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B1G Preview and Predictions
by Jake Mastroianni
College Baseball Daily
2018 All Big Ten Preseason Team
- SS Angelo Altavilla
- DH Scott Schreiber
Honorable Mention
- RP Chad Luensmann
Predicted Order to Finish
1 Maryland
2 Indiana
3 Minnesota
4 Nebraska
5 Iowa
6 Michigan
7 Purdue
8 Michigan St
9 Illinois
10 Northwestern
11 Ohio St
12 Rutgers
13 Penn St
Nebraska
2017 Record 35-22 16-7-1
If I'm being perfectly honest, I didn't think Nebraska deserved an NCAA Tournament spot last year. Their best win of the season was a lone win over Arizona. Still, they made NCAA Tournament and went two-and-out losing to Yale and Holy Cross.
Lineup:
Outfielders Scott Schreiber returns after being drafted 26th in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. He hit .330 a year ago with 45 runs scored and 15 doubles 7 home runs and 51 RBI. SS Angelo Altavilla hit .316 last year with 38 runs scored, 14 doubles, 1 home run and 39 RBI. Outfielder Luis Alvarado also returns after hitting .283 last year with 39 runs scored, 12 doubles, 2 home runs and 25 RBI. Outfielder Mojo Hagge and catcher Jesse Wilkenning should also have a big impact on the 2018 lineup.
Pitching:
Jake Hohensee should be back in the starting rotation after going 7-3 with a 4.30 ERA last year in 80 innings pitched with 57 strikeouts. Matt Waldron is also back after making six starts last year with a 4.09 ERA in 55 innings pitched with 43 strikeouts. Those two will try to replace Jake Meyers and Derek Burkamper who were the top two starters last year. Jake McSteen was solid out of the bullpen last year with a 2.04 ERA in 39.2 innings pitched with 28 strikeouts. Same for Robbie Palkert who had a 2.61 ERA in 41.1 innings pitched with 39 strikeouts. Chad Luensmann was the team's closer last year with a 3.74 ERA in 43.1 innings pitched with 33 strikeouts with 8 saves.
2018 Outlook
This will be a solid bullpen but the starters will need to step up to repeat last year's numbers. The offense returns its top two hitters from last year and should be really good if they can find some depth early.
Big Ten thoughts
It was a good 2017 season for the Big Ten in the sense they sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament. However none of them hosted a Regional and none of them moved on to Super Regionals. I think they have a chance to get five teams in again, but Maryland and Indiana have a shot to really make some noise in the postseason.
Transferred the Husker related material.
www.collegebaseballdaily.com
B1G Preview and Predictions
by Jake Mastroianni
College Baseball Daily
2018 All Big Ten Preseason Team
- SS Angelo Altavilla
- DH Scott Schreiber
Honorable Mention
- RP Chad Luensmann
Predicted Order to Finish
1 Maryland
2 Indiana
3 Minnesota
4 Nebraska
5 Iowa
6 Michigan
7 Purdue
8 Michigan St
9 Illinois
10 Northwestern
11 Ohio St
12 Rutgers
13 Penn St
Nebraska
2017 Record 35-22 16-7-1
If I'm being perfectly honest, I didn't think Nebraska deserved an NCAA Tournament spot last year. Their best win of the season was a lone win over Arizona. Still, they made NCAA Tournament and went two-and-out losing to Yale and Holy Cross.
Lineup:
Outfielders Scott Schreiber returns after being drafted 26th in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. He hit .330 a year ago with 45 runs scored and 15 doubles 7 home runs and 51 RBI. SS Angelo Altavilla hit .316 last year with 38 runs scored, 14 doubles, 1 home run and 39 RBI. Outfielder Luis Alvarado also returns after hitting .283 last year with 39 runs scored, 12 doubles, 2 home runs and 25 RBI. Outfielder Mojo Hagge and catcher Jesse Wilkenning should also have a big impact on the 2018 lineup.
Pitching:
Jake Hohensee should be back in the starting rotation after going 7-3 with a 4.30 ERA last year in 80 innings pitched with 57 strikeouts. Matt Waldron is also back after making six starts last year with a 4.09 ERA in 55 innings pitched with 43 strikeouts. Those two will try to replace Jake Meyers and Derek Burkamper who were the top two starters last year. Jake McSteen was solid out of the bullpen last year with a 2.04 ERA in 39.2 innings pitched with 28 strikeouts. Same for Robbie Palkert who had a 2.61 ERA in 41.1 innings pitched with 39 strikeouts. Chad Luensmann was the team's closer last year with a 3.74 ERA in 43.1 innings pitched with 33 strikeouts with 8 saves.
2018 Outlook
This will be a solid bullpen but the starters will need to step up to repeat last year's numbers. The offense returns its top two hitters from last year and should be really good if they can find some depth early.
Big Ten thoughts
It was a good 2017 season for the Big Ten in the sense they sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament. However none of them hosted a Regional and none of them moved on to Super Regionals. I think they have a chance to get five teams in again, but Maryland and Indiana have a shot to really make some noise in the postseason.
