2012 CBD Preseason Mid-Major Poll and All-American Teams

Brian Foley

– February 6, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Independents, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC

By: Aaron Kirby
College Baseball Daily for the second straight season will be putting out a weekly Mid-Major Poll throughout the season. Leading the pack this year is the Stetson Hatters. The “mid-major” rankings consist of teams out side of the “Big 6″ conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big West, CUSA, Pac 10 and SEC.

Stetson returns the majority of a club which went (43-20) and won the A-Sun regular season by 4 games and went 2-2 in the Columbia Regional beating NC State twice. The Haters return their top 12 pitchers and 42 of 43 wins including A-Sun pitcher of year RHP Kurt Schluter (8-0, 1.40). At the plate they return 6 of top 7 hitters from 2011 including first team A-Sun SS Mark Jones (.333, 79 H, 12 2B, 17-19 SB).

Remaining top 10 including top players…

TCU comes in at #2 after a (43-19) 2011 and is led by All American catcher Josh Elander (.333, 11 2B, 5 HR, 38 RBI) and sophomore RHP Andrew Mitchell (6-1, 2.84, 76.0,10 GS, 2 SV)………..#3 St Johns (36-22 in 2011) had an up and down 2011 season but returns 6 starting position players and all 4 starting pitchers including 2 legit All-American candidates in JR OF Jeremy Balz (.311, 12 2B, 6 HR, 60 RBI) and JR RHP Kyle Hansen(8-7, 3.09, 107.2, 106 K)……….#4 Texas St (41-23) lost All American RHP Carson Smith but returns two other weekend starters and 6 position starters including 1B Casey Kalenkosky (.327 AVG,21 HR,17 2B,69 RBI)……….#5 Louisville (32-29) struggled to score runs in 2011 and will need to do so in 2012 if wants to return to postseason but certainly has the talent. The Cardinals return one of top starters in country in JR RHP Justin Amlung (10-2, 2.31, 105.0, 80 K, .206 avg, 15 GS)…………#6 Georgia Southern (36-26) returns 2 of the most talented kids in country in JR OF Victor Roache (.326, 30 HR, 84 RBI) and JR RHP Chris Beck (9-5. 3.23, 103.0, 109 K 19 GS) both could be taken in 1st round to go along with SR SS Eric Philips ( .390, 98 H, 14 2B, 39 RBI, 26 SB)………..#7 Troy (43-19) also have 2 studs in SR 3B Tyler Hannah (.370, 87 H, 27 2B, 7 HR, 53 RBI) and SR RHP Tyler Ray (12-0, 2.39, 116.2 IP, 3 CG, 16 GS)………..#8 Dallas Baptist (42-20) won the Ft Worth Regional last year before losing to Cal in Super Regional and returns all american candidate SR OF Landon Anderson (.356, 89 H,7 HR,58 RBI)……….#9 Jacksonville (37-24) received and at-large bid last year and returns one of the most talented kids in country in JR 1B Adam Brett Walker (.409 ba, 13 HR, 75 RBI) and SR RHP Steven Eagerton (9-0,4.09,83.2 IP,14 GS)………#10 Kent St (45-17) made it to the Austin Regional finals unbeaten before getting beat by Texas 2 games and returns another very solid team to make another run. SR LHP David Starn ( 9-3, 2.18, 107.1, 117 K, 16 GS) and SR C David Lyon (.315,75 H,7 3B,9 HR,53 RBI).

Breakdown by conference:

A-Sun-3
Big East-3
Missouri Valley-3
Southern-3
Big 10-2
Sun Belt-2
Atlantic 10-1
America East-1
Big South-1
Colonial-1
Mid American-1
Mountain West-1
Southland-1
WAC-1
Independent-1

#1	Stetson (43-20)					2011 Postseason 2-2 Columbia Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		8				3
Jones .333, 12 2B, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 17 SB		Crews .332, 12 2B, 4 HR, 39 RBI, 10 SB						Carhart .323, 81 H, 10 2B, 7 HR, 63 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		5				0
Schluter(RHP) 8-0, 1.40, 57.2, 10 GS		Boyd (RHP) 9-1, 2.93, 61.1, 63 K, 6 SV						Dorsey(RHP) 7-6, 4.52, 83.2, 15 GS
#2	Texas Christian (43-19)					2011 Postseason 1-2 Ft Worth Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost				5		4
Elander(C)-.333, 11 2B, 5 HR, 38 RBI				Jantzen(INF)-.331, 21 2B, 4 HR, 45 RBI				Coats(OF)-.325,16 2B, 8 HR,56 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost				1		4
Mitchell(RHP)-6-1, 2.84, 76.0,10 GS, 2 SV				Crichton(RHP)-6-3, 1.98, 50.0 IP,2 GS, 5 SV				Frey(RHP)-1-0,3.45,28.2 IP, 4 GS
#3	St. John’s (36-22)					2011 Postseason 1-2 Charlotsville Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		6				3
Baltz(OF) .311, 12 2B, 6 HR, 60 RBI,		Brennan(OF) .282, 3 HR, 21 RBI						Wessinger(2B) .273, 15 2B, 6 HR, 42 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		4				0
Hansen(RHP) 8-7, 3.09, 107.2, 106 K		Hagan(LHP) 7-2, 4.05, 66.2, 56 K, 8 GS						Lobban(LHP) 6-2, 4.22, 85.1, 16 GS
#4	Texas St. (41-23)					2011 Postseason 1-2 Austin Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost				6		2
Kalenkosky,.327 AVG,21 HR,17 2B,69 RBI				Sibly.340 AVG, 6 HR, 12 2B,37 RBI,20 SB				McVaney.319,76 H, 11 2B,10 HR, 47 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost				2		1
Turner,LHP-9-2, 4.33 ERA,87.1 IP,72 SO				Pitts, Mitchell(RHP) 6-3, 3.66, 105.2, 16 GS				McVaney, Jeff(LHP) 1-3, 2.08, 26.0, 9 SV
#5	Louisville (32-29)
Position Starters Returning/Lost		3				3
Ijames .247, 8 2B, 11 HR, 45 RBI		Seiz .234, 8 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI						Chittenden .233, 3 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		2				1
Amlung(RHP) 10-2, 2.31, 105.0, 15 GS		D. Self 3-3(RHP), 2.26, 75.2, 1 SV, 6 GS						M Koch(RHP) 5-5, 3.48, 67.1, 11 GS
#6	Georgia Southern (36-26)					2011 Postseason 0-2 Columbia Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost					7	2
V. Roache(OF) .326, 10 2B, 30 HR, 84 RBI					Phillips(SS) .390, 98 H, 14 2B, 39 RBI, 26 SB			Burruss .300, 82 H, 11 2B, 5 3B, 46 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost					2	1
Beck(RHP) 9-5. 3.23, 103.0, 109 K 19 GS					Adams(RHP) 9-6, 4.79, 71.1, 13 GS			Middour 3-1, 5.09, 40.2, 5 GS, 2 SV
#7	Troy (43-19)					2011 Postseason 1-2 Nashville Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		8				5
Hannah .370, 87 H, 27 2B, 7 HR, 53 RBI		Pierce .235, 13 2B, 4 HR, 43 RBI						Martz .234, 7 HR, 40 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		3				0
T. Ray(RHP) 12-0, 2.39, 116.2, 16 GS		Hodgskin(LHP) 3-7, 4.68, 77.0, 16 GS						Sorce(LHP) 5-5, 5.57, 63.0, 12 GS
#8	Dallas Baptist (42-20)					2011 Postseason 3-1 Ft Worth Regional 0-2 @ Cal SR
Position Starters Returning/Lost		6				3
Anderson(OF).356,89 H,7 HR,58 RBI		Behmanesh(UTL).318,18 2B,4 HR,51 RBI						Hutter(INF).303, 70 H,15 2B,9 HR,50 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		1				2
Will Lane(RHP)3-1,4.58,37.1, 6 GS		Aaron Gilbreath(LHP)1-1, 4.60, 31.1, 6 GS						Jordan Staples(RHP).6-2, 5.27, 54.2, 10 GS
#9	Jacksonville (37-24)					2011 Postseason 1-2 Gainsville Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost			6			4
Walker (IF/Jr.).409 ba, 13 HR, 75 RBI			Gulbransen (OF/Jr.).370 ba,18 2B,52 RBI				Lehane .318, 11 2B, 8 HR, 43 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost			2			1
Eagerton(RHP/Sr.)9-0,4.09,83.2 IP,14 GS			Mollica(LHP)3-4, 3.96 ERA,63.2 IP,14 GS				Anderson(RHP/Sr.)4-2,3.91 ERA,11 SV
#10	Kent State (45-17)					2011 Postseason 2-2 Austin Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		8				2
Lyon(C).315,75 H,7 3B,9 HR,53 RBI		Campbell(INF).302,74 H,11 2B,1 HR, 39 RBI						Rider (INF).281,75 H, 16 2B, 1 HR,46 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		2				2
Starn (LHP) 9-3, 2.18, 107.1, 16 GS		Mace, Ryan (RHP)5-3, 2.67, 64.0, 10 GS						Slavik, Dan (RHP)2-1, 3.80, 23.2, 3 GS

#11

College of Charleston (39-22)

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Aldrich-.347,17 2B, 22 HR,73 RBI

Gantt-.329, 15 2B, 3 3B,7 HR,44 RBI

Harding .289, 7 2B, 15 RBI,

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Powell-8-1,3.09 ERA,81.2 IP,12 GS, 63 K

Renfro-9-3,3.66 ERA,96.0 IP, 77 K,15 GS

Peterson-5-6,4.52 ERA,87.2 IP,56 K,15 GS

#12

Charlotte (43-16)

2011 Postseason 1-2 Tempe Regional

Position Starters Returning/Lost

GR(C)R. Steedley.342, 9 2B, 2 HR,31 RBI

Jr.(3B)Basen .298, 17 2B, 35 RBI, 15 SB

RSr. SP Joe Yermal 6-3, 3.06 ERA, 61.2 IP

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Sr. (SP)Smith 10-4,1.81,109.1 IP,92 K

So. (SP)Barnette 9-2, 2.29 ERA, 90.1 IP

Jr.(SP)C. Roberts 7-3, 3.23, 78.0 IP, 71 K

#13

Samford (37-23)

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Ervin (OF).371,79 H,15 2B, 4 HR, 41 RBI

Butler(1B).355, 81 H, 26 2B, 9 HR, 61 RBI

Brandon Miller (C).270, 16 HR, 43 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Basford (RHP)7-4, 2.45, 88.0, 15 GS

Kyle Putkonen(RHP)7-2, 3.25, 80.1, 13 GS

Rutledge (LHP) 5-6, 3.71, 63.0, 79 K, 12 GS

#14

Florida International (40-20-1)

2011 Postseason 0-2 Chapel Hill Regional

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Bermudez .373, 87 H,16 2B,5 HR, 37 RBI

Martinez .294, 16 2B, 15 HR, 60 RBI

Flores .291, 21 2B, 8 HR, 52 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Fondon 6-6, 3.05, 97.1, 16 GS

Fitzpatrick 7-2, 2.83, 60.1, 9 GS

McVay 1-1, 3.56, 30.1, 27 APP

#15

Mizzo St (33-23)

Position Starters Returning/Lost

(1B)Brock Chaffin.344,13 2B, 6 HR, 37 RBI

(C)Luke Voit.286, 13 2B, 6 HR, 35 RBI

(3B)Brent Seifert.289,16 2B, 9 HR, 43 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

(RHP)Petree 9-2, 2.81, 96.0, 81 K, 11 GS

(RHP) Johnson 6-5, 4.76, 75.2, 72 K, 10 GS

(RHP)Gordon 4-2, 4.66, 56.0, 74 K, 7 SV

#16

Connecticut (45-20-1)

2011 Postseason 3-1 Clemson Regional 0-2 @ SC SR

Position Starters Returning/Lost

JR-Mazzilli(2B).338,93 H,23 2B,3 HR,32 RBI

SR-Fuller (1B).316,77 H,27 2B,6 HR,58 RBI

SR-Martin(3B) .298, 4 HR, 29 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

(RHP)-Oberg Jr.5-2, 1.94, 46.1*2010

(RHP)-Fischer Sr.2-1,2.20,2 SV,49.0 IP

(LHP)-Brian Ward So.6-1,3.28, 60.1 IP

#17

Stony Brook (42-12)

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Carmona(INF).357,27 2B,6 HR,40 RBI

Jankowski(OF).355, 2 HR,38 RBI,30-34 SB

Nivins(OF).313, 14 2B, 2 HR, 35 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Johnson(RHP) 9-3, 2.30, 78.1, 13 GS

McNitt(RHP) 7-3, 2.03, 79.2, 3 SV, 10 GS

Stecko-Haley(RHP) 3-0,1.95, 32.1, 5 GS

#18

Coastal Carolina (42-20)

2011 Postseason 1-2 Clemson Regional

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Witten(1B).300,70 H,18 2B,6 HR,51 RBI

Bowman .277, 67 H, 14 2B,12 HR, 59 RBI

Frawley .234, 30 H, 5 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Conway(RHP) 8-2, 2.69, 77.0, 12 GS

Connolly(RHP) 0-1, 2.79, 42.0, 3 SV

Burke, Aaron(RHP) 0-2, 3.15, 34.1 IP

#19

Fresno State (40-16)

2011 Postseason 0-2 Los Angeles Regional

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Judge(OF).358,2 HR,12-2B,30-RBI,11-SB

Wynns(C) .326,2-HR,9-2B,21-RBI

Hutcheson(OF) .314,1-HR,8-2B,17-RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Harlan(LHP)5-3, 3.84,63.1 IP, 45 K,12 GS

Linehan(LHP) 5-2, 4.27, 46.1 IP, 42 K, 8 GS

Garrison(RHP) 2-2, 1.32, 34.0 IP, 42 K, 3 SV

#20

Michigan St (36-21)

Position Starters Returning/Lost

Boss(3B).370 AVG, 17 2B, 7 HR, 59 RBI

Jones(2B).344 AVG, 62 R,81 H,18 2B,29 RBI

Jared Hook(DH).341 AVG, 7 2B, 30 RBI

Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost

Bucciferro(RHP)8-3, 3.38 ERA, 101.1 IP

Wieber(RHP)5-0, 8 SV, 3.64 ERA, 42.0 IP

Garner(RHP)5-4, 1 SV, 4.62 ERA, 60.1 IP

#21	Creighton (45-16)		2011 Postseason 1-2 Corvallis Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		7	2
Staehely(INF).285,23 2B,3 HR,36 RBI		Gerber, Mike(OF).280, 7 HR, 23 RBI			Thornburg, Scott(C) .274,13 2B, 16 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		1	2
Blach(LHP)10-3,2.65,102.0,100 K,18 GS		Spomer, Kurt(RHP)3-4, 2.22, 48.2, 13 SV			McGraw, Reese(RHP)6-1, 3.00, 42.0, 5 SV
#22	UNCW (31-28)
Position Starters Returning/Lost		6	2
Pope(OF).396,80 H,13 2B, 5 HR,46 RBI		Ridge(IF).354,84 H,17 2B,9 HR,60 RBI				Campbell(IF).337,86 H,15 2B,6 HR,26 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		3	2
McSwain (RHP) 5-5,4.97,87.0,14 GS		Tart, Blaze(RHP) 2-0,3.24,33.1, 5 SV				Bradley, Travis(RHP) 2-5, 3.96,50.0, 8 GS
#23	Wichita St. (39-26)
Position Starters Returning/Lost		6	3
Coy .274, 17 2B, 7 HR, 59 RBI		Lambert .259, 12 2B, 5 3B, 30 RBI, 20 SB			K. Hall .254, 13 2B, 3 HR, 28 RBI, 24 SB
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		1	3
Josh Smith 7-4, 3.00, 78.0, 15 GS		Cale Elam 4-1, 1.23, 44.0, 5 SV			McGreevy 0-1, 2.13, 50.2, 2 GS, 3 SV
#24	Belmont (38-26)		2011 Postseason 2-2 Nashville Regional
Position Starters Returning/Lost		5	4
BRODY(INF).315,20 2B,7 HR,38 RBI		CRAIG, Dylan(OF).311,1 HR,35 RBI		AKERS, Judah(OF).296,7 HR,31 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		3	1
HAMANN(RHP) 9-2, 2.81, 86.1, 9 GS		BROOKSHIRE(LHP) 6-4, 3.33,102.2 IP,15GS		BUCKELEW(LHP) 2-7, 5.40, 68.1 IP, 12 GS
#25	Purdue (37-20)
Position Starters Returning/Lost		8	1
Eric Charles(2B).351,79 H, 3 HR, 39 RBI		Cameron Perkins(3B).349, 81 H,8 HR, 53			Kevin Plawecki(C).341, 72 H, 2 HR, 39 RBI
Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost		3	1
Joe Haase(RHP) 6-4,3.39, 82.1, 13 GS		Calvin Gunter(LHP) 5-3, 6.75, 45.1, 8 GS			Robert Ramer(RHP) 5-0, 4.91, 40.1, 6 GS

Other teams under consideration:

James Madison (42-19)
San Jose St (35-26)
Maine (33-24)
S.E. Louisiana (35-22)
San Diego (22-31)
Gonzaga (32-19)
Oral Roberts (39-22)
San Francisco (32-25)
Hawaii (34-25)
Nebraska (30-25)
Cal. St. Bakersfield (33-22)
Elon (36-21)
Illinois (30-27)
Illinois St (36-18)
Seton Hall (34-25)
Western Kentucky (33-24)
Florida Atlantic (32-25)
Texas A&M CC (37-24)
Louisiana-Lafayette (31-27)
Marist (35-17)
Liberty (35-24)


	“Mid-Major” 2012 Preseason All-American Teams

	First Team

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	CL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	BB
RHP	Tyler Ray	Troy	JR	12	0	2.39	16	16	3	0	116	103	16
LHP	David Starn	Kent St	JR	9	3	2.18	17	6	1	0	107	91	24
RHP	Justin Amlung	Louisville	JR	10	2	2.31	15	15	0	0	105	78	27
RHP	Andrew Smith	Charlotte	SR	10	4	1.81	16	16	1	0	109	83	26
RP	Michael Schum	Wright St	SR	9	2	1.37	29	0	0	9	52	42	6

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	CL	AVE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
C	Josh Elander	TCU	JR	0.333	171	38	57	11	2	5	38	28	36
1B	Adam Brett Walker	Jacksonville	JR	0.409	242	65	99	23	2	13	75	35	63
2B	Ross Heffley	Western Carolina	SR	0.419	229	52	96	18	2	11	65	30	22
3B	Tyler Hannah	Troy	SR	0.370	235	62	87	27	2	7	53	38	27
SS	Bo Cuthbertson	Southern Utah	SR	0.432	192	51	83	20	7	5	47	27	33
OF	Victor Roache	Georgia Southern	JR	0.326	230	58	75	10	2	30	84	37	42
OF	Daniel Aldrich	CofC	SO	0.347	222	43	77	17	2	22	73	18	59
OF	Thomas Pope	UNCW	SR	0.396	202	48	80	13	2	5	46	32	29
DH	Brad Zebedis	Presbyterian	SO	0.425	212	47	90	23	0	13	57	16	22

	Second Team

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	CL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	BB
RHP	Ty Blach	Creighton	JR	10	3	2.65	19	18	0	0	102	94	29
LHP	Marco Gonzalez	Gonzaga	SO	11	2	2.57	15	15	4	0	105	83	21
RHP	Chris Beck	Georgia Southern	JR	9	5	3.23	20	19	2	0	103	79	40
RHP	Kurt Schluter	Stetson	JR	8	0	1.40	10	10	0	0	57	48	18
RP	Todd Hornsby	Jacksonville St.	JR	5	4	2.01	30	0	0	15	58	49	24

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	CL	AVE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
C	Ronnie Freeman	Kennesaw St	JR	0.392	217	49	85	20	0	10	51	37	31
1B	Jake Hibberd	Wright St.	SR	0.407	236	42	96	21	0	9	56	14	25
2B	LJ Mazzilli	UCONN	JR	0.338	275	48	93	23	5	3	32	21	28
3B	Kris Bryant	San Diego	SO	0.365	197	57	72	17	1	9	36	33	55
SS	Eric Phillips	Georgia Southern	SR	0.390	251	62	98	14	3	4	39	28	20
OF	Landon Anderson	Dallas Baptist	SR	0.356	250	72	89	13	7	7	58	22	23
OF	Jeremy Baltz	St Johns	JR	0.311	209	42	65	12	3	6	60	42	47
OF	Pablo Bermudez	FIU	SR	0.373	233	63	87	16	2	5	37	51	49
DH	Trenton Moses	S.E. Missouri St.	SR	0.395	177	44	70	14	1	11	53	28	22

Tags: 2012 CBD Mid-Major Poll, 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Independents, MAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC

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UVA Guest

Aaron:

Looking forward to your mid major coverage this year, this is a nice addition to CBD.
RSN

Thanks UVA. Brian probably sick of me sending him 98 copies a day. LOL

Speaking of Virgina, what do you know of kid name Bradley Strong from Richlands HS? Ive been hearing really good things about this kid for last couple years and he will probably start year at 3rd or somewhere in lineup. Not your typical 3rd baseman 5′-8″ 165 but looking forward to seeing him play.
UVA Guest

I would expect Strong to be a very good “top of order guy” with plus speed and excellent home to first times from the left side. He swings to contact well with a very compact swing and should have a high OBP if he can stay selective at the plate and get deep into counts. On defense, he is does not have your typical left side arm yet but has a good glove, he should do well at third this year, but will need some time to adjust, with an anticipated move to 2B after this year. Has CF speed but will probably stay in the IF due to an overall lack of quality IFs everywhere.
Baseball

since when did the big 10 become a mid major?
- RSN
  
  The “mid-major” rankings consist of teams out side of the “Big 6″ conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big West, CUSA, Pac 10 and SEC
- S. Page
  
  Good question but WI has no baseball program and no legitimate contender in Omaha comes from the Big Ten. Nobody really thinks of the Big Ten as fielding quality baseball teams.
  - http://collegebaseballdaily.com Brian Foley
    
    Excellent response and pretty much my response too…
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  - Killig88
    
    “Nobody really thinks of the Big Ten as fielding quality baseball teams.” No quality teams? Really? Outside of the “Big Six”, the B10, Big East and Sun Belt have fielded the most Super Regional participants. I agree the Big 10 is not a “major”, but to say they don’t field quality teams is nonsense.
dodgerblue6

Has everyone forgotten it’s now the Pac-12??
- http://collegebaseballdaily.com Brian Foley
  
  It is just habit to call it the Pac-10!
  Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
SoConbaseball

The SoCon goes through Elon. Ga Southern & Charleston have star power, but don’t be surprised if comes down to Elon and Samford this year.
Kemnsmmsm

Watch out for the Catcher at Western Carolina…he sneaked away in Summer up to Alaskan League and won the Home Run Derby Contest…write this name down…Adam Martin…6’3″ 225lb frame like a stone wall, gun of an arm, and Power not matched by many. Nice little secret Moranda has in Cullawee for those unsuspecting teams coming in….
ASunFan

Where do you see Kennesaw State at this year as far as contending for the Atlantic Sun?
- RSN
  
  Kennesaw should be pretty good this year and so should the A-Sun. They did not lose very much at all from last year and had a nice recruiting class. Could have one of top catching tandoms in country with Freeman and Pentacost kid drafted in 7th round last year. The only really big loss you could say was Blough who was in the wkend rotation. Kennesaw and Belmont should be battling for 3rd place behind Stetson and Jacksonville.
Joe Schroeder

Rob’s got another talented squad at Oral Roberts– maybe his best all around. I’m bias, since I played for him and Sunny, but just can’t bet against him.
- RSN
  
  Oral Roberts was one of the last cuts to not make top 25. They were like a number of teams this year. They lost alot of offense but return very good pitching. Doing the preseason part is very hard and there will be alot of movement in the first 3-4 weeks before it settles down and see just how good teams really are.
MN Gopher

Don’t sleep on the MN Gophers. Starting staff is very good. Oakes and Windle can deal and Lubinsky is very solid. Middle relief will be the key to how far Coach Anderson can take this year’s club. Very favorable “SEC like” schedule. 39 home games!
LUfan

Liberty really should have made this list. They had a great season last year with a lot of young talent. they won 12-0 against Richmond yesterday, 8-0 against Towson this morning and they are up 7-1 against Towson right now. I think the Big South will surprise a lot of people this year.
- RSN
  
  Liberty is on the bubble sheet with about 20 other teams. I try to keep track of around 50 teams each week. Right now they probably around 35 or so. Heck Florida Atlantic is on the bubble sheet and they have won first 2 games at Alabama.
  
  The first few weeks are very hard to tell who is legit and who is just beating up on cupcakes. But will take them little longer to get in beating Richmond and Towson. I know Liberty is good club just have other guys in front of them right now. Coastal lost 2 of 3 this weekend and this might be good year for Liberty to step up in Big South. Elon is also on there and they beating up on Akron and George Mason. I get alot of crap for not giving Elon enough credit but they havent passed my eye test since 2009 but they continue to win so?
  
  So far teams on the bubble that have had good wins. FAU 2 at Alabama, San Fransico at San Jose St, San Diego at Sam Houston St, and Hawaii vs Oregon.
  
  If Belmont loses to St Louis tomorrow they will be out.
- RSN
  
  Liberty just hit 2 out triple with bases loaded in top 9th to score all 3 and take 10-9 lead on Citadel. Now its 11-9 btm 9th and Liberty scored 7 runs in top 9th
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