In addition to King, Marek Houston is going to be much improved offensively from a freshman to sophomore. Also, it has been forgotten how good Jake Reinisch was in 2022 (.318/.467/.518). Going into 2023, Reinsch was expected to be a huge middle of the order piece. After crashing and burning early (he hit .178 with one extra base hit all season) and then getting benched for the balance of the season, Reinsch had a good Summer, and has been tearing it up in Fall Ball. Think its likely that Reinsch will be the middle of the order presence in 2024 that he was expected to be in 2023. Also, as good as Tommy Hawke was, Seaver King could be better, by a lot. He's getting to close to consensus 1st round pick status for the 2024 MLB draft. How many teams will have two bats in their lineup that are projected 1st round picks?
Also, think Tellier is legit. He may not be as productive as JJ was, but think it will be close. I love Bennett Lee, but think the platoon of Ballestro (he hit third for St. John's) and Gill (middle of the order hitter for a solid Wofford team) will be as productive as Bennett Lee was in 2023.
Finally, because he was hurt to close the season, there may be a tendency to forget the force that Nick Kurtz is. No doubt in my mind that WF wins the 2023 CWS if Kurtz was 100%. As crazy as it may sound, Kurtz may be even better in 2024.
All of this is another way of saying that, while there are question-marks, not willing to concede the WF offense takes a step back next year.