Senior third baseman Derek Umphres is the lone Aggie to be selected to the preseason All-WAC team. Umphres had a productive sophomore season as an infielder for the Aggies. He led the team with a .328 batting average and appeared in 54 games with 52 starts. Umphres also finished second on the team with 40 RBI and a .453 slugging percentage while also leading the team with 66 hits.
Sacramento State’s pitcher Brennan Leitao and Grand Canyon infielder Chad De La Guerra were selected as WAC Preseason Pitcher and Player of the Year respectively in the vote of the league’s 10 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
2015 Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll
Rank – Team – Points
1 – Sacramento State – 80
2 – Grand Canyon – 71
3 – Bakersfield – 60
4 – Seattle U – 49
5 – Utah Valley – 48
T6 – New Mexico State – 45
T6 – Texas-Pan American – 45
8 – Chicago State – 19
9 – North Dakota – 17
10 – Northern Colorado – 16
2015 Preseason All-WAC Team
Catcher: Brian Olson, Sr. Seattle U
First Base: Soloman Williams, Sr., Bakersfield
Second Base: Chad De La Guerra, Sr., Grand Canyon
Third Base: Derek Umphres, Jr., Bakersfield
Shortstop: Mylz Jones, Jr., Bakersfield
Outfield: Nathan Lukes, Jr., Sacramento State
Outfield: Landon Cray, Jr., Seattle U
Outfield: David Walker, Sr., Grand Canyon
Starting Pitcher: Brennan Leitao, Sr., Sacramento State
Starting Pitcher: Sam Long, So., Sacramento State
Starting Pitcher: Andrew Naderer, Jr., Grand Canyon
Relief Pitcher: Sutter McLoughlin, Jr., Sacramento State
At-Large: Scott Burcham, Sr., SS, Sacramento State
At-Large: Mark Krueger, Jr., 1B, Utah Valley