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College  | Story  | 1/27/2017

Conf. Preview: American Athletic

Patrick Ebert     
Photo: East Carolina Athletics




Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2017 College Baseball Preview Index

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Predicted Order of Finish


Overall/conference win-loss records from 2016 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid


No. Team W L W L
1 East Carolina* 38 23 15 8
2 Houston 36 23 11 12
3 Tulane 41 21 15 7
4 South Florida 34 33 8 16
5 Connecticut 38 25 14 9
6 UCF 26 33 8 16
7 Cincinnati 26 30 13 10
8 Memphis 22 39 9 15


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Travis Watkins Sr. East Carolina .326-7-44; team leader w/ pop, caught fire late
1B Ryan Noda Jr. Cincinnati .250-6-34; huge power potential, great D' at 1b
2B Kevin Merrell Jr. South Florida .320-1-22; versatile athlete can play anywhere
3B Willy Yahn Jr. UConn .319-3-46; clutch hitter had 20 doubles, good D'
SS Connor Hollis Jr. Houston .294-0-16; solid versatile defender w/ contact bat
OF Dwanya Williams-Sutton So. East Carolina .360-5-27; led AAC in batting as FR, dynamic ath.
OF Corey Julks Jr. Houston .332-3-28; versatile athlete can do it all on field
OF Chris Carrier Sr. Memphis .280-6-38; experience SR w/ good eye, gap power
DH Joe Davis So. Houston .331-14-58; huge power could carry Cougars
UT Kyle Marsh
R-So. UCF Missed 2016 to TJ, has power at plate 97 on mound
SP Evan Kruczynski Sr. East Carolina 2.01, 116.2 IP, 95:27; commands 3-pitch mix well
SP Seth Romero Jr. Houston 2.29, 94.1 IP, 113:28; could be poised for huge yr
SP Ross Massey So. Tulane 2.29, 90.1 IP, 51:18; command LHP, 10-3 as FR
SP Tim Cate So. UConn 2.73, 82.1 IP, 101:27; live-armed LHP w/ 3 pitches
RP Joe Ingle Jr. East Carolina 3.59, 52.2 IP, 75:40, 12 SV; live arm, proven closer

Player of the Year: Dwanya Williams-Sutton, of, East Carolina

Pitcher of the Year: Seth Romero, lhp, Houston

Freshman of the Year: Shane McClanahan, lhp, South Florida



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