Oklahoma picked No. 1 in Big 12 preseason baseball poll
BY ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Oklahoma is the preseason favorite to win the 2013 Big 12 baseball regular season following a vote of league coaches.
The Sooners received six first-place votes. League newcomer TCU had the other three first-place votes and was selected second, followed by Texas and Baylor.
Oklahoma State, under first-year coach Josh Holliday, was picked fifth in the nine-team league. Iowa State doesn’t have a baseball program.
Oklahoma is in the top 20 nationally in five different polls, with a No. 14 ranking by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
OU opens the season Friday with a four-game homestand against Hofstra. Oklahoma State will travel to New Mexico for a three-game set.
2013 BIG 12 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Oklahoma (6) ... 62
2. TCU (3) ... 55
3. Texas ... 48
4. Baylor ... 47
5. Oklahoma State ... 38
6. Texas Tech ... 28
7. Kansas State ... 20
8. Kansas ... 18
9. West Virginia ... 8
