What to Watch For in the College Baseball Postseason By Gillman
After what has been a crazy year in college baseball with expanded rosters, reduced capacity stadiums, and in some cases conference-only schedules, we have hit college baseball fans’ galore (Regional Weekend). Now you probably wondering if I only watch the big leagues and not the college games why I should care about the College Baseball Postseason. With the average time spent in the big leagues only being about 6 years and the fact that roughly 80% of draft picks this July will be roughly Division I players, this is the opportunity to see the next crop of talent for the last time as amateurs. With that said, here are 64 players that will impact how far their teams advance this postseason and all of them will probably be selected in the top 10 rounds of either this upcoming draft or the following year.
Players to Watch (Name then School):
1. Kevin Kopps Arkansas
2. Ethan Smith Vanderbilt
3. Hugh Fisher Vanderbilt
4. Logan Lyle South Florida
5. RJ Schreck Duke
6. Ethan Murray Duke
7. Hunter Wolfe TCU
8. Zach Humphreys TCU
9. Trenton Denholm UCI
10. Tyler Bosetti Nevada
11. Brendan Beck Stanford
12. Kevin Abel Oregon St.
13. Jesse Bergin UCLA
14. Michael Townsend UCLA
15. Donta Williams Arizona
16. Kenyon Yovan Oregon
17. Gabe Matthews Oregon
18. Sam Ferri ASU
19. Drew Swift ASU
20. Justin Campbell Oklahoma St.
21. Ty Madden UT Austin
22. Micah Dallas Texas Tech
23. Christian Del Castillo Miami
24. Kevin Parada Georgia Tech
25. Tim Elko Ole Miss
26. Doug Nikhazy Ole Miss
27. Jake Rucker Tennessee
28. Evan Russell Tennessee
29. Alek Jacob Gonzaga
30. Brett Harris Gonzaga
31. Pierson Ohl Grand Canyon
32. Niko Kavadas Notre Dame
33. Jonathan Fincher Louisiana Tech
34. Hunter Wells Louisiana Tech
35. Gavin Williams East Carolina
36. Jacob Young Florida
37. Jud Fabian Florida
38. Wes Clarke South Carolina
39. Matheu Nelson Florida St.
40. Andrew Abbott Virginia
41. Hunter Stanley Southern Miss
42. Walker Powell Southern Miss
43. Chance Hroch Nebraska
44. Jaxon Hallmark Nebraska
45. Austin Peterson UConn
46. Erick Stock UConn
47. Jonny Butler NC State
48. Tyler McDonough NC State
49. Benjamin Sims Michigan
50. Jackson Glenn Dallas Baptist
51. Caleb Roberts UNC Chapel Hill
52. Tremaine Spears Southern
53. Quincy Hamilton Wright St.
54. Brian Rodriguez Northeastern
55. Jared Dupere Northeastern
56. Bennett Hostetler North Dakota St.
57. Clayton Rasbeary McNeese St.
58. Miles Smith South Alabama
59. Benjamin Cowles Maryland
60. Chris Alley Maryland
61. Tanner Allen Mississippi St.
62. Rowdey Jordan Mississippi St.
63. Max Wright Indiana St.
64. Geremy Guerrero Indiana St.
Now you might be wondering why names Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker, and Matt McLain are not on my list. These players will all be taken in the top 10 picks of the upcoming draft and so they will obviously impact their teams. These are players who may not be household names yet and just need a national audience to get people to notice how good they are.