After narrowly missing out on a finals berth last year, the Braves bring in a talented crew.
Five to Watch
1. Jeremy Eierman
2. Tim Cate
3. Zack Hess
4. Patrick Raby
5. Jackson Lueck
Pitchers
Nick Bennett – Louisville – Freshman vaulted into weekend rotation for Cardinals with 2.70 ERA, 59 Ks
Jonathan Bowlan – Memphis – 6-6 sophomore has 3.75 ERA, 78 Ks in 84 IP
Tim Cate – UConn – Pitched for Team USA last summer, starred this spring with 3.33 ERA, 102 Ks in 75.2 IP
Dylan Coleman – Missouri State – Posted 4.99 ERA as sophomore with 96 K in 92 IP
Ray Gaither – Dallas Baptist – Pitching mostly as a starter, posted 5.11 ERA with 68 Ks
Carter Henry – Houston – 6-4 frosh had 5.58 ERA but struck out a batter an inning
Zack Hess – LSU – Highly touted recruit has K’d 71 in 52 innings, mostly in relief
Bryan Hoeing – Louisville – Holds 5.06 ERA in swing role as sophomore
Nolan Kingham – Texas – Went 10-4 in sophomore season with 2.84 ERA and 67 Ks in 92 IP
Chad Luensmann – Nebraska – Returning Brave had 3.74 ERA, 8 saves in Cornhusker bullpen
Patrick Raby – Vanderbilt – Posted best ERA among Vandy starters at 2.36, struck out 85 in 99.1 IP
Ronnie Rossomando – UConn – Starter and reliever had 4.01 ERA, 41 Ks
Christian Ryder – Georgia – Pitched mostly in relief in debut season, posting 6.86 ERA
Catchers
Lyle Lin – Arizona State – 16th round pick last year hit .290 in first season with Sun Devils
Zac Susi – UConn – Batted .286 with two homers as Huskies’ everyday catcher
Infielders
Andy Atwood – Oregon State – Hitting .239 in part-time duty for top-ranked Beavers
Spencer Brickhouse – East Carolina – Big left-handed swinger blasted 10 HR, hit .310 in freshman year
Turner Brown – East Carolina – Hit .263 and stole 10 bases in sophomore campaign
Kody Clemens – Texas – Son of Roger hit .241 with 5 HR in sophomore campaign
Joe Davis – Houston – One of nation’s top frosh last year hit .299 with 8 HR this season
Jeremy Eierman – Missouri State – Tied for sixth in the nation with 22 HR, while batting .312 and stealing 15 bags
Tyler Fitzgerald – Louisville – Hitting .215 but seeing significant action as frosh with Cards
Andrew Fregia – Sam Houston State – Batted .310 with seven homers in second season with Bearkats
Jared Triolo – Houston – Batted .271 with 16 extra-base hits
Outfielders
Jameson Hannah – Dallas Baptist – Hit .328 with 9 HR, 32 XBH in sophomore season
Jackson Lueck – Florida State – One of top hitters for Noles, batting .313 with 9 HR
Grant Witherspoon – Tulane – Versatile player hit .299 with 5 HR this spring