2023 BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL

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2023 GAC Baseball Preseason Poll

ALVA, OKLAHOMA - The annual Great American Conference preseason poll has been released Wednesday afternoon with the season just under a month from first pitch. Northwestern was selected ninth in the poll byi the conference coaches.

Northwestern will open their season in Denver, Colorado for a three game series against Metropolitan State on February 3rd through the 5th. First home game for the Rangers will be on Tuesday February 7th against Newman.

The Muleriders are ranked number one in the preseason poll after earning 120 points and 10 of the 12 first place votes by the conference as Southern Arkansas looks to repeat as conference champions. Henderson State checks in at number two in the conference following 107 points and one first place vote tied at one first place vote in third place is Oklahoma Baptist with 98 points overall.

Southeastern Oklahoma State places fourth with 86 points, while rounding out the top five is Ouachita Baptist with 77 points in fifth place overall.

Harding is sixth in the preseason rankings with 69 points just in front of Arkansas Monticello at 68 points followed by Arkansas Tech with 62 points in eighth place.

Northwestern Oklahoma State comes in ranked ninth overall by the coaches with 38 points three points in front of rival Southwestern Oklahoma State at 35 points.

Rounding out the GAC preseason poll tied is East Central and Southern Nazarene with 16 points each.

The Rangers will be led by head coach Ryan Bowen entering his sixth season at Northwestern entering the season with 106 wins over his previous five years.

The 2023 GAC Championship playoffs will take place on Friday May 5th running through Saturday May 13th.

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