The Five Tool Baseball Podcast

Baseball! It was unusually cold, especially at Daikin Park, but the Five Tool staff braved the elements to cover Area Code Select Central. Dustin shares thoughts, notes and more from the event, including one left-handed pitcher who stole the show.

Dustin is joined by longtime friend and D1Baseball.com's Co-owner, Managing Editor and National Reporter Kendall Rogers. The two discuss:- outlooks for some college programs in and around Texas- what college coaches were saying about the sport at the annual ABCA convention- upcoming roster limit changes and deadlines- upcoming scholarship limit changes- Is the sport going to contin

Five Tool SoCal Director and Hawaii native Tim Arakawa joins to preview the 2024 Hawaii Sandlot Classic. The former Hawaii high school star discusses 20 names he's especially excited to see and also helps Dustin announce the 10 team captains for the event. Plus, the two dive into the recent Davia Pavia court decision... is the door now open for JUCO players to seek waivers and gain

Dustin McComas is back and concludes the signing period coverage with discussion about signing classes of 20 JUCO programs in the state of Texas. He offers a report on A TON of players heading to the JUCO level and examines the rise of talent at that level. Plus, he shares some recent NCAA news about the future 34-man roster limit at D1 programs and when that is scheduled to go

Dustin continues his Signing Period coverage with a breakdown of the D1 mid-major classes that caught his attention. The list includes Texas State, DBU, UTSA, Rice, Tarleton, ACU, ETBU and more. Plus, a discussion about turkey.

More Signing Day coverage... the new-look Big 12. Dustin highlights some of his favorite 2025 commitments heading to Big 12 programs and looks at the baseball future ahead for the league.

In case you missed it, the Texas and Texas A&M rivalry was taken to a new level this offseason. Dustin begins his Signing Day podcast coverage with a deep dive into the Texas vs. Texas A&M rivalry and takes a thorough look at their signing classes. Plus, he examines the SEC as a whole, provides a breakdown of the classes for programs like LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Oklahom

Happy Halloween! Dustin is back and calls out anyone who likes candy corn. More importantly, he discusses:- Dodgers win the World Series! Takeaways and thoughts on LA winning the title. - More college baseball recruiting talk - roster limits, JUCO recruiting, scholarship increases maybe not doing anything- Hunter Pence Baseball Academy World Series notes

With news of a preliminary agreement reached in the NCAA antitrust settlement case, some colleges began planning for the reality of the 34-man roster limit. And they did that by informing some 2025 commitments they no longer had a spot. Dustin discusses the new reality for high school baseball players with the upcoming roster limit hanging over college baseball recruiting. Plus, he

Dustin is back with another jam-packed episode that includes:- NCAA eliminated the National Letter of Intent- MLB Playoffs- Five Tool Scout Team recap from AZFC Draft Prospect Tournament- 2026 AZFC standouts and 2025 Draft Prospect Tournament standouts- More