Jacob Rudner
National College Reporter at Baseball America
National College Reporter for Baseball America | @Cronkite_ASU Alum
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3 days ago |
baseballamerica.com | Jacob Rudner
Stanford righthander Joey Volchko, one of college baseball’s most tantalizing arms, has entered the NCAA transfer portal after two seasons with the Cardinal. He’s done so with a do-not-contact designation, a move that typically signals either a predetermined destination or a desire to control the flow of communication through his representation.
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3 days ago |
baseballamerica.com | Jacob Rudner
Kevin Schnall’s instructions weren’t printed on paper. They were passed down in bus rides, in batting cage conversations, in quiet late-night moments after losses. Gary Gilmore didn’t hand Schnall a manual when he retired as Coastal Carolina head coach last summer. Instead, he handed Schnall something heavier: A program. A culture. A standard. “Put together the best team,” Schnall said Gilmore taught him.
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4 days ago |
buff.ly | Jacob Rudner
John Savage still remembers the phone call vividly. It was June 2020. Shortstop Roch Cholowsky had just finished ninth grade at his suburban Phoenix high school. Savage had been tracking him for months—long before other programs had even started looking. It’s a moment the UCLA head coach still believes changed the future of the Bruins’ program. “I committed on the spot,” Cholowsky said. “I would have just turned 15.”There wasn’t a parade of suitors. No national buzz. But Savage didn’t need consensus.
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4 days ago |
baseballamerica.com | Jacob Rudner
John Savage still remembers the phone call vividly. It was June 2020. Shortstop Roch Cholowsky had just finished ninth grade at his suburban Phoenix high school. Savage had been tracking him for months—long before other programs had even started looking. It’s a moment the UCLA head coach still believes changed the future of the Bruins’ program. “I committed on the spot,” Cholowsky said. “I would have just turned 15.”There wasn’t a parade of suitors. No national buzz. But Savage didn’t need consensus.
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5 days ago |
baseballamerica.com | Jacob Rudner |Peter Flaherty
On this week’s College Baseball Podcast, Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty convened to look back on the rollercoaster of the 2025 college baseball season, LSU’s march to glory and Coastal Carolina’s historic season. We also broke down our final Top 25 of the season and made way-too-early predictions for the 2026 national title. (2:57) LSU’s incredible run(13:50) What made Coastal great? Is it sustainable?
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Few players have impacted their teams more than Daniel Cuvet has Miami. He’s been on an unbelievable run for this team which needs three outs to force game three. Louisville has a runner on second with no outs T9 and trails 9-6. https://t.co/WqM6t4eax9
Eddie King Jr. demo job for the lead in the third off Griffin Hugus. Cardinals need a win for Omaha. https://t.co/x5KxqQN4KU
Super Regionals brought the fireworks Friday. Big wins, gut-punch losses, stars stepping up. Oh and college sports changed forever. My day one super-regional reactions on the field and off it: https://t.co/No4sntl0HY
