you do in football when it comes to that. People are overrating that.

Yeah, not trying to compare the two sports. Just judging by his rosters, he doesn't recruit the South at all was my point. Seems to be a great, young coach but I think it will be a tough pull to get him to leave the West coast and even if he did, I'm concerned that he may struggle recruiting down here.

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Posted by Le Tenia

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Posted on 6/22/21 at 3:11 pm to MOT

I agree with some of that. The majority of his kids are from Cali and the nearby so, more regional besides a handful.

It just doesn't look like he recruits nationally. I would rather get someone that does that already and not have to figure it out with the brand carrying him.

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