Baseball Picked Seventh in Conference Preseason Poll

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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the 2022 preseason coaches poll Tuesday afternoon, where SWOSU was placed seventh.

Southern Arkansas – runner up in last year’s NCAA Central Region Tournament – was picked first after earning seven first-place votes and 113 total points in the poll. Oklahoma Baptist (1), Arkansas Tech (3) and Henderson State (1) all also received first-place votes.

The Bulldogs were 21-18 in 2021 and 17-16 in GAC play, giving them the No. 8 seed going into the postseason conference tournament. Head Coach Zack Saunders is now in his 11th season at the helm of the program, having guided SWOSU to eight winning seasons and six top-four finishes in the Great American Conference.

SWOSU opens the 2022 campaign at home on Tuesday, February 1 against Missouri Southern, before playing three games in Edmond that weekend.

2022 Great American Conference Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll

Place School

Total

1st

1

Southern Arkansas

113

7

2

Oklahoma Baptist

104

1

3

Arkansas Tech

103

3

4

Arkansas Monticello

90

5

Henderson State

82

1

6

Northwestern

79

7

SWOSU

65

8

Harding

50

9

Southeastern

39

10

Ouachita

34

11

Southern Nazarene

19

12

East Central

14