Idaho State Baseball ranked 13th in Pre-season Polls!

Exciting news today out of Pittsburgh, PA. The President of the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA), Sandy Sanderson, announced the Rawlings Top 20 pre-season poll. The top 5 spots in the poll are:

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1. Texas A&M University
2. Penn State University
3. James Madison University
4. University of Florida
5. University of Illinois

The exciting part of this poll is that our very own, locally home grown Idaho State Bengals are ranked 13th! That's right folks, you heard me right, 13th! After winning the conference last season and finishing 2nd in the Regional tournament to Western Washington University. The Bengals found themselves finishing 15th in the polls at the end of 2013.

In 2013, the Bengals finished with an 11-1 conference record and a 35-11 overall record. The Bengals are coached by Bob Hunt, Treavor Williams, Gary Anderson, and led by club president Jake Munns. The Bengals are part of the Northern Pacific South Conference which is compiled of teams from Utah State University, Weber State University and Boise State University. They are also part of a larger region which has teams from Oregon, Washington, and Montana.

In 2014, the Bengals will be returning 12 players including these All-Americans and All-Region Award winners:

• Tucker Daley, All-American and All-Region
• Trent Seamons, All-American and All-Region
• Tanner Daley, All-American and All-Region
• Logan Horrocks, All-American and All-Region
• Cameron Stauffer, All-Region
• Connor Moore, All-Region
• Jake Munns, All-Region
• Kris Gokey, All-Region

 Follow these links to access the pre-season poll on the NCBA website as well a full and complete team preview on the NOPAC conference website.

 You can also follow the Bengals this year from their Facebook Fan Page and from their homepage here.

You can also join Willy Harris and Good Dog Photography as they follow the Bengals in 2014 by capturing and posting images from all their home games!