18 freshmen on the roster. Of the remaining 15 players, there are 4 pitchers with significant experience, Kidd, Saberhagen, Williams and Godley. Maddox, Wormsley, Bennett and Luther are the rest of the experienced players.
I think this illustrates how bare the cuppard was when Serrano arrived. These 18 freshmen are his first recruiting class because he really just salvaged last year's class, most were Raleigh recruits.
Of course, it's easy to let expectations soar, but as the preseason polls show, we're in the toughest conference in the country.
Based on what little I know about the next recruiting class, looks like Serrano is making up some ground which is no small feat going up against SC, Vandy, UF, etc.
With the SEC Tourney bringing in 12 teams this year, we might be able to slide in THIS year, but really, my expectations are that we might have the roster next year to compete with the big boys, we'll see.
Just excited that we're less than a month away, GBO!