MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon baseball team was picked sixth in the National College Baseball Writer's Association NCAA Division II West Region Preseason Poll when the teams were announced Monday.
The Wolves are coming off a third straight trip to the NCAA West Regional, its second-straight regular season GNAC title and GNAC Championships title and a 30-15 overall record.
WOU is one of two GNAC teams in the rankings along with Northwest Nazarene at No. 9.
The Wolves open their season Feb. 1 at Fresno Pacific - which comes in ranked at No. 7 in the preseason regional poll.
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| 2024 NCBWA WEST REGION PRESEASON POLL |
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
2023 Record |
Pts |
Prev |
| 1 |
Cal State San Bernardino (7) |
46-19 |
101 |
- |
| 2 |
Cal State Monterey Bay (2) |
39-18 |
99 |
- |
| 3 |
Point Loma (2) |
36-16 |
94 |
- |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
35-19 |
79 |
- |
| 5 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
29-23 |
63 |
- |
| 6 |
Western Oregon |
30-15 |
50 |
- |
| 7 |
Fresno Pacific |
24-23 |
25 |
- |
| 8 |
San Francisco State |
27-22 |
20 |
- |
| 9 |
Northwest Nazarene |
24-29 |
16 |
- |
| 10 |
Hawai'i Hilo |
25-19 |
14 |
- |
|
| Receiving Votes: Cal State East Bay (27-24) 13 points, Chico State (19-25) 9 points, Westmont (48-9 [NAIA]) 6 points, Stanislaus State (27-25) 6 points, Concordia (19-25) 5 points, Biola (19-27) 3 points, Cal State Dominguez Hills (23-27) 1 point, Montana State Billings (21-27) 1 point |
| Dropped Out: N/A |
