Oregon ranked second in Pac-12 baseball preseason coaches poll

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

The Pac-12 released its 2014 baseball preseason coaches poll on Thursday, with Oregon coming in second in the polls.

Defending conference champion Oregon State accumulated 98 points and received nine of the 11 first-place votes. The Beavers finished the 2013 season with a 52-13 record and made it to the semifinals in Omaha. Oregon State enters the season ranked in the top-three in the NCBWA, Baseball America and Perfect Game polls.

Oregon received 86 votes and one first-place vote in the coaches poll. The Ducks made an early exit out of the Regional Tournament last season but are ranked No. 11 in the NCBWA and Baseball America polls. They are No. 9 in the Perfect Game poll.

UCLA came in third with 84 points and picked up the final first-place vote. The Bruins are the reigning national champions and come in ranked ranked in the top 12 in all of the aforementioned polls.

All Pac-12 teams will start the season on Feb. 14, with the Ducks playing their season opener in Honolulu against the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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