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College  | Story  | 1/27/2015

Conference Preview: SWAC

Frankie Piliere     
Photo: Elizabeth Stowe

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

East

No. Team W L W L
1 Alabama State* 37 20 21 3
2 Jackson State 32 25 9 15
3 Alabama A&M 21 32 12 9
4 Alcorn State 11 42 10 12
5 Mississippi Valley State 4 38 4 18

West

No. Team W L W L
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 22 28 16 7
2 Texas Southern 23 29 13 9
3 Prairie View 21 30 11 12
4 Grambling State 16 32 11 13
5 Southern 10 26 6 16


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Jose DeLa Torre Jr. Southern .330-5-22, power bat with receiving skills
1B Austin Hulsey Sr. Alabama A&M .356-5-37, advanced hitter
MIF Julio Nunez Sr. Alabama A&M .332-8-45, loud bat with defensive tools
MIF Gary Thomas Sr. Jackson State .276-0-17, reliable shortstop with speed
3B Melvin Rodriguez Sr. Jackson State .307-3-46, prototype corner infield profile
OF Cody Den Beste So. Prairie View A&M .309-3-30, breakout freshman year, sweet swing
OF Andrew Utterback Sr. Alabama A&M .398-5-42, power bat with plate discipline
OF Brandyn Crutcher Sr. Alabama A&M .321-0-18, good speed
DH Waldyvan Estrada Sr. Alabama State .347-6-60, powerful, disciplined bat
UT Tilur Smith Sr. Jackson State .331-3-27, power bat, still improving
SP Joseph Camacho Jr. Alabama State 2.34 ERA, 96 IP, 63K/25BB, mixes pitches
SP T.J. Renda Sr. Alabama State 4.10 ERA, 85.2 IP, 72K/17BB, 2013 POY
SP Vincent Anthonia Jr. Jackson State 2.93 ERA, 43 IP, 33K/17BB, relies on command
SP Santos Saldivar Sr. Southern 2.06 ERA, 56.2 IP, 49K/23BB, consistent control
RP Felix Gomez Sr. Texas Southern 3.79 ERA, 57 IP, 47K/21BB, misses bats

Player of the Year: DH Waldyvan Estrada, Alabama State

Pitcher of the Year: RHP Joseph Camacho, Alabama State

Freshman of the Year: 3B Ray Hernandez, Alabama State



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