Bradley Smart
@fridaystarters
Writer, photographer, and other things for @d1baseball. ACC Extra lead.
Really good read & some insightful quotes on @UVABaseball rising sophomore Aiden Harris from Patrick here: d1baseball.com/summer-basebal… "[He] has 100 power on the 20 to 80 scale, it’s some of the biggest power I’ve ever seen in my career"
Love this swing by Aiden Harris ripping a pitch to the oppo gap for an RBI double, added a sharp 1B to LF later in game, great leverage + strength in 6-4/225 frame, batting .304 in 7 games for @ChucksBaseball, another @UVABaseball player looking for opportunities in the portal
Very big news for @Pitt_BASE. @Dodgers sixth-rounder, OF Mason Ligenza, announces he's headed to college to play for #Pitt.
Staying home! #H2P
Revisited my preseason picks to click throughout the ACC & highlighted some other breakout players for all 16 teams. Part I: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… Part II: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex…
🆕 The State of College Baseball (Part 1) – The D1Baseball Podcast On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, the guys do Part 1 of their “State of College Baseball” series. d1ba.se/3GZJa2Q
🆕 ACC breakout players: Revisiting preseason prognostications, Pt. I The first half of a team-by-team review of our preseason breakout player picks throughout ACC. d1ba.se/452aWnc
Wrapped up the Season in Review series today with Notre Dame & Stanford. Check out all 16 here ⤵️
Eight season reviews in the books, final eight to come this week along with quite a few other things planned for @d1baseball ACC Extra subscribers. Organizing it all in one place: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex…
Eight season reviews in the books, final eight to come this week along with quite a few other things planned for @d1baseball ACC Extra subscribers. Organizing it all in one place: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex…
SCOOP: @WakeBaseball is hiring Matt Morales to be its newest assistant, replacing Matt Wessinger (now at Duke), I'm told. Morales was an assistant at #UAB before spending the last three seasons as a Pro Scout for the @Rangers and @Cubs. UPDATED CAROUSEL: d1baseball.com/stories/2025-d…
.@GTBaseball's pitching staff made a MASSIVE leap in 2025, lowering its staff ERA by a run and a half, and the unit seems poised to take another step forward in 2026. @fridaystarters explores that and more as part of his ACC Season in Review series ⤵️
My man @fridaystarters is killing the @ACCBaseball offseason coverage. Here's his #ACC offseason hub: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… Season Wraps: @GTBaseball: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… @ClemsonBaseball: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-se… @NCStateBaseball: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex……
"The rising senior’s experience should be significant with the departures of veterans throughout the lineup, as will his bat as he looks to evolve offensively." @fridaystarters highlights @jacob_jarrell1 and other standouts for @ClemsonBaseball in 2025 ⤵️
A breakout sophomore, @RyanMarohn21 only got better as the year went on as his seven second-half starts totaled 47 innings with a 38-7 K-BB mark and a 2.68 ERA. @fridaystarters highlights the lefty and more @NCStateBaseball standouts from 2025 ⤵️
ACC Baseball Etc.: 2025 MLB Draft Reaction with Mike Ferrin x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Quite the day for @FSUBaseball. That's seven picks today after four yesterday.
Maison Martinez has also been selected in the 16th round. The Reds take him with pick No. 474.
Eddie King Jr. drafted in the 16th round. Was a joy to watch this season once he got going, absolutely raked in the second half / postseason for @LouisvilleBSB.
After hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly yesterday to lift @LouisvilleBSB past Oregon State, what might senior Eddie King Jr. do for an encore this afternoon? He's been on a tear this postseason (and the second half as a whole).
Harrelson goes in the 16th round to the Angels. Was a huge piece of FSU's success this year atop the lineup.
Brought in from Texas Tech after a sophomore campaign that saw his OPS fall by almost 130 points from the year before, @harrelson_gage turned in a career year with @FSUBaseball. @fridaystarters highlights that and more from the Seminoles' season ⤵️
Hogue picked in the 15th round, No. 438 overall by Miami. His comeback for @NCStateBaseball from a fractured leg suffered in an outfield collision in '24 was so impressive. Slashed .327/.391/.562 with 18 doubles, 11 home runs.
After Zatkowski had set down the first 11 batters he faced, Josh Hogue breaks the streak with a two-out solo shot in the fourth. Fifth of the year for Hogue, who has been such a valuable piece back for @NCStateBaseball after his injury last year.
If you're an @ACCBaseball fan, make sure you're checking out ALL of @fridaystarters season reviews: @FSUBaseball: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… @LouisvilleBSB: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… @DiamondHeels: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… @DukeBASE: d1baseball.com/d1extra/acc-ex… @CanesBaseball:…