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College  | Story  | 2/8/2017

Conference Preview: MAAC

Vincent Cervino     
Photo: Fairfield 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 Fairfield* 32 26
17 7
2 Monmouth 30 27 16 8
3 Canisius 33 26 16 8
4 Manhattan 24 31 13 11
5 Marist 24 27 13 11
6 Siena 25 32 16 8
7 Quinnipiac 21 31 10 14
8 Rider 18 33 10 14
9 Niagara 16 35 11 13
10 Iona 11 39 5 19
11 Saint Peter's  10 42 5 19



Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Fabian Pena So. Manhattan .350-9-54; mature hitter, pow pot, plate cov, arm str
1B Shaine Hughes Jr. Monmouth .385-1-34; led MAAC in avg, contact skills, good app
MIF Matthew Batten Sr. Quinnipiac .344-4-25; senior leader, quick bat, clean D & ath.
MIF Jake Lumley Sr. Canisius .339-3-35; high average, senior leader w/ speed
3B Grant Lamberton Sr. Monmouth .341-1-22; on-base skills, plate discipline, contact 
OF Frankie Gregoire So. Marist .309-10-39; led MAAC in HR, gap power, barrel skills
OF Dan Shea Sr. Monmouth .312-8-53; agg. at plate, advanced app, low K rate
OF Dan Swain Sr. Siena .311-6-33; toolsy, bat-to-ball skills, CF skills
DH Joe Drpich Jr. Siena .296-7-34; power app, pure hitter, barrel feel
UT Michael Conti Sr. Fairfield .335-1-34; ath., smooth glove, D & contact skills
SP Gavin Wallace Sr. Fairfield 5.13, 87.2 IP, 59:20; proj., loose AA, 3-pitch mix
SP Tom Cosgrove Jr. Manhattan 3.70, 90 IP, 80:31; competitor, FB/CB combo
SP Nick Margevicius Jr. Rider 2.74, 77 IP, 58:18; pitchability, good secondaries
SP Ricky Dennis Jr. Monmouth 3.78, 85.2, 58:22; 2016 MAAC POY, workhorse
RP Ryan Thomas Sr. Marist 2.38, 34 IP, 19:12; 12 SV, experienced, weak contact

Player of the Year: Fabian Pena, c, Manhattan

Pitcher of the Year: Ricky Dennis, rhp, Monmouth

Freshman of the Year: Will Frank, rhp, Canisius



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