Conference USA Baseball Preview-Perfect Game

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2025 Records


Teams are listed in alphabetical order*

Team W L W L
DBU 41 18 21 6
Delaware 28 25 12 15
FIU 31 27 13 13
Jax State 37 25 15 12
Kennesaw State 31 27 17 9
LA Tech 32 25 14 12
Liberty 30 27 10 17
Missouri State 30 25 17 8
MTSU 23 32 8 19
NM State 23 33 11 15
Sam Houston 12 43 6 21
WKU 46 14 18 9

Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos. Name School Stats/Notes
C Grayson Ashe Jax State .318/.435/.574; CUSA All-Conference Second Team honors last year. Highly productive offensive catcher who led team in average and home runs last season.
INF Kyle Hayes WKU .363/.472/.673; Strong ability to impact the baseball with absolute authority. Blend of power and bat to ball. Really good hitter.
INF Keaton Grady DBU .366/.449/.531; best athlete on the field. Sure-handed glove. CUSA conference hitter of the year last year. True speed with good bat to ball skills.
INF Wesley Alig Kennesaw State .312/.401/.457; All-Freshman Conference Team and slated for a big year.
INF Chayton Krauss DBU .332/.399/.615; Strong defender who can play all over the infield. Power at the plate with proven track record.
OF Caden Bogenpohl Missouri State .296/.446/.639; high end athlete and is one of the top draft prospects in conference. Real power mixed in with elite plate discipline and bat to ball ability. Covers ground out in centerfield.
OF Nick Barone Liberty .282/.356/.512; Led team in RBIs and Runs scored last season. Also slugged 10 home runs.
OF Sebastian Mexico LA Tech .315/.395/.602; Strong hitter, good power.
UTL Brett Vondohlen MTSU .313/.358/.606; Slugged 16 homers last year and was named to the Second TeamAll Conference.
DH Jake Bennett DBU .276/.423/.724;Big time right-handed power bat who can really hit and controls the zone well. Serious threat in the box.
TWP Steve Solorzano NM State .335/.470/.551;First Team All-CUSA last season. Has hit 300+ 2 straight seasons. Controls the strike zone extremely well. Made a few appearances out of the ‘pen last year as well throwing 5 innings while giving up zero runs.
SP Ryan Borberg DBU 3.38 ERA. 79 Strikeouts across 80 IP. Returning presence in rotation. Plus command with all pitches. Sits 90-93.WasFirstTeam All-Conference USA last year.
SP Russ Smith DBU 3.60 ERA. 71 Strikeouts across 55 IP. Big time Juco transfer expected to be the number 1 starter. Velo and stuff has ticked up. Now 92-95 T96.
SP Benjamin Blair Liberty 3.67 ERA. 94 Strikeouts across 83.1 IP. CUSA All-Conference First Team last year.
SP Brooks Roberson LA Tech 4.90 ERA. 64 Strikeouts across 71.2 IP. CUSA Freshman of the Year.
SP Drew Horn MTSU 1.37 ERA. 53 Strikeouts across 39.1 IP. CUSA Second Team All-Conference last year.

Player of the Year: Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State
Pitcher of the Year: Drew Horn, RHP, MTSU
Freshman of the Year: Josh Gibbs, INF, Kennesaw State