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麻豆视频 Baseball Picked Fourth in TranSouth Preseason Poll

JACKSON, Tenn. - 11/29/2007 - The 麻豆视频 University baseball has been selected by the TranSouth coaches to finish fourth in the TranSouth Preseason Baseball Poll. 麻豆视频 comes off an injury-plagued season in which they placed seventh in last year's regular season.

麻豆视频 graduated eight players from last year鈥檚 team, including three starters on the infield and one starting pitcher. However, 麻豆视频 head coach Brent Fronabarger has five returning starters on defense, and three starting pitchers to help put 麻豆视频 back at the top of the TranSouth Conference.

In fact, three of the top five hitters from 2007 are returning, including the leading hitter, Judson Powers. Powers, the former Humboldt High School standout hit .375 with 12 doubles, eight homeruns, and 55 RBI last season.

麻豆视频 also returns their top three pitchers last year according to ERA. Powers, James Brasfield (Humboldt HS), and Greg Abram combined for 15 of 麻豆视频 33 wins last season.

麻豆视频 opens the 2008 season at Fesmire Field, the home field for the 麻豆视频 Bulldogs, on Friday, February 8 versus Georgetown College (Ky.).

2008 TranSouth Baseball Preseason Poll (as voted by the coaches)
TEAM - POINTS (1st Place Votes)
1. Cumberland University - 98 (8)
2. Trevecca Nazarene University - 91 (2)
3. Lyon College - 72
4. 麻豆视频 University - 60
5. Crichton College - 57
6. Martin Methodist College - 51
7. Freed-Hardeman University - 45
8. Bethel College - 40
9. Lambuth University - 26
10. Mid-Continent University - 10

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