What’s Coming to FloBaseball in February? A list of the best games to watch

Do you prefer the crack of a bat to the creak of hardwood? Can’t wait until after March to see base paths?

Fortunately for college baseball addicts, the sport is back in full force on FloBaseball this month.

There will be a stacked series of epic non-conference battles, big-scale events with prestige and the names to prove it, and countless major league prospects strutting their stuff in hopes of getting a call from a pro organization. in a few months.

Baseball has been a fixture on the sports calendar for some time now, FloBaseball offers this update, so you know what’s in store. That way, you can plan ahead and not miss any of the best matchups.

Here’s a look at some of the best games to watch this month on FloBaseball as the college game finally, finally! – start again

NOTE: All first launch times are shown Eastern Time and are subject to change.

South Atlantic Conference

Game(s) to watch: Wingate vs. Charleston (West Virginia), February 10, 11 and 12 at 4, 2 and 1 p.m.

Division II kicks off the festivities on the diamond across FloBaseball in 2023, and one of the top programs in the country has a big early-season test ahead of it as it pushes for another national championship.

Wingate, the unanimous SAC preseason favorite and 2021 national title winner, narrowly missed its second straight trip to the Division II College World Series last season despite winning a program-record 48 matches.

However, the Bulldogs will be crazy to get back to the top of the mountain, and with another loaded team that has five players on the preseason All-SAC first team, Wingate will almost certainly be a Division II favorite to win it all once more.

Summary 2022:

40 wins
Conference Championship
NCAA Regional Final
9 performers from all conferences
Conference First year students of the year

Always…
Graduate Leaders
Creating Champions.
Development of commissioners.

Charleston ➡️ Anywhere 📍 pic.twitter.com/sExPOJoCMv

— Charleston Baseball (@UCWV_Baseball) June 29, 2022

Still, the University of Charleston (not to be confused with Division I’s College of Charleston) is a great program in its own right, having won 40 games in two of the last three seasons.

Hosting the Golden Eagles in this series will give the Bulldogs a good barometer of where they stand in the early stages of the season.

Colonial Athletic Conference

Game(s) to watch: Virginia Tech vs. Charleston, February 17, 18 and 19 at 4, 2 and 1 p.m.

Cougars fans, how’s that for the season opener?

Charleston, the reigning and defending CAA regular-season champion, is thrown into the fire right away, with its first series of the season against a national power in Virginia Tech.

Winners of 45 games and eventual No. 4 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies were absolute dynamite on the diamond in 2022, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season crown and capturing a regional for the first time in the history of the school.

Hardly any pitcher could slow down the ferociously powerful Tech lineup that smashed 126 home runs a year ago, but he might meet his maker against Charleston.

Junior reliever William Privette is the reigning national ERA king (0.91) and an All-American closer who puts games to bed arguably better than anyone in college baseball.

It’s the classic matchup of unstoppable force vs. immovable object, so enjoy the spectacle that is the opening weekend for both teams.

Snowbird Baseball NCAA Classic

Game(s) to watch: UConn vs. Ohio State, February 17, 18, 19 and 20 at 7, 16, 16 noon

UConn had a season to remember in 2022, and the Huskies are trying to unleash all that positive momentum on the Buckeyes to start the new year.

Coach Jim Penders’ program clinched the run of back-to-back BIG EAST regular-season championships and also claimed just its second NCAA regional trophy since 1979, upsetting host Maryland in the regional final at College Park .

Before we name our 2023 captains tomorrow, let’s take one last look at the magical journey that was the 2022 season! #HookC

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— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) November 16, 2022

A magical run to the CWS was barely denied — the Huskies swept No. 2 Stanford to two elimination games in the Super Regional — but there’s plenty of swagger and silver linings to back it up in the dugout UConn at this time.

Ohio State, on the other hand, has missed the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, but new coach Bill Mosiello, a former minor league manager and one of the main architects of four appearances in the CWS as TCU’s associate head coach from 2014-22: He’ll bring a fresh perspective to OSU, which hopes to pull off a regional winner (or a few) to begin 2023.

College baseball showdown

Game to watch: Vanderbilt vs. Texas, February 19 at 11:30 a.m

Few programs have been as synonymous with success in college baseball over the past decade as Vanderbilt and Texas, with each school making five College World Series appearances since 2011, and the Commodores capturing two national titles (in 2014 and 2019) in Nashville. in this section.

They’ll be doing it in a place where many of those players will one day be able to play professionally, Globe Life Field in Texas, home of MLB’s Texas Rangers, and with elite expectations for both teams once again this season.

The Longhorns are looking to make three straight trips to the CWS for the first time since their legendary four-year run in Omaha from 2002-05 that resulted in two national championships, while Vandy aims to bounce back from a one-year of leave, according to their high standards. , in 2022.

Vanderbilt missed out on five regional titles, though a win over another baseball blueblood in front of what’s sure to be a very pro-UT crowd would boost the team’s confidence almost immediately.

Sanderson Ford College Classic

Game to watch: Oregon State vs. UC Santa Bárbara, February 20 at 3 p.m

The end of a four-day set of duels in the Arizona desert is well worth the wait.

Three-time national champion Oregon State returned to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago as the nation’s No. 3 seed, a hurdle that was overcome after a four-year drought.

A narrow loss to Auburn at home has the Beavers looking to get even better and move toward a fourth NCAA tournament title, a feat accomplished by only seven other programs in college baseball history.

Top 25 college preview

#18: @BeaverBaseball https://t.co/If1JRdzG3W

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) January 27, 2023

But the Gauchos, best known for their epic run (along with Cinderella champion Coastal Carolina) in the 2016 CWS, aren’t fazed.

In fact, last season’s 44-win campaign was his third straight year with 40 or more wins (seasons not canceled), with the defending Big West regular-season champion looking to get a win early in the season against a national title. looking to really start the year off with a bang.

Kleberg Bank College Classic

Game to watch: Utah vs. Houston, February 24 at 3 p.m

Houston turned 19 wins into 37 in one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college baseball a year ago, posting a stellar season in the American Athletic Conference as one of the league’s top challengers for the eventual top seed number 8 of East Carolina.

So how can the Cougars fix this and take it one step further in 2023?

Well, taking care of business in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the Kleberg Bank College Classic will be held, can act as one of the main building blocks to return to the regional round after a five-year absence.

Utah will likely be the toughest test there, as the Utes had their moments last season in the loaded Pac-12 Conference, winning series over Arizona and USC, among other solid and singular wins.

With Houston anticipating a move to Big 12 ball in the near future, what better way for the Cougars to mark the occasion than by knocking off a current power conference team?