It is officially February and one thing is on the minds of Red Raider Nation: baseball is back. As we get closer to the Valentine’s Day match-up against Houston Baptist, we predict Coach Tadlock’s lineup for Opening Day. I predicted the lineup in my 2020 season preview, but because practices have been in full swing, we’re definitely due for another prediction. Besides, predictions are fun.

1. Easton Murrell, Junior, 3B, Last Season: .262 AVG, 3 RBI, 1 HR

In my first prediction, I had Murrell in the 1 slot and that didn’t change here.