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 |
New Mexico* |
39 |
23 |
20 |
10 |
2 |
Fresno State |
36 |
22 |
21 |
9 |
3 |
Nevada |
37 |
24 |
20 |
10 |
4 |
San Diego State |
21 |
38 |
11 |
19 |
5 |
UNLV |
24 |
32 |
14 |
16 |
6 |
Air Force |
30 |
27 |
12 |
18 |
7 |
San Jose State |
17 |
39 |
7 |
23 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
C |
Payton Squier |
Jr. |
UNLV |
.375-1-28; has played 6 positions, more BB than K |
1B |
Aaron Arruda |
Jr. |
Fresno State |
.320-11-44; .567 SLG was 6th in MWC
|
MIF |
Justin Bridgman |
Sr. |
Nevada |
.351-0-37; 29th hardest to K in country in 2016 |
MIF |
Alan Trejo |
Jr. |
San Diego State |
.305-2-35; could pitch also, FB up to 93 mph |
3B |
Carl Stajduhar |
Jr. |
New Mexico |
.331-18-66; 2016 MWC POY, 160 total bases |
OF |
Tyler Jones |
Sr. |
Air Force |
.360-19-64; + athlete, led league home runs |
OF |
Adam Groesbeck |
Sr. |
Air Force |
.378-5-33; .583 slugging with 19 stolen bases |
OF |
Luis Gonzalez |
Jr. |
New Mexico |
.381-6-48; 43:26 BB:K ratio, big tool-set, 18 steals |
DH |
Jordan Pearce |
Jr. |
Nevada |
.332-4-47; LHH w/ + approach and arm strength |
UT |
Kyle Isbel |
So. |
UNLV |
.319-1-28; versatile defender, top-of-order skill-set |
SP |
Ricky Tyler Thomas |
Jr. |
Fresno State |
9-4, 2.15 ERA, 108:16; Team USA last summer |
SP |
Jacob DeVries |
Sr. |
Air Force |
6-6, 5.09 ERA, 55:52; mid-90s arm, iffy command |
SP |
Tyler Stevens |
Jr. |
New Mexico |
8-4, 4.11 ERA, 78:42; 100.2 IP was 3rd in MWC |
SP |
Rickey Ramirez |
Jr. |
Fresno State |
4-1, 4.54 ERA, 42:22; huge arm talent, holds velo |
RP |
Christian Tripp |
So. |
New Mexico |
2-2, 4.54 ERA, 25:15, 4 SV; 6-7 RHP w/ FB up to 95 |
Player of the Year: Carl Stajduhar, 3b, New Mexico
Pitcher of the Year: Ricky Tyler Thomas, lhp, Fresno State
Freshman of the Year: Bryson Stott, ss, UNLV
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