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College  | Story  | 2/13/2018

Conf. Preview: Horizon League

Patrick Ebert     
Photo: Erin Pence




Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2018 College Baseball Preview Index

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Predicted Order of Finish

Overall/conference win-loss records from 2017 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid

No. Team W L W L
1 Wright State* 38
 21 21 9
2 Illinois-Chicago 39 17 22 8
3 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 22 32 10 18
4 Northern Kentucky 25 33 17 13
5 Oakland 17 40 11 19
6 Youngstown State 15 40 9 21


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Matt Dileo Sr. Oakland .264-6-33; offensive-minded catcher with pop
1B Gabe Snyder Sr. Wright State .289-13-49; 29 HR, 145 RBI in 3 seasons
2B Matt Morrow Sr. Wright State .333-5-38; league's top returning hitter, good D'
3B Seth Gray
 So. Wright State .300-2-37; solid all-around, 19 XBH, 19 SB
SS Trevor Schwecke So. Milwaukee .306-0-13; strong FR year, + makeup & instincts
OF Jake Richmond Sr. NKU .296-9-29; has some pop, speed, on-base skills
OF Emerson Misch Sr. Oakland .319-3-31; versatile OF with gap power, 17 2B
OF Scott Ota Jr. UIC .281-4-42; has hit .281 w/ 4 HR in 2016, 2017
DH Andrew Kendrick Sr. YSU .273-17-43; big power spike, led Horizon in HR 
UT Dominic Mercurio Sr. NKU .308-6-31; versatile athlete can play all over IF
SP Ryan Weiss
 So. Wright State 2.13, 88.2 IP, 80:20; '17 FR of Year with 8 wins
SP Reid Birlingmair Jr. UIC 3.10, 93 IP, 81:25; low/mid-90s RHP w/ good CH
SP Zane Collins Jr. Wright State 2.83, 92.1 IP, 77:35; LHP, avoids hard contact
SP Austin Schulfer Sr. Milwaukee 3.72, 82.1 IP, 70:28; one of top returning arms
RP Alex Padilla
 Jr. UIC 0.45, 39.2 IP, 35:12; led Horizon w/ 10 SV in '17

Player of the Year: Matt Morrow, 2b, Wright State
Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Weiss, rhp, Wright State
Freshman of the Year: Griffin Doersching, 1b/dh, Northern Kentucky


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