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College  | Story  | 2/6/2015

Conference Preview: MAC

Mike Rooney     
Photo: David Dermer

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

Eastern Division

No. Team W L W L
1 Kent State* 36 23 16 11
2 Akron 28 29 12 15
3 Miami (Ohio) 30 27 18 9
4 Bowling Green 25 27 15 12
5 Ohio 11 40 7 20
6 Buffalo 26 26 13 13

Western Division

No. Team W L W L
1 Ball State 39 18 22 4
2 Central Michigan 35 23 19 8
3 Western Michigan 24 31 11 16
4 Toledo 21 32 11 16
5 Eastern Michigan 19 34 6 21
6 Northern Illinois 17 35 11 16


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Tyler Huntey Sr. Central Michigan .329-5-51; super athletic C, had 13 SBs
1B Jake Madsen Sr. Ohio .322-0-17; career .331 BA with 215 hits
2B Kurt Hoekstra Jr. Western Michigan .297-0-21; big (6-2/190) and offensive 2B
3B Zarley Zalewski Jr. Kent State .351-2-42; switch-hitter with pop
SS Brian Bien Sr. Bowling Green .351-0-22; 17 SBs and .400 OBP
OF Alex Miklos Sr. Kent State .362-3-36; led conference with .592 SLG
OF Nick Sinay Jr. Buffalo .254-1-23; 25 HBP tied for 4th nationally
OF Alex Call So. Ball State .354-1-24; power-speed combo, + arm in RF
DH Nick Regnier Sr. Central Michigan .290-1-28; led MAC with 35 SBs
UT Sawyer Polen Sr. Kent State .244-1-28; CWS veteran and team leader
SP Zach Plesac So. Ball State 12-2, 2.11 ERA; conf. Freshman Pitcher of Year
SP Eric Lauer So. Kent State 8-4, 3.26 ERA; led conference in opp. BA
SP Nick Deeg So. Central Michigan 5-4, 4.08 ERA; big velo, threw well in Cape
SP Ryan Powers Sr. Miami 9-3, 4.25 ERA; 22nd round pick of Phillies
RP Zach Willeman Fr. Kent State Polished freshman arm with velo in the 90s

Player of the Year: Tyler Huntey, C, Central Michigan

Pitcher of the Year: Zach Plesac, rhp, Ball State

Freshman of the Year: Zach Willeman, rhp, Kent State



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