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Missouri Valley Conference releases preseason rankings and honors

Peoria, Ill. -- Connor O'Brien has been named to the Preseason All-Conference team as the Missouri Valley Conference has rolled out its preseason rankings and honors.

This is the second-straight year that O'Brien has been named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. O'Brien is coming off a great 2022 campaign where he hit .392 on the season with 10 home runs and 44 runs batted in (RBIs) to lead the Braves.

The senior was also recently highlighted as the 37th-best first basemen in the country, according to D1Baseball.

This is the fourth-straight season that the Bradley Braves have landed at #5 in the rankings.