2018 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll

2018 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team

Jonathan India

Brady Singer

Michael Byrne

JJ Schwarz

JJ Schwarz

The coaches have voted and selected the Gators as preseason favorites to win the 2018 Southeastern Conference title.The league's 14 coaches voted in the 27th annual preseason SEC poll, released on Thursday, and Florida is the favorite to win the regular season title with 12 of the 14 votes.In addition, a league-high three Gators were voted to the Preseason All-SEC First Team. No other school had more than one first-team selection.Head coach, entering his 11th season, leads the Gators into 2018 with a squad that returns 17 letter winners, five position starters and two of three weekend starters from last season's NCAA Championship team.Juniorsandwere selected to the Preseason All-SEC First Team. Seniorwas selected as the Second Team catcher and DH/utility player.In addition to picking a preseason SEC Champion, the league's head coaches voted a predicted order of finish in the SEC's Eastern and Western Divisions. In the East, the Gators were the favorite with 91 points and 13 first place votes.Points were compiled on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. Each coach also voted for one team as an overall conference champion.Florida will open its season with a three-game series against Siena beginning Friday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m.Season and single-game tickets for the 2018 Gator Baseball season are on sale and can be purchased online through FloridaGators.com or by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GATOR.1. Florida (13) – 912. Kentucky (1) - 743. Vanderbilt – 724. South Carolina – 505. Georgia – 416. Missouri – 327. Tennessee – 251. Arkansas (12) – 902. Texas A&M (1) – 723. Ole Miss (1) – 624. LSU – 595. Mississippi State – 446. Auburn – 387. Alabama – 20() – First place votesFlorida (12), Arkansas (1), Texas A&M (1)C: Grant Koch, Arkansas1B: Julian Infante, Vanderbilt2B: Cobie Vance, AlabamaSS: Braden Shewmake, Texas A&MOF: Antoine Duplantis, LSUOF: Tristan Pompey, KentuckyOF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi StateDH/UTL: Michael Curry, GeorgiaSP: Casey Mize, Auburn1B: Kameron Misner, Missouri2B: Luke Becker, KentuckySS: Jax Biggers, Arkansas3B: George Janca, Texas A&MOF: Dominic Fletcher, ArkansasOF: Zach Watson, LSUOF: Carlos Cortes, South CarolinaSP: Sean Hjelle, KentuckySP: Blaine Knight, ArkansasRP: Dallas Woolfolk, Ole Miss