Baseball | 1/29/2016 11:24:10 AM

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Southern earned 11 first place votes and have been picked by the coaches to win the MIAA in baseball. The Lions earn the top spot in the poll after winning the MIAA regular season and post-season title last season.
 
Emporia State, who met them in that title game has earned the second slot taking one first place vote. Central Missouri who earned two first place votes has been picked third by the coaches. Lindenwood earned 122 points to take the fourth spot in the poll, coming in just two points ahead of Missouri Western who the coaches picked fifth.
 
Six points behind the Griffons is Washburn who is in the sixth slot in the coaches tally. Nebraska-Kearney earns the seventh spot with Central Oklahoma ten points back of them in eighth place. Fort Hays State is slated to finish ninth with 64 total points.
 
Just fourth points behind the Tigers is Northeastern State who earns the 10^th spot from the coaches. Southwest Baptist is picked 11, just one point ahead of 12^th place Northwest Missouri who is just one point ahead of 13^th place Pittsburg State. Lincoln was selected in the 14^th slot in this season’s poll.
 
The season is scheduled to get underway in earnest on Feb. 5 with league games schedule to begin on Feb. 26 from campus sites.
 
2016 MIAA Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Missouri Southern (11)         166
2. Emporia State (1)                 152
3. Central Missouri (2)              141
4. Lindenwood                          122
5. Missouri Western                  120
6. Washburn                              114
7. Nebraska-Kearney                  97
8. Central Oklahoma                   87
9. Fort Hays State                       64
10. Northeastern State                60
11. Southwest Baptist                  47
12. Northwest Missouri                46
13. Pittsburg State                       45
14. Lincoln                                   13