It's time for another field of 64 projection! The SEC and ACC lead all conferences with 10 teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament, followed by the Pac-12 with six teams. The Big 12 (5) and the Sun Belt (4) finish off the top five conferences. Texas Tech, Texas State, NC State, and Georgia are the last four teams in, while UC Irvine, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, and UNCW are the first four teams out. Thanks for stopping by and checking out our College Baseball NCAA Tournament Field of 64 projections! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Two evenly matched Pac-12 teams squared off at the Sunken Diamond this weekend for a conference series with substantial implications as UCLA took the trip north to face Stanford. Stanford opened the series with a 6-5 win on Friday. Cardinal ace Quinn Mathews was dominant for most of the game, but the Bruins did get three earned runs off of him over his 7 1/3 innings. Mathews allowed seven hits and struck out ten Bruins batters. The Friday game was no slugfest as Stanford manufactured runs and led 3-0 after five innings. Ryan Bruno took the mound with one out in the top of the ninth inning to record the final two outs, picking up the save in the process. Both teams had ten hits in this opening matchup of evenly paired teams. UCLA bounced back on Saturday to win 9-6. Kelly Austin allowed one earned run over seven innings for the Bruins. Across the diamond, Stanford used seven pitchers in the middle game looking for answers. Darius Perry had three RBI for the Bruins in the game, two of those came on plays in which he made an out. A Drew Bowser two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning cut into the five-run UCLA lead, but the Stanford offense could not overcome the entire deficit. Stanford out-hit UCLA eleven to ten as the Bruins evened the series. Stanford rallied late in a big way on Sunday to win the series and remain in the top spot atop the conference standings. UCLA used six pitchers in the finale. With the Cardinal trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, Alberto Rios hit a grand slam to put the series win just three outs away as Stanford took a 10-7 lead. The Stanford bullpen threw 4 ⅔ innings of scoreless relief behind Cardinal starter Joey Dixon. Drew Dowd threw 2 ⅔ innings and Bruno tossed two hitless innings, striking out four Bruins to seal the victory and the series win. The Cardinal out-hit the Bruins thirteen to ten on Sunday. The Bruins proved its offensive consistency with ten hits in each of the three games. And Stanford only out-hit the Bruins 34-30 over the weekend. In a three game series in which the teams were practically as even as they could be at this point in the season, Stanford took the series on their home field by winning the final game in their last at-bat. Overall on the weekend, the Cardinal outscored the Bruins by only one run, 22-21. Had this series been played in Los Angeles, it easily could have gone the other direction. USC went north to Seattle to face Washington and the Huskies promptly swept the Trojans. Washington won a high-scoring affair on Friday night with a 14-12 10 inning victory. On Saturday, USC took a 6-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning, but the Huskies manufactured six runs the rest of the way, without the benefit of a long ball, to capture the series with a 7-6 win. Jared Engman delivered a brilliant performance on Sunday with seven shutout innings allowing just two hits to the USC offense. Washington took a 4-0 lead into the top of the ninth inning and the Trojans mustered one run but still fell 4-1 as the Huskies completed the sweep. Arizona State traveled to Eugene to face Oregon and the Sun Devils managed to avoid a sweep on Sunday with a 9-6 win. The Ducks scored 11 and 16 in the first two games, winning each game by six runs. Drew Cowley homered twice on Friday for Oregon, including a grand slam. Josiah Cromwick had three RBI on Saturday to lead the Ducks offense. Owen Stevenson was solid out of the bullpen in Sunday's win for Arizona State, allowing just an unearned run over three innings, and Blake Pivaroff closed out the victory with a hitless frame. Oregon State hosted Arizona in Corvallis and swept the Wildcats. Friday's opener was a 2-1 walk-off thriller. Cam Walty and Trent Sellers were locked in a pitchers duel into the fifth inning when Arizona scored a run. Sellers went seven scoreless, but the Beavers were able to get to the Arizona bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning to take the game. Oregon State captured the series on Saturday with a 10-4 win. Both offenses came to play on Sunday and Oregon State was once again a walk-off winner with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for an 11-10 win. Garret Forrester was 5-for-6 with five RBI for the Beavers in the finale. After this weekend, Stanford (28-13, 15-6) leads the Pac-12 with one more win than Arizona State (29-15, 14-6). Oregon (30-13, 13-8), Oregon State (30-13, 14-10), and Washington (25-13, 11-9) round out the top five. UCLA (24-15, 10-9) is just ahead of USC (25-17, 11-10) on the outside looking in. Stanford with 15 wins at the top and UCLA with 10 wins at the bottom, can all see their fates, and standings, change in a weekend. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

After this week’s action, there are only three weekends left in the regular season. It’s go time for those SEC teams looking to boost their resume for the NCAA Tournament. That’s exactly what Auburn did as they went on the road to win a series against a top five team in South Carolina, boosting their chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament with a strong finish. Tennessee continues to look like the team many thought they could be with their second straight sweep. Time is running out for teams at the bottom of the conference like Missouri, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss. Auburn (25-18-1, 9-12) at South Carolina (35-8, 14-6) Coming off a huge sweep over Florida, the Gamecocks were humbled a bit by Auburn this past weekend. South Carolina had only lost one game at home all year coming into the weekend before Auburn won the first two games of the series. Tommy Vail continues to be a nice surprise for Auburn on Friday nights with a strong performance in game one allowing just 2 earned runs in 5 innings with 7 strikeouts. The Auburn offense is getting healthy at the right time as well. Cole Foster had a big 2-run homer early in game one leading to the 8-3 victory. A wild pitch, walk, hit batter, and error helped Auburn get out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of game two. Home runs by Nate LaRue and Bobby Peirce in the second inning extended that to 6-0. Cooper McMurray hit a pair of home runs later in the game to seal the 9-5 win for Auburn. Auburn took another big, early lead in game three. But South Carolina refused to get swept at home and mounted a comeback capped off by a 3-run homer from Will Tippett in the seventh inning. The Gamecocks would win a close one, 8-7. South Carolina will travel to face a Kentucky team that has taken some lumps recently. Auburn hopes to keep the good vibes going at home against the number one team in the country in LSU. Texas A&M (25-19, 9-12) at Arkansas (33-11, 14-7) It was a nice bounceback weekend for the Razorbacks. After getting swept the weekend before, they got a sweep of their own against a Texas A&M team that had won their previous four SEC series. Jace Bohrofen finished off a 3-hit day in game one with a go-ahead 2-run homer to help Arkansas to a 7-5 win. Peyton Stovall hit a grand slam earlier in the game. Bohrofen had another 3-hit game on Friday with a pair driven in. Will McEntire was solid in relief for Arkansas striking out 8 over 5.2 innings as the Razorbacks got the 10-4 win. Game three was a game of two halves with Arkansas scoring the first 8 runs of the game and then hanging on as Texas A&M scored the final 7 runs with a comeback that fell just short. A walk and a couple of errors by Texas A&M aided Arkansas in a big 5-run fifth inning. The Razorbacks will go to Mississippi State next weekend and Texas A&M will have a tough time picking things back up at home against Florida. Mississippi State (24-20, 6-15) at Tennessee (30-14, 11-10) Don’t look now, but Tennessee is in a groove with six straight conference wins after sweeping Mississippi State at home this past weekend. With that, they have a winning record in SEC play, which seemed like a long shot just two weeks ago. Andrew Lindsey had another solid start in game one for Tennessee, but the bullpen blew it allowing Mississippi State to tie it up in the ninth as Hunter Hines hit a home run for the Bulldogs. Griffin Merritt saved the day with this walk-off home run. Mississippi State got to Chase Dollander in game two, but then Blake Burke (3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI) and the Tennessee offense went to work scoring 12 runs in innings four through seven. Camden Sewell was great in relief for Tennessee pitching the final 3.1 innings without allowing a run or a hit and striking out seven. Jared Dickey and Christian Scott each hit a 3-run homer in the first inning as Tennessee cruised to a 13-2 win in game three. Drew Beam gave up just 1 earned run on 3 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings. The Volunteers will look to keep the streak alive as they head to Athens next weekend where Georgia has won their last five SEC games. Mississippi State will host Arkansas as they try to make sure they don’t miss the SEC Tournament for a second straight season. Missouri (24-19, 5-16) at Florida (35-10, 14-7) The hard times continue for Missouri who looked like a sleeper early in the season but are now in jeopardy of missing the SEC Tournament after getting swept for the second straight weekend. They’ve won just two SEC games since sweeping Tennessee in the first weekend of conference play. The Gators were recovering from getting swept themselves last weekend. Brandon Sproat looked more like himself in game one allowing just 1 run on 2 hits and 1 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings. The offense showed its power as Jac Caglianone, BT Riopelle, Tyler Shelnut, and Michael Robertson all went deep in an 11-1 win. Missouri had some good at-bats against Hurston Waldrep and were able to take a 4-0 lead early in game two. Then, the Florida bats went to work scoring 4 runs in the third, 5 runs in the sixth, and 2 more runs in the seventh for an 11-7 win. All those runs without the aid of a home run, showing this lineup can be dangerous in multiple ways. Wyatt Langford had a 4-hit game in the finale, including a pair of doubles in a home to help Florida put 8 runs on the board. The Florida bullpen nearly blew it, giving up 2 runs in the seventh and 4 runs in the eighth but then held on for the 8-7 win. Florida heads to College Station next weekend, while Missouri and Ole Miss battle to see who can make it to Hoover. Alabama (30-15, 9-12) at LSU (35-8, 15-5) It was a sweep for LSU over Alabama this past weekend, but it was one they had to really fight for. Homers from Tommy White and Dylan Crews helped LSU jump out to an early lead in game one. Alabama scored 4 runs in the 9th and had the go-ahead run at the plate, but the Tigers held on for the 8-6 win. The Crimson Tide carried a 7-4 lead into the sixth inning of game two before a 3-run homer by Hayden Travinski put LSU in front and carried them to a 12-8 win. In game three, Alabama had a 7-3 going into the fifth inning where they gave up 6 runs to LSU. The inning started with an error, and then Alabama pitching issued 5 walks and 3 singles. Still, Alabama fought back to tie it in the seventh inning. LSU answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the seventh and then hit a pair of home runs in the 8th to make it 13-9. It still wasn’t easy as a Tommy Seidl 2-run homer cut the deficit in half in the ninth inning, and an error on a pop-up into the sun kept the inning alive and brought the tying run to the plate. Cooper Riley was able to get the final out in a really solid 2.1 innings of relief. Things don’t get easier for Alabama next weekend as they go from facing the SEC West leader to the SEC East leader in Vanderbilt. LSU will travel to face Auburn. Kentucky (30-13, 11-10) at Vanderbilt (32-11, 16-5) Vanderbilt was able to pick themselves off the mat after getting swept at home by their rivals to get a sweep of a Kentucky team that is on a bit of a downfall having lost four straight SEC series now. A 2-run homer by RJ Schreck broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning of game one and lifted Vanderbilt to a 6-4 win. Patrick Reilly was outstanding in relief of Carter Holton going 4.1 innings and striking out 10 batters. RJ Austin had a 4 RBI day for Vanderbilt in game two in a 9-3 win. Devin Futrell had the best start of the weekend for Vanderbilt and continues to be one of their more consistent (healthy) starters. However, it looked like Kentucky was going to survive the weekend with a win up 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but Vanderbilt didn’t record an out as they went single, double, single, and single to walk it off with a 3-2 win. Alan Espinal had the game-winning hit. Kentucky will now have to try and get going and against the other top team in the East in South Carolina. Vanderbilt will travel to Tuscaloosa. Georgia (24-20, 8-13) at Ole Miss (23-21, 5-16) Georgia had a great opportunity to back up their sweep at home over Arkansas with another series win against a struggling Ole Miss team, but they failed to capitalize. Instead, the defending College World Series champions finally got their first conference series win of the year as they try to get out of the basement and at least make it to Hoover. It was a 3-3 game in the opener before a home run by Peyton Chatagnier put Ole Miss in front for good in the 7-3 win. Georgia won game two by the exact same score as Charlie Goldstein had another great start for the Bulldogs going 7 innings and allowing just 3 runs. Game three ended with a lot of fireworks as a 2-run homer by Ben Anderson in the top of the ninth tied the game at 7. Then, TJ McCants walked it off in the bottom half on this scary play at the plate. Ole Miss has a pretty favorable schedule the rest of the way, starting with Missouri next weekend. Perhaps this is the momentum they need for a strong finish. Georgia has some work to do the rest of the way to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The road gets tough as they host Tennessee this weekend who is suddenly the hottest team in the conference. SEC Power Rankings Week 11 Tier 1 1. LSU 2. Vanderbilt (up 1) 3. South Carolina (down 1) 4. Florida 5. Arkansas Tier 2 6. Tennessee Tier 3 7. Texas A&M 8. Kentucky 9. Auburn (up 2) 10. Alabama (down 1) 11. Georgia (down 1) Tier 4 12. Mississippi State 13. Ole Miss (up 1) 14. Missouri (down 1) Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

You're not experience deja vu, this is the eleventh straight week that LSU sits atop the College Baseball Top 50 and the eleventh straight week that the Tigers have been followed by Wake Forest. Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and Florida round out the top five. Arkansas, Duke Coastal Carolina, Stanford, and Campbell comprise the remainder of the top ten. Washington is the lone team to enter the top 50. The SEC and ACC top all conferences with 11 ranked teams, followed by the Pac-12 and Big 12 (6). This week, we've included RPI+ rankings for the top 25 teams (in grey, bottom left). RPI+ is a modified RPI statistic that is more predictive of postseason selection than RPI alone. See the full college baseball rankings below! Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content, including college baseball rankings!

It's time for another field of 64 projection! The SEC leads all conferences with 10 teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament, followed by the ACC with nine teams. The Big 12 and Pac-12 were tied with five teams in last week, but USC won a tough series against UCLA that was enough to put them in the field on the bubble and give the Pac-12 six total teams. The Sun Belt is behind those two conferences with four teams. Old Dominion, USC, Georgia, and Northeastern are the last four teams in, while Oklahoma, NC State, Rutgers, and UC Irvine are the first four teams out. Auburn, Washington, Texas State, and Louisiana moved off the bubble in the wrong direction and Tennessee and Iowa improved played themselves into the field after solid weekends. Oklahoma also jumped into consideration, while sitting just outside the field after a road sweep of rival Texas. Thanks for stopping by and checking out our College Baseball NCAA Tournament Field of 64 projections! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Just when we thought the picture had become clear in the SEC, we have a wild weekend of upsets to turn everything upside down. Of the seven SEC series this past weekend, five ended in a sweep with the most notable being Tennessee (26-14, 8-10) over Vanderbilt (29-11, 13-5). Vanderbilt - Tennessee Vanderbilt perhaps looked like the best team in the conference while the Volunteers were severely underperforming before getting the sweep at home. A Griffin Merritt walk-off home run in the 12th inning of Game 1 set the stage for the weekend in Knoxville. Andrew Lindsey moved into the starting rotation for Tennessee and struck out 10 over 6.2 innings. They won the next two games handily over their in-state rival and are now right back in the SEC East picture. Florida - South Carolina South Carolina (34-6, 13-4) took full advantage of Vanderbilt getting swept by sweeping another SEC East powerhouse in Florida (31-10, 11-7) at home. Their pitching staff only allowed 10 runs on the weekend against a deadly Florida offense. The Gamecocks now move into the top spot in the SEC East. LSU - Ole Miss There was a change atop the SEC West standings as well with LSU (32-7, 12-5) leaping past Arkansas (30-10, 11-7) with a sweep over Ole Miss (21-19, 3-15). The defending College World Series champions are in real danger of missing the SEC Tournament with just three conference wins. Everybody Else LSU was able to move into first because of the upset of the weekend as Georgia (23-17, 7-11) swept Arkansas in Athens. Alabama (29-12, 9-9) helped its chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament with a sweep over Missouri (23-16, 5-13), bringing them to .500 in conference play. In the other two series of the weekend, Texas A&M (25-15, 9-9) continued its good play with a solid road series win over Kentucky (30-9, 11-7), while Auburn (23-16-1, 7-11) won a tight series at home against Mississippi State (23-17, 6-12) with all three games being decided by 1 run. SEC Power Rankings Week 10 Tier 1 1. LSU 2. South Carolina (up 3) 3. Vanderbilt (down 1) 4. Florida (down 1) 5. Arkansas (down 1) Tier 2 6. Tennessee 7. Texas A&M (up 1) 8. Kentucky (down 1) Tier 3 9. Alabama 10. Georgia (up 4) 11. Auburn (up 1) Tier 4 12. Mississippi State (down 2) 13. Missouri (down 2) 14. Ole Miss (down 1) Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

After five top ten teams were swept over the weekend, there is finally some shakeup in the College Baseball Top 50. LSU remains No. 1 followed by Wake Forest, once again. South Carolina shoots up to No. 3, just ahead of Florida and Vanderbilt. Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Arkansas, Stanford, and Duke round out the top 10. The Camels hit a new all-time high (6) for the fourth straight week. Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, Auburn, Oklahoma, Indiana State, and Kansas State enter the top 50. The SEC and ACC top all conferences with 11 ranked teams, followed by the Pac-12 and Big 12 (6). This week, we've included RPI+ rankings for the top 25 teams (in grey, bottom left). RPI+ is a modified RPI statistic that is more predictive of postseason selection than RPI alone. See the full college baseball rankings below! Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content, including college baseball rankings!

Oklahoma traveled south to Austin this weekend to face Texas in a Big 12 Conference series. Based on Oklahoma’s 19-19 overall record and their 4-8 conference record entering the weekend, and the recent quality play by Texas and their 27-12 overall record, this series had all the indicators of two teams who accepted their fates and were just going through the motions to predictable outcomes. All of that was wrong. Texas took a 1-0 lead on a bases loaded walk in the second inning of Friday’s series opener, but Caden Powell tied the game in the fifth inning with an RBI double to left-center field off of Texas left-hander Lucas Gordon. Then a walk to Jackson Nicklaus in the eighth inning gave the Sooners a 2-1 lead which stood up as the final score. Both starting pitchers allowed just a single run, Gordon went seven innings for Texas while Braxton Douthit went six innings for Oklahoma. Carter Campbell pitched the final three innings for the Sooners and allowed Texas two hits, but nothing more. Campbell was the beneficiary of the eighth inning RBI walk and he recorded the win when all was said and done to improve to 5-3 in 2023. Just hours before the start of the Saturday afternoon middle game in the series it was announced that due to potential weather issues on Sunday there would be a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. Game one of the day was barely underway before a five-run second inning was followed by a three-run third inning for Oklahoma and the Sooners had an early 8-0 lead. Texas had already gone to the bullpen in the second inning bringing their closer Zane Morehouse into the game. Morehouse was not long for the game either as Texas went to the bullpen again in the third inning. The Longhorns finally found relief in the pitching of Chase Lummus who threw five one-run innings in which he allowed just four hits over that span. Texas made it a game by scoring one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings before the Longhorns then got within striking distance with a three-run sixth inning, powered by a Dylan Campbell two-run home run to cut the Oklahoma lead to 8-6. Sooners third baseman Anthony Mackenzie (3-for-5) drove in a run in the top of the eighth inning, his third RBI of the game, and the three-run, 9-6 margin was all the Sooners needed. Left-hander Braden Carmichael (3-0) turned in a solid performance for the Sooners, going five innings and allowing three runs. Texas got to the Sooners bullpen for three runs in the sixth inning before the game was turned over to Carter Campbell for the second consecutive game for a long relief appearance. Campbell went 3 1/3 innings and allowed only one hit and struck out three Longhorns and he earned the save in the game one victory, his first save in an Oklahoma uniform. Saturday’s game two started similarly to the first game of the day, with Oklahoma scoring in the first two innings and before the Longhorns looked up, they were trailing 5-1. A Kendall Pettis RBI triple was followed by a John Spikerman RBI single in the opening frame. Bryce Madron hit a three-run home run to account for the second inning scoring for the Sooners. The Longhorns got to Oklahoma starter James Hitt for four runs over five innings, though only two of the runs were earned. Will Carsten relieved Hitt and pitched a nearly flawless 3 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out seven Texas batters. Lebarron Johnson pitched the final five innings for Texas and only allowed one unearned run on three hits while striking out six Sooners to keep the Longhorns in the game with a chance to win it. But Carsten was too much for the Longhorns and Aaron Weber followed him out of the Sooners bullpen to record the final out of the game for a 6-4 Oklahoma victory. Weber earned his seventh save of the season for getting the final out of the game, while Hitt improved to 3-0 in 2023 with the win. Oklahoma (22-19, 7-8) swept Texas (27-15, 8-7) for the first time since 1998. The three-game series sweep in Austin was a first in Sooners history. Oklahoma pitching allowed Texas just eleven runs over the three games in Austin. If there is a way to slow down the Longhorns going forward, this weekend showed the key to success: quality pitching. Runs can be scored on Texas pitching this season — the formula for the Longhorns has been to out score opponents, rather than to out pitch them (with the exception of Friday nights). With Tanner Witt seemingly on his way back if all goes according to plan, runs for opposing teams will likely be tougher to come by, and quality pitching will matter and might be the only way to win over Texas. After the weekend sweep by the Sooners, the Big 12 is a contest again. Texas went from leading in the standings, to tied for fourth. Oklahoma is now just a game back of both Texas and Texas Tech. TCU is scuffling and heading in the wrong direction at the wrong time of the season, but finds itself tied with Oklahoma at the moment. West Virginia, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State occupy the top three spots after this weekend. The Texas one-two punch of Gordon and Witt might be what decides the winner of the Big 12 if things are to change over the next four weeks. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

With the high school season underway in all regions of the US, we decided it was high time to provide a glimpse of the top prep talent. Like last year, the high school draft class is deep and diverse, with all demographics nearly equally represented. One interesting development in the early going has been Walker Jenkins’ ascent. Though Jenkins has always been squarely in evaluators’ sights, he has largely played second fiddle to Indiana prep—and fellow outfielder—Max Clark. However, Jenkins came out of the chute on a tear this spring and has overtaken Clark and positioned himself as a surefire top-five selection. Clark, to his credit, has held court and even improved certain facets of his game. He too may also hear his name called in the opening minutes of the July festivities. Enjoy the rest of our list below and familiarize yourself with some of the college stars of tomorrow. 1) Walker Jenkins, LHH OF, North Carolina (commitment): He was a little banged up prior to this season, but Jenkins’ physicality, power, approach, and arm equate to a left-handed-hitting Tim Salmon. 2) Max Clark, LHH OF, Vanderbilt: Legitimate 5-tool talent whose remade swing should result in increased power in 2023 and beyond. 3) Thomas White, LHP, Vanderbilt: 6-05 frame, smooth operation, and electric stuff have prompted more than one scout to think of former phenom Steve Avery when talking about this southpaw. 4) Aidan Miller, RHH 3B, Arkansas: A hamate injury will hold him back, but the raw power and cannon arm have already left a strong impression. 5) Blake Mitchell, LHH C, LSU: A well-rounded defensive game and explosive bat make him a relatively safe bet in one of the draft’s riskiest demographics. 6) Colin Houck, RHH SS, Mississippi State: His complete skill set on both sides of the ball and strong performance at a Perfect Game event in Hoover, AL have prompted an early-season surge up draft boards as well as an Evan Longoria comparison brought forth by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. 7) Noble Meyer, RHP, Oregon: The 2022 summer showcase season was his coming out party, allowing him to demonstrate his dynamite stuff, including a 98 MPH heater and equally toxic slider. 8) Colt Emerson, LHH SS, Auburn: His cold weather roots (Ohio) and the possibility of a future shift off SS notwithstanding, he offers one of the best hit tools in the class to go along with burgeoning power. 9) Arjun Nimmala, RHH SS, Florida State: Has as much helium as anyone in the HS class due to whippy, power-generating swing, oodles of athleticism, and relative youth (will still be 17 on draft day). 10) Kevin McGonigle, LHH 2B, Auburn: Another sweet-swinging left-handed northern bat who will likely end up at 2B. 11) Charlee Soto, RHP, UCF 12) Walker Martin, LHH SS, Arkansas 13) Travis Sykora, RHP, Texas 14) Roch Cholowsky, RHH SS, UCLA 15) Eric Bitonti, LHH SS, Oregon 16) Adam Hachman, RHP, Arkansas 17) Cooper Pratt, RHH SS, Ole Miss 18) Adrian Santana, SHH SS, Miami 19) Bryce Eldridge, LHH 1B/RHP, Alabama 20) George Lombard, RHH SS, Vanderbilt 21) Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida 22) Alexander Clemmey, LHP, Vanderbilt 23) Cole Schoenwetter, RHP, UC Santa Barbara 24) Jonny Farmelo, LHH OF, Virginia 25) Gavin Grahovac, RHH 3B, Texas A&M 26) Cameron Johnson, LHP, LSU 27) Roman Martin, RHH SS, UCLA 28) Dillon Head, LHH OF, Clemson 29) Raffaele Velazquez, LHH C, Arizona State 30) Barrett Kent, RHP, Arkansas 31) Campbell Smithwick, LHH C, Ole Miss 32) Boston Baro, LHH SS, UCLA 33) Landen Maroudis, RHP, North Carolina State 34) Parker Detmers, RHP, Louisville 35) A.J. Ewing, LHH SS, Alabama 36) Hunter Dietz, LHP, Arkansas 37) Myles Naylor, RHH SS, Texas Tech 38) Dylan Cupp, RHH SS, Mississippi State 39) Caden Sorrell, LHH OF, Texas A&M 40) Trent Caraway, RHH 3B, Oregon State Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

It's time for another field of 64 projection. The SEC leads all conferences with 11 teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament, followed by the ACC with nine teams. The Pac-12 and Big 12 are tied with five teams apiece, while the Sun Belt has four. Auburn, Old Dominion, Tennessee, and Northeastern are the last four teams in, while Texas State, Washington, Louisiana, and Iowa are the first four teams out. Thanks for stopping by and checking out our College Baseball NCAA Tournament Field of 64 projections! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

We’re now halfway through the SEC slate and Vanderbilt stands atop the standings after a big series win at home over South Carolina this past weekend. Despite LSU being the top ranked team in college baseball all season, it’s Arkansas who is on top of the SEC West standings after a very impressive sweep over Tennessee. Now is the time we’re the teams at the bottom try to separate themselves and work their way into an at-large bid as Texas A&M has been doing with another series win. South Carolina (30-6, 10-4)-Vanderbilt (29-7, 13-2) South Carolina jumped on the home team, Vanderbilt, with a 14-6 win in game one of this series. But the Commodores won a couple of close games to take the series. Cole Messina had a pair of home runs in game one to help lead the charge. It looked like Carolina was going to run away with game two as well after they jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and chased Carter Holton after just 2/3 of an inning. But the Vanderbilt pitching staff held South Carolina to just 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks over the next 8.1 innings with 11 strikeouts. Jack Bulger had a home run and drove in 2 runs to aid Vanderbilt’s offense in scoring 8 unanswered and give the Commodores a 8-5 win. In game three, Vanderbilt took advantage of two walks and an error that led to a 3-run sixth that ultimately propelled the Commodores to a 6-4 and another series victory. Vanderbilt takes its SEC-leading 13 wins to Knoxville next weekend to try and kick their rival while they're down. After playing the top team in the SEC East, South Carolina will now head home to face the second place team in the SEC East in Florida. LSU (29-6, 9-5)-Kentucky (28-7, 10-5) Paul Skenes allowed the most runs he’s given up in a game all year (5 R, 4 ER) in game one of this series, but he also tied his season-high with 13 strikeouts. The offense provided plenty of support led by Tommy White who was 3-5 with 2 RBI as LSU won 16–5 in 8 innings. Nolan McCarthy of Kentucky had a bases clearing triple in the fifth inning of game two that tied the game at 6 and propelled Kentucky to a 13-10 win to even up the series. Chase Stanke was 3-4 with 4 RBI for the Wildcats in the win. LSU made 3 errors in the game that led to 6 unearned runs for Kentucky. Game three was a back-and-forth contest with Kentucky coming from behind a couple of times and then LSU tying it up at 6 in the seventh inning. Tommy White got hit by a pitch in the eighth in that forced in the winning run for LSU. It’s another series win for LSU but it was also an impressive showing on the road for Kentucky in the final two games. The Wildcats will host Texas A&M next weekend while LSU goes to Ole Miss. Tennessee (23-13, 5-10)-Arkansas (29-7, 11-4) The Arkansas pitching staff had a great weekend holding the Tennessee offense to just 7 runs as they earned a sweep to remain atop the SEC West standings. Hunter Hollan and Hagan Smith combined to allow just 1 earned run on 6 hits and 1 walks with 13 strikeouts in game one. Tavian Josenberger and Jace Bohrofen both went deep for the Hogs in the 5-2 win. In game two it was Will McEntire and Gage Wood who got Arkansas through 9 innings allowing just 3 earned runs on 7 hits with 11 strikeouts. Bohrofen homered again in the 6-3 victory. Arkansas jumped on Tennessee starter Drew Beam in game three scoring 6 runs in the first 2 innings and chasing him out of the game. Brady Slavens had a bases clearing triple and finished the game with 4 RBI as Arkansas finished off the sweep with a 7-2 win. Things don’t get easier for the downtrodden Volunteers as they have to face Vanderbilt next weekend. Arkansas will head to Athens and take on Georgia looking to build their SEC West lead. Georgia (19-17, 4-11)-Florida (30-7, 11-4) If there is one big area of weakness for Florida this year it’s been their bullpen. In game one of this series, the Gators carried a 10-4 lead into the eighth inning only to see Georgia score 2 runs in the eighth and start the ninth inning with three straight singles. One out later, Connor Tate blasted a grand slam that tied the game at 10. The Gators allowed a total of 7 in the ninth and Georgia took a 13-11 win. Charlie Condon had a big game for Georgia going 3-4 with 4 runs scored and 5 RBI. Luke Heyman and Cade Kurland each drove in 4 runs for Florida. After a slugfest in game one, game two saw a pitcher’s duel between Charlie Goldstein of Georgia and Hurston Waldrep of Florida. Goldstein allowed just 1 earned run on 2 hits and 3 walks over 5 innings with 7 strikeouts, while Waldrep only allowed 1 run as well on 3 hits and 3 walks with 8 strikeouts in 7 innings. The game was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth before Michael Roberston delivered this walk-off hit. Jac Caglianone did it all for Florida in game three tossing 5 innings and only giving up 2 runs while also hitting a 3-run homer and a grand slam for a 7 RBI day at the plate as the Gators won 11-6. Florida will have a tough weekend traveling to South Carolina, while Georgia hosts Arkansas. Ole Miss (20-16, 3-12)-Mississippi State (22-15, 5-10) Looking at the records you might not think this was a matchup of the last two College World Series champions. But they played perhaps the most compelling series of the weekend with three games decided by a total of 4 runs. Ole Miss took game one behind a good start from Jack Dougherty who gave up just 1 earned run on 2 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 6 outs. They out-hit Mississippi State 12-2, but it took a Kemp Alderman home run in the eighth and Calvin Harris RBI single in the ninth to scrape by with the 3-2 win. In game two, these teams swapped 2-run innings in three different innings, including the ninth inning when Mississippi State got a walk-off 2-run single by Dakota Jordan to even up the series with a 8-7 win. Colton Ledbetter had a pair of home runs in the game for the Bulldogs. Mississippi State had a 3-0 lead early in game three but Ole Miss tied it in the top of the seventh. But true to this series, Mississippi State answered right back with a 2-run homer by Hunter Hines in the bottom of the seventh that led to the 5-3 win. Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched well for Mississippi State, giving up just 1 run and striking out 7 over 5.2 innings. Ole Miss now finds itself with the worst record in the SEC and a date with LSU coming up this weekend. Mississippi State and Auburn will faceoff on the Plains next weekend with the loser of that series being in real danger of missing Hoover. Auburn (20-15-1, 5-10)-Alabama (26-11, 6-9) Auburn got a big start from Tommy Vail in game one who tossed 6.2 scoreless innings. The offense scored the first 8 runs of the game before Alabama attempted a minor comeback in the ninth to make it a 8-4 final. In game two it was Alabama who got a good start with early scoring. Garrett McMillan pitched 5 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit with 4 strikeouts for the Crimson Tide. Mac Guscette had a big 2 RBI double in the second for Alabama to make it 3-0 early. They went on to win 4-2 after a late rally by Auburn. The top three in the order for Alabama (Jim Jarvis, Tommy Seidl, and Drew Williamson) combined to reach base 9 times in game three, scored 2 runs and drove in 4 as Alabama got the 6-1 win – their first SEC series win of the year and one they had to have at home. Both of these teams have suffered some big injuries in their starting rotation with Auburn missing Joseph Gonzalez for essentially the entire season and Alabama now without Benn Hess and Grayson Hitt. Both will have an opportunity to pick up ground on some of the other teams at the bottom of the conference as Auburn hosts Mississippi State next weekend and Alabama travels to Missouri. Missouri (22-13, 5-10)-Texas A&M (22-14, 7-8) After a low start to conference play against some of the top teams, Texas A&M has now won three series in a row after taking care of Missouri at home this past weekend. A 9-run third inning in game one helped propel Texas A&M to the 13-5 win. Missouri walked six batters, including the first four batters of the inning, and made 2 errors in what was a disastrous third inning. Texas A&M used another 9-run inning game two to get a 13-1 win in 7 innings. This time Missouri only walked two batters but still made 2 errors. Jace LaViolette had a 2-run homer and Brett Minnich had a 3-run homer in that 9-run fifth inning. Evan Aschenbeck continues to be a weapon out of the bullpen striking out 8 batters in 5 innings without allowing a walk. Luke Mann hit a couple of home runs and drove in seven for Missouri in the final game, and they avoided giving up a 9-run inning which helped them get the 13-5 win. Missouri will try to get back on track at home against Alabama next weekend while Texas A&M looks to continue its run of success at Kentucky. SEC Power Rankings Week 9 Tier 1 1. LSU 2. Vanderbilt 3. Florida 4. Arkansas 5. South Carolina Tier 2 6. Tennessee 7. Kentucky 8. Texas A&M Tier 3 9. Alabama (up one) 10. Mississippi State (up four) 11. Missouri (down two) 12. Auburn 13. Ole Miss (down two) 14. Georgia (down one) Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Coastal Carolina made the trek north to Norfolk, Virginia to face Old Dominion for a Sun Belt Conference matchup this weekend in a series that had the potential for a lot of runs to be scored. When the dust settled on Sunday afternoon, one team scored twice as many runs as the other as only one offense really hit on all cylinders during the series. The picture in the Sun Belt continues to be close, and every weekend matters for the top teams. An offensive free-for-all seemed likely when the third batter of the opening game, Caden Bodine, hit a two-out home run to left field to give Coastal the early lead. The Chanticleers added two runs to their tally in the second inning. Coastal took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the third inning. At that point the Monarchs put five runs on the board led by back-to-back home runs by Chris Dengler (2-for-3) and Luke Waters then a two-run home run to left field by Alex Bouche, his eighth home run of the season and the third of the inning as the Monarchs took the lead. Neither starting pitcher made it past the fifth inning on Friday. John Holobetz (2-1) was quite good in relief for Old Dominion. Holobetz tossed three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and earned the win for his effort. Robert Cook earned his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning in preserving the 8-5 victory in the opener. Coastal roared back in Saturday’s middle game to take a 15-2 victory. The game seemed like it could be a close matchup of undefeated starters. Sam Armstrong took the mound for Old Dominion with a record of 6-0 this season. Jacob Morrison was 4-0 going into the middle game of the series needing a great performance in order to give Coastal a shot at taking the series. Scoreless into the third inning, Graham Brown got the scoring started with his ninth home run of the season, a solo blast good for an early 1-0 Chanticleers lead. The game was tied at one in the top of the fifth before Orlando Pena hit a solo home run. Bodine hit his second home run of the season in the sixth inning. Zach Beach added a three-run home run later in the inning and Coastal was on their way to victory with a 6-1 lead. An eight-run ninth inning by the Chanticleers was started when Derek Bender hit a three-run home run the opposite way over the right field wall. Five more runs crossed the plate in the inning as Coastal continued to put the ball in play and took advantage of free baserunners. Morrison remained perfect on the season as he improved his record to 5-0 after the win with seven strong innings where he scattered four hits and allowed no earned runs. Morrison added eight strikeouts to a dominant performance. The 15-2 Coastal win set up a deciding game on Sunday afternoon. And the contest between two power squads turned into a classic duel. Tied at one going to the third inning. Chris Dengler hit a solo home run over the wall in center field in the bottom of the inning for a 2-1 Old Dominion lead. Coastal came right back and tied the game at two in the top of the fourth inning when a runner on third scored on an attempted stolen base between first and second base that lasted just long enough for the tying run to score. That was the last run to score in the game until the tenth inning. In the top of the tenth inning, with the game still tied at two, the Chanticleers got solo home runs from Ty Dooley and Graham Brown to take a 4-2 lead that held up as the final score. Reliever Teddy Sharkey pitched the final 3 2/3 innings for Coastal and was superb. Sharkey allowed just one hit and struck out six batters while keeping the Monarchs from scoring. With the win for his effort, Sharkey improved his record to 4-0 in 2023. In one of the cruel ironies of baseball, Coastal actually outscored Old Dominion 24-12 in the three-game series, but the Chanticleers only walk away with a series win, rather than a sweep for such a one-sided weekend. Elsewhere in the Sunbelt, the Troy Trojans (25-12) traveled to Lafayette to face the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana (25-12). Troy promptly took the first two games of the series 9-6 and 6-2. But, Louisiana salvaged the Sunday game with a phenomenal 2-1 game in which Louisiana led 1-0 for most of the game. All three of the Sunday runs scored were via solo home runs. The finale featured only nine total hits and eleven runners left on base between the two teams. The series win on the road against a quality conference opponent was vital for Coastal Carolina (23-11 overall) who stands alone atop the conference standings at 11-4. Louisiana and Southern Miss are tied for the second spot in the conference with 10-5 records. Old Dominion and Texas State round out the top five, both tied with 9-6 conference records. The best teams at the top of the Sun Belt Conference promise to deliver a great finish down the stretch. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!