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College  | Story  | 1/20/2017

Conference Preview: SEC

Matt Czechanski     
Photo: Vanderbilt Athletics




Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2017 College Baseball Preview Index

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Predicted Order of Finish

Overall/conference win-loss records from 2016 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid

East
No. Team W L W L
1 Florida  52 16 19 10
2 South Carolina  46 18 20 9
3 Vanderbilt  43 19 18 12
4 Kentucky  32 25 15 15
5 Missouri  26 30 9 21
6 Tennessee  29 28 9 21
7 Georgia  27 30 11 19

West
No. Team W L W L
1 LSU*  45 21 19 11
2 Ole Miss  43 19 18 12
3 Texas A&M  49 16 20 10
4 Mississippi State  44 18 21 9
5 Arkansas  26 29 7 23
6 Auburn  23 28 8 22
7 Alabama  32 26 15 15


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Mike Rivera Jr. Florida .245-9-47; advanced defender with power
1B Evan White Jr. Kentucky .376-5-40; poised for a big year offensively
MIF Tate Blackman Jr. Ole Miss .322-3-38; athletic top-of-the-order bat
MIF Dalton Guthrie Jr. Florida .305-1-22; smooth defense, handles bat well
3B Jonathan India So. Florida .303-4-40; FR All-American, strong bat-to-ball skills
OF Jeren Kendall  Jr. Vanderbilt .332-9-59; CF profile with array of plus tools
OF Jake Mangum So. Mississippi State .408-1-28; FR Player of the Year
OF Antoine Duplantis So. LSU .327-2-39; athletic OF; advanced approach
DH J.J. Schwarz Jr. Florida .290-7-60; big power each of FR and SO year
UT Alex Destino Jr. South Carolina .321-10-59; middle-of-the-order bat; will play OF/1B
SP Alex Faedo Jr. Florida 3.18, 104.2 IP, 133:21; 3 pitches with polish
SP Kyle Wright Jr. Vanderbilt 3.09, 93.1 IP, 107:32; RHP chance to be No. 1 pick
SP Tanner Houck Jr. Missouri 2.99, 105.1 IP, 106:27; Likely 1st round pick in June
SP Alex Lange Jr. LSU 3.79, 102 IP, 125:49; Friday starter with power CB
RP Tyler Johnson  Jr. South Carolina 2.42, 52 IP, 59:20; Big FB, quality 3-pitch mix

Player of the Year: Jeren Kendall, of, Vanderbilt
Pitcher of the Year: Kyle Wright, rhp, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year: Braden Shewmake, 3b, Texas A&M


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