Andrew Fregia is ready for another strong season. (SHSU photo)
2018 Conference Previews: Southland
Season Preview
Projected Standings
Bold indicates 2017 regional team, and records are from 2017. Teams are listed in order of projected 2018 finish.
| CONFERENCE | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State | 19-11 | 44-23 |
| Southeastern La. | 20-10 | 37-22 |
| McNeese State | 22-8 | 37-20 |
| Lamar | 16-14 | 33-25 |
| Central Arkansas | 17-13 | 34-26 |
| Houston Baptist | 18-12 | 29-25 |
| New Orleans | 16-14 | 30-28 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 17-13 | 29-28 |
| Nicholls | 15-15 | 29-27 |
| Northwestern State | 10-20 | 20-34 |
| Incarnate Word | 8-22 | 20-36 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-16 | 22-32 |
| Abilene Christian | 3-27 | 13-43 |
Top Prospects/Freshmen
| TOP PROSPECTS, 2018 DRAFT | |||
| 1 | Andrew Fregia | 3B/OF | Sam Houston State |
| 2 | Aaron Hernandez | RHP | Texas A&M CC |
| 3 | Josh Green | RHP | SE Louisiana |
| 4 | Taylor Schwaner | 3B | SE Louisiana |
| 5 | Cayne Ueckert | RHP | McNeese |
| 6 | Cayden Hatcher | RHP | Nicholls |
| 7 | Tyler Gray | RHP | Central Arkansas |
| 8 | Shane Selman | OF | McNeese |
| 9 | Riley Gossett | RHP | Sam Houston State |
| 10 | Carlisle Koestler | RHP | SE Louisiana |
| 11 | Clayton Harp | OF | Sam Houston State |
| 12 | Hunter Hearn | 1B/OF | Sam Houston State |
| 13 | Chase Beal | RHP | UL Monroe |
| 14 | Nathan Jones | RHP | Northwestern State |
| 15 | Joe Provenzano | 2B | McNeese |
| 16 | Kristjan Storrie | RHP | Lamar |
| 17 | David Fry | 1B | Northwestern State |
| 18 | William Hancock | C | Central Arkansas |
| 19 | Hunter Strong | 1B | Central Arkansas |
| 20 | Tanner Driskill | RHP | Lamar |
| TOP PROSPECTS, 2019 DRAFT | |||
| 1 | Kyle Backhus | LHP | Sam Houston State |
| 2 | Hayden Wesnesky | RHP | Sam Houston State |
| 3 | Cole Coker | OF | Lamar |
| 4 | Trey Shaffer | LHP/OF | SE Louisiana |
| 5 | Brennan Breaud | OF | SE Louisiana |
| 6 | Nick Mikolajchak | RHP | Sam Houston State |
| 7 | Cody Grosse | 2B | SE Louisiana |
| 8 | Bryce Tassin | RHP | SE Louisiana |
| 9 | Cody Davenport | RHP | Central Arkansas |
| 10 | Kyle Bergeron | C | Incarnate Word |
| IMPACT FRESHMEN | |||
| 1 | Landon Ausley | RHP | Sam Houston State |
| 2 | Trey Shaffer | LHP/OF | SE Louisiana |
| 3 | Will Warren | RHP | SE Louisiana |
| 4 | Eric Bohnert | OF | Sam Houston State |
| 5 | Jack Rogers | UT | Sam Houston State |
| 6 | Robert Burke | RHP | Northwestern State |
| 7 | Preston Faulkner | 3B | SE Louisiana |
| 8 | Reid Bourque | SS | McNeese |
| 9 | Chase Kemp | DH | Lamar |
| 10 | Xane Washington | OF | Nicholls |