We're getting set for Super Regionals weekend in college baseball.

Let's preview it, especially on the Big 12 side.

I'm Pete Mundo.

Heartland College Sports is who we are covering the Big 12.

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He's Noah Darling.

He does a great job.

College Baseball Central is where you can find

him. College Base CNT on X, a great follow, especially this time of year with everything going on.

Noah, let's just start here. College baseball is having a moment. I said earlier in the week,

I felt like this college baseball tournament is

becoming what the NCAA basketball tournament used to be and is not anymore because of

NIL spending blue bloods. This has been so much fun. As a guy who's been following it for a very

long time, are you getting that sense that the passion, the growth, the fandom is really

happening in this sport and it's taken itself to a next level?

100% Pete. It's been a great last couple of years for baseball, really. You saw NIL kind of

touch college baseball when Tommy White, you think of him going to NC State or from NC State

to LSU. If years ago, and he thought, oh, boy, here it comes. But thankfully, you think of him going to NC State or from NC State to LSU.

He years ago and he thought, oh, boy, here it comes.

But thankfully, you know, just the way budgets work, there's not a ton of money in baseball.

So NIL is a factor there.

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