In a poll involving coaches in the Mid-American Conference, the Central Michigan baseball team was selected to finish second in the league.
Kent State was picked to win the MAC with 98 points. CMU, which won the MAC West in the 2017 season, was second on the list with 86 points.
Three teams receiving vote to finish at the top were Kent State with eight votes, Miami (Ohio) with one vote and Northern Illinois with one vote.
In order, the preseason Coaches Poll lists Kent State (98), Central Michigan (86), Ball State (73), Ohio (70), Miami (49), Western Michigan (47), Eastern Michigan (40), Toledo (36), Northern Illinois (35) and Bowling Green (10).