Feb. 8, 2013

CollegeBaseballInsider.com surveyed college coaches around the country to preview the 2013 college baseball season by sharing their thoughts on the teams and players to watch in their conferences. CBI compiled their answers to provide insight on the upcoming season. click here for CBI Conference Previews

Today, we take a look at the Ivy League (five of eight coaches responded).

No change in membership from 2012

2012 division champions: Cornell, Dartmouth

2012 tournament champions: Cornell

The team to beat: Dartmouth

The top starting pitchers: Zak Hermans, Princeton (right); Mitch Horacek, Dartmouth; Adam Frank, Dartmouth

The top closer: *Kellen Urbon, Cornell

The pitcher you least want to face: Zak Hermans, Princeton; Kellen Urbon, Cornell

The most underrated pitcher: Connor Kaufmann, Cornell

The best defensive catcher: Austin Bossart, Penn; Mike Fischer, Columbia

The best catcher arm: Austin Bossart, Penn

The best defensive infielder: Cale Hanson, Yale

The best infield arm: no player received more than one vote

The best defensive outfielder: Chris Cruz, Cornell

The best outfield arm: Chris Cruz, Cornell

The best pure hitters: Jeff Keller, Dartmouth (right); Ryan Deitrich, Penn; Kevin Tatum, Cornell

The biggest power threats: Chris Cruz, Cornell; Dustin Selzer, Dartmouth; John Mishu, Princeton

The hitter you least want to face: no player received more than one vote

The toughest hitter to strike out: Brenton Peters, Cornell

The most underrated hitter: Nick Ferraresi, Columbia

The best baserunner: Nick Crucet, Columbia

The best game coach: Brett Boretti, Columbia

The assistant coach most ready for a head-coaching job: Scott Marsh, Cornell

*unanimous selection

(Hermans photo by Beverly Schaefer, Keller photo by Gil Talbot)