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Nolan Ryan was 77-0 when he had a lead in the seventh inning, he finished all 77 of those games. #Unreal
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We're seeing a lot of decommitments in college baseball. I think it's important to understand WHY.
This didn't happen overnight.
Follow the dominoes. 👇
2020: COVID.
The NCAA grants spring athletes an additional year of eligibility. Players stay in college longer. Rosters get older. Opportunities for incoming freshmen become more competitive.
Then the professional pipeline changes.
MLB cuts its draft from 40 rounds to 20.
Affiliated minor league teams shrink from 162 to 120.
Fewer traditional opportunities to enter professional baseball.
Now look at the roster math.
Before COVID, D1 baseball operated with a 35-man roster limit.
During the eligibility crunch, temporary allowances eventually expanded rosters to 40 players.
Beginning in 2025-26, programs participating in the House settlement moved to a 34-man roster limit, with exceptions for certain players.
That's SIX fewer standard roster spots compared to the temporary 40-man allowance.
Now add the transfer portal.
Nearly 2,700 D1 baseball players entered the portal during the June 2026 window alone.
Programs have access to thousands of experienced college players competing for opportunities.
Throw in NIL, revenue sharing, and the shift from the old 11.7-scholarship model to the possibility of funding scholarships across all 34 roster spots at participating programs.
And now the NCAA's new age-based eligibility model can allow qualifying athletes up to FIVE years of competition within a continuous five-year window, replacing the traditional four-seasons-in-five-years model.
Think about what all of this means.
A college coach can genuinely believe in a high school prospect when he commits. But by the time that player arrives on campus, the roster, budget, available transfer talent, and immediate needs of the program could look completely different.
College baseball has become an increasingly competitive roster-management business.
And the pressure to WIN NOW is real.
Does that excuse every decommitment? Absolutely not.
But I also don't believe every decommitment represents a lack of loyalty.
Here's what concerns me most.
We're asking teenagers and their families to make decisions about their futures in a system that can change dramatically before they ever step foot on campus.
The rules changed. The economics changed. The roster math changed.
But the hopes and dreams of those kids haven't.
And somewhere in the middle of all this change, we cannot lose sight of the people affected by it.
@prepbaseball
Carter Hohn retweeted
Great outing at Grand Park for the Puma classic!!!
1IP 2H 2Ks 0R 0BB
FB 88-89 2300+ RPM
SL 80-82 2500+
CH 79-80 1600+
@PB_JUCO @CardinalsMAC @CarterHohn14
It’s chaos season, and we have helped athletes navigate the portal every year since it began, so here are some thoughts..
Transfer Portal Thoughts
I think nothing summarizes the current predicament of the transfer portal/college athletics as my reaction to watching the super regionals this past weekend. Multiple times I heard the ESPN commentators mention how young or “set up” a program was for future success. Almost every time those comments would be made I would scoff at it, thinking in my head “No way a lot of those guys stay at that program”. When in reality a large number of those players will be entering the transfer portal in hopes of finding a better home or better situation next year. Let me be clear this is not a thread where I am going to blame the players or bash their decisions. I simply want to acknowledge what a sad state we are in when a person who has worked in college athletics for almost 10 years has a gut reaction to assume a player or group of players are more likely to transfer than to stay at a program that is one of the final 16 teams playing this season.
The current state of college athletics surrounded by the transfer portal I believe was formed around a great idea to create more freedom for players and coaches within the system. Inherently, it was also going to showcase the level of accountability the previous system had created. The transfer portal was and is a fantastic tool for those who the previous system was failing. Whether it was a player who coach had been fired/left for a new job, had been over recruited before stepping on campus, there are number of reasons where players should have the freedom to leave. However, we have created an abyss where institutions, coaches and players can take advantage of a system without guardrails to take what they want where they see fit.
It’s not the players, coaches or institutions fault for the current state of college athletics. If you give individuals or groups the freedom to go find a “better” situation to put themselves in they are going to do it. Lets answer the questions everyone is asking:
- Has the transfer portal/NIL hurt college baseball?
Yes, we have a current setting where players, coaches and institutions can move off and change their situation without really any repercussions. Players can hop into the transfer portal for any reason. Coaches can move off a player after a year in search for someone better. We have created a transactional system where we are encouraged to make quick decisions and have knee jerk reactions.
- Should both exist in college baseball?
Yes, I believe players should be able to leave their current situation if they fall into a list of exceptions (coach leaving, over recruited before stepping on campus, etc.). I also believe players should be compensated for the brand they create and provide to the institution they represent. However, getting offered a lump sum amount of money before even stepping on campus is not a brand based compensation, but rather a bid for services.
- Is the Transfer Portal creating better opportunities?
Over 52% of NCAA baseball players that entered the portal in 2025 did not get back onto a NCAA roster the next fall. The portal may be helping the elite players at the top of the pyramid but, for the average player it is not beneficial.
- Is unlimited transfers the problem?
If you change the current the system from unlimited transfers to a single free transfer while keeping an exemption list where a player can apply for future transfers creates more structure and measured decisions.
- How do we fix NIL?
I believe a way to fix the current NIL structure is to get rid of third-party collectives and create a structure where players are directly shared media rights, ticket sales and sponsorship revenue. This would enable third party NIL deals to become true brand based endorsements. Another thing would be to force any NIL offer over a certain amount of money to be a multi year contract. This would create more long term commitment between players and institutions/entities.
@Coach_DougGove
Carter Hohn retweeted
Another day, another Nate Snead gem.
The @TC_DustDevils righty has allowed one run across three starts in May, with 17 strikeouts and zero walks.
💨💨💨💨💨
Carter Hohn retweeted
Angels prospect Nate Snead ran an 82% strike rate over six scoreless with High-A Tri-City tonight; he has allowed one run over his last three starts which have all gone six innings while running a 33.8 CSW%, he has not allowed a walk in his last 66 batters faced
Carter Hohn retweeted
#Angels prospect Nate Snead over his last 5 starts
27.2 IP
3-1
1.30 ERA
29 SO
4 BB
Carter Hohn retweeted
Competitor
Hard worker
Will make any staff better. Someone go get this guy!
Uncommitted JUCO Soph.
FB 87-90 T91.8 16 H 9 V
CT 83-86 0 H 7 V
CB 74-77 -13 H -9 V
CH 79-82 8 H 0 V
Trackman Reports Available
All Conference Fr Year ‘25
91 K in 90.2 Career IP
Film from this spring ⬇️
@Coach_DougGove
Carter Hohn retweeted
Angels 2025 draftee Nate Snead was in command yesterday as he went 18 up, 18 down in the @TC_DustDevils win over Spokane 🔒⚾️
That plays @SneadNate
The @Angels pitching talent on the farm 📈
Former @Vol_Baseball RHP Nate Snead had our attention last night.
Here's why: baseballamerica.com/stories/…
Carter Hohn retweeted
The easy narrative is that Keaton Wagler was an unseen, off-circuit recruit.
The real story is a lot more complicated and explains the imperfect art of modern recruiting.
SI Digital Cover on how the world missed Keaton Wagler… and why Illinois didn’t:
si.com/college-basketball/ke…
Carter Hohn retweeted
Most elbow injuries for pitchers happen in the spring.
Short offseasons.
Quick ramp-ups.
Immediate max effort.
And then we wonder why elbows flare up.
High school pitchers don’t get a gradual build like pros do.
They go from downtime to 5 innings real fast.
Now here’s the hard question:
Do freshmen and sophomores really need fall ball?
Or would 3 extra months to:
- Lift
- Build strength
- Manage workload
- Develop properly
actually protect their arm long-term?
Exposure matters.
But availability matters more.
And most high school baseball players don't have an exposure problem, they have a DEVELOPMENT problem.
What’s your take on fall ball?
Want the full episode with Carter Hohn of @CarterHohn14 training on pitching injuries and how to prevent them? Comment PODCAST and I'll send over the link.
Carter Hohn retweeted
𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴
Nate Snead unleashed fury on the mound at the 2022 Upper Midwest Procase, topping out at 97 MPH 🔥
Snead would go on to Tennessee before being drafted by the Angels in 2025.
ᴘɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀꜱ
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Carter Hohn retweeted
Every pitcher wants to throw harder, but how do you do it without blowing out your arm?
Carter Hohn of @CarterHohn14 training broke this down perfectly.
If you’re a high school or college pitcher, here’s what most guys are getting wrong:
1️⃣ They don’t recover.
Not sleeping enough.
Not eating enough.
Scrolling until 1am and wondering why they feel flat and their shoulders are rolled forward.
You can’t throw 90+ on a nervous system that’s fried.
2️⃣ They train like football players.
Olympic lifts.
Back squats.
Random programs that don’t match how they move on the mound.
Pitchers need strength that supports rotation, posture, hip control, and efficient mechanics.
That’s why anterior loading, front-rack positions, and smarter single-leg work matter.
It changes how your body moves, not just how much you lift.
3️⃣ They stop lifting in season.
This one kills progress.
If you don’t train during the season, you’re losing strength while you compete.
4️⃣ They chase “perfect mechanics” and don't manage their workload properly.
Perfect doesn’t exist.
Efficiency does.
And that requires individualized coaching and proper workload management.
If you’re serious about taking care of your body like a college or pro arm, start there.
Comment "PODCAST" if you want the link to the full episode for pitchers on why pitching injuries are rising and how athletes can avoid them.
Carter Hohn retweeted
#Angels prospect Nate Snead in his spring debut
SI: 99-100 T 100.5
CU: 91-94
CB: 81
7 pitches
6 strikes
3 outs
Carter Hohn retweeted
#Angels prospect Nate Snead, a third-rounder in last year's Draft, just threw 1-2-3 eighth inning and showed off a 100.5 mph sinker. He was a reliever at the University of Tennessee last year with Giants manager Tony Vitello as his head coach.
