BlueGold Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Collegiate Baseball: Projected Order of Finish 1. Omaha 2. Oral Roberts 3. South Dakota State 4. North Dakota State 5. Western Illinois 6. Fort Wayne Projected Pitcher of the Year RHP Tyler Fox, Omaha Projected Player of the Year 2B Clayton Taylor, Omaha Other Top Players To Watch RHP Zach Williamsen, Omaha LHP Sam Murphy, Omaha RHP Guillermo Trujillo, Oral Roberts RHP Kurt Giller, Oral Roberts OF Logan Domenico, Oral Roberts 2B Matt Brandy, Oral Roberts LHP Chris Anderson, South Dakota State RHP Chad Hodges, South Dakota State RHP J.D. Moore, South Dakota State OF Zach Coppola, South Dakota State IF Matt Johnson, South Dakota State OF Paul Jacobson, South Dakota State IF Cody Sharrow, South Dakota State RHP David Ernst, North Dakota State LHP Parker Trewin, North Dakota State RHP Reed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State RHP Trevor Jaunich, North Dakota State RHP Nick Milligan, Western Illinois LHP Tyler Owings, Western Illinois LHP Tom Constand, Western Illinois C Adam McGinnis, Western Illinois 3B Chris Tschida, Western Illinois http://summitpoints.blogspot.com/2015/01/collegiate-baseball-releases-its-summit.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The opening game is just 8 days away....vs. Memphis at JLJ....TheEagleman is ready for some baseball!!!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGold Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 With the season exactly one week away, here are a couple more polls to chew on. Personally, I'm going out on a limb and betting on us winning another conference championship. Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll (released February 5th) 1.Omaha (23 points, 3 first-place votes) 2.Oral Roberts (21 points, 3 first-place votes) 3.South Dakota State (17 points) 4.North Dakota State (15 points) 5.Western Illinois (8 points) 6.Fort Wayne (6 points) Coaches were not allowed to vote for their teams. http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/bsb/2014-15/releases/20150205zhgsdj D1 Baseball: Summit League Projected Standings Projected NCAA postseason team is in bold. Oral Roberts Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota State North Dakota State Western Illinois IPFW Projected Regional Teams (1): Oral Roberts Player of the Year: Clayton Taylor, ss, Nebraska-Omaha Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Fox, rhp, Nebraska-Omaha Freshman of the Year: Brayden Resch, 1b/c, North Dakota State CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN • Oral Roberts - Led on the mound by junior right-hander Guillermo Trujillo, Oral Roberts makes the move to the Summit League, and it should be the favorite this season. Trujillo is coming off of a sophomore campaign that included a 3.11 ERA in 81.0 innings with 63 strikeouts and a .252 batting average against. Righty Jacob McDavid, who makes the move to the rotation after posting a 2.36 ERA and .196 batting average against in a relief role last season, and Kurt Giller, who had a strong fall practice session, should round out what will probably be the best rotation in the league. Although Oral Roberts does return a lot of at bats, pitching will probably have to be what this team relies on as it looks to replace Tyler Boss (.347/.407/.457) and Jose Trevino (.304 batting average with 10 homers). Senior infielder Matt Brandy (.277/.362/.357) will likely be the best offensive producer. ORU’s weekend rotation is rather intriguing. Trujillo should be a decently high draft pick in the summer, sitting 90-95 mph with his fastball, along with four pitches he can throw for strikes, but that could also use some refining. Meanwhile, Giller is 88-92 mph with his fastball and is coming off a great fall, and McDavid is up to 92 and makes the conversion from the bullpen to the starting rotation. The rest of the breakdown is here: http://www.d1baseball.com/prospects/2015-conference-previews-summit-league/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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