Charles Schwab Field Omaha will impact Florida Baseball again in 2024

With Florida Baseball set to begin its quest in Omaha to win the College World Series, it is time for one of the great battles in college athletics to commence. No, it's not Kevin O'Sullivan's ability to count to six.

Rather it is the reality that home runs from the regular season will be relegated to doubles and fly outs during their time in Omaha.

Florida Baseball: Big And Bold

Condron Family Ballpark, where the Gators play their home games, has fairly normal dimensions, with it being 330 feet down each line at 400 feet to center field. But with a low fence down each line, the Gators are able to steal some home runs here and there.

Charles Schwab Field Omaha, built in 2011, has dimensions of 335 feet down each line and is a massive 408 feet to center field.

X user Tres Lawless posted a graphic which demonstrates just how large the ballpark is. There is no team among the final eight who have a larger left field or center field compared to CSFO.

We saw last season where this had an impact on Florida. Repeatedly they had balls off the bat with an exit velocity over 100 MPH that would have been home runs else where and were warning track outs in Omaha. And given Florida's reliance for home runs once again in 2024, there is reason to believe the Gators are going to have a frustrating out or two during their time at the College World Series.

The good news for Florida is that their opening opponent, Texas A&M, is equally reliant on hitting home runs.

The solution is simple, turn into Wyatt Langford and hit the ball so hard that no ballpark in America can keep it from going over the fence.