BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southern’s baseball team was picked to win the Western Division of the Southwest Athletic Conference, while Alabama State was chosen to win the East in the league’s preseason voting.Jackson State’s Charles Tillery was voted Preseason Player of the Year, while Alabama State’s T.J. Renda (Pitcher of the Year) and Emmanuel Marrero (Defensive Preseason Player of the Year) also earned preseason accolades.
The squads were voted by the league’s 10 head coaches and sports information directors. Head coaches and sports information directors were not allowed to vote for players from their respective teams.
Defending Western Division regular-season champion Southern was predicted to repeat with 74 points, including seven first-place votes. Prairie View A&M was tagged second with 72 points and eight first-place votes. Arkansas-Pine Bluff garnered 57 points for third along with five votes for first. Texas Southern (55) and Grambling (32) closed things out.
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