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
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- Eastern Division
1. Vanderbilt (9)
2. Florida (3)
3. Georgia (2)
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6. Missouri
7. Kentucky
- Eastern Division
- 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
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- 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
- First Team
- 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
Mississippi State opens its season at home with a 3-game series against Wright State on the 14th. Ole Miss welcomes #1 Louisville to Oxford.
