

POSITION PLAYERS



C Chase Griffin, Georgia Southern

-- Griffin couldn't have been much better as a freshman, hitting an impressive .320 with 10 doubles, a triple, 10 homers and 42 RBIs. He also had a .404 OBP, .533 slugging percentage and .937 OPS.

1B Sam Travis, Indiana

-- Travis appears to be the next great player for the Hoosiers. He had an outstanding campaign, hitting .319 with 17 doubles, nine homers and 50 RBIs. He also slugged .509 and had a .906 OPS.

2B Casey Turgeon, Florida

-- In addition to being one of the game's elite defensive infielders, Turgeon also was respectable at the plate, hitting .281 with 11 doubles, three triples, four homers and 30 RBIs.

SS Andrew Daniel, San Diego

-- Daniel had a very impressive inaugural campaign for the Toreros, hitting .339 with 18 doubles, two triples, four homers and 45 RBIs. He also slugged .487 and had a .394 OBP.

3B Trea Turner, North Carolina State

-- Turner stepped in and did a tremendous job in his first season with the program. He batted .336 with 13 doubles, two triples, five homers and 43 RBIs. He also had a .432 OBP and .891 OPS.

OF Michael Conforto, Oregon State

-- He blossomed as one of the nation's elite power hitters, batting .349 with 14 doubles, a triple, 13 homers and 76 RBIs. Also had a .436 OBP, .601 slugging percentage and a 1.038 OPS.

OF Austin Cousino, Kentucky

-- Was an instant impact in the SEC this season, hitting .319 with 20 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 41 RBIs. He also had a .408 OBP, .515 slugging percentage and .923 OPS.

OF Derek Fisher, Virginia

-- A very impressive athlete, Fisher had a solid first season with the Cavaliers. He batted .288 with 11 doubles, eight triples, seven homers and 50 RBIs. He also slugged .507.

DH Alex Blandino, Stanford

-- Blandino didn't make a huge impact at the start of the season, but did as the year progressed, hitting .294 with nine doubles, a triple, eight homers and 40 RBIs. He also had a .523 OBP.

UT A.J. Reed, Kentucky

-- Reed was a major impact player both offensively and on the mound. He batted .300 with nine doubles, four homers and 43 RBIs. Meanwhile, pitching-wise, he was 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 53 2/3 IP. Also struck out 51, walked nine.





PITCHERS



SP Carlos Rodon, North Carolina State

-- Easily one of the nation's top four pitchers as a freshman, Rodon went 9-0 with a 1.57 ERA in 114 2/3 innings of work. He also struck out 135, walked 41 and limited teams to a .176 average.

SP Brandon Leibrandt, Florida State

-- A talented left-hander with a fastball in the mid-to-upper 80s, Leibrandt excelled as the Seminoles' ace with a 2.82 ERA in 99 IP. He also struck out 83, walked 29 and limited teams to a .243 average.

SP Aaron Nola, Louisiana State

-- Nola only got better as the season progressed, touching 94-95 by the end of the season. He went 7-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 89 2/3 innings. He also struck out 89, walked just seven and teams hit .251 against him.

SP Preston Morrison, Texas Christian

-- Amazingly, a walk-on for the Horned Frogs, Morrison had a fabulous year, going 9-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 112 2/3 innings. He struck out 72, walked 12 and limited teams to a .216 batting average.

RP David Berg, UCLA

-- Also an outstanding walk-on, Berg made an amazing 50 appearances for the Bruins, going 5-3 with a 1.46 ERA in 74 innings of work. He also struck out 63, walked 17 and limited teams to a .165 average.

RP Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State

-- Holder was a dominant arm for the Bulldogs this season, recording nine saves in 24 appearances and tallying an outstanding 0.32 ERA in 28 1/3 innings. Had a fastball that topped out at 91-92.