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 |
Xavier* |
32 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
| 2 |
St. John's |
28 |
26 |
9 |
9 |
| 3 |
Seton Hall |
38 |
20 |
10 |
8 |
| 4 |
Creighton |
38 |
17 |
13 |
5 |
| 5 |
Georgetown |
25 |
29 |
8 |
10 |
| 6 |
Villanova |
20 |
32 |
5 |
13 |
| 7 |
Butler |
14 |
40 |
4 |
14 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Troy Dixon |
Sr. |
St. John's |
.253-1-35; SR leader, advanced D, big 2016 summer |
| 1B |
Joe Gellenbeck |
Sr. |
Xavier |
.285-13-51; big-time LH power, adv. approach, 12 SB
|
| MIF |
Todd Czinege |
Sr. |
Villanova |
.307-6-36; veteran stick w/ pop, battle tested, leader |
| MIF |
Josh Shaw |
So. |
St. John's |
.297-2-42; + athlete, advanced feel for game, FROY |
| 3B |
Rylan Bannon |
Jr. |
Xavier |
.273-8-32; power plays, gap & over-the-fence, 17 2B |
| OF |
Michael Donadio |
Sr. |
St. John's |
.315-3-31; consistent performer 3 years, athletic LHH |
| OF |
Michael DeRenzi |
Jr. |
Georgetown |
.332-3-21; fast-twitch, 26 SB in '16, consistent barrel |
| OF |
Tyler Houston |
Jr. |
Butler |
.310-1-28; very athletic, speed plays, 10 SB, good D |
| DH |
Nate Soria |
Jr. |
Xavier |
.260-4-28; tools behind plate, consistent performer |
| UT |
Michael Hartnagel |
Sr. |
Georgetown |
.319-0-16; athletic MIF, handles barrel well, 14 2B '16 |
| SP |
Zac Lowther |
Jr. |
Xavier |
3.09, 102 IP, 84:30; LHP, low-90s FB, above avg. CB |
| SP |
Rollie Lacy |
Jr. |
Creighton |
3.15, 91.1 IP, 58:24; advanced command, feel to pitch |
| SP |
Shane McCarthy |
Jr. |
Seton Hall |
2.38, 102 IP, 84:18; + command, cuts low-90s FB |
| SP |
Hunter Schryver |
Sr. |
Villanova |
2.64, 88.2 IP, 79:30; difficult AB, 3-pitch arsenal for K |
| RP |
David Gerber |
Sr. |
Creighton |
1.50, 36 IP, 31:14; shutdown stopper, 11 SV in '16 |
Player of the Year: Joe Gellenbeck, of, Xavier
Pitcher of the Year: Shane McCarthy, rhp, Seton Hall
Freshman of the Year: Nick Mondak, lhp, St. John's
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