The USA TODAY Sports released the preseason coaches poll as we head into the 2024 baseball season. The defending national champion LSU Tigers will start the season as the No. 2 team in the country.
Wake Forest is No. 1, Florida is No. 3, Arkansas is No. 4 and TCU rounds out the top five in the poll. The Demon Deacons played an instant classic against the Tigers in Omaha last year as two of the best pitchers in the country went toe-to-toe. Rhett Lowder and [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] shut down hitters all night long. Eventually, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a walk-off homer to win the game for the Tigers in extra innings.
LSU defeated the Florida Gators in the College World Series final as [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] pitched a gem from the mound in Game three and the Tigers bats were on fire. White and Hurd both returned to the team for this Spring and they are looking to defend the title and attempt to go back-to-back.
LSU starts the season next Friday afternoon as it takes on VMI from Alex Box Stadium.
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