Central picked 2nd in GNAC
February 5, 2009 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Central Washington’s baseball team has been picked to finish second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s preseason coaches poll.
Central received one first-place vote and 19 points total, trailing only seven-time defending champion Western Oregon, which received the other four first-place votes and 24 points total.
Northwest Nazarene was third, followed by Montana State Billings and Saint Martin’s.
Last season, the Wildcats were 30-21 overall, including a 20-12 GNAC mark. Central has five returning all-conference players, including West Valley graduate Kevin Walkenhauer. The others are Michael McCanna, Derek Shoemaker, Frank Donangelo and A.J. Gosney.
Central opens play Feb. 13 with a doubleheader at Cal State Stanislaus.
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