Roberson: No. 8 in 2014 Xcellent 25 Preseason National Baseball Rankings

No. of starters returning: 5

Top losses:

Nathan Blaylock, IF

Tanner Bush, CF

JD Cook, LHP

Parker Johnson, RHP-C

Katon Harwood, P (Early graduate)

Key returners:

Braxton Davidson, Senior, LHP-1B-OF, .403 average, 8 home runs, 30 RBIs, 36 runs, 4-2 record, 2.79 ERA, 52 K, 19 BB, signed with North Carolina

Dominick Cammarata, Senior, C-RHP, .371 average, 2 home runs, 23 RBIs, 29 runs, signed with Tennessee

Connor Lind, Senior, 3B, .341 average, 20 RBIs, 23 runs, signed with Northwestern

Josh McNair, Junior, 2B-OF, .259 average, 8 RBIs, 16 runs, 5 doubles

Grant Hiriak, Senior, SS, .278 average, 11 RBIs, 21 runs, 4 doubles

Alex Talley, OF, .182 average, 4 RBIs, 7 runs


Key newcomers:

Ryan Goode, Sr, RHP-DH

Adam Earley, Jr, IF

Marshall Beachboard, Sr, LHP

Garrett Blaylock, Fr, RHP-OF-IF