SUWANEE, Ga. - Trinity University has been selected as the preseason favorite based on balloting from league head coaches heading into the 2023 SCAC Baseball Season. Complete Release 

In search of its 13th SCAC baseball tournament title, Trinity set a new league record with 19 regular season conference wins en route to the 2022 regular season crown. The Tigers garnered seven first-place votes to top the coaches' poll with 60 points. St. Thomas finished in fourth place with 38 total points, the highest placement in program history.

"We know that the SCAC is a very tough conference with some very good teams. It's an honor to be thought of as a top four team by our peers," Head Coach David Wood said. "That being said, we still have a lot to prove. We have a challenging non-conference schedule that we hope can set us up to be even more competitive than we were a year ago. We are extremely excited to compete officially as a Division III member now."

Following its first SCAC Tournament appearance and victory in program history, University of St. Thomas (18-25, 11-10) was selected to finish fourth in this year's preseason poll with 38 points. The Celts won a program best 11 SCAC games last year and return a pair of Second Team All-SCAC performers from in sophomore outfielder Dylan Lamb and senior pitcher Chris Parsons. Lamb led the SCAC with seven triples last year and finished the season with a .264 batting average to go along with 34 hits, 26 RBI, 23 stolen bases and six home runs. Parsons closed out his junior year in style, striking out seven or more batters in four of his final five starts and finished second with 51 strikeouts in SCAC play. His 3.46 ERA was third-best across the league last year.

"Being eligible for the NCAA tournament for the first time this year is a huge motivating factor for us. We have the talent, we have the depth, we've put in the work, and now its time to execute," Chris Parsons added. "Our goal is to put the nation on notice, we're prepared to go toe to toe with the best and excited to do so."