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EXPECTATIONS UNFULFILLED

The No. 1 national seed has not dominated the College World Series this century

THREE-TIME CHAMPION BANDO EMERGED FROM INAUGURAL DRAFT

Sal Bando was one of the best players on the last team to win three consecutive World Series.

CONFERENCE PREVIEWS

Preseason picks and notable storylines for the Power Five.

Actions speak loudest

Talent carried Olivia Pichardo to her place in history

IN-STATE ADVANTAGE

UConn coach Jim Penders uses geography, coaching continuity to build the Huskies into beasts of the Big East

THINKING BIG

Under coach Tom Walter, Wake Forest regularly produces top draft prospects but has not won consistently. This year's team is the most talented yet and does not shy away from Omaha expectations.

PRESEASON TOP 25

Ranking the most talented teams in the country.

DRAWING A CROWD

Grand Canyon shortstop Jacob Wilson follows in the footsteps of his big league father

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

MLB scouting directors choose the most talented collegians around the diamond.

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHEAST

A confluence of factors in college baseball helped LSU craft the nation’s most talented roster, one that has its sights set firmly on a seventh national championship

UNWAVERING BELIEF

James Ramsey’s determination led him to Florida State—and beyond

TRAITS TO TARGET

Swing decisions. Contact frequency. Impact. These are more than buzzwords when prospecting in dynasty leagues.

All the right moves

Tigers director of performance Georgia Giblin helps players hit, run and throw more efficiently

FROM BUST TO BOOM

Devin Mesoraco reversed early pro struggles to become an all-star catcher

MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM

The best seasons from prospects make up our minor league all-stars.

TWO FOR THE SHOW

The Orioles’ 2019 draft class could define the franchise

BEST OF THE NEST

Gunnar Henderson’s breakthrough season positions him as one of the Orioles’ future faces of the franchise

WORK OF ART

Andrew Painter did things seldom seen from teenage pitchers and is our first-ever Minor League Pitcher of the Year

FAST FORWARD

Technological advances in the past 20 years have made the baseball fan experience better than ever

A SEAT AT THE TABLE

How a minor league players’ union became a reality

COLLEGE RECRUITING RANKINGS

The most talented incoming freshman classes

TRIAL BY FIRE

Aaron Judge never lost focus in his historic Player of the Year season as he powered the Yankees back to the postseason

CENTER PIECE

Julio Rodriguez’s raw talent and joyful charisma made him a team leader as a 21-year-old rookie and helped the Mariners end a 21-year playoff drought

MAKING AN IMPRESSION

Four draft classes that caught our attention for their upside potential

RARE AIR

Whether hitting or pitching, Jackson Jobe does things on the field that few have seen

KIRBY'S DREAM WORLD

George Kirby has as much helium as any prospect in baseball. Along with Emerson Hancock, he headlines a wave of power pitchers making their way to Seattle.

UP TO SPEED?

Quality of play in the full-season minor leagues had suffered from the lost 2020 season

THE FUTURE IS NOW

Baseball’s golden age of young talent takes center stage at the All-Star Game

HISTORIC FINISH

Vanderbilt’s dynamic duo of Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter are the first teammates to win our College Player and Freshman of the Year awards in the same season

FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

Chris Lemonis earned a reputation as a recruiter, but after winning a national title at Mississippi State, he will be remembered as a champion