North Greenville Named 2020 Conference Carolinas Baseball Preseason Favorite
GREENVILLE, S.C. – North Greenville has been picked to win its third consecutive Conference Carolinas title in the Preseason Poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.
North Greenville has captured the Conference Carolinas regular season and tournament titles in back-to-back seasons and the Crusaders received eight first-place votes in the 2020 preseason tally. North Greenville’s 89 total points bested Mount Olive’s 83 for the top spot. The Trojans picked up two first-place votes.
Belmont Abbey (71) was third in the preseason poll followed by Barton (60), Erskine (59), Emmanuel (50), Limestone (42), King (39), Chowan (26) and Southern Wesleyan (21).
2020 Baseball Preseason Poll
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Team
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1st
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Total
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1. North Greenville
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8
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89
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2. Mount Olive
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2
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83
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3. Belmont Abbey
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71
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4. Barton
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60
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5. Erskine
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59
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6. Emmanuel
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50
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7. Limestone
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42
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8. King
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39
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9. Chowan
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26
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10. Southern Wesleyan
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21
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Conference Carolinas Baseball Players to Watch
(Submitted by Conference Carolinas head coaches)
Barton
JoJo Allen, Sr., INF, Clarksville, Tenn. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Jakob Ryan, Sr., LHP, Carrollton, Va. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Brayden Olson, Sr., C, Spokane, Wash. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Belmont Abbey
Griffin Baker, Sr., LHP, Durham, N.C.
Mason Dodd, Sr., INF, Augusta, Ga. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Ben Gobbel, So., INF, Cumming, Ga.
Chowan
Tyler Jones, R-Jr., INF, Ahoskie, N.C.
Jack Kane, Sr., INF/P, Lake St. Louis, Mo.
Emmanuel
Kyle Gaura, Sr., C, Las Vegas, Nev.
Quinn Tomasino, Sr., OF, Greeley, Colo.
Colton Bridges, R-Sr., P, Carnesville, Ga.
Erskine
Cory Everett, Sr., OF, Wilmington, N.C. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Drew Yniesta, Jr., INF, North Charleston, S.C. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection, All-Region selection)
Zach Farmer, Sr., RHP, Waxhaw, N.C.
King
Hunter Barbour, Sr., 1B, Union Hall, Va.
Austin Meyer, Sr., OF, Stafford, Va.
Drew Moore, So., LHP, Virginia Beach, Va.
Limestone
Benjamin Huber, So., 1B/P, Pendleton, S.C.
Kyle Strovink, R-Jr., C, Rocky Point, N.Y.
Brian Forbes, Jr., DH/OF, Rocky Point, N.Y.
Mount Olive
Joe Mason, Sr., LF, Morehead City, N.C. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection, All-Region selection)
Junior Snow, Sr., SS, King, N.C.
North Greenville
John Michael Faile, So., C, Boiling Springs, S.C. (2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection, Third-Team All-America selection)
Jared Lembcke, Sr., RHP, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Southern Wesleyan
Timo Schau, Sr., UT, Chicago, Ill.
Jarred Jones, So., OF/P, Mt. Airy, Ga.
Tanner Glass , Sr., UT, Bedford, Mich.