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Jan. 27, 2010 Contact B-CU SID Mark Johnson (386) 481-2206 - Virginia Beach, Virginia - B-CU team, Ali Simpson and C. J. Lauriello Earn Top Pre-Season Honors - Pre-Season Practices Open This Week For Opener February 19 In California At MLB Classic Wildcat sophomore LHP Ali Simpson was named the pre-season pitcher of the year and senior C. J. Lauriello was named the co-player of the year in the voting by conference head baseball coaches and sports information directors. Three other B-CU players earned first-team pre-season honors: Sophomore catcher Peter O'Brien, sophomore shortstop Alejandro Sanchez, and DH Ryan Durrence. Bethune-Cookman opens its 2010 season at Major League Baseball's Urban Classic Tournament in Compton, California with the Wildcats playing Cal St. Northridge, UCLA and Southern University in the 3-game event. B-CU plays Cal-Northridge, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. PST in the opener, followed by a 6 p.m. start vs. UCLA on February 20 and February 21, 2 p.m. vs. Southern University.
B-CU's trip out West includes a game at UC-Riverside February 22, 3 p.m. PST and then a trip to Lubbock, Texas for two games against the Red Raiders of the Big 12 and two games vs. the Pac 10's Washington State (in Lubbock). SEE THE COMPLETE B-CU BASEBALL SCHEDULE on www.b-cuathletics.com 2010 MEAC Preseason Baseball Predicted Order of Finish
As voted on by the conference’s Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors (First place votes in parenthesis)
Team................................................. Points 1. Bethune-Cookman (14)................. 196 3. North Carolina A&T....................... 110 T4. Delaware State............................ 100 T4. Florida A&M................................. 100 6. Maryland Eastern Shore................ 52
2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Preseason All-Conference Awards As voted on by the conference’s Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors Co-Players of the Year: Xavier Macklin, North Carolina A&T and C.J. Lauriello, Bethune-Cookman Pitcher of the Year: Ali Simpson, Bethune-Cookman
FIRST TEAM Pos Name School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown P Jason Barker Norfolk State Sr. 6-0 195 Chesapeake, Virginia RP Brandon Pennick Delaware State Sr. 5-11 200 Phoenix, Arizona C Peter O’Brien Bethune-Cookman So. 6-3 215 Miami Gardens, Florida 1B Abe Eubank Delaware State Sr. 6-3 215 Medford, Oregon 2B Jared Jeffries Florida A&M Sr. 5-9 165 Decatur, Georgia 3B Derrick Shaw Florida A&M So. 6-0 185 Orlando, Florida SS Alejandro Sanchez Bethune-Cookman So. 5-11 175 Pembroke Pines, Florida OF C.J. Lauriello Bethune-Cookman Sr. 5-9 180 Miami, Florida OF Darryl Evans Florida A&M Sr. 5-10 175 Merrillville, Indiana
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