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South Carolina should be solid this upcoming year, #4 Recruiting Class coming into the year.

Some unknowns but we got some key contributors coming back, I would think the team will at least be able to get to host a regional if not more.

This is going to be a very interesting year for Chad Holbrook and the Gamecocks.

We've had something like eleven consectutive Top 5 classes, several of them #1 by various services and probably all of those have been attributable to Holbrook.

These past four or five classes have been especially exceptional. So we're loaded - now all we need to do is somehow get through a season relatively injury free because I cannot remember another season where we were bitten by the injury bug like last season - and he still had us in the post season - but that team just never could get the chemistry going to get us back to Omaha.

The goal is always, first and foremost, Omaha for our program and I am hoping they come into this season really dominant and get that chemistry and confidence going early like they are always capable of and usually we meet expectations in that regard.

Last year was just weird.

I don't know how many consecutive years we've won at least 40 ballgames, or how many consecutive years we've been in the NCAAs, but I think it's first in the country, if not it's close to it - both streaks.

But I also think our fans want back nearer to 50 wins this season and another trip to Omaha or they/we may start becoming jittery. We'll see I guess. This team has the talent and ability to do big things this season.