College

With the 2024 season just weeks away, I thought it would be a fun exercise to dig into a handful of teams I consider to…

Wake Forest returns a key group of players from last year’s team that led the program to its first CWS appearance since 1955.

After winning last year’s national title, LSU has reloaded and put together what is arguably the best roster in the country.

Arkansas is rebuilding its lineup after losing six regulars, but it won’t be lacking in talent on the field this spring.

While Florida returns some serious star power in 2024, it also has to replace some elite talent this spring.

Oregon State has not been to Omaha since it last won the national title in 2018, but this year’s club has all the ingredients to return.

TCU returns a lot from last year’s team, but also lost some key pieces from its 2023 College World Series run.

Few schools nationally can have as much confidence in their pitching staff going into the 2024 season as Vanderbilt.

Tennessee has the talent to this year make its third trip to the CWS in four seasons, but it will need to live up to its offensive potential.

The first year of the Erik Bakich Era was a success, and Clemson brings back a handful of dynamic players on both sides of the baseball.

Virginia returns in 2024 as no stranger to the College World Series after having appeared in two of the last three.

The Aggies hit the transfer portal and recruiting trail hard after last season and have a big, exciting group of newcomers in 2024.

South Carolina hasn’t been to Omaha since 2012, and to break that drought, it will need its new-look pitching staff to make a jump.

Texas last year nearly made it to the CWS for the third straight season and it figures to firmly be in the mix again in 2024.

East Carolina returns the vast majority of its offensive production from last year, including its four leading hitters.

Stanford returns a couple of key contributors from last year’s squad, including Pac-12 freshman of the year Malcolm Moore.

This year, Duke is deeper on the mound with one of the best pitching staffs in the conference, but thinner at the plate.

North Carolina will trot out one of the more competitive and deep lineups in the ACC with a mix of returners and transfer portal additions.

Three of Texas Tech’s most productive hitters from 2023 will once again anchor the lineup in Lubbock this season.