Butler standout Jack Moroknek was named to the 2025 Preseason Baseball All-BIG EAST Team on Wednesday morning. Moroknek was one of six outfielders to earn the honor. Major awards went to Maddix Dalena and Ian Cooke of UConn. The Huskies were also picked as preseason favorites to win the league.
 
Moroknek held a .327 batting average in 2024, collecting 69 hits in 54 starts. He ended the year with 14 doubles, one triple and a team-high 13 home runs. His 13 homers ranked fourth in the BIG EAST and helped him reach 124 total bases and 44 RBIs.
 
Moroknek tied Butler's single-game home run record on April 16. He hit three homers at Eastern Michigan, ending the game 4-for-6 from the plate with five RBIs.
 
Moroknek had 23 multi-hit games for BU and put together a 10-game hitting streak in 2024. He hit a home run in three-straight games at Morehead State to open up the month of March. Moroknek ended that three-game series with eight RBIs.
 
Moroknek is the top returner on a Bulldog team that was picked eighth in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll. UConn received seven first-place votes to take the top spot while Xavier and St. John's rounded out the top three. The middle of the pack included Creighton at fourth, Georgetown at fifth and Seton Hall at sixth. Villanova edged BU for seventh.
 
2025 Preseason Baseball All-BIG EAST Team and Awards

Preseason Player of the Year
Maddix Dalena, 1B, Jr., UConn

Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Ian Cooke, RHP, Sr., UConn ^
 
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team*
C – Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown
1B – Maddix Dalena, UConn
2B – Kyle Hess, Creighton
3B – Tyler Minick, UConn
3B – Luke Hammond, Xavier
SS – Bryan Padilla, UConn
SS – Luke Orbon, St. John's
DH – Connor Misch, Xavier
OF – Jack Moroknek, Butler
OF – Caleb Shpur, UConn
OF – Nolan Sailors, Creighton ^
OF – Kavi Caster, Georgetown
OF – Jackson Tucker, St. John's
OF – Aedan Anderson, Xavier
SP – Ian Cooke, UConn ^
SP – Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton
SP – Andrew Williams, Georgetown
SP – Evan Chaffee, St. John's
SP – Ryan Reich, Seton Hall ^
RP – Brady Afthim, UConn
RP – Louis Marinaro, St. John's

^ - denotes unanimous selection
* due to a tie in voting, there are extra members on the preseason all-conference team
 
BIG EAST Baseball Preseason Poll
First place votes in ( )
1.  UConn (7) – 49
2.  Xavier – 38
3.  St. John's (1) – 37
4.  Creighton – 30
5.  Georgetown – 25
6.  Seton Hall – 24
7.  Villanova – 12
8.  Butler – 9