Guide

25 prompts for college baseball coaches

Every question below runs on real NCAA play-by-play — innings, base states, counts, and pitching changes. Swap [Team] for your program — or a rival’s — and paste it straight into magisterial.

Coverage: NCAA D1, D2 and D3, with 2026 the most complete season. NAIA and JUCO have rosters and season stats but far less play-by-play, so the situational and inning-by-inning questions are thinner there. Returning-production answers depend on a program having posted next season’s roster.

One-run games and late innings

The games that decide a season, inning by inning.

  • 01

    What was [Team]'s record in one-run games this season, and how did that compare with their overall record?

  • 02

    How many walk-off wins and walk-off losses did [Team] have?

  • 03

    What was [Team]'s record when leading after six innings — and when trailing?

  • 04

    How did [Team] perform in extra innings this season?

Situational hitting

Not what they hit — when they hit it.

  • 05

    How did [Team] hit with runners in scoring position vs with the bases empty?

  • 06

    How many two-out RBIs did [Team] produce, and who drove them in?

  • 07

    How did [Team]'s hitters perform after falling behind 0-2 vs after getting ahead 2-0?

  • 08

    Which [Team] hitters came through from the 7th inning on?

  • 09

    How often did [Team] score first, and what was their record when they did?

Pitching

Who got the outs, and under what circumstances.

  • 10

    Who started games for [Team], and how did the staff perform after the starter left?

  • 11

    Which [Team] pitchers were toughest with runners on base?

  • 12

    How many unearned runs did [Team] allow, and which errors hurt most?

  • 13

    Which [Team] pitchers were most effective against left-handed vs right-handed hitters?

  • 14

    What did opponents hit against each [Team] pitcher this season?

The running game

Ninety feet at a time, on both sides.

  • 15

    How did [Team] run the bases — stolen bases, success rate, and who ran most?

  • 16

    How well did [Team] control the opponent running game — steals allowed and runners caught?

Power and discipline

Slug and strike-zone judgment, separated out.

  • 17

    Where did [Team]'s power come from — extra-base hits by player?

  • 18

    Which [Team] hitters had the best strikeout-to-walk ratios, and who chased?

Schedule and rankings

Results weighted by who was in the other dugout.

  • 19

    Split [Team]'s results by opponent strength — how did they do against ranked or top-100 opponents?

  • 20

    What was [Team]'s best win and worst loss this season?

Roster, transfers and the portal

Who is coming back, who is leaving, and who is available.

  • 21

    How much of [Team]'s production returns next season — at-bats, innings, and where the holes are?

  • 22

    Which transfers are joining [Team], and what did they do at their previous schools?

  • 23

    Show me players in the transfer portal at [Team]'s thinnest positions.

  • 24

    Where does [Team] recruit from — what does the roster look like by home state?

  • 25

    Which [Team] players are seniors or grad students in their final year, and what leaves with them?

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