Leise Named Preseason All-American

Nebraska senior Jeff Leise was selected as a second-team All-American, as Collegiate Baseall released its preseason All-America team and its preseason Top 40 on Dec. 23. The senior from Omaha, Neb., batted .371 with 12 homers and 51 RBIs, while also ranking among the Big 12 leaders wih 25 stolen bases. The Huskers, coming off a 47-21 season and the school's second straight CWS appearance, was selected 22nd in the preseason poll. The Huskers open the 2003 season on Feb. 14, when they travel to Round Rock, Texas, for the Express College Classic.

Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll

No.	School ('02 Final Record)	Points	'02 Rank
1.	Texas (57-15)	496	1
2.	Florida St. (60-14)	493	9
3.	Southern California (37-24)	490	12
4.	Rice (52-14)	489	7
5.	Georgia Tech. (52-16)	485	5
6.	Louisiana St. (44-22)	484	11
7.	Cal. St. Fullerton (37-22)	479	28
8.	South Carolina (57-18)	477	2
9.	Stanford (47-18)	475	4
10.	Houston (48-17)	470	10
11.	Mississippi St. (34-24-1)	468	NR
12.	Arizona St. (37-21)	464	26
13.	Long Beach St. (39-21)	462	27
14.	Miami, Fla. (34-29)	458	17
15.	Wake Forest (47-13-1)	457	14
16.	Richmond (53-13)	456	13
17.	Baylor (36-26)	450	NR
18.	Clemson (54-18)	449	3
19.	Notre Dame (50-18)	447	6
20.	South Alabama (42-19)	445	25
21.	Florida Atlantic (46-21)	440	15
22.	Nebraska (47-21)	438	8
23.	Tulane (36-27)	437	NR
24.	S.W. Missouri St. (43-21)	432	NR
25.	California (29-27)	430	NR
26.	Central Florida (41-22)	424	NR
27.	Oklahoma (35-27)	423	NR
28.	James Madison (44-16)	419	NR
29.	Ohio St. (38-20-1)	416	NR
30.	Wichita St. (47-17)	411	22
31.	Kent St. (37-22)	408	NR
32.	Stetson (42-19)	405	NR
33.	Georgia (32-29)	403	NR
34.	North Carolina (43-21)	398	19
35.	Texas Tech. (42-20)	395	24
36.	East Carolina (43-20-1)	392	NR
37.	Southern (45-10)	390	NR
38.	Florida International (41-20)	386	NR
39.	Oklahoma St. (37-21)	380	NR
40.	Auburn (34-26)	379	NR

 

 

 

FIRST TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
LHP Justin Simmons, Texas (16-1, 2.52 ERA, 4 CG)
RHP Brad Sullivan, Houston (13-1, 1.82 ERA, 157 K, 49 BB)
RHP Tim Stauffer, Richmond (15-3, 1.54 ERA, 13 CG, 140 K, 34 BB)
RHP Kyle Sleeth, Wake Forest (14-0, 2.97 ERA, 113 K, 41 BB)
LHP Kyle Bakker, Georgia Tech. (13-2, 3.14 ERA, 115 K, 24BB)
RHP Steven Herce, Rice (13-3, 2.79 ERA, 5 CG, 104 K, 23 BB)
Relief Huston Street, Texas (14 SV, 0.96 ERA, 49 K, 9 BB)
C Landon Powell, South Carolina (Great defense, .292, 17 2B, 12 HR, 53 RBI)
C Tony Richie, Florida St. (Superb defense, .353, 17 2B, 13 HR, 75 RBI)
1B Vincent Sinisi, Rice (.428, 22 2B, 11 HR, 80 RBI)
2B Rickie Weeks, Southern (.495, 15 2B, 20 HR, 12 3B, 96 RBI, 10 SB)
3B Antoin Gray, Southern (.449, 18 2B, 19 HR, 77 RBI)
SS Stephen Drew, Florida St. (.402, 15 2B, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 13 SB)
OF Ryan Goleski, Eastern Michigan (.381, 17 2B, 22 HR, 70 RBI)
OF Vito Chiaravalloti, Richmond (.357, 17 2B, 23 HR, 86 RBI)
OF Ryan McGraw, Coastal Carolina (.382, 10 2B, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 63 SB)
UT Michael Aubrey, Tulane (.316, 15 2B, 8-1, 4.45 ERA, 36 K, 18 BB)

SECOND TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
RHP Derek DeCarlo, Florida International
LHP Abe Alvarez, Long Beach St.
RHP Bobby Sawicki, S.W. Texas St.
LHP Matt Lynch, Florida St.
RHP Philip Humber, Rice
RHP Justin Verlander, Old Dominion
Relief Chad Cordero, Cal. St. Fullerton
C Chris Westervelt, Stetson
C Ryan Garko, Stanford
1B Michael Johnson, Clemson
2B Tim Moss, Texas
2B Eric Patterson, Georgia Tech.
3B Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest
SS David Reaver, Richmond
OF Dustin Majewski, Texas
OF Matt Murton, Georgia Tech.
OF Jeff Leise, Nebraska
UT Wes Whisler, UCLA

THIRD TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
LHP Jeremy Sowers, Vanderbilt
RHP Ryan Schroyer, Arizona St.
RHP Jake Tompkins, Louisiana St.
RHP Grant Johnson, Notre Dame
RHP Jeff Watchko, Georgia Tech.
RHP Wes Littleton, Cal. St. Fullerton
LHP Paul Maholm, Mississippi St.
RHP Matt Durkin, San Jose St.
RHP Scooter Michael, N.C. Greensboro
RHP Jered Weaver, Long Beach St.
LHP Scott Lewis, Ohio St.
Relief Daniel Hodges, Florida St.
Relief James Russell, Villanova
Relief David Aardsma, Rice
Relief George Huguet, Miami (Fla.)
C Jeremy West, Arizona St.
C David Castillo, Oral Roberts
C Brady Burrill, Michigan St.
1B Kelly Hunt, Bowling Green St.
1B Bryan Zenchyk, Stetson
1B Eddie Kim, James Madison
1B Joey Metropoulos, Southern California
2B Eric Patterson, Georgia Tech.
3B Darryl Lawhorn, East Carolina
3B Conor Jackson, California
3B Aaron Hill, Louisiana St.
3B Brian Snyder, Stetson
3B Kevin Matuszek, Morehead St.
SS Brian Bixler, Eastern Michigan
SS Anthony Lunetta, Southern California
OF Shane Costa, Cal. St. Fullerton
OF Jeff Barry, Vermont
OF Sam Fuld, Stanford
OF Terry Trofholz, Texas Christian
OF Cary Page, Morehead St.