With the 2017 season upon us, a variety of baseball publications will begin releasing their preseason baseball awards and polls. Collegiate Baseball kicked things off with the release of its 2017 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Teams and preseason ranking.
As honorees are announced through the preseason, the Big West Conference will continue to update the awards list showcased below.
Baseball Preseason All-America
First Team
Keston Hiura, OF, UC Irvine
Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America
Second Team
Darren McCaughan, RHP, Long Beach State
Colton Eastman, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
Keston Hiura, OF, UC Irvine
Third Team
Kyle Nelson, P, UC Santa Barbara
Clay Fisher, SS, UC Santa Barbara
DIBaseball Preseason All-America
First Team
Keston Hiura, OF, UC Irvine
Third Team
Colton Eastman, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
NCBWA Preseason All-America
First Team
Keston Hiura, OF, UC Irvine
Second Team
Colton Eastman, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
Third Team
Kyle Nelson, P, UC Santa Barbara
Perfect Game All-America
First Team
Keston Hiura, OF, UC Irvine
Second Team
Erich Uelmen, P, Cal Poly
Kyle Nelson, P, UC Santa Barbara
Third Team
Darren McCaughan, P, Long Beach State
NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Preseason Watch List
Samuel Myers, CSUN
Kyle Nelson, UC Santa Barbara
Connor O'Neil, CSUN
Chris Rivera, Long Beach State
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List
Colton Eastman, Cal State Fullerton
Keston Hiura, UC Irvine
Baseball America Preseason Poll
8. Cal State Fullerton
19. UC Santa Barbara
20. Long Beach State
Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
10. Cal State Fullerton
17. Long Beach State
18. UC Santa Barbara
DI Baseball l Preseason Poll
16. Cal State Fullerton
25. UC Santa Barbara
NCBWA Preseason Poll
14. Cal State Fullerton
21. UC Santa Barbara
Perfect Game Preseason Poll
15. Cal State Fullerton
22. Cal Poly
USA Today Top 25 Preseason Poll
11. Cal State Fullerton
23. UC Santa Barbara