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| Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations |
The Catamounts led in the voting with seven first-place votes and 78 points from the coaches, to edge out The Citadel's 75 points in the coaches’ poll. The Catamounts earned 167 points and 13 first-place votes from the media, to The Citadel's 149 points.
Aaron Attaway was selected as Preseason SoCon Player of the Year and Jeremy Null was selected as Preseason Pitcher of the Year. The Cats have five players that earned preseason all-conference honors including pitcher Jordan Smith, catcher Adam Martin, and first baseman Jacob Hoyle joining Attaway and Null on the first team.
2014 Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll
1. Western Carolina (7) 78
2. The Citadel (3) 75
3. Appalachian State 60
4. Elon 59
5. Georgia Southern 48
6. Furman 38
7. Samford 35
8. UNCG 30
9. Wofford 15
10. Davidson 12
2014 Preseason Southern Conference Media Poll
1. Western Carolina (13) 167
2. The Citadel (2) 149
3. Georgia Southern (2) 131
4. Elon (1) 130
5. Appalachian State 119
6. Samford 97
7. Furman 77
8. UNCG 60
9. Davidson 31
10. Wofford 29
2014 Preseason All-Southern Conference Teams
First Team
SP Jeremy Null, Western Carolina
SP Jordan Smith, Western Carolina
RP Skylar Hunter, The Citadel
C Adam Martin, Western Carolina
1B Jacob Hoyle, Western Carolina
2B Sebastian Gomez, Elon
SS Aaron Attaway, Western Carolina
3B Chris Ohmstede, Furman
OF Tyler Zupcic, Appalachian State
OF Hughston Armstrong, The Citadel
OF Eric Kalbfleisch, UNCG
DH Bo Thompson, The Citadel
Preseason Player of the Year
Aaron Attaway, Sr., SS, Western Carolina
Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Jeremy Null, Jr., RHP, Western Carolina
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