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College  | Story | 1/30/2025

Conference Preview: Ohio Valley

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2024 Records

Teams are listed in alphabetical order



Team
W L W L
Eastern Illinois 13 14 20 33
Lindenwood 9 18 16 38
Little Rock 19 8 32 24
Morehead State 17 10 37 24
SIUE 12 15 21 34
Southeast Missouri 18 9 36 27
Southern Indiana 14 13 27 32
Tennessee Tech 13 14 29 26
UT Martin 12 15 21 35
Western Illinois 8 19 13 37

Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos.
Name School Stats/Notes
C Hunter Thomas Morehead State .309/7/22 with a .654 SLG last year, strong numbers on some volume and is slated to get the lion's share of starts this year, extrapolate the numbers from last year & the results should be gaudy.
1B Ryan Niedzwiedz SIUE All-OVC Freshman Team in ‘24, .296/11/51 with a .377 OBP to pair, bat plays now and will only continue to improve as he gets older w/ more experience, impact middle order run producer.
2B Brooks Kettering SEMO 2nd Team All-OVC and All-OVC Freshman Team in ‘24, All-Regional Team, 62 GS, .308/9/40 with 8 SB, very solid glove, outstanding freshman year and will only improve.
3B Griffin Olson Morehead State Transfer from Rochester C&T (Minn.), hit .374 last season with 12 HR and 34 RBI, .511 OBP, stole 27 bases in the process en route to being named all-region and all-conference.
SS Chase Bloomer SIUE Rising junior that has been a two year starter, 55 GS last year w/ .281/.344/.429 line, 5 HR/41 RBI, solid glove in the 6 hole and primed to make a jump in ‘25, good projection profile.
IF Bryce Cannon SEMO 55 GS in ‘24 with a .270/14/53 line, solid run producer in the order with that natural left-handed power corner profile. Solid glove as well, primary 1B at 6’3/200, will look to replicate the power numbers. 
OF Dylan Drumke Eastern Illinois Veteran presence that took a huge jump in ‘24, .292/15/51 with 8 SB, has never made an error in his EIU career, middle order power bat & run producer with golden hands in the grass.
OF Ty Stauss SEMO Experienced Graduate Student that is a program vet, .329/9/52 last year with a .447 OBP, made a huge jump & has always been very reliable with the glove. 
OF Hayden Robbins Morehead State Redshirt soph. that hit .349 last year with 60 games started, 11 HR and 57 RBI to his credit, 1.000 FLD% and stole eleven bases, lots to project here with power and bat to ball.
DH Jayce Blalock Little Rock 56 GS and led his club in AB’s, steady .818 OPS with 17 SB’s as well, 7 HR and 35 RBI to go along with 66 hits. Not the typical DH profile, real athleticism throughout and should make strides again in ‘25.
UTL Michael Mugan SEMO Primary OF, one of the better bats in the conference, .311/12/49 with a .391 OBP last year, extremely solid glove in the grass as well, scored 54 times, steady senior presence that can relied upon to produce.
SP Haden Dow SEMO 17 GS with 79 IP thrown, 4-2 record & posted a 5.13 ERA, career 4.79 w/ 58 K’s last year, veteran southpaw Graduate Student that will provide volume and very good results.
SP Jackson Wells Little Rock ‘23 Pitcher of the Year w/ 1.65 ERA, 15 GS in ‘24 with a 5.91 ERA but still threw 64 innings and was 7th in the conference in K’s (leader amongst active players in ‘25), workhorse and has good stuff.
SP Jared Herzog Tennessee Tech Career 3.89 ERA lefty over 155 career innings in college & summer ball, 11.8 K/9 with a good mix up to 92-mph, coming off a really good ‘24 summer stint and will be his program’s #1 starter, will see volume.
SP Eli Brown Lindenwood 79 innings last year w/ 14 starts & posted a 5.01 ERA. Crafty left-handed approach, has a plus change and a usable curveball and slider in his mix as well with present command. Can pitch & get outs consistently, .243 avg. against.
RP Will Grimmett Morehead State 5-3 record with 22 appearances last year & 34.2 innings, .228 avg. allowed with a 2.86 ERA. Pitches to contact, fills the zone heavy (24:6 K/BB) and competes hard. 
 
Player of the Year: Brooks Kettering, INF, SEMO
Pitcher of the Year: Jackson Wells, RHP, Little Rock
Freshman of the Year: Charlie Isom-McCall, INF, Lindenwood
 
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