MaxPreps 2015 Delaware preseason baseball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

1. Caravel (Bear)
2014 finish: 18-2
Head coach: Paul Niggebrugge

The Buccaneers captured the state championship last year and appear primed to do it again. Caravel has the state's top player in Jason Bilous, a 6-foot-2, right-handed pitcher who is headed to Coastal Carolina. He posted an 11-1 record last year with 84 strikeouts. Caravel also returns the No. 5 prospect in the state, according to Perfect Game, in outfielder Darnell Savage. The Buccaneers also have one of the state's top juniors in outfielder Brandon Fraley.

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2. St. Mark's (Wilmington)
2014 finish: 19-3
Head coach: Matt Smith



St. Mark's will miss state MVP Dominic Disabatino, who graduated. However, all-state selections William Phillips and Jude Spagnolo return. Phillips was a first-team pitcher while Spagnolo was an honorable mention outfielder. St. Mark's has won 12 state championships, with the last coming in 2013.

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3. Dover
2014 finish: 18-5
Head coach: David Gordon

The Senators reached the state semifinals before losing to eventual champion Caravel. Dover had just four seniors on last year's team, but will be led by a pair of juniors this year in Jordan Hutchins and Tevin Thomas. Hutchins made the second team as a shortstop while Thomas was an honorable mention infielder. Dakota Graham, an outfielder, is ranked the No. 5 player in the state by Perfect Game.

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4. DuPont (Wilmington)
2014 finish: 15-6
Head coach: Darren Brodie



DuPont advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament and fell to St. Mark's. The Tigers have averaged 16 wins a season over the past seven years, including a 20-win season in 2012. DuPont returns honorable mention all-state catcher Regan Hidalgo.

5. Conrad Science (Wilmington)
2014 finish: 12-7
Head coach: Kelley Wilson

Conrad Science exited the state playoffs in the first round, but coach Kelley Wilson fielded a young and talented team last year. Brock Nowell, a sophomore catcher, and Brett Nowell, a junior third baseman, both earned second-team all-state honors last year.