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 |
Southeast Missouri* |
39 |
21 |
22 |
8 |
| 2 |
Jacksonville State |
34 |
24 |
20 |
10 |
| 3 |
Austin Peay |
34 |
23 |
21 |
9 |
| 4 |
Tennessee Tech |
31 |
24 |
17 |
13 |
| 5 |
Belmont |
33 |
27 |
17 |
13 |
| 6 |
Morehead State |
32 |
27 |
17 |
13 |
| 7 |
Murray State |
27 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
| 8 |
Eastern Kentucky |
24 |
31 |
13 |
17 |
| 9 |
SIU Edwardsville |
9 |
40 |
6 |
24 |
| 10 |
Tennessee-Martin |
19 |
35 |
9 |
21 |
| 11 |
Eastern Illinois |
15 |
39 |
8 |
22 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Tyler Lawrence |
Sr. |
Murray State |
.355-8-58; power bat, big summer on Cape |
| 1B |
Ramsey Scott |
Sr. |
Murray State |
.335-13-63; proven power hitter |
| MIF |
Clayton Daniel |
Jr. |
Jacksonville State |
.372-1-54; 20 doubles, leadoff bat, tough to K |
| MIF |
Reid Leonard |
So. |
Morehead State |
.344-0-32; quality defensive SS, advanced hand-eye |
| 3B |
Josh Bobo |
Sr. |
Jacksonville State |
.330-10-48; breakout year as JR, power bat |
| OF |
Kevin Strohschein |
So. |
Tennessee Tech |
.393-15-73; 21 2B, monster FR season, big-time bat |
| OF |
Brennan Washington |
Sr. |
Belmont |
.330-15-52; 18 SB, 5-tool player, advanced approach |
| OF |
Dan Holst |
Sr. |
Southeast Missouri |
.322-8-42; 22 SB, electric player, more BB than K |
| DH |
Chris Brown |
Sr. |
Tennessee Tech |
.330-11-48; middle-of-the-order bat |
| UT |
Trevor Ezell |
Jr. |
Southeast Missouri |
.326-5-31; 23 SB, aggressive runner, patient hitter |
| SP |
Aaron Leasher |
Jr. |
Morehead State |
4.69, 80.2 IP, 107:42; low-90s LHP, good CH |
| SP |
Michael Wood |
Sr. |
Tennessee Tech |
3.47, 70 IP, 67:14; good command, feel for CB and SL |
| SP |
Clay Chandler |
Sr. |
Southeast Missouri |
3.90, 97 IP, 96:21; fluid arm action, work horse |
| SP |
Tyler Vaughn |
Jr. |
Belmont |
3.99, 87.2 IP, 81:25; strikeout stuff with command |
| RP |
Justin Hoyt |
R-Jr. |
Jacksonville State |
1.80, 30 IP, 38:20; 11 SV, quality 1-2 pitch mix |
Player of the Year: Kevin Strohschein, of, Tennessee Tech
Pitcher of the Year: Aaron Leasher, lhp, Morehead State
Freshman of the Year: Connor Basler, ss, Southeast Missouri
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