KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is proud to reveal the 2015 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team, the national office announced Wednesday. The 17-member squad was selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Committee.
Carlos Contreras of Northwood (Fla.) headlines the group of players looking to make a splash with the bat on their respective teams in 2015. Last season while competing at Northwood (Texas), the West Palm Beach, Fla., native hit .453 – tying Dontavis Brown of Morris (S.C.) for the NAIA-lead in batting average a season. Contreras, the senior transfer, had 73 hits in 161 at-bats, with 25 doubles, seven long balls and 59 runs batted in. The 2014 NAIA All-America First Teamer was fourth in the NAIA with a .752 slugging percentage.
Conor Lillis-White of British Columbia looks to make an impact on the mound. Lillis-White led all pitchers last year with an earned run average of 0.46 in 78.2 innings pitched. The senior was a 2014 NAIA Honorable Mention All-America selection and tied for first last year by surrendering four earned runs in 15 games.
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2015 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
|
Carlos Contreras |
Northwood (Fla.) |
C |
Sr. |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
|
Taylor Eads |
Spring Hill (Ala.) |
OF |
Jr. |
Slidell, La. |
|
Jordan Eckley |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
OF |
Jr. |
Leawood, Kan. |
|
Jaime Gurroloa |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
3B |
Jr. |
El Paso, Texas |
|
Russell Harmening |
Westmont (Calif.) |
SP |
Jr. |
Oceanside, Calif. |
|
Steve Karkenny |
The Master's (Calif.) |
RP |
Sr. |
Chatsworth, Calif. |
|
Conor Lillis-White |
British Columbia |
SP |
Sr. |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|
Connor Lynch |
Oklahoma City |
C |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
|
Aaron Marshall |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
1B |
Jr. |
McPherson, Kan. |
|
Derek Moore |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
SP |
So. |
Wheelersburg, Ohio |
|
Orlando Olivera |
Missouri Baptist |
OF |
Jr. |
Miami, Fla. |
|
Mitch Peschon |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
OF |
Jr. |
Spirit Lake, Iowa |
|
Paul Pickerell |
Belhaven (Miss.) |
2B |
Jr. |
Elizabethtown, Ky. |
|
Davon Poole |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
INF |
Sr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
|
Jeff Ricker |
Oklahoma Baptist |
DH |
Sr. |
San Bernardino, Calif. |
|
Riley Swanson |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
SS |
So. |
Mount Vernon, Ohio |
|
Brandon Zywicki |
Missouri Baptist |
SP |
Sr. |
Rochester, Minn. |