Jan. 23, 2008

Two-time defending champion Fresno State is the preseason favorite to capture the 2008 Western Athletic Conference title in voting by the league’s head coaches, as released by the WAC.

The Bulldogs received six of the seven first-place votes. Louisiana Tech nabbed the other first-place vote and placed second. Nevada came in third and Hawaii was voted fourth in the preseason poll.

The 46^th season of WAC baseball begins on Friday, Feb. 22, with all seven teams in action. The 2008 WAC Tournament will be held in Ruston, La., for the first time at Louisiana Tech’s J.C. Love Field, May 22-25. The top six teams in the regular-season standings qualify for the tournament.

2008 WAC Baseball Coaches Poll
(Points awarded on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis as coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams)

Team                           1       2       3       4       5       6       Total
1. Fresno State             6       -        -       -        -        -        36
2. Louisiana Tech         1       5       -        -        -        -        29
3. Nevada                    -        3       2       1       -        -        26
4. Hawaii                      -       1       3        2       -        -        23
5. San Jose State          -        -        -        4       2       -       16
6. Sacramento State     -        -        -        -        4       2       10
7. New Mexico State   -        -        -        -        1       5       7