AU Baseball Team Picked To Win 2015 South Division

AU Baseball Team Picked To Win 2015 South Division

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is going to divisional play in baseball for the first time in 2015, and Ashland University has been chosen to win the GLIAC's first-ever South Division title. The 2015 GLIAC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll was revealed on Wednesday (Feb. 11) morning.

Ashland received seven of 12 first-place votes in the South.

In 2014, the Eagles were 24-21 overall and 14-14 in the GLIAC, good for the No. 6 seed in the GLIAC Tournament.

In 2015, Ashland will be keyed by senior shortstop Austin Walts (second-team Rawlings/ABCA All-Midwest Region, second-team All-GLIAC), senior designated hitter Kyle Brooks (first-team Daktronics All-Midwest Region), junior outfielder Mackenzie Hampshire (second-team All-GLIAC) and the return from injury of junior pitcher Jake Baldwin (2013 GLIAC Pitcher of the Year, first-team Daktronics All-American).

GLIAC baseball league play starts on March 21, and will conclude with the 2015 GLIAC Baseball Tournament on May 7-10 at the Athletes in Action Sports Complex in Xenia, Ohio.

Ashland will begin the 2015 season with three games in West Virginia against Ohio Valley and Charleston on Feb. 21-22.

 
 

North Division

Rank

Total Pts.

1st-Place Votes

Grand Valley State

1

61

11

Wayne State

2

51

1

Saginaw Valley

3

41

0

Hillsdale

4

24

0

Northwood

5

22

0

Findlay

6

17

0

 
 

South Division

Rank

Total Pts.

1st-Place Votes

Ashland

1

55

7

Lake Erie

2

49

3

Ohio Dominican

3

44

2

Tiffin

4

32

0

Walsh

5

22

0

Malone

6

9

0

 
 

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