Year 3 of the Mark Wasikowski Era of Oregon Ducks baseball is just about here and the Pac-12 coaches say Oregon should be around the middle of the Pac.
In the pre-season poll, Wasikowski’s fellow conference coaches picked the Ducks to finish 5th in one of the best baseball leagues in the country. Oregon was 39-16 last season and was one win away from its first-ever College World Series appearance.
Stanford was picked to win the conference with 98 total votes and eight first-place votes. Oregon State is expected to continue with its winning ways with a second-place finish. Arizona and UCLA were selected to finish third and fourth, respectively, with the Bruins receiving two first-place votes.
In the first USA TODAY Sports coaches poll, Stanford is the highest-ranked conference team at No. 5. Arizona at No. 15, Oregon State at No. 20 and UCLA at No. 22 were also in the poll.
Oregon just missed the first Top 25 as the Ducks received 31 votes. They open up the season Feb. 18 with a four-game series at San Diego.