College Podcast: ABS Challenge Coming To The SEC Tournament

College Podcast: ABS Challenge Coming To The SEC Tournament

From Baseball America by Baseball America

May 5, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

Jacob Rudner and Geoff Pontes discuss the SEC's introduction of the ABS challenge system and analyze various college baseball teams' prospects for hosting.

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect analyst Geoff Pontes offer their analysis and latest reporting on the SEC's decision to bring the ABS challenge system to its conference tournament this year. Plus, Rudner and Pontes talk about teams on the hosting bubble. (4:03) ABS is coming to college (14:42) Prospects who could be valuable with ABS (20:22) Arizona State's ceiling (28:02) Cincinnati's unique resume (35:10) Can Boston College host? (42:22) Alabama's challenging schedule (47:16) A huge couple weeks for Oregon (53:21) Jacksonville State leads the charge for CUSA (56:50) Oklahoma State's revival MINT MOBILE If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Plans start at $15/month at MintMobile.com/Territory Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Guests: Jacob Rudner, Geoff Pontes

Topics covered

  • ABS challenge
  • SEC tournament
  • college baseball
  • prospects analysis
  • hosting bubble

Keywords

  • ABS challenge
  • SEC tournament
  • college baseball
  • prospects
  • hosting bubble

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Organizations: SEC, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Boston College, Alabama, Oregon, Jacksonville State, CUSA, Oklahoma State

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