Preseason All-Conference Named As Well…
ST. LOUIS – Missouri State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and a wealth of depth from last year’s squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches’ preseason poll, receiving five of eight first-place votes. Creighton is picked to finish second, followed by Wichita State, Indiana State, and Illinois State in the top five.
The entire poll is listed below, as is the Preseason All-MVC Team.
2012 MVC Baseball Preseason Poll
1. Missouri State (5) 60
2. Creighton (3) 53
3. Wichita State 47
4. Indiana State 37
5. Illinois State 34
6. Southern Illinois 31
7. Bradley 15
8. Evansville 11
The Valley demonstrates a depth of talent and experience returning to the league this season. The coaches have voted 15 players representing all eight teams to the 2012 preseason all-MVC baseball squad.
2012 MVC Preseason All-Conference Team
Chris Serritella, 1B, Jr., Southern Illinois
Kevin Medrano, 2B, Sr., Missouri State
Koby Kraemer, 3B, Jr., Indiana State
Eric Stamets, SS, Jr., Evansville
Jeremy Lucas, C, Jr., Indiana State
Mike Hollenbeck, DH, So., Illinois State
Anthony Bemboom, UT, Sr., Creighton
Mike Gerber, OF, So., Creighton
Robby Ort, OF, Jr., Indiana State
Jordan Sivertsen, OF, Sr., Southern Illinois
Mike Tauchman, OF, Jr., Bradley
Ty Blach, SP, Jr., Creighton
Nick Petree, SP, So., Missouri State
Kenny Long, RP, Sr., Illinois State
Kurt Spomer, RP, Sr., Creighton
All eight Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams begin action the third week of February, with tournament play and non-conference games, while league battles will heat up starting Friday, March 2.
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