Texas Tops Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s First 2010 Rankings
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Texas is the preseason favorite to capture the 2010 College World Series, according to Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I preseason baseball poll.
The Longhorns, which finished second at the College World Series last year, are absolutely loaded with superb pitching, including three Louisville Slugger pre-season All-Americans in RHP Taylor Jungmann (11-3, 2.00 ERA, 101 K, 35 BB), RHP Chance Ruffin (10-2, 115 K, 25 BB) and RHP Cole Green (5-3, 3.34 ERA, 85 K, 34 BB, who is expected to be drafted in the first three rounds of next June’s Free Agent Draft).
The staff also includes stalwarts such as RHP Brandon Workman (3-5, 3.48 ERA, 82 K, 28 BB) who also is expected to be drafted in the first three rounds next June and RHP Austin Dicharry (8-2, 2.28 ERA, 59 K, 28 BB).
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Here’s a look at Collegiate Baseball’s entire Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I preseason baseball poll
1. Texas
2. LSU
3. Virginia
4. Cal State Fullerton
5. Arizona State
6. Georgia Tech
7. Florida State
8. UC Irvine
9. Florida
10. Oregon State
11. Rice
12. Miami (FL)
13. North Carolina
14. Ohio State
15. TCU
16. Clemson
17. Coastal Carolina
18. East Carolina
19. Louisville
20. UCLA
21. Southern Mississippi
22. Mississippi
23. Arkansas
24. San Diego
25. Oklahoma
26. Stanford
27. Wichita State
28. South Carolina
29. Texas A&M
30. Minnesota
31. Georgia
32. Vanderbilt
33. Fresno State
34. Pepperdine
35. South Florida
36. Kansas
37. Middle Tennessee State
38. Florida Gulf Coast
39. Notre Dame
40. Dallas Baptist