(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 28) – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) released the 2020 coaches pre-Season poll on Tuesday. Bellarmine University sits atop the list as the favorite to win the 2020 GLVC Baseball Championship in May.
It was a tight race for the top sport with just ten points separating the number one seeded Bellarmine and the number two seeded Quincy. The Knights garnished 212 points and 11 first place votes from the leagues head coaches while the Hawks earned 202 points and three first place votes. Southern Indiana and Lindenwood picked up the remaining two first place votes, USI in third place in the poll and Lindenwood selected for eighth place.
Drury University earned fourth place in the poll with 180 points and Illinois Springfield was next in fifth place with 169 points. Maryville (159), University of Indianapolis (144), Lindenwood (143), Missouri S&T (117), and Lewis University (106), are slotted sixth through 10
th place in the poll.
William Jewell (71), Southwest Baptist (70), McKendree University (49), Missouri0St. Louis (47), Rockhurst University (33), and Truman State (32) round out the remaining of the poll.
Six GLVC teams earned recognition in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's preseason poll. Bellarmine leads the league at No. 14, Southern Indiana follows at No. 31, Quincy sits at No. 38, and Illinois Springfield is close behind at No. 40. Dury and Maryville are receiving votes.
Quincy, Maryville, and Missouri S&T tied for the 2019 GLVC regular season champions with 22-11 conference records. Bellarmine was the 2019 GLVC Champion, its fourth as a program. Both Bellarmine and Quincy went on to compete in the 2019 NCAA tournament.
GLVC season is set to open on Friday, Jan. 31 with Lindenwood's four-game series against Florida Tech. Southwest Baptist will also begin its season the same week with games against Christian Brothers on Saturday and Sunday.
Bellarmine, Maryville, and Truman State will open the 2020 season the following week, Friday, Feb. 7. Drury and Rockhurst will then start with games on Saturday and Sunday. Illinois Springfield, Indianapolis, McKendree, Missouri S&T, Missouri-St. Louis, Quincy, and Southern Indiana open their respective seasons the following week. William Jewell will open its season Feb. 18 and then Lewis follows suit and will open its season on Feb. 22.
The Conference will host the 2020 GLVC Championship Tournament on May 7-10 at U.S. Baseball Park is Ozark, Mo.
| 2020 GLVC Baseball Preseason Poll |
| Place |
School |
Points (First Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Bellarmine |
212 (11) |
| 2 |
Quincy |
202 (3) |
| 3 |
Southern Indiana |
186 (1) |
| 4 |
Drury |
180 |
| 5 |
Illinois Springfield |
169 |
| 6 |
Maryville |
159 |
| 7 |
Indianapolis |
144 |
| 8 |
Lindenwood |
143 (1) |
| 9 |
Missouri S&T |
117 |
| 10 |
Lewis |
106 |
| 11 |
William Jewell |
71 |
| 12 |
Southwest Baptist |
70 |
| 13 |
McKendree |
49 |
| 14 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
47 |
| 15 |
Rockhurst |
33 |
| 16 |
Truman State |
32 |
