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    Homegrown Hero
    Iowa righthander Brody Brecht unleashed 100 mph fastballs from the Dell Diamond mound on Feb. 25, 2023. The Hawkeyes had traveled to the Round Rock Classic in Austin, Texas, where the weather was warm, but the crowd of purple-and-yellow LSU fans was
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    Scouting Tommy White
    White has a stocky, ultra-physical build at 6 feet, 236 pounds. He has serious wrist and forearm strength, and his ability to drive the ball with authority to the opposite field is unlike any hitter in college baseball. White has a loose operation in
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    Scouting Jac Caglianone
    The chiseled, 6-foot-5 Caglianone is an imposing presence both in the batter’s box and on the mound. When batting, he uses a high handset with a fairly open front side. He has a small stride, and his minimal load includes a slight barrel tip. Caglian
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    How We Select Our Preseason All-America Teams
    Each year, Baseball America surveys MLB scouting directors for their votes on our Preseason College All-America team. This year, a total of 13 scouting departments participated, giving a solid cross-section of how scouts view the college talent headi
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    Opportunity For All
    MEET THE WOMEN WHO ARE BLAZING A TRAIL IN THE INDUSTRY. The idea is a simple one: get more women involved with baseball. But this task is easier said than done. You have to grow the game at every level and provide opportunities for women as they get
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    Pac-12
    Oregon State has all the pieces to return to Omaha and be the last team standing. Led by potential No. 1 overall draft pick Travis Bazzana, its offense will be incredibly potent. The lineup will also feature Washington State transfer Elijah Hainline,
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    In Memoriam
    Bud Harrelson, a scrappy big league shortstop, major league coach and manager and later part owner of the independent Long Island Ducks, died on Jan. 11. He was 79. Harrelson is best known for his association with the Mets and is the only person to t
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    Baseball America
    EDITOR IN CHIEF J.J. Cooper @jjcoop36 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Matt Eddy @MattEddyBA CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER Ben Badler @benbadler VICE PRESIDENT, DESIGN & STRATEGY Seth Mates @SethMates HEAD OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Mark Chiarelli @Mark_Chiarelli DIRECTOR O
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    Top 25
    Last season: 54-12 (22-7 ACC), reached College World Series Final 2023 ranking: No. 3. Coach (record at school): Tom Walter (420-339-1, 14 seasons) Wake Forest returns a key group of players from last year’s team, which led the program to its first C
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    SEC
    In 2023, the Tigers lived up to their immense promise as preseason favorites by winning the national championship. LSU doesn’t enter 2024 with nearly as much hype, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still a title favorite. All-American third baseman Tomm
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    Best Player By Pac-12 School
    Terry Francona, OF Arizona’s best big league alumnus, Kenny Lofton, played a lot more basketball (and appeared in a Final Four) than baseball in college. Francona starred for the 1980 national champs, batting .401 with 84 RBIs and 105 hits en route t
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    Big Ten
    The Hawkeyes haven’t won the Big Ten since 1990 but enter this year as the preseason favorites, fronted by a powerful pitching staff. With juniors Brody Brecht and Marcus Morgan leading the way and sophomore Cade Obermueller set to join them in the r
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    Preseason All-america Team
    Moore was a standout pure hitter coming out of high school in the 2022 class and had a freshman All-America season with a .311/.386/.564 slash line, which included15 home runs and 20 doubles. His swing is unorthodox with an extremely open stance, but
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    How Rare Is It To Give A Prospect An 80-grade Power Tool?
    I credit a former BA staffer who now works for a club in helping open my eyes on this. I have tried to make an emphasis that BA should use the entire scouting scale when grading players. The safe way to go is put 50s and 60s on good tools. If you nev
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    Singular Sluggers
    Florida two-way standout Jac Caglianone and LSU third baseman Tommy White are two of the most talented and recognizable players in college baseball. Each is the face of a Southeastern Conference power and has a track record of high-level performance.
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    Big 12
    While the Horned Frogs came within two wins of the College World Series finals last season, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. Entering May, TCU was just 23-20 but went 21-4 over the final two months and swept through the Big 12 Tournament with ease be
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    Last UPS
    The Pacific-12 Conference, the self-proclaimed Conference of Champions, has produced 29 College World Series winners—14 more than the Southeastern Conference. The conference is well-represented in Cooperstown with Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Randy
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    National League
    A few days after his first meeting with D-backs player development staff, Caden Grice made a request. The club had informed the 2023 second-rounder out of Clemson he would be sent out as a pitcher only. Grice told then-farm director Josh Barfield he
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    Acc
    After appearing in its first College World Series since 1955, Wake Forest is poised to make a return trip to Omaha and potentially hoist the national championship trophy. The Demon Deacons are loaded on both sides of the ball. Offensively, it starts
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    Top 12 Moments In Pac-12 History
    Pac teams California and Southern California won the first two College World Series, held in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1947 and ’48. (The CWS moved to Omaha in 1950). The Bears also won it all in 1957. CWS titles won by members of the current, soon-to-be-
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    Precarious Position
    Last year was a perfect example of how great college baseball can be. The 2023 season was loaded with generational talent and an LSU super team that managed to live up to almost impossible expectations. It had an all-time classic game in Omaha. LSU e
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    American League
    Give the Orioles a Day One draft pick, and more often than not they’ll use it on an athletic college position player who hits the ball hard and controls the strike zone. That’s the profile they like to cultivate with their hitting program. Early retu
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    All-pac-12 By MLB Career Success
    C: Adley Rutschman Oregon State (2017-19) Franchise catchers are rare; Rutschman appears to fit the bill. Others of note: Ron Hassey, Arizona; Bob Boone, Stanford; Jason Castro, Stanford 1B: Mark McGwire Southern California (1982-84) You want power?
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    Unparalleled Experience
    FORMER BALLPLAYERS REFLECT ON PRO SUCCESS AND FAILURE Bryce Fehmel played all over the infield at Agoura Hills (Calif.) High. He played third base and second base early before settling in as starting shortstop as an upperclassman. Where he didn’t app
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    Five Fast Risers
    Jackson Holliday was the 23rd high school position player to be selected first overall in 59 years of draft history. He was just the fifth to reach Double-A or higher in the season following his draft year. Here are the five high achievers in chronol
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    Ba Awards 2023
    This year we couldn’t go wrong with any of our three finalists for Major League Player of the Year: Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Dodgers right fielder-turned-second baseman Mookie Betts. Ohtani’s s
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    Acuña’s Historic Season Sparks Braves’ Historic Lineup
    Ronald Acuña Jr. led the National League in more than a half-dozen key categories. He willed his way to a historic 41-homer, 73-steal season with a torrid September finish. Yet the Braves superstar right fielder accomplished something else that has l
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    Mailbag
    Twice a month at BaseballAmerica.com, subscribers get exclusive access to BA writers to ask any question they want. Below are BA Mailbag excerpts from September. What are the chances we see another 30 minor league teams cut in the next few years? Wou

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