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No. 14 West Virginia Baseball Picked to Finish Sixth in Big 12 Preseason Poll

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3 years ago

January 28, 2021

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Despite receiving its highest preseason ranking in program history, the No. 14 West Virginia University baseball team was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, the conference announced Thursday.

The Mountaineers have been voted to finish sixth in the @Big12Conference Preseason Poll, the league announced today.
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— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) January 28, 2021

WVU received 29 points in the poll, voted on by the Big 12’s head coached. Texas Tech was picked to finish first with seven first-place votes while TCU and Texas were picked second and third, respectively, with one first-place vote each.

The Mountaineers went 11-5 in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Three returners were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team Wednesday, second baseman Tyler Doanes, catcher Paul McIntosh and starting pitcher Jackson Wolf.

A full 2021 schedule has not yet been released, but the Mountaineers will open conference play with a three-game home series against Kansas on March 26-28.

2021 Big 12 Preseason Poll