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College  | Story  | 2/4/2020

Conf. Preview: Missouri Valley

Nate Schweers     
Photo: Jimmy Glowenke (DBU Athletics)



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Predicted Order of Finish

Overall/conference win-loss records from 2019 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid


No. Team W L W L  
1 Dallas Baptist* 43 20 14 7
2 Indiana State 43 18 13 8  
3 Illinois State 36 26 14 7  
4 Bradley 31 19 11 10  
5 Missouri State 20 36 10 11  
6 Evansville 24 29 11 10  
7 Valparaiso 14 36 6 15  
8 Southern Illinois 26 29 5 16  


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Max Wright Sr. Indiana State .296/.380/.394, 36 RBI; good defender
1B Connor O'Brien So. Bradley .282/.352/.404; power potential, solid glove
MIF Jimmy Glowenke Jr. Dallas Baptist .328/.429/.467, 6 HR; pure hit tool, + defender
MIF Luke Shadid Sr. Bradley .344/.421/.574; + defender w/ pure hit tool
3B Jackson Glenn Sr. Dallas Baptist .292/.372/.460, 7 HR, 54 RBI; solid D' w/ power
OF Joe Butler Sr. Illinois State  .319/.370/.450, 44 RBI; athletic OF w/ juice
OF Dakota Kotowski So. Missouri State .288, 12 HR; athletic OF w/ + power
OF Riley Dent Sr. Valparaiso .290/.379/.341 in 176 ABs; good bat-to-ball
DH Joey Polak Jr. Missouri State .218/.292/.394; flashes pop, 8 HR, good D'
UT Brendan Dougherty Sr. Bradley .283/.363/.415, 18 XBH; power pot., vers.
SP Logan Wiley Sr. Missouri State 5-5, 3.67 ERA in 15 starts; polished RHP
SP Collin Liberatore R-Sr. Indiana State 10-2, 2.96 ERA; just 35 BB in 103+ IP
SP Tyler Grauer Sr. Indiana State 1.91 ERA in 22 app.; team-high 9 saves
SP Colton Johnson Sr. Illinois State 4-1, 4.61 ERA in 30 app.; 3 saves out of 'pen
RP Burl Carraway Jr. Dallas Baptist 4-2, 2.81 ERA; 72 K in 41.2 IP, ath. LHP

Player of the Year: Jimmy Glowenke, ss, Dallas Baptist
Pitcher of the Year: Collin Liberatore, rhp, Indiana State
Freshman of the Year: Mason Auer, rhp, Missouri State


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