College Baseball Pre-Season All American List-D1 Baseball

[joeywa]

D1 Baseball released their Preseason All American list today.

Not a single Longhorn on the First, Second or Third teams, and only 5 kids from Big12 teams.    Hmm.

I say this changes at the end of the year. 

I will commend them on being so thorough.  Some kids on here from some lesser known schools.

First-Team Hitters

Pos. Player, School Year AVG/OBP/SLG AB R H HR RBI SB

C Zack Collins, Miami So. .298/.427/.556 205 32 61 11 54 0 2014 Freshman of the Year is a gifted natural hitter with huge power, improving defense

1B Austin Byler, Nevada Sr. .326/.420/.624 221 51 72 14 47 7 Ninth-rounder offers plus power, compact swing, all-fields approach & surprising athleticism

2B Mark Mathias, Cal Poly Jr. .386/.455/.490 210 48 81 2 39 12 Team USA standout will miss a month with shoulder injury, but still the cream of 2B crop

3B Ty France, San Diego State Jr. .356/.450/.498 233 55 18 5 45 3 Polished righthanded hitter drives balls to all fields, controls zone and has flair for dramatic

SS Alex Bregman, LSU Jr. .316/.397/.455 244 35 77 6 47 12 Line-drive machine has uncanny baseball instincts and superb body control on defense

OF Ian Happ, Cincinnati Jr. .320/.443/.497 171 32 55 5 27 19 Terrorized Cape League pitching for two straight summers, may be nation’s best pure hitter

OF Christin Stewart, Tennessee Jr. .330/.386/.541 218 45 72 5 39 7 Physical, high-energy slugger led Team USA in batting, OBP and slugging last summer

OF D.J. Stewart, Florida State Jr. .351/.472/.557 194 45 68 7 50 4 Surprisingly athletic freight train combines huge power with incredible plate discipline

DH Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt Jr. .333/.411/.475 282 63 94 3 34 22 Most Outstanding Player of the CWS combines bat speed, premium athleticism, rare savvy

UT Sheldon Neuse, Oklahoma So. .304/.369/.521 240 43 73 7 47 7 Gamer can hit for average and power; has toned body and will move to shortstop this year

First-Team Pitchers

Pos. Player, School Year W L ERA G SV IP H BB SO

SP Walker Buehler, Vanderbilt Jr. 12 2 2.64 16 0 102.1 85 31 111 Midweek starter for much of 2014 came into his own in postseason, then dominated Cape

SP Thomas Eshelman, Cal State Fullerton Jr. 8 3 1.89 16 0 123.2 100 8 99 Unprecedented strike-thrower has mind-boggling 182-11 SO-BB mark in 239.1 career innings

SP Carson Fulmer, Vanderbilt Jr. 7 1 1.98 26 10 91 61 41 95 Charismatic bulldog features knee-buckling power curve, filthy changeup and mid-90s heater

SP Nathan Kirby, Virginia Jr. 9 3 2.06 18 0 113.1 68 33 112 Reigning ACC pitcher of the year reaches 94 from left side, has great feel for breaking stuff

RP Riley Ferrell, TCU Jr. 3 1 0.79 31 15 45.1 20 14 70 Nation’s most overpowering closer has two premier pitches: 95-98 fastball, sharp 85-87 slider

UT Sheldon Neuse, Oklahoma So. 1 0 2.25 9 1 12 11 4 11

Two-way talent is ready to assume more innings and anchor bullpen with quality 3-pitch mix

Second-Team Hitters

Pos. Player, School Year AVG/OBP/SLG AB R H HR RBI SB

C Taylor Ward, Fresno State Jr. .320/.395/.438 219 29 70 6 41 3

1B Eric Gutierrez, Texas Tech Jr. .302/.399/.539 245 46 74 12 58 0

2B Scott Kingery, Arizona Jr. .354/.456/.467 195 41 69 1 26 19

3B Matt Rose, Georgia State Jr. .312/.358/.535 202 33 63 11 34 4

SS Blake Trahan, Louisiana-Lafayette Jr. .355/.455/.465 256 58 91 4 49 15

OF Nick Banks, Texas A&M So. .327/.386/.427 199 29 65 2 26 7

OF Bryan Reynolds, Vanderbilt So. .338/.395/.480 281 53 95 4 54 14

OF Chris Shaw, Boston College Jr. .329/.393/.502 207 25 68 6 45 1

DH Mikey White, Alabama Jr. .300/.399/.443 237 50 71 7 33 2

UT A.J. Puk, Florida So. .233/.324/.283 60 4 14 0 6 0

Second-Team Pitchers

Pos. Player, School Year W L ERA G SV IP H BB SO

SP Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville Jr. 13 3 1.94 18 0 120.1 85 65 122

SP James Kaprielian, UCLA Jr. 7 6 2.29 15 0 106 76 35 108

SP Jake Lemoine, Houston Jr. 6 8 2.87 17 0 106.2 98 29 87

SP Cal Quantrill, Stanford So. 7 5 2.68 18 0 110.2 90 34 98

RP David Berg, UCLA Sr. 3 2 1.5 31 11 48 34 8 35

UT A.J. Puk, Florida So. 5 2 3.35 19 1 40.1 33 18 44

Third-Team Hitters

Pos. Player, School Year AVG/OBP/SLG AB R H HR RBI SB

C Shaun Chase, Oregon Sr. .283/.352/.634 145 26 41 14 37 1

1B Sikes Orvis, Ole Miss Sr. .294/.397/.540 235 40 69 14 53 1

2B Brandon Lowe, Maryland So. .348/.464/.464 181 35 63 1 42 8

3B Jake Noll, Florida Gulf Coast So. .367/.416/.440 275 56 101 0 29 25

SS Richie Martin, Florida Jr. .266/.357/.340 244 49 65 1 27 18

OF Steven Duggar, Clemson Jr. .294/.368/.378 238 45 70 1 36 25

OF Tate Matheny, Missouri State Jr. .330/.421/.528 218 42 72 10 37 7

OF Andrew Stevenson, LSU Jr. .335/.393/.419 203 41 68 0 32 9

DH Kevin Newman, Arizona Jr. .304/.362/.383 230 39 70 0 34 13

UT Ashton Perritt, Liberty Sr. .279/.370/.388 201 39 56 2 24 18

Third-Team Pitchers

Pos. Player, School Year W L ERA G SV IP H BB SO

SP Justin Garza, Cal State Fullerton Jr. 5 4 3.22 11 0 72.2 68 14 60

SP Blake Fox, Rice Jr. 12 0 1.46 15 0 104.2 88 27 69

SP Michael Matuella, Duke Jr. 1 3 2.78 11 0 58.1 40 15 69

SP Preston Morrison, TCU Sr. 9 4 1.32 18 0 129.2 90 21 95

RP Hayden Stone, Vanderbilt So. 4 0 1.71 23 3 58 41 14 80

UT Ashton Perritt, Liberty Sr. 1 2 1.52 21 12 29.2 20 5 28

 

[joeywa]

Sorry, the copy/paste didn't format correctly. 

 

[Donald Boyles]

I am beginning to think that when the Media, if you want to call them that, sends out request for info but The Coaching staff does not fill the forms out...

 

[Donald Boyles]

Someone does not like Texas;

23- TEXAS (46-21, 13-11)

Projected Big 12 Finish: 4th

2014 ISR: 5

Starters Returning: 7

Weekend Starters: 1

Mid-Week Starters: 0

Key Relievers (15+inns.): 3

You know Augie’s gotta like this: all five infielders return to form a stellar defense, led by SS C.J. Hinojosa (.298) and power-stick C Tres Barrera (.261-5-35). CF Zane Gurwitz (.284) made the biggest jump in the fall. The mound is always a Longhorn strength and getting Parker French (7-5, 2.41) back for his senior season was huge, considering the overtures from the MLB. Also keep an eye on relief aces Travis Duke (2-1, 0.29) and Chad Hollingsworth (4-0, 1.15). The freshman class was ranked 7th nationally and features the battery of RHP Tyler Schimpf (31st round, A’s) and C Michael Cantu (30th round, Cubs).

No mention of Connor Mayes and All 5 infielders do not return... Some one did not do his HW..

http://www.collegebaseballtoday.com/2015/02/03/the-top-301-teams-of-2015/

 

[joeywa]

Someone does not like Texas;

No mention of Connor Mayes and All 5 infielders do not return... Some one did not do his HW..

http://www.collegebaseballtoday.com/2015/02/03/the-top-301-teams-of-2015/

Just add them to the list to serve a plate of crow to at the end of the season.  There were many eating it last year, so a few more at the table ain't going to hurt anyone's feelings this year. 

 

[Juan]

Did Augie really say at the presser - "The one nice thing is you can't deflate a baseball."

 

[Donald Boyles]

Did Augie really say at the presser - "The one nice thing is you can't deflate a baseball."

Yep...

 

[joeywa]

Did Augie really say at the presser - "The one nice thing is you can't deflate a baseball."

Channeling my best inner Slim , "Maybe not, but the NCAA can sure deflate a bat!"