On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Joe Healy, Kendall Rogers, and Mark Etheridge are joined by Bradley Smart ahead of weekend two in college baseball.

00:00 Official Sponsor: Omaha Fuel Coffee (Kiersten Coffee Ad)

00:39 Podcast Intro + Week 2 Preview Setup

01:49 Winter Olympics Tangent: Which Event Would You Compete In?

04:21 Hockey Talk + Rockets Memorabilia & Logo Debate

06:48 Weather, Moving the Season Back & Opening Weekend Crowds

08:36 Tournament Preview: Amegy Bank College Baseball Series

09:17 Auburn Deep Dive: Offensive Woes vs. Pitching Surprise

12:17 Who Pops in the Field? K-State Buzz, Louisville Arms, FSU Rotation Questions

18:46 Jax College Baseball Classic Preview: LSU–Notre Dame–Indiana–UCF

19:04 LSU Notes: Jake Brown Breakout + Guidry as a Late-Inning Weapon

23:50 Notre Dame & UCF Storylines: New Bats, Freshman Arms, and the Miami 13-Inning Gut Punch

29:09 Marquee weekend series: TCU at UCLA

32:47 UCLA spotlight: Roch Cholowsky, Will Gasparino & Angel Cervantes’ role

35:38 Round Rock Classic preview: Oregon State’s offense vs elite arms

36:56 Southern Miss & Baylor breakdowns

41:07 Under-the-radar series to watch + everyone’s picks

49:18 Quick-hit matchups: UConn–Arizona, DBU–UTSA, Xavier–Arkansas, more

55:52 Final thoughts, jokes, sponsor thanks & sign-off

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