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College  | Story  | 2/14/2017

Conf. Preview: Patriot League

Matt Czechanski
Photo: Holy Cross Athletics
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Preseason College Top 25 | Preseason All-American Team | 2017 College Baseball Preview Index

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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 Navy* 43 14 15 5
2 Holy Cross 29 28 13 7
3 Bucknell 19 33 9 11
4 Lehigh  25 29 9 10
5 Army 16 32 6 13
6 Lafayette 14 29 7 13


Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Adrian Chinnery Sr. Navy .302-2-22; strong defensive C; advanced approach
1B Anthony Critelli Sr. Holy Cross .267-9-41; 15 2B, power bat, more BB than K
MIF Kris Lindner Sr. Army .315-1-16; 14 SB, contact driven swing, good speed
MIF Steven Cohen Jr. Lafayette .327-1-32; 9 SB, quality defender, top-of-order bat
3B Patrick Donnelly Sr. Lehigh .299-4-50; compact stroke, gap-to-gap
OF Brett Smith Sr. Bucknell .343-2-16; 13 SB, leadoff hitter, above avg. runner
OF Leland Saile Sr. Navy .385-5-31; middle-of-order bat, strong hand-eye
OF Jacen Nalesnik Sr. Lehigh .333-7-36; 9 SB, quality athlete, developing power
DH Bill Schlich Sr. Holy Cross .313-3-25; 17 2B, aggressive hitter, loud barrel
UT Dan Rafferty Sr. Bucknell .294-4-26; 5 SV, also LHP, will work as the closer 
SP Brendan King Sr. Holy Cross 2.84, 82.1 IP, 74:18; heavy FB, feel for CB
SP Noah Song So. Navy 2.76, 75.1 IP, 57:23; low-90s FB, good deception
SP George Coughlin Sr. Navy 3.09, 70 IP, 62:26; quality 3-pitch mix with command
SP Mark Washington Jr. Lehigh 1.80, 45 IP, 24:27; moving to rotation, FB up to 94 
RP Jon Escobar Sr. Holy Cross 2.08, 26 IP, 35:13; 2 SV, mid-90s FB, strong summer

Player of the Year: Jacen Nalesnik, of, Lehigh

Pitcher of the Year: Brendan King, rhp,Holy Cross

Freshman of the Year: Levi Stoudt, rhp, Lehigh



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