College World Series: How the Top-Ranked Prospects Have Fared In Omaha

Jac Caglianone of the Florida Gators celebrates with Josh Rivera and Wyatt Langford after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2023 NCAA College World Series final against the LSU Tigers at Charles Schwab Field on June 25, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska. Caglianone is the No. 3 prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft, according to MLB Pipe (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

Twenty-four among the top 200 eligible prospects to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft are playing in the 2024 College World Series. Here’s how they’ve fared so far.

Florida Gators (34-29, 1-1 at the College World Series)

No. 3 – Jac Caglianone, TWP – Caglianone has swung a hot bat, going 3-for-6 through the Gators’ first two games in Omaha, including a three-run homer in a 5-4 win against N.C. State. He started on the mound against the Wolfpack, going one inning and allowing one run on one hit, walking two, and striking out one before serving as the designated hitter.

No. 135 – Colby Shelton, SS – Shelton is 0-for-7 with five strikeouts through two games.

No. 193 – Brandon Neely, RHP – Neely earned a nine-out save, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out six in Florida’s 5-4 win against N.C. State. He threw two innings, allowing one hit and striking out three in the Gators’ 3-2 loss to Texas A&M.

Florida State Seminoles (48-16, 1-1 at the College World Series)

No. 14 – Cam Smith, 3B – Smith went 1-for-3 with three walks, a run scored, and an RBI in the ‘Noles 12-11 loss to Tennessee to open the College World Series. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a 7-3 win against Virginia that sent the Cavaliers to the airport.

No. 16 – James Tibbs, OF – Tibbs went 0-for-2 with two walks against Virginia and went 1-for-6 with four strikeouts against Tennessee.

Kentucky Wildcats (46-15, 1-1 at the College World Series)

No. 39 – Ryan Waldschmidt, OF – Waldschmidt has gone 0-for-7 with two walks and two strikeouts in Kentucky’s first two games in Omaha.

No. 178 – Travis Smith, RHP – Smith has yet to appear in a game at the 2024 College World Series.

No. 185 – Emilien Pitre, 2B – Pitre is 2-for-7 with a run scored and two walks through two games in Omaha.

North Carolina Tar Heels (48-15, 1-1 at the College World Series)

No. 20 – Vance Honeycutt, OF – Honeycutt continues to hit in the clutch. He drove in the game-winning run with a single to left in the Tar Heels’ opener, a 2-1 win against Virginia, and went 1-for-3 with a homer in a 6-1 loss to Tennessee.

No. 172 – Casey Cook, OF, North Carolina – Cook is batting an even .500, going 4-for-8 in UNC’s first two games in Omaha, including a 3-for-4 day against Virginia, where he scored one run and drove in another with a single to left in the seventh.

N.C. State Wolfpack (38-23, 0-2 at the College World Series)

No. 42 – Jacob Cozart, C – Cozart was spectacular in the Wolfpack’s opener, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a walk in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to Kentucky on June 15. He went 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout in N.C. State’s 5-4 loss to Florida in an elimination game on June 17.

Tennessee Volunteers (57-12, 2-0 at College World Series)

No. 25 – Christian Moore, 2B – Moore has been hot and cold in Omaha, going 5-for-6 with four runs scored and an RBI on a solo homer in Tennessee’s opener, but went 1-for-4 against UNC. 

No. 26 – Billy Amick, 3B – Amick, the heralded transfer out of Clemson, went 2-for-8 with two walks in the Vols’ first two games. 

No. 63 – Drew Beam, RHP – Beam threw five innings, allowing four hits and one run in the Vols’ 6-1 win against North Carolina Sunday, walking two and striking out seven. 

No. 64 – Blake Burke, 1B – Burke went 3-for-5 with three RBI in the Vols’ CWS opener and went 1-for-4 against UNC.

No. 65 – Kavares Tears, OF – Tears went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored against Florida State, and followed that up with a 2-for-4 showing against UNC that saw him drive in four runs, three on a three-run homer. 

No. 72 – Dylan Dreiling, OF – Dreiling went 4-for-6 with three RBI in Tennessee’s 12-11 win against Florida State in their CWS opener. He went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in a 6-1 win against North Carolina on Sunday.  

Texas A&M Aggies (51-13, 2-0 at College World Series)

No. 8 – Braden Montgomery, OF – Montgomery has not appeared in the College World Series after suffering an injury to his right leg in the Aggies’ June 8 Super Regional game against Oregon. He was later spotted on crutches in the A&M dugout as the Aggies celebrated their Super Regional win.

No. 59 – Ryan Prager, LHP – Prager was sensational against Kentucky on June 17, throwing 6.2 innings and allowing two hits and one walk, throwing 95 pitches and 65 strikes.

No. 100 – Chris Cortez, RHP – Cortez has yet to appear in a game at the College World Series. 

Virginia Cavaliers (46-17, 0-2 at College World Series)

No. 41 – Griff O’Ferrall, SS – O’Ferrall had a rough time in Omaha, going 0-for-7 at the Charles Schwab Field with a walk and and an RBI in Virginia’s 3-2 loss to North Carolina on June 14.  

No. 75 – Ethan Anderson, C/1B – Anderson went 2-for-8 with two singles and two runs scored.

No. 127 – Harrison Didawick, OF – Didawick went 1-for-8 with four strikeouts. His lone hit, a double, came off Florida State’s Carson Dorsey on Sunday,  

No. 129 – Casey Saucke, OF – Saucke had the best performance of the Cavalier prospects at the College World Series, going 3-for-8 with two walks and a strikeout.