Defending #AEBASE Champ Hartford Selected as 2019 Preseason Favorite
BOSTON – On the heels of its first-ever America East baseball championship, Hartford was chosen as the 2019 preseason favorite by the conference’s seven head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own teams. The Hawks also won their first regular season title in program history in 2018 and will attempt to become the first #AEBASE team to clinch back-to-back NCAA berths since Binghamton in 2013-2014.
The Hawks received five first-place votes totaling 35 points, while Stony Brook garnered the remaining two first-place votes for a total of 32 points.
Here is the full poll:
2019 America East Baseball Preseason Poll
No. School Points (1st Place Votes)
1. Hartford 35 (5)
2. Stony Brook 32 (2)
3. UMass Lowell 25
4. Maine 18
5. UAlbany 15
6. Binghamton 14
7. UMBC 8
2018 Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year Nicholas Dombkowski (Hartford) headlines this year’s returning student-athletes which includes 17 All-Conference selections from a season ago.
First pitch of the 2019 season is February 15 as Binghamton, UMass Lowell, Maine and Stony Brook all hit the road for their opening series. UAlbany, Hartford and UMBC begin play the following weekend.
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