Last spring, Johnathan Taylor's life changed forever when the Georgia outfielder was paralyzed after an outfield collision. Now teammates, alumni and strangers are literally helping him get back on his feet.

• Donate: Help JT's recovery Join 'Dawgs for JT' at the Buckhead Theatre

Darin Erstad looks to start the next chapter of his career as the coach of Nebraska. Erstad hopes that his 14 years of experience in the major leagues will quiet his critics.

• Polls: Baseball America | Collegiate Baseball | NCBWA | USA Today/ESPN Coaches'

A wealth of arms on the mound, experience at the plate and a hunger from finishing second last year has put Florida atop the Baseball America preseason rankings for the second consecutive year. 

• Gators top Collegiate Baseball poll too  Polls: Baseball America | Collegiate Baseball

Michael Tompkins expected to pay his dues as an assistant and hopefully be a manager one day. His career hit the fast lane when Alabama A&M made the 24-year-old the youngest coach in DI baseball.

• Coaching Carousel: See who is new at the end of the bench