Next Year is the Year.

We will get to start the year off with the freshly painted "2019" added to the outfield wall under CWS appearances, the SEC championship portion of the wall will remain the same so there should be plenty of paint left over from last year for a direct color match, as you may know white is the hardest color out there to color match.

Our young pitching staff will now be a seasoned young pitching staff returning 2 of the 3 weekend starters.

If losing a NC by dropping a routine fly ball leaves a bad taste in your mouth, going 0-2 only adds motivation to get back up the hill. Likely enough motivation to get steady offensive production from the 5-9 slots of the order.

This season highlighted key areas the roster needs to improve upon and was showcased in the CWS like breaking balls; how to identify them and what happens when you chase them, no way does the team and DVH not spend the off-season and fall ball working on improving these weaknesses.

Either way you look at it, no one expected to have a share of the SEC-West title after this season or to make it to the CWS even if the team did go 0-2 by a combined 2 runs, now one will remember the quick exit this time next year, just getting there was a monumental accomplishment for the team and the program setting up for next year to be the year.