For the first time in program history, the Concord University baseball
team has been picked to win the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference-South Division, as announced in the 2013 WVIAC Baseball
Preseason Coaches poll released by the league office Wednesday.
Concord received 11 first-place votes and a WVIAC-high 113 points; 20
points ahead of West Virginia Wesleyan, which was tabbed to finish in
second place in the WVIAC-South with 93 points and two first-place
votes. Charleston (87 points) and West Virginia State (85 points) both
earned one first-place vote. Davis & Elkins (66 points), Ohio Valley
(42 points), Bluefield State (28 points) and Glenville State (25
points) round out the predicted order of the WVIAC-South.
In addition to being selected as the WVIAC-North champions, Seton Hill
(13 first-place votes and 103 points) was chosen to win the WVIAC
Tournament. Shepherd was projected second with 74 points and one
first-place vote followed in the top-five of the division by
Alderson-Broaddus (69 points), Pitt-Johnstown (63 points) and Fairmont
State (56 points). Wheeling Jesuit (30 points) and West Liberty (25
points) filled out the sixth and seventh slots.
Concord's 11 first-place votes is a program-high dating back to the 2008
WVIAC Coaches Poll, the earliest information the league office has on
file. Previously, CU received four first-place votes and was picked to
finish second in its respective division in 2012, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
The Mountain Lions were also prognosticated to win the WVIAC-South by
D2BaseballNews.com as well as receiving votes in College Baseball
Newspaper's preseason top-25 poll.
Head coach Andrew Wright returns 18 players from last year's squad,
including seven players who started at least 38 games in the field and
three pitchers who made at least 11 starts, that finished the season
26-27 overall and 20-15 in the WVIAC. The Mountain Lions ended 2012 by
winning 11 of its final 13 games.
Leading the returners are junior outfielder Bret Blevins, sophomore
first baseman Ryan Johnston and senior short stop Josh Wenger. All three
are former all-conference choices. The Mountain Lions' offense will
also welcome the return of senior Jacob Mays, who hit a team-high .382
in 2011 before playing in only three games in 2012.
On the mound, junior reliever Will Zuspan was an All-WVIAC selection
last season while junior Ryan Weatherholtz, junior Tyler Zimm and senior
Devin Smith are all experienced starters.
Concord opens its season with a three-game series at perennial power Armstrong Atlantic February 8-10.
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This weekend Bluestone Lake will have more than just fishing. But there will be boats, fast boats."These boats will get up to 100 mph on the water," said Chris Meadows Executive Director of the New River
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