Feb. 8, 2013

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford is the preseason favorite to win the 2013 Pac-12 Conference baseball title, according to the league's preseason coaches' poll released Friday. In a polling of the Pac-12 baseball coaches, the Cardinal received five of 10 possible first-place votes and 93 points.

Stanford finished the 2012 campaign with a 41-18 record and advanced to NCAA Super Regional. The Cardinal, led by preseason All-Americans Mark Appel, Brian Ragira and Austin Wilson, enters the season as a consensus top-10 team in the national rankings.

UCLA, a Pac-12 co-champion and College World Series participant in 2012, was second in the poll and received a pair of first-place votes.

Oregon State was third and received three first-place votes, followed by Oregon and defending national champion Arizona to round out the top five.

Ten points are awarded for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote and so on. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own teams.

Stanford opens the 2013 campaign with a three-game series at Rice from Feb. 15-17.

2013 Pac-12 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place • Team • (First-Place Votes) • Points
1. Stanford (5) 93
2. UCLA (2) 90
3. Oregon State (3) 87
4. Oregon 73
5. Arizona 65
6. Arizona State 58
7. California 40
8. USC 32
8. Washington State 32
10. Washington 28
11. Utah 12