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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Baseball Picked Third in Big 12 Poll
February 14, 2012 | Baseball
Feb. 14, 2012
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NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 14 Oklahoma baseball team was picked to finish third in the 2012 Big 12 Coaches' Preseason Poll on Tuesday. The Sooners open the campaign this Friday in the first of three games against Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.
It marks the fourth straight year that the Sooners were picked in the top four spots in the preseason poll. A year ago, OU received its highest preseason ranking in the conference after being picked to win the league for the first time since 1995 when the Sooners played in the Big Eight Conference.
Texas A&M was selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big 12 baseball regular season title. In a vote by the league's head coaches, the Aggies earned eight first place votes, totaling 64 points. Texas, who also claimed a share of the 2011 Big 12 regular season title and appeared in the CWS, ranks second with 54 total points. Oklahoma, Baylor and Missouri round out the top five spots. For the second year in row, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech claimed the sixth and seventh places, respecitvely. Kansas State and Kansas round out the poll's results.
Oklahoma is ranked in the top 25 preseason polls for the fourth straight year, with its highest recognition coming from the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association (NCBWA) at No. 14. OU is also ranked No. 15 by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll, No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 19 by Baseball America.
The Sooners return 15 letterwinners and seven starters (five position players, two pitchers) from the 2011 team and in the offseason, the coaching staff signed a class of 21 players that were ranked as high as No. 4 (Collegiate Baseball) in the recruiting rankings.
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