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Oregon Favored in Big Ten Baseball Preseason Poll
Conference announces Players to Watch List
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Oregon, coming off an appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals, has been tabbed the favorite to win the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Championship according to the Big Ten Preseason Poll released Wednesday. Balloting was conducted by the conference’s 17 head coaches.
Coaches also selected three student-athletes from their respective squads to comprise the 51-member Players to Watch List.
Oregon, Nebraska and Indiana occupy the top three spots in the poll, all three programs participated in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. UCLA, Michigan and USC round out the poll which projected the top six spots.
In preseason Top 20 polls, Oregon is ranked 12th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and D1Baseball, 14th by USA Today and Perfect Game, and 19th by Baseball America. Nebraska is rated 24th by the NCBWA and D1Baseball while Indiana is ranked 25th by Baseball America and the NCBWA.
The Big Ten Players to Watch List features 13 players who earned All-Big Ten honors last season, including four from the first team — Illinois’ Jacob Schroeder, Indiana’s Devin Taylor, Maryland’s Eddie Hacopian and Michigan’s Mitch Voit.
The Big Ten baseball season commences Friday with Big Ten games beginning March 7.
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. USC
| NAME | SCHOOL | YR | POS | HOMETOWN |
Ben Plumley | Illinois | Jr. | RHP | Chicago, Ill. |
Jacob Schroeder + | Illinois | Gr. | C | Chicago, Ill. |
Drake Westcott * | Illinois | Sr. | 1B | Edwardsville, Ill. |
Tyler Cerny * | Indiana | Jr. | SS | Greenwood, Ind. |
Ben Grable | Indiana | Gr. | RHP | Pasadena, Calif. |
Devin Taylor + | Indiana | Jr. | OF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gable Mitchell | Iowa | Jr. | INF | Iowa City, Iowa |
Andy Nelson * | Iowa | 5th | UTL | Winfield, Ill. |
Cade Obermueller | Iowa | Jr. | LHP | Iowa City, Iowa |
Chris Hacopian ^ | Maryland | So. | SS | Potomac, Md. |
Eddie Hacopian + | Maryland | Sr. | 3B | Potomac, Md. |
Kyle McCoy | Maryland | So. | LHP | Ringoes, N.J. |
Gavin DeVooght | Michigan | So. | RHP | Walled Lake, Mich. |
Dylan Vigue | Michigan | So. | RHP | Leominster, Mass. |
Mitch Voit + | Michigan | Jr. | 2B | Milwaukee, Wis. |
Joseph Dzierwa ^ | Michigan State | Jr. | LHP | Otsego, Mich. |
Ryan McKay | Michigan State | So. | 2B | Clarkston, Mich. |
Randy Seymour | Michigan State | Jr. | SS | Frankfort, Ill. |
Josh Fitzgerald ^ | Minnesota | Sr. | OF | Mason City, Iowa |
Weber Neels | Minnesota | Jr. | C | Cottage Grove, Minn. |
Kyle Remington | Minnesota | So. | RHP | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Dylan Carey | Nebraska | Jr. | SS | Castle Rock, Colo. |
Cael Frost | Nebraska | Sr. | OF | Gilbertville, Iowa |
Mason McConnaughey ^ | Nebraska | Jr. | RHP | Topeka, Kansas |
Jackson Freeman | Northwestern | So. | OF | Ladera Ranch, Calif. |
Owen McElfatrick | Northwestern | Jr. | INF | Tampa, Fla. |
Bennett Markinson | Northwestern | Sr. | C | Tarzana, Calif. |
Matthew Graveline | Ohio State | Jr. | C/OF | Centerville, Ohio |
Chase Herrell | Ohio State | So. | RHP | Milford, Ohio |
Blaine Wynk * | Ohio State | Jr. | RHP | Miamisburg, Ohio |
Grayson Grinsell | Oregon | Jr. | LHP | Reno, Nev. |
Maddox Molony | Oregon | So. | SS | Springfield, Ore. |
Mason Neville | Oregon | Jr. | OF | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Ryan DeSanto | Penn State | Jr. | LHP | Frederick, Md. |
Paxton Kling | Penn State | Jr. | OF | Roaring Spring, Pa. |
Bryce Molinaro * | Penn State | So. | 3B | Drums, Pa. |
Brandon Anderson | Purdue | Sr. | 3B | Richmond, Ky. |
CJ Richmond | Purdue | Sr. | 1B | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Keenan Spence | Purdue | Sr. | OF | Caroline Springs, Australia |
Trevor Cohen | Rutgers | Jr. | OF | Brigantine, N.J. |
Ty Doucette | Rutgers | So. | 1B | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Justin Shadek | Rutgers | Fr. | RHP | Kinnelon, N.J. |
Roch Cholowsky | UCLA | So. | SS | Chandler, Ariz. |
Cody Delvecchio | UCLA | Jr. | RHP | Mission Hills, Calif. |
Dean West | UCLA | So. | OF | Woodland Hills, Calif. |
Michael Ebner | USC | Jr. | RHP | Pasadena, Calif. |
Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek | USC | Jr. | INF | San Diego, Calif. |
Kevin Takeuchi | USC | So. | INF/OF | San Diego, Calif. |
Max Banks | Washington | Sr. | RHP | San Francisco, Calif. |
AJ Guerrero | Washington | Sr. | OF | Fife, Wash. |
Isaac Yeager | Washington | Jr. | RHP | Seattle, Wash. |
+ 2024 All-Big Ten First Team
^ 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
* 2024 All-Big Ten Third Team