Posted: Jan 25, 2018
Official NCBWA Preseason All-Region Release
NCBWA -- Nine Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) baseball standouts have been selected to the 2018 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Midwest Region teams.
In preseason balloting, Northwood was ranked No. 2 in the region behind Quincy in the top position. Grand Valley State sits No. 4 in the preseason region rankings, while Wayne State resides No. 6 with Tiffin rounding out the Top 10 in tenth.
| 2018 NCBWA Preseason Midwest Region Rankings | |||
| # | Team | 2017 Record | Votes |
| 1 | Quincy | 37-23 | 85 (5) |
| 2 | Northwood | 46-13 | 81 (3) |
| 3 | Southern Indiana | 32-21 | 71 (1) |
| 4 | Grand Valley State | 31-23 | 69 |
| 5 | Bellarmine | 34-21 | 52 |
| 6 | Wayne State | 34-21 | 47 |
| 7 | Malone | 35-18 | 34 |
| 8 | Drury | 31-20 | 29 |
| 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 29-24 | 11 |
| 10 | Tiffin | 32-22 | 8 |
Receiving Votes: Illinois-Springfield 3, Ohio Dominican 2, Ashland 2, Hillsdale 1
| 2018 NCBWA Preseason All-Midwest Region Teams | |||
| First Team | |||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School |
| 2B | Brad Baldwin | Sr. | Wayne State |
| UTIL | Austin LaDoux | Sr. | Grand Valley State |
| OF | David Vinsky | So. | Northwood |
| SP | Tyler Jandron | Sr. | Northwood |
| Second Team | |||
| 1B | Ryan McClelland | Sr. | Northwood |
| DH | Cole Brooks | So. | Saginaw Valley |
| OF | Adam Fitzgibbon | Jr. | Saginaw Valley |
| SP | Ryan Arnold | Sr. | Grand Valley State |
| SP | Ian Dimitrie | Sr. | Northwood |