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College  | Story  | 2/9/2015

Conference Preview: Big Ten

Frankie Piliere     
Photo: Illinois Athletics

Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2015 College Baseball Preview Index


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Predicted Order of Finish

Overall/conference win-loss records from 2014 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid

No. Team W L W L
1 Maryland* 40 23 15 14
2 Illinois 32 21 17 7
3 Indiana 44 15 21 3
4 Nebraska 41 21 18 6
5 Michigan 30 29 13 11
6 Ohio State 30 28 10 14
7 Michigan State 31 26 11 13
8 Iowa 30 23 10 14
9 Minnesota 27 24 13 11
10 Rutgers 30 25 14 9
11 Penn State 18 32 5 18
12 Purdue 13 37 6 18
13 Northwestern 19 33 7 16


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Jason Goldstein Jr. Illinois .316-4-28; plus catch and throw with righty power
1B Tyler Peyton Jr. Iowa .331-2-28; gap power, consistent hitter
MIF Adam Walton So. Illinois .329-1-19; athletic, plus speed
MIF Travis Maezes Jr. Michigan .302-3-21; easy power, good athleticism
3B Jose Cuas Jr. Maryland .279-5-42; huge potential, power and speed
OF Scott Donley Jr. Indiana .324-5-47; power to all fields
OF Ronnie Dawson So. Ohio State .337-4-25; power hitting athlete
OF Ryan Boldt So. Nebraska .337-0-11; sparkplug with speed (22 SB's)
DH Blaise Salter Sr. Michigan State .317-5-50; run producer, power to all fields
UT Jacob Cronenworth Jr. Michigan 1.75, 25.2 IP, 27:13; 90-94 FB, swings the bat
SP Scott Effross Jr. Indiana 1.98, 54.2 IP, 40:11; 90-94 FB, three pitch mix
SP Kevin Duchene Jr. Illinois 1.80, 55 IP, 35:11; 87-93 FB, plus command
SP Christian Morris Jr. Indiana 2.04, 83.2 IP, 47:21; good CH, good command
SP Chance Sinclair Sr. Nebraska 2.15, 100.2 IP, 52:26; plus command
RP Tyler Jay Jr. Illinois 1.94, 41.2 IP, 47:13; 94-96 FB, easy arm

Player of the Year: Ronnie Dawson, OF, Ohio State

Pitcher of the Year: Kevin Duchene, LHP, Illinois

Freshman of the Year: Drew Lugbauer, C/3B, Michigan



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