New basevol commit. 2023 LHP Dane Bjorne, #7 ranked player in MO

[Bigun]

One time Missou commit.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Good. We need some lefties.

 

[BreatheUT]

What is it about the state of MO that has us cleaning up? I like it though.

 

[butchna]

State is loaded with talent apparently. Not Georgia, Florida or California level…but well represented a rung below.

 

[WJPRUITTE2794]

What is it about the state of MO that has us cleaning up? I like it though.

Some guy named Tony V I imagine!! GO VOLS

 

[MAD]

 

[NighthawkVol]

What is it about the state of MO that has us cleaning up? I like it though.

Tony Vitello is from Missouri.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Vitello is going to make the state of Missouri part of West Tennessee. Don’t ask me how, but he’s going to do it. Just a little bit of in-state recruiting.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Vitello is going to make the state of Missouri part of West Tennessee. Don’t ask me how, but he’s going to do it. Just a little bit of in-state recruiting.

Since before Vitello arrived, I have been pretty adamant that Tennessee’s recruiting model should focus on 1) in state recruits and 2) guys from up north who would rather play February-April baseball in Tennessee than up there. We have a friend visiting from Missouri right now and it snowed in his hometown this weekend. Snowed in Illinois too.

There is talent in these places and it should be easy to convince them to come south, given the early college baseball season. Gilbert is a good example.

 

[give_him 6]

Two MLB teams in the state. Baseball is very popular here.

 

[WJPRUITTE2794]

Two MLB teams in the state. Baseball is very popular here.

Had to think really hard about who the second team was slightly disappointed in myself