Burnt Orange Nation · Jan 26, 2024
Texas baseball picked to finish second in the Big 12
Aaron E. Martinez / American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORKEntering the program’s final season in the Big 12, the Texas Longhorns were picked to finish second in the conference in the preseason baseball poll released on Thursday, receiving two first-place votes.
The league’s coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own team, selected TCU to finish first for the second consecutive season with 11 votes. The Horned Frogs won the Big 12 Tournament championship and advanced all the way to the College World Series semifinals in 2023 after the Longhorns, Cowboys, and Mountaineers shared the regular-season title.