The first pitch of the 2023 College World Series comes on Friday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the No. 1 overall seed and favorite to win the College World Series. However, there are still seven other teams vying for the national title which should make for an exciting week of college baseball action.
Ahead of the opening game, The Athletic’s Andrew DeWitt assembled a roundtable of his publishing peers to pick who will win the trophy this season. The list of colleagues consists of Mitch Light, Brody Miller, Grace Raynor, Joe Rexrode, Mitch Sherman, Daniel Shirley, Eric Single and Kennington Smith. Of the eight respondents, five picked Wake Forest to win it all while the other three chose the LSU Tigers.
The Florida Gators get started on Friday night against the Virginia Cavaliers, with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT and the broadcast set for ESPN.
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