2020 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL RELEASED

February 3, 2020

2020 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL RELEASED

New Haven, Conn. (2/3/20) Felician University and Wilmington University were picked atop their respective divisions in the 2020 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Monday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Felician, which moves over to the North Division this season after spending the three previous years in the South, was first in the North with 64 points and 10 first-place votes. WilmU, which enters this season as the two-time defending conference champs, tops the South Division with a mark of 65 points and 10 first-place nods. The voting for the 2020 CACC Baseball Preseason Poll was conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

New Haven, Conn. (2/3/20) Felician University and Wilmington University were picked atop their respective divisions in the 2020 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Monday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Felician, which moves over to the North Division this season after spending the three previous years in the South, was first in the North with 64 points and 10 first-place votes. WilmU, which enters this season as the two-time defending conference champs, tops the South Division with a mark of 65 points and 10 first-place nods. The voting for the 2020 CACC Baseball Preseason Poll was conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

Both Wilmington and Felician reached the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament in 2019, as the Wildcats claimed the CACC's automatic bid by winning the league, and Felician earned an at-large bid. Felician won the CACC South Division Regular Season Championship last year, but it was the Wildcats who weaved their way through the conference's post-season tournament to lock up its second CACC title in as many seasons.

The Wildcats will seek to win the program's third-straight CACC title in 2020, and their chances will be bolstered by the return of reigning CACC Player of the Year Eddie Nevins. The Golden Falcons will be led by starting pitcher Michael Gutierrez, who is one of the top hurlers in the East Region.

Rounding out the top three teams in the North Division included Dominican College (2nd, 53 pts, 1 1st-place vote) and Post University (3rd, 51 pts, 1 1st-place vote). Dominican reached the CACC Championship Final last season, while Post claimed the North Division's regulgar season crown.

The top three in the South Division also included Chestnut Hill College (2nd, 54 pts, 2 1st-place) and a pair of teams tied for third with 36 points (Bloomfield College and Thomas Jefferson University). Bloomfield heads to the South Division this season for the first time in divisional play.

2020 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
North Division
1. Felician University 64 (10)
2. Dominican College 53 (1)
3. Post University 51 (1)
4. Caldwell University 28
5. Concordia College 27
6. Nyack College 23

South Division
1. Wilmington University 65 (10)
2. Chestnut Hill College 54 (2)
T3. Bloomfield College 36
T3. Thomas Jefferson University 36
5. Goldey-Beacom College 31
6. University of the Sciences 24

() - First-Place Votes

The 2020 regular season gets underway in early February, as several teams will head south for affairs versus southern schools and other northern schools migrating south to warmer weather. The regular season is a buildup to the 2020 CACC Baseball Championship, which will begin with the single-elimination first round on Saturday, May 2, followed by the double-elimination tournament from May 7-9, at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Conn.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.