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Week 5 Power Rankings: 2B
D1 Baseball Staff, March 23, 2017
With five weeks in the books, were about a third of the way through the 2017 college baseball season, so its time to update our preseason Position Power Rankings. For this exercise, we are using the same guiding principle we followed when assembling our preseason All-America teams: If we were building a team to win the 2017 national title, which players would we choose?
Now we have more than a month of performance to draw upon, and we took early-season statistics into consideration, but we also tried to keep the numbers in context, because some leagues or ballparks are more offensive than others, and the quality of nonconference competition varies widely so all stat lines are not created equal. In addition to the 2017 numbers, we also considered raw talent, long-term track record from previous seasons and makeup.
Well revisit the Position Power Rankings over the course of the season. Heres our look at the top second basemen in college baseball after five weeks.
Top 25 Second Basemen: March 23
1 Jeff Moberg Tennessee .417/.488/.708, 5 HR, 15 RBI 24
2 Cole Freeman LSU .400/.511/.480, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 6 SB 4
3 Braden Shewmake Texas A&M .406/.438/.646, 3 HR, 28 RBI 26
4 Carson Shaddy Arkansas .350/.497/.667, 5 HR, 20 RBI 13
5 Jordan Washam Louisiana Tech .414/.514/.667, 3 HR, 20 RBI NR
6 Cullen Large William & Mary .400/.446/.653, 2 HR, 21 RBI 21
7 Brett Netzer Charlotte .384/.465/.555, 2 HR, 16 RBI 7
8 Wade Bailey Georgia Tech .369/.432/.536, 1 HR, 15 RBI 38
9 Brian Mims UNC Wilmington .338/.427/.451, 1 HR, 9 RBI 2
10 Cadyn Grenier Oregon State .293/.397/.500, 1 HR, 12 RBI 22
11 Ernie Clement Virginia .333/.340/.376, 1 HR, 16 RBI 1
12 Kyle McPherson James Madison .382/.494/.574, 3 HR, 13 RBI 31
13 Cobie Vance Alabama .346/.382/.436, 0 HR, 17 RBI 35
14 Danny Edgeworth Mercer .413/.495/.641, 3 HR, 26 RBI NR
15 Stephen Kerr Florida Atlantic .302/.467/.558, 2 HR, 15 RBI 49
16 Brennon Anderson BYU .365/.424/.581, 2 HR, 15 RBI 28
17 Trey Hair Evansville .317/.404/.561, 3 HR, 15 RBI 10
18 Jonathan Ortega Texas State .366/.450/.516, 3 HR, 17 RBI NR
19 Connor Kopach Southern Illinois .303/.386/.562, 2 HR, 9 RBI 44
20 Zach Kirtley St. Marys .271/.416/.371, 0 HR, 13 RBI 3
21 Nick Dunn Maryland .293/.392/.378, 1 HR, 10 RBI 5
22 Zack Gahagan North Carolina .257/.384/.429, 3 HR, 15 RBI 8
23 Frankie Rios Southern California .328/.427/.508, 1 HR, 12 RBI 47
24 Charlie Yorgen East Carolina .337/.431/.453, 1 HR, 16 RBI NR
25 Ako Thomas Michigan .321/.454/.359, 0 HR, 11 RBI 46
Week 5 Power Rankings: 2B
D1 Baseball Staff, March 23, 2017
With five weeks in the books, were about a third of the way through the 2017 college baseball season, so its time to update our preseason Position Power Rankings. For this exercise, we are using the same guiding principle we followed when assembling our preseason All-America teams: If we were building a team to win the 2017 national title, which players would we choose?
Now we have more than a month of performance to draw upon, and we took early-season statistics into consideration, but we also tried to keep the numbers in context, because some leagues or ballparks are more offensive than others, and the quality of nonconference competition varies widely so all stat lines are not created equal. In addition to the 2017 numbers, we also considered raw talent, long-term track record from previous seasons and makeup.
Well revisit the Position Power Rankings over the course of the season. Heres our look at the top second basemen in college baseball after five weeks.
Top 25 Second Basemen: March 23
1 Jeff Moberg Tennessee .417/.488/.708, 5 HR, 15 RBI 24
2 Cole Freeman LSU .400/.511/.480, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 6 SB 4
3 Braden Shewmake Texas A&M .406/.438/.646, 3 HR, 28 RBI 26
4 Carson Shaddy Arkansas .350/.497/.667, 5 HR, 20 RBI 13
5 Jordan Washam Louisiana Tech .414/.514/.667, 3 HR, 20 RBI NR
6 Cullen Large William & Mary .400/.446/.653, 2 HR, 21 RBI 21
7 Brett Netzer Charlotte .384/.465/.555, 2 HR, 16 RBI 7
8 Wade Bailey Georgia Tech .369/.432/.536, 1 HR, 15 RBI 38
9 Brian Mims UNC Wilmington .338/.427/.451, 1 HR, 9 RBI 2
10 Cadyn Grenier Oregon State .293/.397/.500, 1 HR, 12 RBI 22
11 Ernie Clement Virginia .333/.340/.376, 1 HR, 16 RBI 1
12 Kyle McPherson James Madison .382/.494/.574, 3 HR, 13 RBI 31
13 Cobie Vance Alabama .346/.382/.436, 0 HR, 17 RBI 35
14 Danny Edgeworth Mercer .413/.495/.641, 3 HR, 26 RBI NR
15 Stephen Kerr Florida Atlantic .302/.467/.558, 2 HR, 15 RBI 49
16 Brennon Anderson BYU .365/.424/.581, 2 HR, 15 RBI 28
17 Trey Hair Evansville .317/.404/.561, 3 HR, 15 RBI 10
18 Jonathan Ortega Texas State .366/.450/.516, 3 HR, 17 RBI NR
19 Connor Kopach Southern Illinois .303/.386/.562, 2 HR, 9 RBI 44
20 Zach Kirtley St. Marys .271/.416/.371, 0 HR, 13 RBI 3
21 Nick Dunn Maryland .293/.392/.378, 1 HR, 10 RBI 5
22 Zack Gahagan North Carolina .257/.384/.429, 3 HR, 15 RBI 8
23 Frankie Rios Southern California .328/.427/.508, 1 HR, 12 RBI 47
24 Charlie Yorgen East Carolina .337/.431/.453, 1 HR, 16 RBI NR
25 Ako Thomas Michigan .321/.454/.359, 0 HR, 11 RBI 46
