And if I remember correctly, Keaton didn't come to TCU as a shortstop. They put him at SS during some drills and squad scrimmages to fill a position and it stuck.
100% mainly an Eastern college sport. I think D1 teams west of Mississippi are:
Air Force Academy
Univ. of Denver
Utah
You get to D2 and D3 and that list expands, not by a ton, but probably into double digits at that point with all the small schools that have it. Southwestern in Georgetown...
That is a temporary thing this year. Result of COVID, TCU is not letting any club host games on campus this year. Team can't even have overnight trips this year. Drove to Lubbock Saturday am, played a game, and drove back after. Long day on a bus.
Sport is still club. Players pay dues and the...
I give props to those die hards that go sit in a tree stand in temps like that. No buddy heater, no walking around, just sitting still on a platform for hours.
I think I've said this before in here. For those talking lacrosse, I'm one of the TCU coaches. If you ever want some shorts/shirts/hats we usually have extras we sell at costs. Just have to cover the costs since we are a club team.