After earning their 14th North Coast Athletic Conference championship last spring, the Wooster Fighting Scots have been selected as the preseason favorite by conference coaches the NCAC announced on Wednesday. Wooster received nine of ten first-place votes to pace the poll with 96 points.
Going 27-18 overall, 11-5 in the NCAC, Wooster will be led by NCAC Tournament MVP Eddie Reese. The junior infielder led the Scots with a .369 average, driving in 37 runs behind a team-high 11 doubles.
In the regular season, Wooster finished a game behind NCAC-newcomer DePauw, 34-14, 12-4, who was picked to finish second, receiving 85 pointes and the lone other first place vote..
The top three is rounded out by Ohio Wesleyan. With 79 points, the Battling Bishops look to build off their 23-18, 9-7 season as they pursue their 11th NCAC title in program history.
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