On catchers:
Is happy with Espinal
Bulger had the best fall he's had at Vanderbilt. He's seen a lot of growth from him. May want to see Bulger be more aggressive.
Poeteet had a great summer. Next step is more consistently hitting velocity.
Barczi has been good. Mentioned that he can play outfield as well. Looking forward to seeing him
Shewmaker tells the current catchers to go watch the major league catchers who are around the facilities.
Curt Casali, Phil Clarke, former Orioles catcher Austin Wynns who didn't go to Vanderbilt, Jason Delay and
On the draft:
Guys want to come to school more now because cost can offset by coming to college. It can be used to
The freshmen they have are more physical and big than ones they've previously had.
John Michael Morris is helping Baxter recruit and is in constant contact with the commits.
On the portal:
The biggest thing with the four they got is that they already had relationships with all of them.
It was Jayden Davis' dream to come to Vanderbilt. He's gonna be an impact guy with the bat
Humphrey adds a different dynamic. He'll platoon with Hewett, they put a premium on getting a speed guy.
They love Humphrey's attitude.
Says Levi Huesman is fitting in well and works well with Scott Brown.
Brown knew Hawks through Brown's time with team USA. Calls Hawks a "power arm"
On RJ Austin's position:
"He's a baseball player"
Mentions that he can play him everywhere
"You want that guy close to the ball" "He adds a different dynamic"
"I think it kinda blends in to which lineup is on the field"
There's some power lineups they could use as well as speed lineups and blends of both.
He'll be in the lineup but still not sure where.
On baserunning:
They work hard to enstill instincts in their baserunners.
Enrique Bradfield did the little things well, he prepped defensively and on the bases before each away series to get a feel for the field.
On MLB adapting rules and those potentially come to college:
Shewmaker thinks that those changes could come down to college in the next year or two. Thinks a lot of the changes are good.
On winning the SEC Tournament:
The biggest moment was LaNeve's homer.
Still gets goosebumps thinking about it.
Not where they want to be but winning is hard.
Is happy with Espinal
Bulger had the best fall he's had at Vanderbilt. He's seen a lot of growth from him. May want to see Bulger be more aggressive.
Poeteet had a great summer. Next step is more consistently hitting velocity.
Barczi has been good. Mentioned that he can play outfield as well. Looking forward to seeing him
Shewmaker tells the current catchers to go watch the major league catchers who are around the facilities.
Curt Casali, Phil Clarke, former Orioles catcher Austin Wynns who didn't go to Vanderbilt, Jason Delay and
On the draft:
Guys want to come to school more now because cost can offset by coming to college. It can be used to
The freshmen they have are more physical and big than ones they've previously had.
John Michael Morris is helping Baxter recruit and is in constant contact with the commits.
On the portal:
The biggest thing with the four they got is that they already had relationships with all of them.
It was Jayden Davis' dream to come to Vanderbilt. He's gonna be an impact guy with the bat
Humphrey adds a different dynamic. He'll platoon with Hewett, they put a premium on getting a speed guy.
They love Humphrey's attitude.
Says Levi Huesman is fitting in well and works well with Scott Brown.
Brown knew Hawks through Brown's time with team USA. Calls Hawks a "power arm"
On RJ Austin's position:
"He's a baseball player"
Mentions that he can play him everywhere
"You want that guy close to the ball" "He adds a different dynamic"
"I think it kinda blends in to which lineup is on the field"
There's some power lineups they could use as well as speed lineups and blends of both.
He'll be in the lineup but still not sure where.
On baserunning:
They work hard to enstill instincts in their baserunners.
Enrique Bradfield did the little things well, he prepped defensively and on the bases before each away series to get a feel for the field.
On MLB adapting rules and those potentially come to college:
Shewmaker thinks that those changes could come down to college in the next year or two. Thinks a lot of the changes are good.
On winning the SEC Tournament:
The biggest moment was LaNeve's homer.
Still gets goosebumps thinking about it.
Not where they want to be but winning is hard.
