[TonyLima]

How is pitching looking for next year?

The relievers should mostly, perhaps all return.

I gotta imagine Bruno is gone. With his natural stuff and velo, MLB teams are going to be interested. Maybe a pro coach will be able to get him to throw the ball over the plate.

Turning the page on this season, credit to this team for maxing out its potential. From the crazy early season comeback over Fullerton to Hinckelman’s 9th inning heroics at Cal to Mathews’ legacy cementing performance versus Texas, there were a lot of memorable moments.

Three years in a row we’ve made it to Omaha and failed to do much once we got there. Like we’ve seen in the other major revenue sports, I can’t help but think it’s impossible for a Stanford baseball program to compete for a national title in the current climate. The last three Stanford rosters have had as much star power as any before them but they still don’t compare with the upper half of SEC programs. I don’t see any sign of that changing in the years to come as the money continues to get bigger.

I really feel like it's possible for this team to win it all at baseball vs other programs.  We were a few strikes away from advancing.  And with Stanford NIL sponsorships, it is possible.  Stanford has the richest alumni - no reason why it can't compete even if NIL is separate from the school administration from a governance perspective.

This roster had glaring issues with pitching.  Development is a concern.

At this point, you should assume the NCAA hates teams west of the Rockies.

[TonyLima]

How is pitching looking for next year?

The relievers should mostly, perhaps all return.

I gotta imagine Bruno is gone. With his natural stuff and velo, MLB teams are going to be interested. Maybe a pro coach will be able to get him to throw the ball over the plate.

Turning the page on this season, credit to this team for maxing out its potential. From the crazy early season comeback over Fullerton to Hinckelman’s 9th inning heroics at Cal to Mathews’ legacy cementing performance versus Texas, there were a lot of memorable moments.

Three years in a row we’ve made it to Omaha and failed to do much once we got there. Like we’ve seen in the other major revenue sports, I can’t help but think it’s impossible for a Stanford baseball program to compete for a national title in the current climate. The last three Stanford rosters have had as much star power as any before them but they still don’t compare with the upper half of SEC programs. I don’t see any sign of that changing in the years to come as the money continues to get bigger.

I really feel like it's possible for this team to win it all at baseball vs other programs.  We were a few strikes away from advancing.  And with Stanford NIL sponsorships, it is possible.  Stanford has the richest alumni - no reason why it can't compete even if NIL is separate from the school administration from a governance perspective.

This roster had glaring issues with pitching.  Development is a concern.

At this point, you should assume the NCAA hates teams west of the Rockies.