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256 - Southwest Conference Baseball w/ Bo Carter
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Bo Carter is the Executive Director for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and an inductee into the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame. He was media relations director for the Southwest Conference (SWC) and Big 12 Conference for a combined 22 years. His essay, "Southwest Conference Baseball HIstory," was appears in The National Pastime: Baseball in Texas and Beyond (Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), 2005). Carter has been a SABR member since 1993.
Bo Carter on SABR - https://sabr.org/authors/bo-carter/
"Southwest Conference Baseball History" - https://sabr.org/journal/article/southwest-conference-baseball-history/
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association - https://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/
Errata: On further review, Southwestern's Curt Walker was not the first former SWC player to reach the majors, though he was the first to enjoy a substantial MLB career. Maybe that's for another episode?
Hooks & Runs - https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.com
Email: [email protected]
Craig on Bluesky (@craigest.bsky.social)
Rex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/
Hosts Emeriti:
Andrew Eckhoff on TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffest
Eric on Facebook
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Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)
www.premiumbeat.com/artist/ikoliks
This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2025.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Bo Carter & the Southwest Conference (00:02:16)
3. The Schools of the SWC (00:06:01)
4. SWC Baseball Fans and Facilities (00:09:34)
5. The Texas Longhorns - 64 Championships or Co-Championships in 84 Years (00:15:20)
6. Bibb Falk, Cliff Guftafson at Texas; Lance Brown at TCU (00:22:45)
7. "Sunday" Ted Lyons (Baylor), Roger Clemens (Texas) (00:26:38)
8. Curt Walker (Southwestern), Doug Drabek (Houston), Lance Berkman (Rice) (00:32:10)
9. Three Aggies: Wally Moon, Doug Rau and Chuck Knoblauch (00:39:23)
10. The SWC's Legacy (00:41:00)
11. The Good Dr. Shelby Metcalf (00:44:13)
210 episodes
Manage episode 497632086 series 2802094
Bo Carter is the Executive Director for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and an inductee into the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame. He was media relations director for the Southwest Conference (SWC) and Big 12 Conference for a combined 22 years. His essay, "Southwest Conference Baseball HIstory," was appears in The National Pastime: Baseball in Texas and Beyond (Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), 2005). Carter has been a SABR member since 1993.
Bo Carter on SABR - https://sabr.org/authors/bo-carter/
"Southwest Conference Baseball History" - https://sabr.org/journal/article/southwest-conference-baseball-history/
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association - https://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/
Errata: On further review, Southwestern's Curt Walker was not the first former SWC player to reach the majors, though he was the first to enjoy a substantial MLB career. Maybe that's for another episode?
Hooks & Runs - https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.com
Email: [email protected]
Craig on Bluesky (@craigest.bsky.social)
Rex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/
Hosts Emeriti:
Andrew Eckhoff on TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffest
Eric on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ichaboderic/
Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)
www.premiumbeat.com/artist/ikoliks
This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2025.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Bo Carter & the Southwest Conference (00:02:16)
3. The Schools of the SWC (00:06:01)
4. SWC Baseball Fans and Facilities (00:09:34)
5. The Texas Longhorns - 64 Championships or Co-Championships in 84 Years (00:15:20)
6. Bibb Falk, Cliff Guftafson at Texas; Lance Brown at TCU (00:22:45)
7. "Sunday" Ted Lyons (Baylor), Roger Clemens (Texas) (00:26:38)
8. Curt Walker (Southwestern), Doug Drabek (Houston), Lance Berkman (Rice) (00:32:10)
9. Three Aggies: Wally Moon, Doug Rau and Chuck Knoblauch (00:39:23)
10. The SWC's Legacy (00:41:00)
11. The Good Dr. Shelby Metcalf (00:44:13)
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