1. Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M: LaViolette, a first-team All-American in 2024, is a projected top-three pick in the MLB Draft this summer and is the leader of the top-ranked team in the preseason. He checks a lot of boxes for a Golden Spikes Award winner.

Texas A&M finished last season as runner-up but the Aggies will start the college baseball season at No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll.

The field of 64 teams that will compete for the 2025 NCAA DI college baseball championship/Men's College World Series will be announced at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, May 26 on ESPN2/ESPNU.

One of the most improved hitters in the nation last year, Godbout’s average jumped from .286 as a freshman to .372 as a sophomore. His 1.117 OPS ranked third among power-conference second basemen, behind Tennessee’s Christian Moore and Oregon State’s Travis Bazzana.

Year in and year out, college baseball is full of talented players. The talented player pool seems to be getting larger and larger, giving us fans some of the most fun games to watch each year.