`Jacks Tabbed Ninth In Preseason Polls
1/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
FRISCO, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin baseball team was tabbed ninth in the 2015 Southland Conference preseason polls in a vote by the league's coaches and sports information directors, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The Lumberjacks, under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Johnny Cardenas, received 49 points from the coaches and 52 points from the SIDs.
SFA is coming off a 20-35 season in which the `Jacks finished 12th in the SLC, posting an 11-19 mark.
The `Jacks will open the 2015 season on Friday, Feb. 13, hosting the Tipton Ford Classic.
Coaches
Rk. University (First-Place Votes), Points
1. Sam Houston State (8), 138
2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4), 128
3. Southeastern Louisiana (1), 115
4. Northwestern State, 109
5. Nicholls, 98
6. McNeese State, 90
7. Central Arkansas, 89
8. Lamar, 77
9. Stephen F. Austin, 49
10. Houston Baptist, 48
11. Abilene Christian, 27
12. UIW, 26
13. New Orleans, 20
Sports Information Directors
Rk. University (First-Place Votes), Points
1. Sam Houston State (8), 137
2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2), 130
3. Southeastern Louisiana (1), 119
4. Northwestern State (2), 108
5. McNeese State, 91
6. Central Arkansas, 90
7. Nicholls, 85
8. Lamar, 79
9. Stephen F. Austin, 52
10. Houston Baptist, 50
11. Abilene Christian, 28
12. UIW, 26
13. New Orleans, 20
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