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
**Akron cut their baseball program after the 2015 season
Eastern Division
No. |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
1 |
Kent State* |
31 |
22 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
Ohio |
36 |
20 |
17 |
10 |
3 |
Bowling Green |
26 |
29 |
14 |
13 |
4 |
Miami |
13 |
39 |
11 |
16 |
5 |
Buffalo |
16 |
35 |
7 |
20 |
Western Division
No. |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
1 |
Central Michigan
|
35 |
22 |
20 |
7 |
2 |
Ball State
|
33 |
25 |
14 |
13 |
3 |
Western Michigan |
22 |
30 |
13 |
14 |
4 |
Toledo |
25 |
33 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
Northern Illinois |
22 |
33 |
10 |
17 |
6 |
Eastern Michigan |
20 |
34 |
9 |
18 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
C |
Jarrett Rindfleisch |
Jr. |
Ball State |
.310-10-47; big pop, .518 SLG last year |
1B |
Dalton Bollinger |
So. |
Toledo |
.303-2-19; physical presence w/ developing pop |
MIF
|
Deion Tansel |
Sr. |
Toledo |
.324-0-16; excellent defender w/ OBP skills |
MIF
|
Chad Sedio
|
Sr.
|
Miami
|
.330-2-9; injured in '15, plus hit pot., potential POY
|
3B
|
Zarley Zalewski |
Sr. |
Kent State |
.374-3-32; very good hit/glove combo |
OF |
Logan Regnier |
Sr. |
Central Michigan |
.312-1-45; 19 XBH w/ 19 SB, shows all tools |
OF |
Alex Call |
Jr. |
Ball State |
.339-5-42; extra-base pop w/ good speed, glove |
OF |
Mitch Longo |
Jr. |
Ohio |
.357-7-49; exc. hitting approach w/ some pop |
DH |
Daniel Jipping |
So. |
Central Michigan |
.281-6-40; big RH power bat, 6 HR in 2015 |
UT |
Dazon Cole |
Fr. |
Central Michigan |
Transfer, impact CF glove, late-inning RHP up to 95 |
SP |
Eric Lauer |
Jr. |
Kent State |
1.98, 86.1 IP, 103:26; low-90s w/ great offspeed |
SP |
Sean Renzi |
Sr. |
Central Michigan |
2.33, 65.2 IP, 60:31; decepetive w/ big stuff |
SP |
Zach Plesac |
Jr. |
Ball State |
3.27, 107.1 IP, 77:38; great athlete w/ deep arsenal |
SP |
Nick Deeg |
Jr. |
Central Michigan |
3.11, 89.2 IP, 56:28; big projection w/ + change |
RP |
Zach Willeman |
So. |
Kent State |
2.81, 25.2 IP, 34:19, 7 SV; low/mid-90s heat |
Player of the Year: Mitch Longo, of, Ohio
Pitcher of the Year: Eric Lauer, lhp, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Grant Wolfram, lhp, Central Michigan
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