Southeastern

TEAM TO BEAT: FLORIDA

he Gators last spring were off to the best start in program history and were playing like the best team in the country when the season halted. That team returns almost completely intact with a top-five recruiting class joining it. Florida will have one of the deepest pitching staffs in the country, as it returns its rotation of Tommy Mace, Jack Leftwich and Hunter Barco and several key relievers, all of whom have the ability to pitch multiple innings. That gives coach Kevin O’Sullivan a lot of options