Mid majors having P5’s on the schedule is a recruiting tool. If a kid isn’t a genuine P5 prospect he can be recruited on, come here, we play them, you will have times where you play in the excitement of that environment.
When it’s a weekend series you can get an upset on a Friday night. The mid major’s Friday night starter might be an underrated pro prospect on his game that night.
Years ago a friend’s team drew Eastern Michigan in the first game of the CWS. They figured they drew a break. The reality was they drew a first round pick in the draft the following week. He held them to two runs and beat them.
Bucknell once beat FSU in the first game of the CWS 7-0 with a stud pitcher. A couple of games later FSU beat Bucknell 24-0.