When O’Connor was hired and former Virginia players filled half of the top 10 ranked players in the transfer portal, there was some hope those Cavaliers would follow O’Connor to Starkville.

There, you need only about $195,100, just lower than West Virginia’s threshold of about $196,300. The interactive map below shows how much it takes to rank among the top 5% of earners in each state.

— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) July 20, 2025 Peterson is now the third-highest rated commit for the 2026 class according to PerfectGame and he gives them another young, talented arm to have ...