Both Wake Forest and NC State have position players who will be drafted early come July, but Wake’s pitchers stole the show in Sunday’s doubleheader.
Why Wake Forest Will Be the Last Team Standing in Omaha
Conventional wisdom says that College Baseball’s preseason #1 pick, LSU, are the overwhelming favorites to win the CWS; and why not? After bringing in the top recruiting class of 2022, which was highlighted by SS Gavin Guidry, C Brady Neal, RHP Nigel Noot and OF Paxton Kling, they also went absolutely wild in the transfer portal, landing Freshman of the Year Tommy White from NC St, first team All-American Paul Skenes from Air Force, and coveted arms in Thatcher Hurd from UCLA and Christian Little from Vanderbilt. If that wasn’t enough, they return the potential first overall pick in the 2023 draft and Co-SEC player of the year in Dylan Crews along with star 1B Tre Morgan and pitchers Ty Floyd and Grant Taylor.
