Coming off a strong first season under Jay Johnson and with a heavy influx of talent and experience, the LSU Tigers take the top spot in the 2023 College Baseball Hall of Fame Preseason Power Poll.

Sal Bando, a standout third baseman for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 1964-65 and a 2013 inductee into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, died at the age of 78.

Cliff Gustafson, a 2006 inductee into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame and who led the University of Texas to two national championships and 22 Southwest Conference championships before retiring in 1996, died at 91 years old.

One of only two coaches to lead two different teams to the national championship and one of the most decorated HBCU players in recent history headline the 2022 class for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

The College Baseball Foundation selected Omaha, Neb., the mecca of college baseball each June, to host the 2022 College Baseball Night of Champions, a celebration highlighted by the 2022 National College Baseball Hall of Fame induction.

Dale Williams, winner of the 2013 National Collegiate Umpire Award and National College Baseball Hall of Famer, died on Sept. 18 following a long battle with a respiratory illness.