BIG EAST Baseball Preseason Poll
First place votes in ( )
1. UConn (5) – 46
2. Creighton (3) – 43
3. Xavier – 37
4. St. John’s – 32
5. Seton Hall – 26
6. Villanova – 19
7. Georgetown – 13
8. Butler – 8
2026 Preseason Baseball All-BIG EAST Team and Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Connor Misch, 1B, Sr., Xavier
Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Steven Svenson, RHP, So., Seton Hall ^
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team *
Sean Finn, RP, Jr., UConn
Tyler Minick, OF, Jr., UConn
Rob Rispoli, SS, R-So., UConn
Connor Capece, C, Jr., Creighton ^
Wilson Magers, SP, So., Creighton ^
JT Raab, SP, Gr., Georgetown ^
Jon LeGrande, OF, Jr., St. John’s ^
Shaun McMillan, 2B/DH, So., St. John’s
Jauder Raifstanger, 3B, Jr., St. John’s ^
John Downing, RP, Sr., Seton Hall
Steven Svenson, SP, So., Seton Hall
Clay Burdette, OF, Jr., Xavier
Connor Misch, 1B, Sr., Xavier ^
Ryan Piech, SP, Jr., Xavier
^ – Unanimous Selection
* – due to a tie in voting, there are extra members on the preseason all-conference team.