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The team that eliminated Louisville from the College World Series last June is reigning national champion Vanderbilt, which heads into the season ranked No. 2 on the strength of a battle-tested, star-studded pitching staff.

Our pitching staff is insanely talented this year, headlined by Hickman's bonkers K/9 rate (12.09) and 2.05 ERA. His steady 86-90 fastball but with excellent control propelled this team to an incredible Game 3 victory over Michigan last summer. Of course, our No. 2 in the rotation is none other than Kumar Rocker, who is better than the ace of most teams in the country and pitched a sub-1.00 ERA in his four NCAA tournament appearances. Rocker's no-hitter against Duke will never be forgotten by Vandy fans. After those two, Corbin has an abundance of arms that can take the Sunday spot, including Brown, Leiter, and Eder.

On the offensive side, the potential 1:1 pick in Austin Martin will likely top the line-up for average and for power. Unfortunately, 3rd base is a bit of a question mark with the loss of Jayson Gonzales's power bat for the season, but it is said that Martin will get the start there, allowing Keegan, Davis, and potentially Kolwyck to get time in the outfield. You have to think Martin will eventually find his way to the outfield or short when younger bats get more time in the mid-week to shine at third.

This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 4:06 pm