ACC
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE PROJECTED STANDINGS (2022 RECORDS)
1. Louisville (42-21-1, 18-11-1)
2. Miami (40-19, 20-10)
3. Wake Forest (41-19-1, 15-14-1)
4. Virginia Tech (45-14, 19-9)
5. Virginia (39-19, 17-13)
6. North Carolina (42-22, 15-15)
7. Florida State (34-25, 15-15)
8. North Carolina State (36-21, 14-15)
9. Georgia Tech (36-24, 15-15)
10. Duke (22-32, 10-20)
11. Clemson (35-23, 13-16)
12. Notre Dame (41-17, 16-11)
13. Pittsburgh (29-27, 13-16)
14. Boston College (19-34, 5-25)
TOP 10 DRAFT PROSPECTS FOR 2023
1. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
2. Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami
3. Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest
4. Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
5. Travis Honeyman, OF, Boston College
6. Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia
7. Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech
8. Teddy McGraw, RHP, Wake Forest
9. Carson Montgomery, RHP, Florida State
10. Wyatt Crowell, LHP, Florida State
TEAM TO BEAT: LOUISVILLE
After reaching a super regional in 2022, Louisville retained most of the talent on that roster. Led by an offensive core of Christian Knapczyk, Jack Payton and Isaac Humphrey and a lot of returning talent on the mound, the Cardinals are poised to make another deep postseason run. Gavin Kilen and Tucker Biven lived up to their lofty expectations in the fall and each will play major roles for Dan McDonnell’s club. Louisville looks to have another exciting freshman as well in two-way player Patrick Forbes, who will be a key factor in the back end of the bullpen and on the dirt. Sophomore Eddie King Jr. will be thrust into a starting outfield role after missing the 2022 season, but he took home MVP honors of the Prospect League last summer and had a strong fall. On the mound, Louisville will rely on the dynamic duo of Riley Phillips and Tate Kuehner, each of whom will be a part of the weekend rotation.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: YOHANDY MORALES, 3B, MIAMI
Morales was an all-ACC selection in 2022 after hitting an impressive .329 with 18 home runs and 59 RBIs in 60 games, earning himself an invitation to USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team training camp. He has power to all fields and is a sure defender at third, with his long levers enabling him to cover a lot of ground in either direction. Morales has added physicality to his frame that should translate to even more thump in his bat.
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: RHETT LOWDER, RHP, WAKE FOREST
Last year’s ACC pitcher of the year, Lowder will once again headline the Demon Deacons’ rotation after a stellar 2022 season in which he posted a 3.08 ERA with 105 strikeouts to 26 walks in 99.1 innings pitched. He runs his fastball up to 97 mph and supplements the pitch with a plus changeup and an above-average slider. Lowder comes into
