Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Picked Third in Preseason Coaches Poll
2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 15, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University baseball team was picked to finish third in the first ever Big Ten Coaches Preseason Poll. Defending regular season and conference tournament champion Minnesota was tabbed the league's favorite while Michigan came in at No. 2.
2011 BIG TEN BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL (top six teams)
1. Minnesota
2. Michigan
3. Indiana
4. Michigan State
5. Iowa
6. Ohio State
Indiana returns the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and Triple Crown winner Alex Dickerson, All-Big Ten first-teamer Josh Lyon, second-teamer Jerrud Sabourin and Freshman All-American Micah Johnson.
For a complete 2011 season preview, click here.
The Hoosiers get the '11 campaign started this Friday (Feb. 18) with a three-game weekend down in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Indiana is slated for contests against Virginia Tech, Boston College and #20 Coastal Carolina. Live audio broadcasts (play-by-play; Jeremy Gray) and GameTracker will both be available at IUHoosiers.com for all three games.
