This is the most excited I've been for baseball in a long time. The lineup is absolutely loaded, and the pitching staff should be pretty deep.

Lineup
1. Aidan Teel - CF.....I think this is can be written in with Sharpie. Perfect leadoff guy.

2. Ace Reese - 3B.....Another one you can Sharpie in. Need him to keep raking while improving 3B defense. I'd bat him 2nd bc he'll get more ABs and it opens up the lineup some.

3. Noah Sullivan - DH/1B.....BOC said in an interview that Sully had made real strides at 1B, so I wouldn't be surprised if he played some there.

4. Blake Bevis - 1B/LF..... Big time bat that people are sleeping on. He smashed in the fall.

5. Frei/Wyers - 2B.....Frei's bat is too good to keep out of the lineup. Problem is, he can't really play anywhere. Might seem him platoon some and factor in at 1B, LF, or DH. Wyers played 3B in the fall while Ace recovered from his surgery. The glove is there, it's just a matter of if the bat can adjust to the competition jump.

6. Kevin Milewski - C....I have concerns with his defense, but I think there's no question that the bat is there. Andrew Raymond will get some PT.

7. James Nunnallee - RF.....The most underrated pick up from the portal last year. Gonna be an draft guy in '27.

8. Parker vs. RHP/Chance vs. LHP - LF.....This might start as just Chance in LF to begin the year, but as the freshman gets more experience, I think he'll be too good to keep out of the lineup.

9. Ryder Woodson - SS.....The staff is really high on him. If he struggles then Wyers can slide in and handle it. Woodson has more upside though.


Pitching
Friday: Tomas Valincius.....#8 transfer in the country last year according to 64analytics. Big time LH arm. Write it in Sharpie.

Saturday: Ryan McPherson.....Would be the Friday guy for 95% of the country. Another Sharpie write-in.

Sunday: Foster/Kirk.....Here's the only battle I foresee. Two talented LH arms. Will come down to which one commands more. The other will be an important impact reliever.

Closer: Ben Davis....D1 Baseball reported he's expected to be the guy. I'd prefer a little more swing and miss, but he'll be solid and throw strikes.

Impact reliever #1: Kirk/Foster.....whoever loses the Sunday job.
Impact reliever #2: Tyler Pitzer.....dude was stout last summer. Could see him end up as the closer.
Middle-inning and match up relievers: Sweeney, Burns, Stone, Miller, Booth, Logar, Bauer, Billingsley, Schnoor, Spencer, Gleason

Midweek: no idea.... could be any of those middle inning relievers. Hell, could be Noah Sullivan. Could be a "by committee" approach. Our bats are good enough that it really shouldn't matter.

I'm pumped. Bring on February.