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College | Story | 2/3/2023

Conf. Preview: Western Athletic

Isaiah Burrows

Photo: Jacob Wilson (Grand Canyon Athletics)

Preseason Top 25 Rankings | Preseason All-Americans | College Content Preview Index

For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2023 college baseball preview content, the 2022 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription.

2022 Records

Teams are listed in alphabetical order
* new to conference in 2023

Team	W	L	W	L
Abilene Christian	30	29	14	16
California Baptist	36	20	18	12
Grand Canyon	41	21	25	5
New Mexico State	24	34	10	20
Sacramento State	32	26	17	13
Sam Houston	31	25	21	9
Seattle University	16	34	11	19
Stephen F. Austin	15	37	8	22
Tarleton	17	36	10	20
*UTA	15	39	7	23
Utah Tech	22	33	14	16
Utah Valley	18	37	10	20
UTRGV	33	25	17	13

Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos.	Name	School	Stats/Notes
C	Michael Carpentier	California Baptist	Hit .363 and slugged .497 last year with 57 hits; good defensive skill set
1B	Logan Gallina	New Mexico State	.323/.393/.660 line with 21 homers last year; loud LH stick with pull-side pop
2B	Bash Randle	Abilene Christian	Real feel for the leather up the middle; hit .324 with 69 hits last season
SS	Jacob Wilson	Grand Canyon	Premier bat-to-ball skills and sure-handed glove; .358/.418/.585 slash line in ‘22
3B	Mitchel Simon	California Baptist	Thump in middle of the order; 15 HR last year & power plays to all fields w/ solid glove
OF	Carlos Contreras	Sam Houston	Reigning WAC POY; pure hitter with innate feel 89 RBI ranked second in country
OF	Homer Bush	Grand Canyon	Premium athlete with big bat speed; loud tools across the board with offensive prowess
OF	Clayton Chadwick	Sam Houston	Well rounded tools across the board; .332/.460/.460 line in ‘22
DH	Cole Kleckner	Seattle University	Impact JUCO transfer; First-Team All-NWAC with enticing blend of speed/contact to all fields
UT	Parker Schmidt	Utah Tech	Versatile defender behind the dish or patrolling OF; hit .379 in conference play and .315 on year
SP	Daniel Avitia	Grand Canyon	Huge leap freshman year; 5.4 K/BB ratio was one of the best in the country
SP	Coltin Atkinson	Sam Houston	In store for a bounceback campaign; logs innings and 51 Ks in 53.2 innings
SP	Matthew Maloney	New Mexico State	Impressive summer league; mixes tempos with cutter and knuckle curve
SP	Connor Markl	Grand Canyon	Misses bats from left side; potent stuff on the Cape and poised for a huge junior year
RP	Seth Mattox	California Baptist	Big freshman season out of the ‘pen; 1.98 ERA and 28 Ks over 27.1 innings

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