Mike Bell has the Pitt baseball program on a new level with respect to two different angles.
One, from the perception within the rest of the ACC.
Two, and most important, within its own walls.
With more than half of his roster turned over into 2023, the expectation of the continued growth into an ACC contender is not fizzled out; it is only strengthened by those who remain.
The first steps were taken as official practices opened this week at the Petersen Sports Complex. Opening Day is three weeks from today, as Pitt begins a three-game series with Maine in Sarasota, Fla.