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College  | Story  | 2/11/2016

Conference Preview: MAAC

Jheremy Brown     
Photo: Quinnipiac




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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 Canisius* 34 30 16 8
2 Quinnipiac 29 27 15 9
3 Siena 23 28 13 8
4 Monmouth 22 24 14 10
5 Marist 19 27 12 12
6 Manhattan 18 34 9 15
7 Rider 28 22 15 6
8 Fairfield 17 32 9 15
9 Iona 20 33 11 13
10 Niagara 13 32 8 16
11 Saint Peter's  10 38 7 17


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Lou Iannotti Sr. Quinnipiac .279-1-36; adv. defender, 2-flat pop, handles barrel
1B Joe Drpich So. Siena .301-9-32; FR of Year in '15, big power plays in swing
MIF Matthew Batten Jr. Quinnipiac .303-0-34; smooth D actions, soft glove, 6.7-60 type
MIF Jake Lumley Jr. Canisius .331-3-39; a top MAAC bat, strength & speed combo
3B Tanner Kirwer So. Niagara .324-2-17; 2nd team MAAC in '15, 24 SB in 27 att.
OF Mike Palladino Sr. Quinnipiac .313-0-15; very good athlete, 26 SB, fast-twitch
OF James Locklear Sr. Rider .302-0-30; twitch to actions, swiped 14 bags
OF Dan Swain Jr. Siena .267-3-17; fast-twitch, 12 SB, full of tools that play
DH Michael Furhman Sr. Niagara .351-4-27; shows both hit and power tool in game
UT Christian Santisteban  Sr. Manhattan .301-2-28; experience bat, coming off big summer
SP Thomas Jankins Jr. Quinnipiac 3.20, 84.1 IP, 53:26; low-90s FB w/ ASR, 4-pitch mix
SP J.P. Stevenson So. Canisius 4.81, 73 IP, 69:18; upper-80s, adv. command & feel
SP Kyano Cummings Sr. Siena 3.94, 48 IP, 42:20; trans. to starter, big summer/fall
SP Anthony Ciavarella Jr. Monmouth 4.48, 66.1 IP, 53:20; FB into low-90s, quick arm
RP Ian Remillard Sr. Canisius 4.11, 35 IP, 41:12;10 SV, pounds w/ 4, FB low-90s

Player of the Year: Joe Drpich, 1b, Siena

Pitcher of the Year: Thomas Jankins, rhp, Quinnipiac

Freshman of the Year: Jordan Folgers, 3b, Siena



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