Kats receive votes in preseason poll
1/27/2012 3:04:00 PM | Athletics
Baseball season is just around the corner and the Sam Houston State Bearkats, under first-year head coach David Peirce are getting a little preseason recognition.
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its preseason poll on Friday with the Bearkats in the “others receiving votes” section.
The Kats are one of two Southland Conference teams to get a mention in the poll with Texas State also receiving votes.
Four of the Kats' 2012 opponents are ranked in the NCBWA preseason poll, with a pair of top-10 teams, Texas A&M (No. 5) and Rice (No. 8). Also ranked are Baylor (No. 32) and Dallas Baptist (No. 33). All four opponents will visit Don Sanders Stadium this season as well with Baylor heading to Huntsville on March 20, Dallas Baptist on March 27, Texas A&M on May 1 and Rice on May 15.
The Bearkats will open the 2012 season at home on Feb. 17 with a three-game series against San Deigo.
The NCBWA continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 15th year with its 2012 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly polls will resume from Feb. 21-June 28 with the finale following the 66th annual 2012 NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at two-year-old TD Ameritrade Park.
The poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 35 listing, the remainder of the polls will feature a national Top 30 beginning with the Feb. 21 NCBWA survey.
