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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 |
Wright State* |
46
|
17 |
23 |
6 |
| 2 |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
32 |
26 |
17 |
11 |
| 3 |
Illinois-Chicago |
25 |
30 |
15 |
12 |
| 4 |
Valparaiso |
30 |
28 |
17 |
12 |
| 5 |
Youngstown State |
14 |
38 |
5 |
21 |
| 6 |
Northern Kentucky |
20 |
34 |
9 |
21 |
| 7 |
Oakland |
23 |
26 |
11 |
14 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Stats/Notes |
| C |
Daulton Varsho |
Jr. |
UW-Milwaukee |
.381-8-51; reigning POY w/ great approach, power |
| 1B |
Gabe Snyder |
R-Jr. |
Wright State |
.256-10-48; 16 HR, 96 RBI combined 2015-16 |
| 2B |
David Cronin |
R-Jr. |
Illinois-Chicago |
.360-3-28; 3rd in conf. batting, steady bat, glove |
| 3B |
Ben Hart
|
R-Jr. |
Oakland |
.305-1-29; contact-oriented bat at hot corner |
| SS |
Cody Bohanek |
Sr. |
Illinois-Chicago |
.286-2-28; defensive standout, only 2 errors in '16 |
| OF |
Peyton Burdick |
So. |
Wright State |
.289-4-31; All Horizon FR season with gap power |
| OF |
James Stea |
Sr. |
Valparaiso |
.318-1-20; speedster sets Valpo table, good D in CF |
| OF |
J.D. Orr |
So. |
Wright State |
.346-0-27; led WSU in hitting as FR, good approach |
| DH |
Ricardo Ramirez |
Sr. |
Illinois-Chicago |
.272-6-43; 17 2B, power presence in UIC order |
| UT |
Trey Ganns |
Jr. |
NKU |
.286 AVG, 4.21 ERA; versatile do-it-all athlete |
| SP |
Caleb Sampen
|
So. |
Wright State |
2.76, 94.2 IP, 57:23; '16 FR of Year with 9 wins |
| SP |
Trevor Swaney |
R-Sr. |
Wright State |
3.00, 72 IP, 38:9; pitches to contact, + command |
| SP |
Jake Dahlberg |
Sr. |
Illinois-Chicago |
5.35, 74 IP, 68:46; 2015 POY, command + CH LHP |
| SP |
Adam Reuss |
Sr. |
UW-Milwaukee |
3.79, 78.1 IP, 56:27; big RHP w/ mid-90s heat |
| RP |
Kevin Yarabinec
|
Sr. |
Youngstown State |
4.15, 39 IP, 23:15, 3 SV; 94 FB w/ good slider |
Player of the Year: Daulton Varsho, c, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Pitcher of the Year: Jake Dahlberg, rhp, Illinois-Chicago
Freshman of the Year: Scott Kapers, c, Valparaiso
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