Tennessee Baseball: 2023 preseason polls have Vols ranked too low

Tennessee's Cortland Lawson (9) and coach Tony Vitello make their way down the line for the start of the NCAA Knoxville Regional baseball championship against Georgia Tech in Knoxville, Tenn. on Sunday, June 5, 2022.Ncaa Baseball Ut Ga Tech
Tennessee's Cortland Lawson (9) and coach Tony Vitello make their way down the line for the start of the NCAA Knoxville Regional baseball championship against Georgia Tech in Knoxville, Tenn. on Sunday, June 5, 2022.Ncaa Baseball Ut Ga Tech /
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No. 9: Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Coming in at No. 9 are the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Cowboys are returning with three big bats this year that all bat over .300. Zach Ehrhard, Marcus Brown, and Ian Daugherty are among the returning starters.

However, Oklahoma State is suffering a huge loss by the name of Jake Thompson. Jake graduated this year and will be heavily missed by all Cowboy fans. Thompson led the team last year with an astounding .350 batting average and had a slug of over .600.

The Cowboys will need to rely on the backs of some of their younger players this year, as they have a very strong younger class that should help them plenty this year.