The 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament begins regional play on Friday with 64 teams competing. Several top prospects for the MLB Draft, scheduled for July 11 and 12, will be in action. The Chicago White Sox hold the first overall selection.
Roch Cholowsky, the consensus top prospect and UCLA shortstop, enters the postseason with a .321/.455/.660 slash line, 21 home runs and more walks than strikeouts. Scouts view him as the likely No. 1 pick by the White Sox, praising his swing, approach and defense at shortstop.
