2025 NCAA Baseball Portal Thread

[Todd4State]

Well that's not good. Dang MLB. Sounds like we really need to get Becker. Is Sanders back at 2B for next season?

I'm 99% sure Sanders will be back. I doubt he starts though if everything goes to plan.

[The Federalist Engineer]

The Alpha Catcher of the Portal Class is Carson Tinney of Notre Dame

Florida thinks they are the lead school. Posey Candidate this year. All ACC guy.

https://fightingirish.com/roster/carson-tinney/

[The Federalist Engineer]

Well Damn,

Eric Becker the UVA shortstop we like is the Brother of the #57 national recruit and present UVA commitment, Nicky Becker.

So Becker brings a 2B with him potentially. A 6ft-3 second baseman that can hit more than singles. The NJ Gatorade Player of the Year. Don't diss Jersey baseball, Derek Jeter and Mike Trout are Jersey Boys.

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/...-the-year.html

[AlSwearengen]

Well Damn,

Eric Becker the UVA shortstop we like is the Brother of the #57 national recruit and present UVA commitment, Nicky Becker.

So Becker brings a 2B with him potentially. A 6ft-3 second baseman that can hit more than singles. The NJ Gatorade Player of the Year. Don't diss Jersey baseball, Derek Jeter and Mike Trout are Jersey Boys.

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/...-the-year.html

O’Conner has always done well with signing younger brothers of current or former players of his. The announcers made a big deal about it during one of Virginia’s games in the college World Series. It may have been when we were playing them.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Should MSU bring back Mikhai Grant? Saw his Twitter announcement about looking for an opportunity.

I would hate this dude in a Tennessee uniform in 2026. Throwing 101, closing SEC fridays, and drafted in the 1st round.

I highly doubt he is at an SEC program next spring. I don't know if anyone will pick him up honestly. As others said, he has some major mental issues to get settled before he can get back to the highest level of college baseball.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Becker is visiting Texas

I still feel pretty good about Becker. Obviously worrisome that a kid is visiting Texas, but our NIL offer will be very strong and it is a chance to reunite with O'Connor and the staff from UVA.

[Pedrioa is King]

Why did Grant get kicked off?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Why did Grant get kicked off?

Just PM'd you. Don't want to put the whole situation out in the open due to the nature of it.

[BigDawg81]

How we feeling with Davion Hickson? . He was 2-7 but ERA was good. I pretty sure Rice was just really bad. I think he only last like 2 or 3 innings against State early early in the season.

[ZedFedder]

Any ideas on non UVA guys we are on?

[The Federalist Engineer]

How we feeling with Davion Hickson? . He was 2-7 but ERA was good. I pretty sure Rice was just really bad. I think he only last like 2 or 3 innings against State early early in the season.

Like you say, Wins and Losses are team stats. Sometimes when your team sucks, you are left-in longer because the next guy is worse.

1-Batting average against was 220 and only 207 in the conference
2-90K to 35 BB in 73 Innings (shows durability)
3-Recruit pedigree is great, seems broken-in.
4-Got better during the season - in the last 31 innings, 39K and 9 BB.
5-Lost 4 games with fewer than 4 Earned Runs given up.

He's 21, so he might be drafted on potential anyway. Read something that IMG pitchers don't understand competing to win for a team and how to face people 3 or 4 times in a game. Kind of like Jackson Fristoe (not IMG) that would K someone for the 3rd Out, pump his fist, walk like a peacock back to the dugout, but he gave up 2 Runs, 2 Walks, Wild Pitch, and a Double. Because they are basically showcasers and show-dogs.

[The Federalist Engineer]

This dude was the 2nd highest rated recruit in Mississippi last year ... In the Portal from the Texas Longhorns.

https://www.perfectgame.org/players/...aspx?ID=709243

Sam Richardson from Olive Branch.

[Cowbell]

Just PM'd you. Don't want to put the whole situation out in the open due to the nature of it.

Thank for doing this. I wish more of us as posters would handle things this way.

[Cowbell]

I still feel pretty good about Becker. Obviously worrisome that a kid is visiting Texas, but our NIL offer will be very strong and it is a chance to reunite with O'Connor and the staff from UVA.

This is accurate. In my opinion, if he doesn't choose us at this point, probably not the right chemistry piece considering all the factors.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bradley Loftin into the portal. Not a shock. Still no clue what happened with him.

[DownwardDawg]

Thank for doing this. I wish more of us as posters would handle things this way.

Me too.

[Coursesuper]

Bradley Loftin into the portal. Not a shock. Still no clue what happened with him.

From what I can gather the family is very hard to deal with.

[basedog]

From what I can gather the family is very hard to deal with.

LOL, wish him luck. I knew this wasn’t gonna work out. Things I know is crazy.

[Coach34]

From what I can gather the family is very hard to deal with.

anddddddd he hasnt been able to get healthy

[KB21]

Bradley Loftin into the portal. Not a shock. Still no clue what happened with him.

He got Lemonitis.