MSU projected to finish 2nd in SEC West, Ole Miss 6th

College baseball season begins one week from today.

Ahead of the 2020 season, Vanderbilt has been projected to repeat as SEC champions following a vote by the conference’s coaches. The Commodores received 8 of the 14 votes. Mississippi State got one of the remaining votes with Arkansas, Auburn and Georgia also getting one and Florida receiving two votes.

* Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team

In the SEC West, the Bulldogs are projected to finish in 2nd – behind Arkansas. Ole Miss was picked to finish 6th in the West.

2020 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll

- Eastern Division
  1. Vanderbilt (9)
  2. Florida (3)
  3. Georgia (2)
  4. Tennessee
  5. South Carolina
  6. Missouri
  7. Kentucky

Western Division
1. Arkansas (5)
2. Mississippi State (4)
T3. Auburn (2)
T3. LSU (3)
5. Texas A&M
6. Ole Miss
7. Alabama

The coaches also selected All-SEC teams with Mississippi State and Vanderbilt leading the way with five selections.

2020 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team

- First Team
  C: Casey Opitz, Arkansas
  1B: Cade Beloso, LSU*
  1B: T.J. Collett, Kentucky*
  2B: Justin Foscue, Mississippi State
  3B: Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
  SS: Casey Martin, Arkansas
  OF: Daniel Cabrera, LSU
  OF: Alerick Soularie, Tennessee
  OF: Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
  DH/UTL: Matt Goodheart, Arkansas
  SP: Emerson Hancock, Georgia
  SP: Asa Lacy, Texas A&M
  RP: Tyler Brown, Vanderbilt

Second Team
C: Ty Duvall, Vanderbilt
1B: Josh Hatcher, Mississippi State*
1B: Rankin Woley, Auburn*
2B: Noah Campbell, South Carolina*
2B: Harrison Ray, Vanderbilt*
2B: Riley King, Georgia*
3B: Tyler Keenan, Ole Miss
SS: Jordan Westburg, Mississippi State
OF: Jud Fabian, Florida
OF: Tyler Gentry, Alabama
OF: Rowdey Jordan, Mississippi State*
OF: Zach DeLoach, Texas A&M*
DH/UTL: Tanner Allen, Mississippi State
SP: Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt
SP: Tanner Burns, Auburn
RP: Cody Greenhill, Auburn