Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2016 College Baseball Preview Index
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Predicted Order of Finish
Overall/conference win-loss records from 2015 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid
| No. |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| 1 |
Mercer* |
35 |
23 |
16 |
7 |
| 2 |
Samford |
32 |
26 |
14 |
10 |
| 3 |
Wofford |
39 |
22 |
13 |
10 |
| 4 |
Western Carolina |
21 |
30 |
11 |
13 |
| 5 |
The Citadel |
28 |
30 |
10 |
14 |
| 6 |
UNC-Greensboro |
23 |
27 |
12 |
12 |
| 7 |
East Tennessee State |
21 |
35 |
8 |
16 |
| 8 |
Furman |
25 |
33 |
11 |
13 |
| 9 |
VMI |
23 |
27 |
12 |
12 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Danny Bermudez |
Sr. |
Western Carolina |
.317-7-42; consistent hitter, gap power |
| 1B |
Alex Lee |
Sr. |
Samford |
.343-10-49; significant strength, leverage in swing |
| MIF |
Trey York |
Sr. |
East Tennessee St. |
.355-9-51; 18 SB, offensive breakout in '15 |
| MIF |
Jordan Simpson |
Sr. |
Furman |
.339-14-46; consistent barrel w/ power surge in '15 |
| 3B |
Hunter Swilling |
Jr. |
Samford |
.324-16-56; aggressive approach, big pull power |
| OF |
Heath Quinn |
Jr. |
Samford |
.340-14-56; big league tools, good speed, power |
| OF |
Matt Smith |
Jr. |
Western Carolina |
.332-5-34; 12 SB, broke out in '15, disciplined |
| OF |
Kyle Lewis |
Jr. |
Mercer |
.367-17-56; premium athlete with plus tools |
| DH |
Austin Edens |
So. |
Samford |
.357-16-54; massive raw power, strength |
| UT |
Chris Cook |
Jr. |
East Tennessee St. |
.338-5-40; 1.42 ERA in 6.1 IP; good feel for barrel |
| SP |
Matthew Millburn |
Sr. |
Wofford |
4.32, 102 IP, 87:25; consistent strikes, mixes well |
| SP |
Adam Scott |
So. |
Wofford |
3.68, 93 IP, 72:23; upper-80s FB w/ wiggle, CB |
| SP |
B.J. Nobles |
Jr. |
Western Carolina |
4.84, 61.1 IP, 72:41; effective FB/SL combo |
| SP |
J.P. Sears |
So. |
The Citadel |
4.28, 75.2 IP, 82:24; athletic lefty, deceptive mix |
| RP |
Will Stillman |
Sr. |
Wofford |
4.60, 29.1 IP, 50:21, 15 SV; power low-90s fastball |
Player of the Year: Kyle Lewis, of, Mercer
Pitcher of the Year: Adam Scott, lhp, Wofford
Freshman of the Year: Connor Radcliff, rhp, Samford
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