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TCU is #1 in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll:
https://twitter.com/TCU_Baseball/status/811243871887851521
http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-2017-pre-season-poll-12-19-16/
Joined by opponents #2 LSU (Houston College Classic), #17 Long Beach State (3-game series in Long Beach), #20 Texas A&M (Houston College Classic), #22 Ole Miss (Houston College Classic), #25 Arizona State (3-game series at Lupton), #26 DBU (midweek H&H), #27 Rice (1 game at Lupton), #28 Oklahoma State, #29 Texas Tech, #30 Texas. West Virginia, Oklahoma and Cal also received votes.
With preseason polls and honors rolling out today, let's put the "looking ahead" thread behind us and move on to the real thing. First pitch is in 59 days.
Meanwhile, CBN has annoucned their preseason All Americans. TCU leads all schools with 5 preseason AA selections:
https://twitter.com/TCU_Baseball/status/810916837860970496
First Team preseason All Americans:
Luken Baker (DH)
Brian Howard (RHP)
Second Team preseason All Americans:
Durbin Feltman (RP)
Evan Skoug (C)
Third Team preseason All American:
Elliot Barzilli (3B)
Other preseason AAs we could see in the regular season include LSU RHP Alex Lange (first team), Rice relief pitcher Glenn Otto (first team), Long Beach St RHP Darren McCaughan (second team), OSU RHP Tyler Buffett (second team), Baylor relief pitcher Trey Montemayor (second team), LSU SS Kramer Robertson (second team), UC Irvine OF Keston Hiura (second team), Tech RHP Davis Martin (third team), A&M RHP Brigham Hill (third team), DBU relief pitcher Seth Elledge (third team), Ole Miss 3B Colby Bortles (third team),
TCU story: http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/121916aaa.html
CBN story: http://baseballnews.com/2017-ncaa-div-pre-season-americans/
When to expect preseason polls, based on 2016:
- CBN: late December
- D1, BA and Perfect Game: mid January
- USA Today Coaches: late January
- NCBWA: early February
- Big 12: about 1 week prior to opening day
https://twitter.com/TCU_Baseball/status/811243871887851521
http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-2017-pre-season-poll-12-19-16/
Joined by opponents #2 LSU (Houston College Classic), #17 Long Beach State (3-game series in Long Beach), #20 Texas A&M (Houston College Classic), #22 Ole Miss (Houston College Classic), #25 Arizona State (3-game series at Lupton), #26 DBU (midweek H&H), #27 Rice (1 game at Lupton), #28 Oklahoma State, #29 Texas Tech, #30 Texas. West Virginia, Oklahoma and Cal also received votes.
With preseason polls and honors rolling out today, let's put the "looking ahead" thread behind us and move on to the real thing. First pitch is in 59 days.
Meanwhile, CBN has annoucned their preseason All Americans. TCU leads all schools with 5 preseason AA selections:
https://twitter.com/TCU_Baseball/status/810916837860970496
First Team preseason All Americans:
Luken Baker (DH)
Brian Howard (RHP)
Second Team preseason All Americans:
Durbin Feltman (RP)
Evan Skoug (C)
Third Team preseason All American:
Elliot Barzilli (3B)
Other preseason AAs we could see in the regular season include LSU RHP Alex Lange (first team), Rice relief pitcher Glenn Otto (first team), Long Beach St RHP Darren McCaughan (second team), OSU RHP Tyler Buffett (second team), Baylor relief pitcher Trey Montemayor (second team), LSU SS Kramer Robertson (second team), UC Irvine OF Keston Hiura (second team), Tech RHP Davis Martin (third team), A&M RHP Brigham Hill (third team), DBU relief pitcher Seth Elledge (third team), Ole Miss 3B Colby Bortles (third team),
TCU story: http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/121916aaa.html
CBN story: http://baseballnews.com/2017-ncaa-div-pre-season-americans/
When to expect preseason polls, based on 2016:
- CBN: late December
- D1, BA and Perfect Game: mid January
- USA Today Coaches: late January
- NCBWA: early February
- Big 12: about 1 week prior to opening day