Fayetteville, N.C. - The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2014 preseason coaches' poll for baseball, with North Carolina Wesleyan earning a second-place billing. The Battling Bishops, under the direction of veteran head coach Charlie Long, received two first-place votes and finished just four points behind preseason favorite Covenant College. The Scots received three first-place votes and 67 points overall.
NCWC is looking to build on a 2013 campaign that saw the Bishop post a 15-9 record in conference place and second-place regular season finish. Long returns 37 players from that squad, including eight position starters. Leading the way is sophomore Ciro Norzagaray, who earned First Team All-Conference honors last season.
Wesleyan's 2014 campaign gets underway on Saturday, February 8th when the Bishops host Eastern Mennonite University at 2:00pm.
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2014 USA South Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Covenant (3) |
67 |
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2. |
N.C. Wesleyan (2) |
63 |
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3. |
Methodist (1) |
60 |
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4. |
Piedmont |
58 |
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5. |
Huntingdon (3) |
51 |
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6. |
Averett |
49 |
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7. |
Maryville (1) |
46 |
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8. |
Ferrum |
23 |
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9. |
LaGrange |
20 |
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10. |
Greensboro |
13 |