Sunday, April 23, 2023

Peeking at non-p5 baseball-Carolina style

 ECU(AAC) is 30-6: Josh Moylan, a first baseman, leads the team in RBIs with 39

CCU(SunBelt) is 23-11 and its team batting average is .318

Campbell (Big South) is 30-8:  Bryce Arnold, a SS, leads the teams win Home Runs with 14.



Elon (Colonial) is 24-14.  took down # 2 Wake Forest(ACC). 

April 26, 2023

Rough night for most of the teams I listed. Wake Forest rolled CCU 11-1. Duke edged Campbell 4-2. ECU lost to NC St 5-4. Wake Forest has a killer lineup. I watched some of the game on the ACCN.

April 28, 2023

Not much D1 baseball action last night so I took a peek at the WCC.

BYU (18-21) defeated Portland (22-18) by a score of 9-8.  It's going to be rough for BYU in Big 12 baseball next season.

Tulane 's was leading ECU 9-6 when the game was suspended because of lightning. It will be finished today in AAC action. BTW UTSA(CUSA), who is AAC bound next season, has made it to the top 25.

May 2, 2023

Simon Miller earned his ninth save on Sunday for UTSA, keeping UAB scoreless in the final three innings.

May 4, 2023

Campbell beat Elon 5-2 in a matchup of Carolina teams. Jake Murray is now 3-0.

May 9,2023

Yesterday: Campbell rolled UNC-Asheville 10-3.

CCU 6 App St 5

ECU 11 Cincy 5: Justin Wilcoxen knocked in 5 runs for the Pirates.

May 13,2023

I forgot DBU left the MVC for the CUSA this season. Dallas Baptist got the better of host UTSA in both games yesterday, 11-7 and 11-9

May 15, 2023

A couple of pigskin-like scores in D1baseball yesterday. CCU 15 South Bama 10 in Sunbelt action.

I rarely look at Horizon baseball, but Youngstown St beat N Kentucky 17-13. Andre Good went 4-5 with 3 HR and 4 RBI for the YSU Penguins.

May 18, 2023

Off the beaten path: I wonder how often these teams have played: Miami O 14 McNeese St 8 in a MAC /Southland game.

May 19, 2023

Army may make the NCAA TOURNAMENT. they won the Patriot League regular season and face Bucknell in the conferenceT finals

Kind of surprised to UNC-Wilmington is on the bubble for D1 baseball tournament. Elon has slipped. CAAT starts May 24 with winner getting the one ticket.

May 21, 2023

Brutal day for the Herd: CCU 19 Marshall 1 then CCU 10 MU 9. ECU beat USF 7-1, Campbell beat USC-Upstate 12-9. Why is Oregon St(Pac12) playing Western Carolina(21-32 , 8-12 Southern Conference) a few days before conference tournaments? Oregon St 8 WCU 4.

May 23, 2023

Army and Penn are in the 64. Kinda funny that Rice(21-34), a one -time powerhouse, gets to host the CUSAT this season. CUSA shifted away from Biloxi as the host during Covid. I'll start a new blog as the conference tourneys kick into gear.

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Mocked out- O5 possibles in NFL rd1 2023

 It's looking thin for the O5(non P5) teams in RD1 


AAC : Tyjae Spears, an RB from Tulane, and Reese, a WR from SMU, are getting some chatter.

Independents: Blake Freeland, an OT from BYU

Division II: Cody Mauch, an OT from North Dakota.

April 10, 2023

I saw some notes about DeWayne McBride, an RB from UAB, to Cincy in rd3. I suspect he may go to some team late in rd2.

I forgot about Keaton Mitchell(ECU) explosive RB but only 5"9 184. He had some huge games last season and a few busts. Not sure if anyone is taking him as early as rd2.

 Josh Whyle (Cincy TE)  dropped down to a rd5 pick in mocks.

April 15, 2023

Jalen Moreno-Cropper- Fresno State is a solid wide receiver with decent speed. BTW, Davante Adams played at Fresno.

Brodric Martin a, DL from Western Kentucky, is moving up to possibly rd2 in some mocks. Big boy, a space-eater.

Saints are looking at Karl Brooks(EDGE) from Bowling Green(MAC)  I find it odd that a 300lb dude is listed at Edge, but he's impressing scouts.

I still think Laborn(Marshall U) is worth drafting but he'll probably not go until the rd6 or 7 if that.

April 29, 2023

Pick 55 Rashee Rice(SMU) goes to the Chiefs and is the only O5 player drafted in the first two rounds.

RD5: Haener QB from Fresno, Saldiveri G from ODU to the Saints.

Pick 48 Division II: Cody Mauch, an OT from North Dakota, went to TBay.

April 30, 2023

TE: Whyle(Cincy)  lasted to rd 5 and went to Tenn. Kuntz(ODU) lasted rd7 and went to Jets

QB: Tune(HOU) rd5 to the Cards

RB: I missed this one Spears(Tulane) to Tenn in rd 3. McBride (UAB )rd7 to Vikes, and Lew Nichols III (C.Michigan) rd7 to the Packers. 

BTW, Karl Brooks , DE from Bowling Green , went in rd6 to the Packers. He's one to watch.

Surprised Laborn from Marshall didn't get drafted , but he was signed by the 9ers as a UDFA.

May 3, 2023

Circling back to my earlier thoughts. Blake Freeland (BYU-OT) last until rd 4 when the Colts took him. BTW, the Colts camp might be one of the most entertaining and not necessarily from a positive angle.

May 11, 2023

Quick look at UDFA.  Seahawks signed Ahlers, a decent, tough QB from ECU(AAC). Solid backup material.

Vikes sign Beauplan, ILB from Marshall(SunBelt)

Chiefs sign Deneric Prince, an RB from Tulsa(AAC)

Bengals signed UDFA from Miami (OH) WR Mac Hippenhammer . What a last name!

Aug 11, 2023

Keaton Mitchell, a UDFA RB from ECU, has a great chance of making the Ravens roster.

Spears , a rd3 pick by the Titans, is playing well this pre-season and flashing the same skills he did at Tulane.

Aug 20, 2023

9ers cut Laborn. Hope my Saints ink him.

McBride, rd7 pick from UAB, may get cut. Shaky camp with Vikings.

Aug 25, 2023

So a female co-worker comes in to work a


nd says a guy from my little school in West Virginia made the Bears as a backup QB. 

Nic Jones, a DB and rd7 pick from Ball St, will make Chiefs squad. Prince, an RB from Tulsa may make Chiefs practice squad.

Sept 30, 2023

Beauplan(Marhall) exits Vikings with an injury settlement.

Keaton Mitchell(ECU) on Ravens IR

Blake Freeland(BYU) may start for the Colts against the Rams.



Previous blog: https://busterother5.blogspot.com/2022/04/mocked-out-o5-possibles-in-nfl-rd1-2022.html

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