CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois baseball team was picked to finish sixth in the Big Ten Conference, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Illinois opens its 141st season of baseball Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Illini are scheduled to play Friday-Sunday against Milwaukee, Seton Hall, and No. 18 Wake Forest in the first weekend of college baseball.
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Michigan
2. Ohio State
3. Minnesota
4. Nebraska
5. Indiana
6. Illinois
Big Ten Preseason Honors
Garrett Acton, RHP, Sr., Illinois
Branden Comia, SS, So., Illinois
Ty Weber, RHP, Sr., Illinois
Cole Barr, 3B, Jr., Indiana
Eli Dunham, OF, Jr, Indiana
Tommy Sommer, LHP, Jr., Indiana
Grant Judkins, RHP, Sr., Iowa
Grant Leonard, RHP, Sr., Iowa
Austin Martin, C, Sr., Iowa
Randy Bednar, OF, Jr., Maryland
Maxwell Costes, INF, So., Maryland
Sean Fisher, LHP, Jr., Maryland
Jeff Criswell, RHP, Jr., Michigan
Jesse Franklin, OF, Jr., Michigan
Jordan Nwogu, OF, Jr., Michigan
Mason Erla, RHP, Jr., Michigan State
Jarrett Olson, LHP, Sr., Michigan State
Zaid Walker, OF, So., Michigan State
Jordan Kozicky, IF, Sr., Minnesota
JP Massey, RHP, So., Minnesota
Max Meyer, RHP, Jr., Minnesota
Aaron Palensky, OF, Jr., Nebraska
Spencer Schwellenbach, IF, So., Nebraska
Gareth Stroh, LHP, Sr., Nebraska
Mike Doherty, RHP, So., Northwestern
Shawn Goosenberg, SS, So., Northwestern
Michael Trautwein, C, So., Northwestern
Garrett Burhenn, RHP, So., Ohio State
Dillon Dingler, C, Jr., Ohio State
Seth Lonsway, LHP, So., Ohio State
Bailey Dees, SP, Jr., Penn State
Conor Larkin, SP, Jr., Penn State
Justin Williams, 3B, So., Penn State
Zac Fascia, C, Sr., Purdue
Bo Hofstra, RHP, Jr., Purdue
Skyler Hunter, OF, Sr., Purdue
Danny DiGeorgio, SS, Jr., Rutgers
Tevin Murray, SP, Sr., Rutgers
Harry Rutkowski, SP, Jr., Rutgers
