WELCOME TO OPENING WEEK OF 2026 COLLEGE BASEBALL SEASON

Start off the show with our Preseason Field of 64 Projections

Then we move on and preview the big 4 tournaments (Shriners Arlington, Puerto Rico, Surprise AZ, MLB Desert Invitational)

Lastly we make our Week 1 Weekend Series Pick'em Picks

-UC Santa Barbara @ Southern Miss

-Troy @ Mercer

-Missouri State @ Louisiana

-Cal Poly @ Campbell

-San Diego @ Charlotte

-Illinois @ South Florida

If you want to play along all season long in the Weekend Series Pick'em competition, go to 11point7.com and sign up!

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The first 20 minutes or so is our explanation of the Preseason Mid-Major Top 25, and also talk about honorable mentions that didn't make the cut.

Visit 11point7.com for write-ups on all 25 teams.

The last hour of the show is going conference by conference and Ben, Noah, Dimitri, and Jack each make their conference regular season champion picks.

Only 5 days left to sign up for our Weekend Series Pick'em competition and Survivor competition. Go to our website or Patreon to sign up!

Host Ben, along with Dimitri and Noah, dive into the 2025 preseason with their classic Omaha Eight and Golden Spikes drafts. The episode kicks off with the team commemorating College Baseball Month and discussing the minor setbacks faced by Jack, their utility man, who's stuck in a Nashville airport. Despite his absence, Jack contributes his top 30 teams and picks for the Golden Spikes draft, ensuring his voice is still represented. The main event is the Omaha Eight snake draft, where each member, including Dimitri, Noah, and a stand-in for Jack, meticulously selects teams they predict will make it to Omaha. From SEC powerhouses like LSU and Texas to dark horse candidates like UCI and Troy, the draft showcases a variety of teams loaded with potential. Moving on to the Golden Spikes draft, the stakes remain high as they pick top players expected to shine in the coming season. From proven stars like Drew Burress and Justin Lebron and Noah Franco, the hosts cover it all. They discuss the strategic elements behind each pick and offer insights into why each player has been chosen for the award. Additionally, the episode features a rapid-fire Q&A session with questions from their dedicated Discord community, touching on topics like NIL impacts in college baseball and season expectations for Ohio State under Justin Haire. Lastly, they unveil the 11.7 Fantasy Team for Noah's super secret highly competitive underground fantasy league, showcasing the competitive teams lined up by top names in college baseball coverage. With interesting picks and strategy breakdowns, this segment promises to keep fans at the edge of their seats.

00:00 Welcome to the 11.7 Podcast 06:02 Omaha Eight Snake Draft Begins 38:54 Concluding the Draft and Final Thoughts 47:09 Golden Spikes Draft Begins 55:36 Golden Spikes Draft Dark Horse Picks 01:04:56 Q&A Session From Discord Channel 01:18:31 Fantasy League and Final Thoughts

In Episode 2 of Season 8, the 11.7 Podcast is back to discuss everything college baseball fans need to know. Host Ben introduces a slightly shorter episode due to the absence of co-host Jack DeLongchamps, who is under the weather. The episode kicks off with the announcement of a new partnership with Paradigm Player Development Solutions. This collaboration will bring extensive player analytics and MLB draft board insights to the podcast, facilitated by Tommy from Paradigm Sports. Host Dmitri previews some of the partnership's visual content, showcasing analytics and write-ups that will be part of the 11.7 draft board. Noah takes the floor to discuss a highly anticipated 208-page preseason magazine created by him and several other experts. This detailed, $20 publication offers write-ups on all Power Four conference teams, including projected lineups, pitching staffs, and player profiles. Finally, the hosts delve into sports betting, analyzing odds for winning the College World Series and simply making it to Omaha. They highlight value picks from teams like TCU and Santa Barbara. The episode also promotes the Weekend Series Pick and Survivor Contest sponsored by Home Field Apparel, encouraging listeners to participate for a season-long competition. The team also welcomes LaSalle and New Haven as new D1 programs. Tune in for an informative and engaging episode with detailed insights into the upcoming college baseball season, partnerships, and exciting content. 00:00 Welcome Back to the 11.7 Podcast 01:49 Announcing a New Partnership 05:00 Introducing the Preseason Magazine 06:35 Diving into the Magazine's Content 20:04 Preseason Betting Odds and Predictions 39:07 Top 16 Odds Discussion 40:01 Debating the Top Teams' Chances 43:39 Betting Strategies and Market Analysis 46:13 Long Shot Bets and Value Picks 01:00:46 Survivor Contest and Pick'em Details 01:07:28 New Teams and Upcoming Events

The first 20 minutes are kind of a shit show, but in a classic 11.7 kind of way. The whole crew is back, Dimitri, Ben, Noah, and Jack and there is some bad blood in the water here at 11.7 HQ.

After the 20 minute mark we discuss some graphics that we are posting this week where we have to build a pitching staff, outfield, and infield with an $11.70 budget.

Next we discuss our Hot Takes for the season, such as ____ team will make a super regional, ____ will be a Golden Spikes finalist, ______ will win more games than ____, and also some things we are excited about for this upcoming season.

Last we show off our new website, which includes a lot of World Baseball Classic content, blogs about college baseball, vegas odds, and our merch shop.

This was more of a Spring Training episode to get our podcast voices back in the swing of things.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

January 25th- Omaha Odds, Golden Spikes Odds, and other Vegas odds

February 1- We pick our Omaha 8, Golden Spikes Draft, preview Power 4 conferences

February 8- Picking all 30 conference champions

February 12- Weekend Preview, Weekend Series Pick'em, and possibly a guest

We spend the first hour or so recapping LSU winning their 8th College World Series. We talk the 1-0 game 1 win in depth and explain big moments and big plays in the game.

Then we break down the dramatic Game 2, including the ejection heard around the world.

We talk Monster Milam and how he had a tournament to remember. Kade Anderson was unbelievable. Jay Johnson is doing things we haven't seen in a long time at the college level. Etc.

After CWS talk, we break down the coaching carousal between Mississippi State, Virginia, and Duke.

Next we name some of the biggest transfer portal news.

Lastly we preview the MLB Draft... kind of.

We are back on the podcast previewing the CWS Championship Series between Coastal Carolina and LSU. We break down both teams, their paths that got them here, and what's at stake. We look at the probable pitchers, and finally make our official picks. Then we go back and revist the CWS as a whole and talk about each game and what stood out to us. We have a huge fight over K/9 and K%. Please comment your thoughts.