By: Wichita State
WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita State baseball team is ranked 32nd
in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll released on Dec. 20.
The Shockers return six starters and eight pitchers from a
team that went 35-25 a year ago.
Senior first baseman Johnny Coy, who has been named a first
team preseason All-American by the NCBWA, hit .344 with 17 doubles, nine home
runs and 63 RBI last season. Coy also
earned first team all-Valley honors in 2012.
Junior pitcher Cale Elam also returns after being named
second team all-Valley last season. Elam
went 6-4 with a 2.25 ERA, nine saves and 43 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched in
2012. After serving as the closer the
last two seasons, Elam is expected to move into the starting rotation in 2013.
The Shockers open the season on Fri., Feb. 15, 2013 against
Pittsburgh at 3 p.m. at Eck Stadium.
Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
1.
Arkansas
2.
North Carolina
3.
Vanderbilt
4.
LSU
5.
UCLA
6.
Oregon
7.
South Carolina
8.
Kentucky
9.
Stanford
10. Oregon
State
11. NC
State
12. San
Diego
13. Mississippi
State
14. Oklahoma
15. TCU
16. Arizona
State
17. Georgia
Tech
18. Arizona
19. Florida
State
20. Rice
21. Texas
22. Louisville
23. Cal
State Fullerton
24. Florida
25. Mississippi
26. Texas
A&M
27. Clemson
28. Miami,
Fla.
29. Georgia
30. UC
Irvine
31. Missouri
State
32. Wichita
State
33. New
Mexico
34. Kent
State
35. Virginia
36. Southern
Mississippi
37. East
Carolina
38. Coastal
Carolina
39. Dallas
Baptist
40. Pepperdine
-Wichita State-
