{"podcast":{"title":"Highway To Hoover","slug":"highway-to-hoover-6017199","podcast_index_feed_id":6017199,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/highway-to-hoover","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/highway-to-hoover","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/2e/fd/30/c1/2efd30c1-55e0-457b-b3f9-4bead3dcded9/808cb15bbe1f844ff26a1ed3f6b5462acee9e2d5ef5c713778f025f34fbbe29e35fb57e244fab92103ecf431f5a343704faf50394b737108be92457498a1cf93.jpeg","author":"Joe Healy, Mark Etheridge | D1Baseball","episode_count":247,"summary":"Highway to Hoover is the premier SEC baseball podcast from D1Baseball — breaking down the storylines, standings, matchups, and personalities that define the nation’s most competitive conference. Hosted by Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge , the show brings you weekly SEC recaps, weekend previews, power rankings, and deep-dive conversations with coaches, players, and insiders across the league. Each episode of Highway To Hoover covers the biggest developments around LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Georgia, Auburn, Missouri, and Kentucky , including midweek results, injury updates, rotation changes, breakout players, and postseason implications. From early-season tournaments to Hoover and the Road to Omaha , this is your all-access pass to the heartbeat of SEC baseball. Follow the #1 SEC baseball podcast to stay ahead of every shift in the SEC race all season long.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T06:21:11.431615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/highway-to-hoover-6017199"},"episode":{"title":"2026 Pre-CWS Finals Catch-up: Oklahoma vs. North Carolina for the Title","slug":"2026-pre-cws-finals-catch-up-oklahoma-vs-north-carolina-for-the-title","published_at":"2026-06-19T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/highway-to-hoover-6017199/2026-pre-cws-finals-catch-up-oklahoma-vs-north-carolina-for-the-title","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/highway-to-hoover-6017199","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/411f1dfa-62b9-44bf-b14e-1cc26c9ad5af.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/411f1dfa-62b9-44bf-b14e-1cc26c9ad5af.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge recap what's happened over the last week at the College World Series. They discuss Oklahoma's impressive run to the CWS Finals, Georgia's bats going quiet at the wrong time, the quick exits for Texas, Ole Miss and Alabama and much more. 00:00 Welcome and CWS Setup 00:42 Sponsor Shoutouts 01:28 Mark Returns to Omaha 03:02 How Charles Schwab Field Plays 04:49 MLB Draft Proposal Fallout 11:59 Oklahoma Run to Finals 12:54 Freshman Rotation Breakthrough 19:57 Sooners' Vulnerabilities vs UNC 23:17 North Carolina Consistency Clash 24:21 SEC Omaha Recap: Georgia 25:27 Georgia Bats Go Cold 26:55 Season Takeaways: Georgia 29:28 Georgia Built To Return 30:55 Texas' Quiet Offense 31:32 Texas' Future Core 34:03 Ole Miss Disappoints 35:22 Ole Miss Big Picture 39:30 Alabama's Rough Omaha 40:42 Alabama Momentum Ahead 45:15 Finals Preview Picks 47:25 Wrap-Up, Sponsors Kerriston Coffee is proud to be the official coffee of D1Baseball. With over 30 years in the business, this family-owned roastery delivers fresh, small-batch coffee made for college baseball fans, coaches, and everyone in between. Kerriston Coffee ships nationwide, and as a listener to The D1Baseball Podcast, you can use code D1 at kerristoncoffee.com to receive 15% off your first order! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge recap what's happened over the last week at the College World Series. They discuss Okla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2902,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/highway-to-hoover-6017199/episodes/2026-pre-cws-finals-catch-up-oklahoma-vs-north-carolina-for-the-title/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/highway-to-hoover-6017199/2026-pre-cws-finals-catch-up-oklahoma-vs-north-carolina-for-the-title.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}