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
Northern Division
| No. |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| 1 |
Norfolk State |
29 |
21 |
19 |
5 |
| 2 |
Delaware State |
13 |
36 |
13 |
10 |
| 3 |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
14 |
38 |
8 |
16 |
| 4 |
Coppin State |
17 |
32 |
7 |
17 |
Southern Division
| No. |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| 1 |
Bethune-Cookman* |
29 |
27 |
17 |
7 |
| 2 |
Florida A&M |
31 |
21 |
19 |
5 |
| 3 |
North Carolina Central |
25 |
30 |
11 |
13 |
| 4 |
Savannah State |
12 |
40 |
7 |
17 |
| 5 |
North Carolina A&T |
13 |
41 |
6 |
18 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Adan Ordonez |
Jr. |
North Carolina A&T |
.332-3-45; athletic backstop, run producing bat |
| 1B |
Brian Davis |
Jr. |
Florida A&M |
.370-7-44; impressive bat speed, all fields power |
| MIF |
Milton Rivera |
Jr. |
North Carolina A&T |
.349-7-26; 16 SB, impactful runner, compact swing |
| MIF |
Ellington Hopkins |
Sr. |
North Carolina Central |
.333-3-23; 15 SB, savvy baserunner, strong arm |
| 3B |
Ben Ellzey |
Sr. |
Florida A&M |
.388-4-42; led conference in hitting last year |
| OF |
Carlos Ortiz |
Sr. |
North Carolina Central |
.305-9-42; 3x All-Conference, proven bat |
| OF |
Denathan Dukes |
Sr. |
Norfolk State |
.290-0-16; 25 SB, top-of-order bat, strong runner |
| OF |
Brian Beard |
Sr. |
Norfolk State |
.299-1-17; 19 SB, impressive all around tool-set |
| DH |
Danny Rodriguez |
So. |
Bethune-Cookman |
.309-10-46; middle-of-order bat, big FR season |
| UT |
Alex Mauricio |
Jr. |
Norfolk State |
3.23, 30.2 IP, 5 SV; .283-5, Friday night starter, also 2B |
| SP |
Devin Hemmerich |
Sr. |
Norfolk State |
3.84, 81.2 IP, 84:19, 3 pitches for strikes, feel for CH |
| SP |
Tyler Norris |
Jr. |
Bethune-Cookman |
4.50, 69.2 IP, 71:22; low-90s, 3-pitch mix |
| SP |
Lane DeLeon |
Jr. |
Delaware State |
3.96, 75 IP, 70:31; very quick arm, projectable build |
| SP |
Jonathan Mauricio |
Sr. |
Norfolk State |
2.29, 59 IP, 59:26; conference leader in ERA, command |
| RP |
Michael Parmentier |
Jr. |
Norfolk State |
4.12, 59 IP, 75:24, 4 SV; low-90s with power CB |
Player of the Year: Brian Davis, 1b, Florida A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Devin Hemmerich, rhp, Norfolk State
Freshman of the Year: Anthony Maldonado, rhp, Bethune-Cookman
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