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<v Speaker 1>Raging Cagence baseball and basketball continues to build out their

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<v Speaker 1>roster towards the future. Let's discuss it here on Raging Rundowns.

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<v Speaker 1>What's good, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode

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<v Speaker 1>of Rage and Rundown, the show where you will know

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<v Speaker 1>all things ul sports. I'm your guy, ja Marcustas Patrick,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know you can always call me Fits. And

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<v Speaker 1>in today's episode, we will be talking about the latest

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<v Speaker 1>editions for Raging Cagens baseball and basketball, two different ways

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<v Speaker 1>that they got it done. But they're ultimately trying to

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<v Speaker 1>build for a win now type of team and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it looks like they are shaping up to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll start off with baseball. We'll lead off with

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<v Speaker 1>baseball as the Raging Cagents add a transfer catcher, Jose Carmona,

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<v Speaker 1>the Loyola marry Mount transfer past season. He did not

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<v Speaker 1>play with the Lions as he had a medical red

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<v Speaker 1>shirt season, so he has two years of eligibility. He

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to enter your program with some experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Prior to him being at Loyola mary Mount, he was

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<v Speaker 1>at Odessa College, where he spent two seasons there. In

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<v Speaker 1>that time, he had a three to fourteen batting average.

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<v Speaker 1>He had thirty two RBI in forty five games where

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<v Speaker 1>he played.

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<v Speaker 2>There.

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<v Speaker 1>Adding a player of this caliber, you're obviously going to

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<v Speaker 1>be trying to figure out if he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to jail and can understand what you want, if

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<v Speaker 1>the level of talent is going to translate going up

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<v Speaker 1>to a higher level. But it's important to add depth

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<v Speaker 1>to your room of catchers. Right Initially, I was thinking

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<v Speaker 1>that it was going to be three catchers that you

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<v Speaker 1>would have and Steven Spileda, Colt Brown, and now Jose Carmona.

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<v Speaker 1>But I was told that Steven Spileta will potentially be

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<v Speaker 1>moving to the outfield and now Carmona will be assuming

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<v Speaker 1>that role as the backup catcher as cold Brown is

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<v Speaker 1>coming in to be the heir apparent starter or the

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<v Speaker 1>returning starter coming in for the next season. So obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we know that that catching is very important towards the

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<v Speaker 1>game of baseball, calling the game itself from a defensive perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that the pitching staff is in sync, being

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<v Speaker 1>able to calm those guys down in high stake situations.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's important to have.

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<v Speaker 1>That because sometimes the success of your bullpen is directly

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<v Speaker 1>correlated with how good of a catcher you can have.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why we saw last season the pitching staff be

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<v Speaker 1>extremely well because Cole Brown was able to come in

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<v Speaker 1>and despite being a freshman, played extremely well. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>we saw Jose Torres come in and assume that role

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<v Speaker 1>in the previous season, and so now being able to

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<v Speaker 1>get that is huge. As you add a depth piece

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<v Speaker 1>in Jose Carmona, the main thing is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>how does he fit into your program, how does he

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<v Speaker 1>fit into the culture of what you're building, and being

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<v Speaker 1>able to add that level of stability to the catching room. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that co Brown is young and he has

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<v Speaker 1>young knees, and that is great right now. But being

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<v Speaker 1>able to get him a breather, whether that is on

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<v Speaker 1>a midweek game or in a moment or even for

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<v Speaker 1>a game in a series, that's always going to be

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<v Speaker 1>important to do that and not to mention it gives

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<v Speaker 1>you an option with another bat and a pinch hitting moment.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're able to say, Jose, can you come in

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<v Speaker 1>and come up big four us. He's proven that he

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<v Speaker 1>can be able to do that with a type of

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<v Speaker 1>batting average that he had while he was at Odessa College.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's going to be important to see how he

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<v Speaker 1>can develop into your culture and be able to understand

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<v Speaker 1>things and grow. It's not going to be about having

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<v Speaker 1>competition at the position, because again I think that Coch

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<v Speaker 1>Brown will be your starter. But it does push him

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<v Speaker 1>because now you can't just say, well, it's my job

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<v Speaker 1>and no one's going to push me forward or anything. No,

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to still go out and compete, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure that's exactly what he's going to do. But you

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<v Speaker 1>do bring that little bit of competition to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to push him and also be able to develop him.

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<v Speaker 1>And it also gives an extra eye, a different way

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<v Speaker 1>to see it, so to speak. As you're ultimately trying

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<v Speaker 1>to push toward your main goal, which is to win

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<v Speaker 1>a championship, and that's what you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Trying to do.

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<v Speaker 1>This is again about stability, and it's a depth move

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<v Speaker 1>with upside depending on how his bat develops further at

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<v Speaker 1>this level, because he is going to see different type

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<v Speaker 1>of pictures. He's going to see a game elevated at

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<v Speaker 1>a different rate. And now we see that the Sun

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<v Speaker 1>Belt is not a mid major college conference. We've seen

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<v Speaker 1>now Coastal Carolina go to the College World Series. We've

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<v Speaker 1>seen Troy do it. We've seen Southern Miss host regionals

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<v Speaker 1>year after year. Louisiana has been a consistently good program

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<v Speaker 1>in these past few seasons, and so now he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to enter into a league where the competition is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be very steep, and we know coach Diggs is

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<v Speaker 1>going to set up a really strong non conference slate

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<v Speaker 1>as well to be able to prepare those guys for

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<v Speaker 1>when they get into league play as well. And we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about in the last also from a big picture perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>the strategy appears to be that they are trying to

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<v Speaker 1>go and get older guys. They're trying to bring them in,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're trying to win. Right now. This is not

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<v Speaker 1>about having young players. This is not about waiting their turn,

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<v Speaker 1>This is not about developing. This is about getting guys

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<v Speaker 1>that already understand how college baseball works, bringing them in,

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<v Speaker 1>showing them the plan of what they want, and going

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<v Speaker 1>out and trying to win a championship. And as it looks,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how this roster is shaping up to be. You're

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<v Speaker 1>now up to thirty four guys in total. You have

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen transfers.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're bullpen. You have eight transfer pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>You have four transfer infielders, a transfer outfielder, and now

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<v Speaker 1>a catcher, so it's Jose Carmona, a catcher, Kill Pizano

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<v Speaker 1>and outfield. Your infield is Eric Fernandez, Jeremy Kuiper, Michael Kendrick,

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<v Speaker 1>Manny Salez. And then your pitchers are Trent lape, Theyking Coubat,

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<v Speaker 1>Madix Sullivan, Charlie Krabs, Blaine Albright, Griffin Miller, Kendall Dove

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<v Speaker 1>and Jackson Evers. Those are all your transfers. So again

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<v Speaker 1>you only have two freshmen and Miles Lidou and Evan Vinson,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have all your returners coming back. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be an experienced team. This is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a team with expectations out of their ears

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<v Speaker 1>now because it's not long. It's no longer about have

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<v Speaker 1>you played the game of baseball at this level anymore?

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be more about how can you step

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<v Speaker 1>up and compete when the lights are the brightest against

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<v Speaker 1>some of the programs and the caliber of teams that

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<v Speaker 1>they are going to face in twenty twenty seven, So

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<v Speaker 1>it should be really, really excited to see how things

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<v Speaker 1>will shape up for this roster, and I'll be definitely

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<v Speaker 1>trying to see or pick the brand of coach Diggs

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<v Speaker 1>as time gets a little bit closer to fall ball,

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<v Speaker 1>because obviously now they have the off season where they'll

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<v Speaker 1>be working out and then you'll inch closer to fall

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<v Speaker 1>ball where we'll actually get to see how they look

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<v Speaker 1>when they step out on the diamond. Cagenes Baseball also

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<v Speaker 1>picking up in addition to their roster as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>it came in in a different type of way, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna discuss how different.

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<v Speaker 2>It was when we come back here on Raging Rundown. Hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>So much for tuning into another episode of Raging Rundown.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to get back to the action in just

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<v Speaker 1>a second, but before we do, please do me a favor.

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<v Speaker 2>Just like yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we went to break, I also forgot to mention

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<v Speaker 1>that Cagen's baseball also added to their coaching staff as

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Laflord departed your once recruiting coordinator to go and

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<v Speaker 1>become the head coach of his alma mater there at

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<v Speaker 1>Turling's Catholic, and now you replace him with former LSU

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<v Speaker 1>star Ryan Patterson. He will also serve as the hitting coach.

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<v Speaker 1>In his career as a Tiger, he was an All American.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a three point fifty three batting average. During

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<v Speaker 1>his three season tenure, he had sixty six doubles, five triples,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty homers, and one hundred and seventy four RBI. So

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<v Speaker 1>being able to add someone to your coaching staff that's

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<v Speaker 1>literally been in your position, that can say, if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be able to do it well enough, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what you need to do. This is another great example

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<v Speaker 1>of being able to have that, similar to what you

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<v Speaker 1>did with going and getting Taylor Sanderford and adding him

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<v Speaker 1>to your coaching staff as well. So things are shaping

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<v Speaker 1>up really really well for baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Pivoting over to the hardwood, Raging Cage's basketball. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>their roster was solidified and then I get a notification

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<v Speaker 1>that they signed another player. Bear with me, as I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to learn the pronunciation of it, and I've looked

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<v Speaker 1>at different versions of it, but it's Mikhail Dolke, a

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<v Speaker 1>rushing forward from Zenneth Saints Petersburg's pro basketball system, is

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<v Speaker 1>entering your program, and you've now made an addition with

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<v Speaker 1>him coming along the way. He played with Zenni two

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<v Speaker 1>and appeared with the senior club in VTB United League,

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<v Speaker 1>a professional basketball league at the international level. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know the first thing that a lot of people will

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<v Speaker 1>say is how can a pro basketball player play at

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<v Speaker 1>the collegiate level, And that was one of the questions

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<v Speaker 1>that I had as well, so I.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of looked into it.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as they have not signed an NBA contract

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<v Speaker 1>right and they're able to be eligible as a basketball player,

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<v Speaker 1>then they are are good to go. This is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of similar to what Will Wade has been doing with

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<v Speaker 1>LSU's roster as of late, so Quanas White kind of

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<v Speaker 1>picking out of that handbook as well. But we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>other coaches do it across the country for several years before,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is just another example of that. Will Wade

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of being one that is as of recent.

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<v Speaker 1>So Mikael is six foot nine. This season that he

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<v Speaker 1>is coming out of, he averaged seven and a half

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<v Speaker 1>point it's five point one rebounds and a still per game.

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<v Speaker 1>In the youth league that he was playing in, he

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<v Speaker 1>averaged fourteen point seven points per game. I looked at

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<v Speaker 1>some of his highlights and he is a three level scorer.

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<v Speaker 1>He can shoot the three really really well. But he

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<v Speaker 1>can attack the basket and rock the rim, throwing down

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<v Speaker 1>some slam dunks, some crazy dunks that I saw on

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of the highlights for sure. Now, he is

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of a fractured right arm that he suffered

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<v Speaker 1>in March, which ended his season before he decided to

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<v Speaker 1>move at to the collegiate level. But in the article

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<v Speaker 1>that I was reading, and I am going to reach

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<v Speaker 1>out and have a conversation with him as well. In

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<v Speaker 1>the article I was reading and said his rehab would

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<v Speaker 1>take about two to three months, so he should be

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<v Speaker 1>how healthy he is and how his rehab has been going.

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<v Speaker 1>So getting a player that's played at the professional level

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<v Speaker 1>is a completely different skill set that you're adding to

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<v Speaker 1>your ball club now, because you're seeing a player, a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty year old player that you're adding to your team.

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<v Speaker 1>That's been against guys that are grown men that have

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<v Speaker 1>bumped around and they've taken their lumps and bruises, and

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<v Speaker 1>now they're coming here to the collegiate level and they

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<v Speaker 1>can be able to come in and pick up on

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<v Speaker 1>your system really well because they've done it at the

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<v Speaker 1>professional level. Now, the pro development system started at a

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<v Speaker 1>young age for him, and then he was able to

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<v Speaker 1>come up through the ranks as a young star and

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<v Speaker 1>get some opportunities there.

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<v Speaker 2>At the pro level. So in his time also he

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<v Speaker 2>won a couple.

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<v Speaker 1>Of youth league championships and I believe in MVP level

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<v Speaker 1>as well. He has a great rebounding skill, which is

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<v Speaker 1>something that you weren't able to have a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>last season because of the hype difference that you had

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of instances. But he has a winning background,

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<v Speaker 1>he has ability to be flexible in the roles that

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<v Speaker 1>he can play, and the developmental upside that he will

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<v Speaker 1>have is great. So he comes in they listed him

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<v Speaker 1>as a junior, so that would mean that he would

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<v Speaker 1>have two seasons of eligibility, So things are going to

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<v Speaker 1>look really really good adding him into your program, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we talked in past episodes how things are shaping

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<v Speaker 1>up for the roster, but I'll be able to read

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<v Speaker 1>it all for you. As it stands, you have eight

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<v Speaker 1>total guards and you have nine total forwards, so seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>guys that you have on your roster. Your transfer portal

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<v Speaker 1>class includes Dion Ware, Trent Middleton, Makai Cooper, Michael dol K,

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Pounds, Jojo Harris, and Bam Florence came from a

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<v Speaker 1>prep school, so I guess technically he's not considered a transfer.

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<v Speaker 1>He would be considered a high school guy, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>coming in as a newcomer into your program. Jayson Salona,

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<v Speaker 1>Tishawn Duncan, and Isaiah Wilkes are all your freshmen. And

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<v Speaker 1>then your returners, Debion Laverne, Jamiron Keller, who's coming off

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<v Speaker 1>of an injury but it's healthy, Christian Landry, Logan Myers,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremiah Evans, Todd Jones, and Ramen Elijah want. That is

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<v Speaker 1>how your roster is shaping up. And now that you've

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<v Speaker 1>made this addition, you've added more length to your lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure.

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<v Speaker 1>You've added someone that can go and score the basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>and that has proven that he can go and do

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<v Speaker 1>it at a very high level, so it should be

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to see how that's gonna shape up. The guys

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<v Speaker 1>have started summer workouts, they have started practicing together. I

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<v Speaker 1>may try to go over and try to take a

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<v Speaker 1>little peak to see what the roster is looking like

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<v Speaker 1>and how those guys are shaping up to be together.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's absolutely exciting to see how that's gonna shape up.

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<v Speaker 1>So Baseball as a catcher to their program in Jose Carmona,

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<v Speaker 1>and basketball ads an international player from Russia in Dokay,

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<v Speaker 1>in mister Michel Dokay. That's gonna take me a minute

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<v Speaker 1>to get used to obviously, once I meet him and

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<v Speaker 1>interact with him, it'll become like second nature for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>So we will see how things shape up for both

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<v Speaker 1>of those programs. But that's gonna wrap up yet another

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Rage and Rundown. Ladies and gentlemen, If you've

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<v Speaker 1>made to this point in the video, thank you so much.

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