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College  | Story  | 2/4/2016

Conference Preview: Sun Belt

Andrew Krause     
Photo: USA Athletic Media Relations




Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2016 College Baseball Preview Index

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Predicted Order of Finish


Overall/conference win-loss records from 2015 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid


No. Team W L W L
1 Louisiana*  42 23 18 11
2 South Alabama  37 20 19 9
3 Troy  30 25
18 10
4 Georgia State  30 27 15 13
5 Georgia Southern  30 27 18 12
6 Texas State  24 32 12 16
7 Arkansas State  27 30 12 17
8 Texas-Arlington  24 32 14 16
9 Louisiana-Monroe  25 29 12 18
10 Arkansas-Little Rock  16 33 12 17
11 Appalachian State  17 36 8 21


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Joey Roach Sr. Georgia State .302-7-39; solid defender with power from left side
1B Stefan Trosclair Sr. Louisiana .338-16-53; physical presence, moves to 1B in '16
MIF Darien McLemore Sr. Texas-Arlington .238-0-14; good plate discipline, well-rounded
MIF Justin Jones So. Georgia State .297-1-28; steadying presence on both sides of ball
3B Tanner Ring Sr. Arkansas State .275-4-23; very good athlete, solid raw power
OF Cole Billingsley Jr. South Alabama .345-2-29; 30 SB, + athlete, smooth LH swing
OF Kyle Clement Sr. Louisiana .346-8-32; consistent hitter, naturally uses all fields
OF Ryan Blanton Jr. Georgia State .330-6-22; good approach and adv feel for barrel
DH Granger Studdard Jr. Texas State .281-11-41; above average raw power from LH side
UT Cory Geisler Sr. Texas State .274-6-29; 4.89 ERA, 35.1 IP, 3 SV; two-way star
SP Grant Bennett Sr. Troy 3.12, 106.2 IP, 84:29; consistent, good br. ball
SP Kevin Hill Sr. South Alabama 1.72, 93.2 IP, 107:38, FB up to 93, POY in 2015
SP Gunner Leger So. Louisiana 3.00, 114.1 IP, 87:20; lefty w/ advanced CH, feel
SP Evan Challenger Jr. Georgia Southern 2.03, 80 IP, 58:22; good feel for mixing 3 pitches
RP Dylan Moore So. Louisiana 1.59, 50.2 IP, 40:16, 13 SV; very deceptive FB/SL 

Player of the Year: Cole Billingsley, of, South Alabama

Pitcher of the Year: Grant Bennett, rhp, Troy

Freshman of the Year: Nick Lee, rhp, Louisiana 



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