LSU baseball got 11 of 14 votes to win the SEC in the league’s preseason coaches poll released Thursday.
The Tigers also got 12 of 14 votes to win the SEC West by the coaches. Tennessee got 12 of 14 votes to win the East, with Florida receiving the other two.
Ole Miss, the defending national champions, was picked 4th in the SEC West and got one vote to win the league.
The coaches’ preseason teams also were released on Thursday, led by two Tennessee pitchers and a pair of LSU hitters. It also includes Vanderbilt outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr., the 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year and an All-SEC First Team honoree in 2022.
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2023 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
First-place votes in parenthesis
Eastern Division
1. Tennessee (12) – 90
2. Florida (2) – 79
3. Vanderbilt – 64
4. South Carolina – 51
5. Georgia – 48
6. Kentucky – 34
7. Missouri – 19
Western Division
1. LSU (12) – 88
2. Texas A&M (1) – 69
3. Arkansas – 68
4. Ole Miss (1) – 64
5. Alabama – 34
6. Auburn – 33
7. Mississippi State – 29
SEC Champion: LSU (11 votes), Florida (1), Ole Miss (1), Texas A&M (1)
2023 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team
First Team
C: BT Riopelle, Florida
1B: Jack Moss, Texas A&M
2B: Peyton Stovall, Arkansas
3B: Luke Mann, Missouri
SS: Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss
OF: Dylan Crews, LSU
OF: Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt
OF: Wyatt Langford, Florida
DH/Utility: Tommy White, LSU
Starting pitcher: Chase Dollander, Tennessee
Starting pitcher: Chase Burns, Tennessee
Relief pitcher: Brady Tygart, Arkansas
Second Team
C: Luke Hancock, Mississippi State
1B: Tre’ Morgan, LSU
2B: Ryan Targac, Texas A&M
3B: Trevor Werner, Texas A&M
SS: Maui Ahuna, Tennessee
OF: Connor Tate, Georgia
OF: Brett Minnich, Texas A&M
OF: Colton Ledbetter, Mississippi State
DH/Utility: Austin Bost, Texas A&M
Starting pitcher: Carter Holton, Vanderbilt*
Starting pitcher: Hurston Waldrep, Florida*
Starting pitcher: Paul Skenes, LSU*
Relief pitcher: Camden Sewell, Tennessee