OMAHA, Neb. – Twenty players ranked by MLB Pipeline for the upcoming draft representing seven of eight participating teams played in the 2025 Men’s College World Series.
Who raised their draft stock? Who had great performances? Let’s take a look:
No. 3 – Kade Anderson, RHP, Louisiana State – Anderson made two starts for the Tigers in Omaha, and turned in the second- best pitching performance of the tournament, throwing a three-hit complete game shutout of Coastal Carolina in the first game of the finals with two walks and 11 strikeouts. He also threw seven innings in their opener against Arkansas, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. His fastball velocity touches 98, and he’s proven himself to be a big game pitcher here in Omaha.
LSU pitcher Kade Anderson throws a complete game shutout to win Game 1 of the Men's College World Series Championship Final 👏
◽️ 9.0 IP
◽️ 3 H
◽️ 0 R
◽️ 10 K
◽️ 130 pitches pic.twitter.com/LU2QmGa3aT— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) June 22, 2025
No. 6 – Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State – Arquette went 6-for-18 for the Beavers and was hot and cold. He kept the Beavers alive in their 7-6 elimination game loss to Louisville on June 17, hitting a solo homer to leadoff the ninth and spark a three-run rally and went 3-for-5 with two runs scored against Louisville. Against Coastal Carolina on June 15, he couldn’t solve starter Jacob Morrison, who is also on this list, and went 0-for-4.
No. 19 – Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona – Summerhill went 1-for-5 against Coastal Carolina in Arizona’s opening loss, and 0-for-5 in their 8-3 elimination game loss to Louisville. He struck out three times in 10 at-bats, and had just the one single in his first at-bat in Omaha. He tested Caden Bodine’s arm and was caught stealing the only time he reached base.
No. 22 – Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas – The 2025 Golden Spikes Award winner‘s best game in Omaha came in their 7-3 elimination game win against UCLA, when he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBIs, a triple and a two-run homer. He singled and scored a run, going 1-for-5 against LSU in the Razorbacks’ finale against LSU. In Gage Wood’s no-hitter against Murray State, Aloy went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
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Wehiwa Aloy pic.twitter.com/wztbzGpAXx— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) June 22, 2025
No. 36 – Patrick Forbes, RHP, Louisville – Forbes started Louisville’s first game in Omaha, going 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts.
No. 38 – Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina – Bodine was the best catcher in Omaha this year, both offensively and defensively. He was perfect when it came to fielding, getting 49 chances (44 putouts, five assists) without an error, and had just one passed ball. On top of that, he’s a masterful pitch framer, although that skill may be less useful to teams next year if the automatic ball/strike system comes into use. Bodine batted just .158, going 3-for-19, but also drew two walks and got hit by two pitches, pushing his on-base percentage to .304.
No. 43 – Zach Root, LHP, Arkansas – Root lasted just 1 2/3 against LSU in their CWS opener, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks, but bounced back nicely and threw five innings of shutout ball against UCLA on June 17, walking two and striking out five.
No. 50 – Gage Wood, RHP, Arkansas – If you don’t know what Gage Wood did at the College World Series, you haven’t been paying attention, have you? He threw the first no-hitter in Omaha in 65 years, shutting down the Murray State bats for nine innings. He struck out 19, and only missed a perfect game because a slider caught Dominic Decker on the foot. Suffice to say, Wood’s draft stock has only risen. His fastball was electric against Murray State, and he showed remarkable control, as well as the ability to change speeds and mix in a breaking ball.
No. 55 – Charles Davalan, OF, Arkansas – Arkansas fans, unfortunately, might only remember Davalan slipping on the outfield grass and then having Luis Hernandez’ fly ball, which looked like an easy out off the bat, bounce off his body and into the left field corner for a double, allowing the Tigers to tie the game in Arkansas’s 6-5 loss to LSU. Davalan, a Montreal, Que. native, went 4-for-18 with an RBI in three games in Omaha.
No. 66 – Anthony Eyanson, RHP, Louisiana State – Eyanson threw three innings in LSU’s 9-5 rain-interrupted win over UCLA on June 16, allowing three runs on four hits with a strikeout. In game two of the finals, he rose to the occasion, throwing 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with a walk and striking out nine as LSU won the national championship.
Anthony Eyanson, Dirty 86mph Slider. 😨 pic.twitter.com/3jcj6RGP4T
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 22, 2025
No. 72 – Daniel Dickinson, 2B, Louisiana State – Dickinson went 7-for-20 at the College World Series, and, of equal importance for a middle infielder, had 26 chances in the field with out an error, getting 20 putouts and six assists.
No. 78 – Gavin Turley, OF, Oregon State – Turley batted .429 in three games in Omaha, good for a tie for seventh overall among all batters with Lousiville’s Eddie King Jr. He had six hits in 14 at-bats with a homer and three RBIs.
No. 85 – Chase Shores, RHP, Louisiana State – Shores, with a fastball that touches 102 mph, earned a eight-out save in game two of the finals. He posted a 3.86 ERA in Omaha with a pair of saves and eight strikeouts. Opposing hitters batted just .200 against the lanky righty.
No. 99 – Jared Jones, 1B, Louisiana State – He didn’t open the series well, earning a platinum sombrero (five strikeouts in one game) against Arkansas on June 14, but Jones hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth against Arkansas to tie that game at three on June 18 in the game that sent LSU to the finals. Overall, Jones hit .261 (6-for-23), but hit two clutch home runs, the other being a three-run shot in the first inning against UCLA on June 16, and he drove in six runs — the second-most at the College World Series.
No. 130 – Ethan Frey, OF, Louisiana State – Frey had three hits and an RBI in game two of the finals, plating Daniel Dickinson with a second-inning double that got the Tigers on the board. He went 5-for-19 in Omaha with two doubles and six runs scored.
No. 138 – Mason White, SS, Arizona – White struggled in Omaha, going 1-for-7 in two games for the Wildcats, his lone hit being a solo homer in their opener against Coastal Carolina on June 13.
No. 140 – Trent Caraway, 3B, Oregon State – Caraway went 3-for-14 with three singles in three games for the Beavers.
No. 166 – Brent Iredale, 3B, Arkansas – Iredale went 3-for-12 with a double for the Razorbacks.
No. 175 – Nelson Keljo, LHP, Oregon State – Keljo threw three innings in Oregon State’s June 17 elimination game loss to Louisville, allowing three runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
The final out as Nelson Keljo strikes out Alex Lodise to send the Beavers to Omaha @Beavers_Edge https://t.co/GJYwAkXC9q pic.twitter.com/sPq9bu25fl
— Ryan Harlan (@Ryan_Harlan7) June 9, 2025
No. 181 – Jacob Morrison, RHP, Coastal Carolina – At 6-foot-8 with a smooth delivery, MLB organizations are going to have a lot of interest in Morrison, because there’s a lot of potential for development. He has a good fastball that hits the high 90s, can mix his pitches well, and head coach Kevin Schnall has described him as the best pitcher in the country. He allowed one run on five hits in 7 2/3 innings in Coastal’s opening win against Oregon State, striking out seven, but wasn’t as sharp in game two of the finals, going 3 2/3 and allowing five runs on six hits and a walk with a pair of strikeouts against a powerful LSU lineup.
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Photo: LSU pitcher Kade Anderson (32) is the rated the No. 3 prospect for the upcoming MLB Draft by MLB Pipeline. (AP Photo)
