Baseball Picked to Finish Third in Northeast Conference Coaches Poll
The Central Connecticut State University baseball team was picked to finish third in the 2010 Northeast Conference Coaches Poll released on Thursday. Central is coming off a 26-22 season in 2009, and a 16-11 finish in NEC action. The Blue Devils open the 2010 season on Saturday, Mar. 6 at the Naval Academy at 11 a.m.
The Central Connecticut State University baseball team was
picked to finish third in the 2010 Northeast Conference Coaches
Poll released on Thursday. Central is coming off a 26-22 season in
2009, and a 16-11 finish in NEC action. The Blue Devils open the
2010 season on Saturday, Mar. 6 at the Naval Academy at 11 a.m.
Central's 16-11 NEC record last season earned them the third seed
in the NEC Tournament. The Blue Devils return seven of their top
10 hitters from a year ago, when they batted .323 as a team and led
the NEC. The Blue Devils will have to replace several members of
their pitching staff from a year ago when they finished fourth in
the NEC with a 6.67 ERA.
The Blue Devils received two first place votes in the coaches poll,
the same amount as Monmouth, the tournament's defending champion.
Wagner was picked to finish first and garnered four first place
votes. Sacred Heart, picked fourth, also received one first place
vote.
CCSU 2010 BASEBALL ROSTER
2010 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL COACHES
POLL
1. Wagner (4)
2. Monmouth (2)
3. CCSU (2)
4. Sacred Heart (1)
5. Bryant
6. Mount St. Mary's
7. Quinnipiac
8. Fairleigh Dickinson
9. Long island
