Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Ping Pre-Season D-II Poll

4 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS MULERIDERS
(52-11, Final 2009 Ranking: 9)
The Muleriders paced the rankings for much of 2009, only to be thwarted in the hopes of reaching the CWS in the South Region. Last season the SAU offense hit .331 as a team and left opposition with a lofty 9.06 ERA - this year shouldn’t be much different. Cannon Lester (.393, 19, 72) and Andrew Whittington (.372, 7, 76, 22 SB) give the ‘Riders one of the best left sides of the infield in the nation and SAU also returns its entire outfield, each of whom batted over .320. Hayden Simpson (2.32, 12-1, 6 CG, 132 K in 108.2 IP) leads a refurbished pitching staff which could use a little bit more experience, but Matt Speake (4.23, 9-0) and the rest of the SAU arms won’t need to contribute much if the offense is clicking.

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