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MCC baseball ranked 3rd in NJCAA preseason poll

MCC baseball ranked 3rd in NJCAA preseason poll
Posted at 9:41 PM, Jan 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-22 22:41:56-05

The McLennan Highlanders will begin their season Friday ranked third in the NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll. The Highlanders travel to Lufkin for a 1 p.m. doubleheader with Angelina before returning to Bosque River Ballpark for a noon doubleheader Monday with the Roadrunners.

Defending national champion Chipola (Florida) is ranked first, followed by Walters State (Tennessee) in second. Iowa Western and Jefferson (Missouri) are in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Cisco, a conference and regional opponent for McLennan, is ranked eighth and is the only other Texas team in the poll. Grayson and New Mexico, from Region V, are receiving votes along with Navarro from Region XIV.

The first regular season poll will be released March 5.