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CSN baseball ranked No. 1 in JUCO preseason poll
By Dan Cabrera, Sports Information
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
The NJCAA Preseason Top 30 Baseball Rankings won't be released until mid-February, but there is already at least one preseason JUCO baseball poll that has been compiled and the list is quite interesting.
Perfect Game Crosschecker, founded by Allan Simpson, is ESPN's leading authority on amateur baseball. PG Crosschecker released its 2008 Preseason Top 50 JUCO Baseball Rankings on Friday (Jan. 25).
Leading the way as the top-ranked team in the country is the College of Southern Nevada. The Coyotes, who finished with a 41-18 record in 2007, face some stiff competition in the coming weeks with games scheduled against each of the other Top 5 teams in the rankings.
Rounding out the Top 5 teams:
1. College of Southern Nevada
2. Chipola College (Fla.)
3. Walters State CC (Tenn.)
4. Santa Ana College (Calif.)
5. St. Petersburg College (Fla.)
CSN hosts Chipola this Friday, Feb. 1, at 3:00 p.m. at Morse Stadium, then turn around and face Chipola on their own field on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
CSN takes on Walters State on Friday, Feb. 8 at 1:00 p.m. CST at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla.
CSN hosts Santa Ana on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1:00 p.m. at Morse Stadium.
Finally, CSN faces St. Petersburg on both Friday, Feb. 8 following the Walters State game, then again on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 9:00 a.m. CST, both at Chipola College.
Other teams that CSN faces this season that are on the Preseason Top 50 include:
16. Yavapai College (Ariz.)
26. Cypress College (Calif.)
42. College of Southern Idaho*
46. Western Nevada College*
* Scenic West Athletic Conference opponents
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