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 |
Mercer* |
38 |
23 |
16 |
8 |
| 2 |
UNC Greensboro |
38 |
21 |
15 |
9 |
| 3 |
Furman
|
29 |
31 |
14 |
10 |
| 4 |
Western Carolina |
31 |
31 |
15 |
9 |
| 5 |
Samford |
35 |
26 |
13 |
11 |
| 6 |
East Tennessee State |
27 |
30 |
13 |
11 |
| 7 |
Wofford |
30 |
28 |
12 |
12 |
| 8 |
VMI
|
21 |
35 |
4 |
20 |
| 9 |
The Citadel |
17 |
42 |
6 |
18 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Hagen Owenby |
Jr. |
East Tennessee St. |
.374-17-60; tremendous power bat |
| 1B |
Austin Edens |
Jr. |
Samford |
.311-19-59; power to all fields, advanced hitter |
| MIF |
Matt Meeder |
Sr. |
Mercer |
.278-3-27; + defender up the middle, patient approach |
| MIF |
Ben Spitznagel |
Sr. |
UNC Greensboro |
.385-1-23; 21 SB, athletic infielder, gap-to-gap hitter |
| 3B |
Blake Rowlett |
Sr. |
East Tennessee St. |
.311-8-43; versatile defender, barrel ability |
| OF |
Trey Truitt |
Jr. |
Mercer |
.340-14-56; big league tools, good speed, power |
| OF |
Matt Smith |
Sr. |
Western Carolina |
.388-10-55; took big jump as JR |
| OF |
Jabari Richards |
So. |
Furman |
.343-10-25; strong FR season, high-level athlete |
| DH |
Bryson Bowman |
Sr. |
Western Carolina |
.326-19-60; 10 SB, middle-of-order bat with loud tools |
| UT |
Jake Crawford |
So. |
Furman |
.308-1-31; will play 3B and work as closer with good CB |
| SP |
Will Gaddis |
Jr. |
Furman |
3.45, 101.2 IP, 92:20; up to 96, dominant on Cape |
| SP |
Ryan Askew |
Sr. |
Mercer |
3.88, 101.2 IP, 65:18; returning Friday night starter |
| SP |
J.P. Sears |
Sr. |
The Citadel |
5.27, 82 IP, 93:36; deceptive LHP |
| SP |
Josh Winder |
So. |
VMI |
4.80, 86.1 IP, 76:16; low-90s FB with 3-pitch mix |
| RP |
Andrew Wantz |
Jr. |
UNC Greensboro |
2.97, 78.1 IP, 97:37, 4 SV; mid-90s fastball, feel for CH |
Player of the Year: Trey Truitt, of, Mercer
Pitcher of the Year: Will Gaddis, rhp, Furman
Freshman of the Year: Branden Fryman, ss, Samford
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