SEC Baseball Begins Today

SEC baseball gets underway this afternoon when Tennessee visits FSU. Arkansas also has a series this weekend with Louisiana Tech.

The SEC coaches picked Justin Smoak and the Cocks to win the conference this year. It's hard to argue that pick considering the talent on SC's roster. The Cocks seem to always win the recruiting national championship for baseball, but have had a couple of disappointing seasons in 2005 and 2006 (although last year would only be a disappointing season for a baseball power like Carolina). Vandy is picked second in the SEC East, but I think the Commodores are as strong as the Cocks or any other team in the SEC. They have the league's best pitcher in David Price and an All-American third baseman in Pedro Alvarez. The SEC East is just brutal, with Carolina, Vandy, and Tennessee, all with shots at the conference crown, plus last year's conference champ, plus a 2006 CWS participant.