CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University baseball team was selected to finish eighth-overall in the Mid-American Conference according to its annual preseason poll, released by the league office today, Feb. 12.
Central Michigan was selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference, receiving 109 points and three first-place votes. The Chippewas cruised to a 38-19 overall record in 2019, going 22-5 in conference play and winning the MAC Tournament. Kent State followed closely behind with 106 points and two first-place votes. Ball State (105 points, three first-place votes), Miami (93 points, two first-place votes), and Northern Illinois (68 points, one first-place vote) rounded out the top-five in the poll.