DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - With the 2015 season coming up quickly, College Sports Madness has released its preseason Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) baseball picks for all-conference recognition, and several Wildcats made the cut for the media outlet.
Most notably of the preseason selections is Jason Beverlin as CSM's Preseason Coach of the Year. Entering his fourth year at the helm, Beverlin has accumulated 95 wins with the Wildcats and led his squad to the first NCAA post-season victory in 12 years, in addition to earning his second MEAC title as coach in the 2014 season.
Redshirt senior right-hander Keith Zuniga joins Beverlin in the media outlet's top honors, selected as CSM's Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Zuniga returns after being drafted in the 35th round of the MLB Draft by Miami, registering an 8-4 record and 2.70 ERA after pitching 100 innings with 57 strikeouts. Zuniga earned the identical honor in the official preseason MEAC honors as selected by the league's coaches and sports information directors.
Rounding out the biggest preseason titles, Mijon Cumming was chosen as Preseason Freshman of the Year. A 5-11, 190-pound infielder from Lutz, Florida, Cummings earned all-conference second team honors and led Steinbrenner High School to a district championship in his junior season, while hitting .397 with 12 extra base hits. He is the son of Midre Cummings, who played 11 seasons in the MLB as an outfielder and pinch hitter.
Zuniga is the only B-CU representative on the media outlet's preseason first team. However, incoming right-handed pitcher German Hernandez (6-3, 204, Jr. Cleburne, Texas), third baseman Jordan Robinson (6-2, 193, r-Sr., Fort Pierce, Fla.) and infielder/designated hitter Austin Garcia (6-0, 230, So., LaBelle, Fla.) were all chosen for preseason second team honors.
The Wildcats open the 2015 campaign on Friday (Feb. 13) at defending Southern Conference Champion Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia. Due to weather concerns, the teams are set for a 4 p.m. first pitch.
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