Softball Picked Second in Big 12 Preseason Poll
1/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Jan. 18, 2007
DALLAS, Texas --- In a pre-season vote conducted by league coaches, the Baylor softball team has been picked to finish second in the Big 12 Conference the conference office announced Thursday. The second-place preseason prediction marks the highest the Lady Bears have appeared in the league preseason vote.
The Lady Bears return eight players, including NFCA All-Americans Brette Reagan and Chelsi Lake, from last year's squad that finished 38-22 on the season and finished third in the Big 12 Conference and advanced to the NCAA Corvallis Regional final.
Texas A&M (80 points) was picked to win the league and received eight of the possible 10 first-place votes to edge out second-place Baylor, which earned 69 points, including one first-place tally.
Nebraska was ranked third followed by Oklahoma, defending-conference champion Texas, and 2006 postseason winner Kansas.
The Sooners also claimed a vote for first place. Filling the remaining spots in the preseason poll were Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas Tech and Iowa State, respectively.
Baylor will open the 2007 season when the Lady Bears host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Getterman Classic on Friday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m.
2007 BIG 12 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Team (first-place votes)-Points
1. Texas A&M (8)-80
2. Baylor (1)-69
3. Nebraska-62
4. Oklahoma (1)-58
5. Texas-53
6. Kansas-39
7. Oklahoma State-28
8. Missouri-27
9. Texas Tech-23
10. Iowa State-11
