Yes, Vanderbilt is the boring choice, but the Commodores are just so good, it’s hard to make sense of not picking them to win the whole damn thing. Pitchers Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter together give Vanderbilt a one-two punch on the hill that’s as good as there is and maybe has been in recent college baseball memory. It’s the Commodores’ show to lose in Omaha.
Second Choice: Virginia Cavaliers
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Virginia so far has been the cardiac kids of the college baseball post-season, battling off elimination opportunities in both the Regional and Super Regional to punch their ticket to Omaha.