Feb. 9,
2015
Cal State Fullerton
Tops Survey in Big West
CollegeBaseballInsider.com
surveyed college coaches around the country to preview the 2015
college baseball season by sharing their thoughts on the teams
and players to watch in their conferences. CBI compiled their
answers to provide insight on the upcoming season.
Click here for CBI Conference Previews
Today, we take a look at the Big West (five of
nine coaches responded).
Conference Additions: None
Conference Departures: None
The team to beat:
Cal State Fullerton
The top starting pitchers:
Thomas Eshelman (Cal State Fullerton)*; Casey Bloomquist (Cal
Poly)*; Justin Garza (Cal State Fullerton)
The top closer:
Dillon Tate (UC Santa Barbara)*
The pitcher you least want to face:
Justin Garza (Cal State Fullerton); Dillon Tate (UC Santa
Barbara)
The most underrated pitcher:
Elliot Surrey (UC Irvine)
The best defensive catcher:
A.J. Kennedy (Cal State Fullerton)*
The best catcher arm:
A.J. Kennedy (Cal State Fullerton)*
The best defensive infielder:
Mark Mathias (Cal Poly); Peter Van Gansen (Cal Poly)
The best infield arm:
No player received more than one vote
The best defensive outfielder:
Kaeo Aliviado (Hawaii)
The best outfield arm:
Scott Hurst (Cal State Fullerton)
The best pure hitter:
Mark Mathias (Cal Poly)
The biggest power threats:
Brian Mundell (Cal Poly); Zach Zehner (Cal Poly); Thomas Walker
(UC Riverside)
The hitter you least want to face:
Mark Mathias (Cal Poly)
The toughest hitter to strike out:
Mark Mathias (Cal Poly)
The most underrated hitter:
David Olmedo-Barrera (Cal State Fullerton)
The best baserunner:
Mark Mathias (Cal Poly)
The best game coach:
Mike Gillespie (UC Irvine)
The assistant coach most ready for a
head-coaching job:
Jason Dietrich (Cal State Fullerton)
*unanimous selection
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