Baseball

Dec. 17, 1997

Third baseman Andrew Beinbrink named preseason second-team All-American. (File Photo)

Sun Devil Baseball Ranked 5th

Mills and Beinbrink Preseason All-Americans

TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State is ranked fifth in Collegiate Baseball's Preseason Baseball poll, the first prognostication of the season. The Sun Devils are one of three Six-Pac schools ranked among the nation's top 10. Additionally, Collegiate Baseball named Sun Devil pitcher Ryan Mills and third baseman Andrew Beinbrink second-team All-Americans.

Stanford enters the season as Collegiate Baseball's top-ranked squad with Louisiana State, Florida, Miami and ASU rounding out the top five.The Sun Devils came within two outs of a College World Series appearance in 1997, falling to Miami in the Hurricanes home park in the regional finals.

Mills, a left-handed junior, was 5-3 with a 2.88 ERA while striking out 103 in 97.0 innings in 1997. Beinbrink, also a junior, hit .380 with 72 RBI last season.

Collegiate Baseball  Preseason Top 40
1.  Stanford
2.  LSU
3.  Florida
4.  Miami, Fla.
5.  Arizona State
6.  Southern California
7.  Oklahoma State
8.  Alabama
9.  Rice
10. Cal State Fullerton
11. Mississippi State
12. Oklahoma
13. Tennessee
14. Fresno State
15. Wichita State
16. Clemson
17. Texas Tech
18. South Alabama
19. Georgia Tech
20. Washington
21. UCLA
22. Auburn
23. Florida State
24. Texas A&M
25. Baylor
26. Long Beach State
27. Pepperdine
28. North Carolina Greensboro
29. Ohio State
30. Michigan
31. Texas
32. N.C. State
33. Florida International
34. Arizona
35. Tulane
36. San Diego State
37. Houston
38. Arkansas
39. NE Louisiana
40. Old Dominion