UNDATED (AP) – Six schools have won or shared a Big Ten baseball championship since 2009, and there will be a seventh if the coaches’ preseason poll turns out to be right. Michigan is the pick after it finished third in the regular season and swept through the conference tournament last year. The Wolverines enter their 150th season with five everyday players and three starting pitchers back from their 39-25 team. Carmen Benedetti is one of the country’s top two-way players. He led the Big Ten with 25 doubles and 71 RBIs last season and was second in the conference with a .352 batting average. He picked up three saves with a 1.84 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 14 2-3 innings. Outfielder Cody Bruder batted .308 with 43 RBIs, and shortstop Jake Bivens hit .319 while earning national honors as a freshman. Left-hander Brett Adcock led Michigan starters with 10 wins and a 3.10 ERA, and he struck out 95 in 90 innings.
