Rivals picks Little Rock last in its preseason predictions for SBC Baseball out of the eleven schools that sponsor the sport. Here are their picks and preseason All-Conference selections:

Predicted order of finish

1. Western Kentucky
2. Troy
3. Louisiana-Monroe
4. Middle Tennessee State
5. New Orleans
6. Louisiana-Lafayette
7. South Alabama
8. Florida Atlantic
9. Florida International
10. Arkansas State
11. Arkansas-Little Rock

Preseason all-conference

C. David Doss, South Alabama
1B. Ryan Bohanan, South Alabama
2B. Ryan Mollica, Florida International
SS. Ben Soignier, Louisiana-Monroe
3B. Rawley Bishop, Middle Tennessee
OF. Chad Cregar, Western Kentucky
OF. Bryce Brentz, Middle Tennessee
OF. Matt Apfel, Arkansas-Little Rock
DH. Wade Gaynor, Western Kentucky
SP. Matt Ridings, Western Kentucky
SP. Chase Ware, Arkansas State
SP. Kenneth Roberts, Middle Tennessee
RP. Josh Storm, Troy

Here's the comments on our team:

Arkansas-Little Rock's coaching staff listed a better offense, better team defense and more talent on the mound as strengths for this year's club. The main weakness facing the Trojans is a pitching staff that lacks depth. An impact newcomer to watch is junior left-handed pitcher Jake Sullivan, who transferred to UALR from Georgia Tech …

(01-22-2009 04:45 PM)PTJR Wrote:  Rivals picks Little Rock last in its preseason predictions for SBC Baseball out of the eleven schools that sponsor the sport. Here are their picks and preseason All-Conference selections:

Predicted order of finish

1. Western Kentucky
2. Troy
3. Louisiana-Monroe
4. Middle Tennessee State
5. New Orleans
6. Louisiana-Lafayette
7. South Alabama
8. Florida Atlantic
9. Florida International
10. Arkansas State
11. Arkansas-Little Rock

Preseason all-conference

C. David Doss, South Alabama
1B. Ryan Bohanan, South Alabama
2B. Ryan Mollica, Florida International
SS. Ben Soignier, Louisiana-Monroe
3B. Rawley Bishop, Middle Tennessee
OF. Chad Cregar, Western Kentucky
OF. Bryce Brentz, Middle Tennessee
OF. Matt Apfel, Arkansas-Little Rock
DH. Wade Gaynor, Western Kentucky
SP. Matt Ridings, Western Kentucky
SP. Chase Ware, Arkansas State
SP. Kenneth Roberts, Middle Tennessee
RP. Josh Storm, Troy

Here's the comments on our team:

Arkansas-Little Rock's coaching staff listed a better offense, better team defense and more talent on the mound as strengths for this year's club. The main weakness facing the Trojans is a pitching staff that lacks depth. An impact newcomer to watch is junior left-handed pitcher Jake Sullivan, who transferred to UALR from Georgia Tech …

Any improvement on the previous year is a move in the right direction.