2010 Pre-Season NAIA Baseball Conference Rankings

The 2010 Pre-Season conference favorites McKendree University in Lebanon Illinois along with Saint Xavier University in Chicago Illinois have been picked to win their respective conferences according to the NAIA pre-season baseball poll. 

Predicted finish for each conference is listed below:

American Midwest Conference

1. McKendree University (Ill.) (15-4-1 / 37-21-2)
2. Park University (Mo.) (15-5 / 34-12)
3. William Woods University (Mo.) (13-7 / 34-15)
4. Missouri Baptist University (10-7-1 / 24-20-1)
5. Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.) (9-9 / 21-27)
6. Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) (6-12 / 22-22)
7. Williams Baptist College (Ark.) (2-16 / 10-37)


Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (25-5 / 41-15)
2. University of St. Francis (Ill.) (19-11 / 33-18)
3. Judson University (Ill.) (20-10 / 30-22)
4. Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) (21-9 / 31-24)
5. Robert Morris University (Ill.) (14-16 / 34-19)
6. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (17-13 / 29-20)
7. Illinois Institute of Technology (18-12 / 24-23)
8. Trinity International University (Ill.) (10-20 / 18-28)
9. Trinity Christian College (Ill.) (7-23 / 12-30)
10. Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) (9-21 / 10-37)
11. Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) (5-25 / 9-46)

Baseball Adds Eight for 2011 Season - SAINT LOUIS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Baseball Adds Eight for 2011 Season - SAINT LOUIS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE: "Baseball Adds Eight for 2011 Season"

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Nov. 23, 2009

ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis head baseball coach Darin Hendrickson today announced the addition of eight players who will begin their eligibility in the 2010-11 academic year. They will first suit up for the Billikens during the 2011 season.

Included in the class are four current high school seniors in Missouri: Danny Brennan (St. Louis, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South), Derek Mazzio (St. Louis, Mo./CBC), Devin O'Rourke (Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst) and Brett Vanover (Eureka, Mo./Eureka). In addition, four college transfers will join the team next season. They are Trey Burris (Troy, Ill./SWIC), Steve Jensen (Omaha, Neb./Butler CC), C.J. Rose (St. Louis, Mo./Jefferson College) and Zack Smith (St. Louis, Mo./Johnson County CC).

Trey Burris/Troy, Ill./Triad HS/Southwestern Illinois College/RHP

Burris will play his second season at Southwestern Illinois College in the spring and will have two years of eligibility beginning with the 2011 season. Last year at SWIC, Burris helped the Blue Storm to a 43-18 record. He posted a 5-4 record on the mound and struck out 47 batters in 69 innings. During his senior year at Triad High School, Burris went 3-1 with an average of 6.4 strikeouts per seven innings. The Knights posted a 21-14 record that season, including a 7-3 league mark.

"Trey is a big, physical pitcher who comes from a great program at SWIC," Hendrickson said. "He throws hard, has command of three pitches and knows how to win. I expect him to compete for a starting job, and he will undoubtedly be prepared when he arrives on campus after playing in a great junior college program and facing stiff competition."