BB Final: Louisiana 13, Grambling 1

[RaginDave]

Payton Havard was our opening day starter last yr if im not mistaken.

No Shifflett started opening day, Havard started Game 2. Either way neither is still on the roster and neither finished the season as a starter.

[Rainman66]

So here is the question and or statement regarding the roster. This foundation of this program has always been
Built on HS seniors. When we had good teams it was bc we had guys who had been in the program for a few years. The portal can change the look of a roster overnight. While i think we will continue to use it…i think if we hit on another good signing class the future is gonna be very bright. To be successful in the current system Deggs uses, you have to be a specific kind of athlete. The portal doesnt always tell you that.

I don't disagree about your foundation comment, but the game has changed a lot over the years, so that foundation may or may not be as useful as in the past. As far as the transfer portal goes, I do think it has affected baseball the least as it was the most transfer heavy of all the sports, pre-transfer portal.

A bigger impact on baseball is NIL, as we all know scholarship money is limited. I think the jury is still out on how that will impact building a HS heavy foundation. I know for sure, that Texas baseball is $20k/season for every signee (and have been told by a member of their staff that LSU is at least double that). Now the question is does a HS player go for the $$$ or playing time.

Not sure what the right mix of HS vs transfers is, but at a minimum, I think 50% of roster being players you have had since they were Fr is probably a good starting point.

[cjr3888]

update Jack Clark is at something called Weatherford College in Bridgeport, TX. He is playing and hitting .300, but I am not sure anything about Weatherford College and what level ball they play and I know Drew Shifflett retired from college baseball, I believe.

I think the surprise to me is Bobby Lada and Warnner Rincones

Weatherford is a JUCO D1. Ranked in the top 20 this year.

[ManAboutTown]

Bobby Lada doesn’t surprise me at all. Kid can’t get his head on straight.

[ZoomZoom]

Bobby Lada doesn’t surprise me at all. Kid can’t get his head on straight.

He is in “side of the milk carton” mode. MIA since summer league.

Hope he is completing his education and moving on in his life.

[Dad04]

update Jack Clark is at something called Weatherford College in Bridgeport, TX. He is playing and hitting .300, but I am not sure anything about Weatherford College and what level ball they play and I know Drew Shifflett retired from college baseball, I believe.

I think the surprise to me is Bobby Lada and Warnner Rincones

I understand Lada was gone after 2021, but a relative lobbied for his return for 2022.

[LifeTimeCajun]

I understand Lada was gone after 2021, but a relative lobbied for his return for 2022.

Yea. His mother. Guess she knew he needed structure in his life