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 |
UNC-Wilmington* |
41 |
18 |
18 |
6 |
| 2 |
College of Charleston |
45 |
15 |
21 |
3 |
| 3 |
Northeastern |
25 |
30 |
14 |
10 |
| 4 |
Elon |
25 |
29 |
13 |
11 |
| 5 |
William & Mary |
22 |
30 |
10 |
14 |
| 6 |
Delaware |
26 |
24 |
11 |
13 |
| 7 |
Hofstra |
19 |
29 |
6 |
18 |
| 8 |
James Madison |
18 |
33 |
6 |
18 |
| 9 |
Towson |
17 |
35 |
9 |
15 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Gavin Stupienski |
RS-Jr. |
UNC Wilmington |
.344-6-37; physical LH bat, hit and power tools |
| 1B |
Charley Gould |
Sr. |
William & Mary |
.388-13-52; some of best power in conf. and it plays |
| MIF |
Chad Carroll |
Sr. |
James Madison |
.339-4-27; full of fast-twitch, has pop, stole 27 bags |
| MIF |
Kyle McPherson |
So. |
James Madison |
.316-4-28; FR of Year in '15, advanced baseball IQ |
| 3B |
Terence Connelly |
Sr. |
UNC Wilmington |
.344-1-26; LH bat with feel, disciplined approach |
| OF |
Steven Foster |
So. |
Hofstra |
.351-2-21; solid FR year, strength & speed, 19 SB |
| OF |
Casey Golden |
Jr. |
UNC Wilmington |
.283-6-45; legit RH power, middle of order run prod. |
| OF |
Steven Linkous |
Sr. |
UNC Wilmington |
.315-1-21; explosive speed, 30 SB, table setter at top |
| DH |
Chris Henze |
Jr. |
Towson |
.331-5-32; strength off barrel, 1st team CAA DH in '15 |
| UT |
Bradley Jones |
Jr. |
College of Charleston |
.309-11-45; big power plays to all fields, loud bat |
| SP |
Bailey Ober
|
RS-So.
|
College of Charleston |
1.52, 106.2 IP, 85:19 in 2014; + command, healthy
|
| SP |
Aaron Civale |
Jr. |
Northeastern |
3.24, 41.2 IP, 41:9; FR starter, big summer, heavy FB |
| SP |
Nick Brown |
Jr. |
William & Mary |
3.38, 90.2 IP, 64:35; 3-pitch mix, upper-80s, adv. SL |
| SP |
Dustin Hunt |
Jr. |
Northeastern |
4.96, 78 IP, 82:26; FB sits low-90s, S&M type BB |
| RP |
Jared Gesell |
Sr. |
UNC-Wilmington |
2.27, 31.2 IP, 30:16; power FB into mid-90s, 5 SV |
Player of the Year: Charley Gould, 1b, William & Mary
Pitcher of the Year: Bailey Ober, rhp, College of Charleston
Freshman of the Year: Dupree Hart, ss, College of Charleston
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